Patent Document ID: 20130095452
Application ID: 13272162
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A universal hands-on trainer (UHOT) for training a user to operate a piece of equipment having a form, fit and function, said piece of equipment having tactical handgrips that provide the equipment's fit, said handgrips having one or more buttons that allow the user to operate the equipment, said piece of equipment having an assembled shape and structure that provides the equipment's form, said UHOT comprising: a direct-view display for displaying a training simulation video signal for the piece of equipment; a pair of said tactical handgrips that provide the UHOT with the fit of the piece of equipment; and a docking station that supports said display, said docking station comprising: a pair of connectors for electro-mechanically attaching the pair of tactical handgrips, said connectors responsive to electrical button pushes from the handgrips in response to user interaction with the displayed training simulation video signal; one or more sensors for detecting user instigated motion of the docking station via the handgrips to generate electrical sensor signals of a changing viewpoint within the simulation; and a microcontroller that converts the electrical button pushes and the electrical sensor signals to binary data, said training simulator video signal responsive to said binary data, said UHOT having a different and scaled-down assembled shape and structure that provide a different form than said piece of equipment.