Patent ID: 6842138

Claim:
A target designation system designating a target for destruction comprising: a first power source for providing a first electrical power signal; a manual switch connected to said first power source, said manual switch being turned on by a user of said target designation system; a receiver connected to said manual switch, said receiver being activated by the first power signal from said first power source when said manual switch is turned on, said receiver when activated being adapted to receive an encoded RF signal at a preset frequency, said receiver providing an electrical equivalent encoded signal of said encoded RF signal whenever said receiver receives said encoded RF signal at said preset frequency; a decoder circuit having a memory, said memory having activation and deactivation data stored therein, said decoder circuit being connected to said receiver to receive and then decode said electrical equivalent encoded signal provided by said receiver, said decoder circuit providing a switch activation signal whenever decoded data contained in said electrical equivalent encoded signal is equivalent to said activation data stored in said memory, said decoder circuit providing a switch deactivation signal whenever said decoded data contained in said electrical equivalent encoded signal is equivalent to said deactivation data stored in said memory; a second power source for providing a second electrical power signal; an auto switch connected to said second power source and said decoder circuit, said auto switch being turned on by said switch activation signal, and said auto switch being turned off by said switch deactivation signal; a transmitter connected to said auto switch, said transmitter being activated by the second power signal from said second power source when said auto switch is turned on by said switch activation signal; said transmitter transmitting a laser homing signal to said target, said laser homing signal being reflected from said target to a remotely guided weapons system allowing said remotely guided weapons system to track and locate said target designation system and destroy said target; a push-to-test switch connected to said first power source and said transmitter, said push-to-test switch when depressed by said user providing said first electrical power signal to said transmitter activating said transmitter allowing for an alignment by said user of said laser homing signal with said target, said push-to-test switch being released by said user when said laser homing signal is aligned with said target.