Patent ID: 8100694

Claim:
An aiming and triggering detection system having a weapon with a bore and an infrared emitting diode emitting substantially non-coherent light that has a beam spread of about 70 inches at a range of 35 feet, substantially aligned with the weapon bore, a target, an infrared detector controller, and an infrared detector positioned within a zone of the target for determining whether the weapon is aimed within the zone of the target, or triggered within the zone of the target comprising: a. recoil sensor responsive to triggering the weapon for sensing the triggering of the weapon; b. an aiming-triggering mode selector having a seal-in control, the selector being responsive to the sensor for selecting either an aiming mode or a trigger mode, the seal-in control being initiated upon the triggering of the weapon; c. a modulator having at least two distinctive output modulation signals for modulating the infrared emitting diode in at least two modes, the modulator being responsive to the aiming-triggering selector; d. the infrared emitting diode having an aiming modulating mode for transmitting infrared output to the infrared detector, and a triggering modulating mode for transmitting infrared output to the infrared detector when the weapon has been triggered, the mode of the infrared emitting diode being controlled by the modulator; e. the infrared detector sensitive to the wavelengths emitted by the infrared emitting diode when the light from the infrared emitting diode enters the detector, the detector being located within the zone of the target; and f. the infrared detector controller able to differentiate between the two modes of modulation detected by the infrared detector for outputting the mode of the weapon; wherein the beam of light emitted from the 1RED is sufficiently spread such that the target, is able to detect that it is being covered when the weapon is aimed in the direction of the target and before the weapon is actually fired.