Patent ID: 7586812

Claim:
A method of processing instructions associated with directing artillery or mortar fire towards the location of a weapon fire event, the method comprising: networking at least three sensors across an area to be monitored, wherein each of the at least three sensors comprises a microphone for detecting the weapon fire event, and wherein the location of each of the at least three sensors is known; performing time of arrival processing of the weapon fire event; providing a location of a source of the weapon fire event for purposes of directing first return fire from artillery or a mortar, wherein the location is determined as a function of arrival time and sensor location data, and wherein the location is an intended target location for the return fire; and processing corrective artillery or mortar fire instructions, including comparison of a point of impact of the first return fire and the intended target location, to provide adjusted targeting data for aiming second return fire; wherein the adjusted targeting data enables zeroing in of the second return fire such that the second return fire impacts closer to the intended target location.