Patent ID: 8938170
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: F41G,H04B

Abstract:
1. An identification and communication system comprising: one or more query units; and one or more response units, wherein at least one query unit is a handheld device comprising a query portion and a flashlight portion, the query portion comprising a query beam source operable to emit a coded query beam and the flashlight portion comprising a flashlight beam source; wherein the handheld device comprises: a dedicated switch operable to turn the flashlight beam source on and off; a dedicated triggering mechanism operable to initiate, continue, or end a query; a query controller; and a two-dimensional display screen operable to display data provided by the query controller, wherein the data provided by the query controller comprises the location of one or more response units; wherein the handheld device does not comprise a weapon and is not mounted on a weapon; and wherein the query beam source comprises an LED.