Patent ID: 7421816
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
1. A sighting system for use with a hand-held firearm and capable of being mounted to the hand-held firearm comprising: a telescopic sight, that provides a field of view of a desired target, wherein the field of view includes a cross-hair type reticle and a holographic visual indicator to display a computed point of aim; a laser rangefinder, adapted to obtain a distance to the desired target; a device for receiving an input; an integrated global positioning system (GPS) to obtain a geographical position of at least one of the desired target or the firearm; a computing system, for calculating the computed point of aim of a projectile based upon the input and the distance to the desired target, wherein the calculating further comprises calculating bullet drop and lead, wherein the lead includes calculating a velocity of the desired target, wherein the computed point of aim is a predicted future position of a moving target that intersects with a predicted future position of a fired bullet; and a display means configured to provide an image of the computed point of aim within the field of view.