Patent ID: 7474254

Claim:
A base unit for communication with a radar sensor, comprising: a user input device; a communication interface; and a processor adapted to: accept user input from the user input device, wherein the user input includes a scan profile command indicating how the radar sensor is to scan along an azimuth and an elevation; transmit the scan profile command to the radar sensor by way of the communication interface; and receive radar return information from the radar sensor by way of the communication interface, wherein said processor is adapted to receive an image signal of surroundings of the radar sensor; and a display; wherein the processor causes the image of the radar sensor surroundings to be displayed on the display; wherein the processor is adapted to superimpose on the image one or more lines indicating the scan profile of the radar sensor with respect to the surroundings of the radar sensor; and wherein the user input device allows a user to graphically change the one or more scan profile lines superimposed on the radar sensor surroundings image displayed on the display, and in response, the processor is adapted to transmit a new scan profile command to the radar sensor by way of the communication interface that reflects the change in the scan profile for the radar sensor.