Patent ID: 6678984
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A safeguarded weapon with controlled operation for preventing unauthorized use and/or accidental discharge of the weapon, comprising:a discharge mechanism (580, 680) responsive to a release signal for enabling operation of the weapon when there is a release signal; a first contact-sensitive use interface (202) for attaching to a contact region (584, 684) of weapon, said use interface for receiving user data characterizing a user contacting the weapon; a control device coupled to the first contact-sensitive use interface and having an input unit (212) for receiving the user data, a second contact-sensitive interface (242) for receiving the user data from the user terminal (100), connected to the input unit (212) and located on the weapon and outside the contact region (584, 684); a computer (216) for storing authorized user data and for verifying the user data received at the input, an output unit (220) for generating the release signal when the user data corresponds to an authorized user and generating a release test signal that is incapable of releasing the discharge mechanism (580, 680) in response to a successful verification of the user data received via the second contact-sensitive use interface (242).