System for holding an object in the visual sector
invention profile

We’d like to provide to interested Companies information about essentially new system for holding an object in the visual sector in sights, cameras, video cameras and binoculars.

Essence of the invention. The technical result is achieved as follows:

• The operator of a device (sight, binoculars, digital camera, video camera, map viewer) can change zoom factor (magnification ratio) of sector or sectors with a larger zoom factor and of sector or sectors with a smaller zoom factor independently of each other. As a result of changes in zoom factor of central and external sectors is achieved the opportunity when external sector becomes the sector with a larger zoom factor, and central sector becomes the sector with a smaller zoom factor.

• Sector or sectors with a larger zoom factor have options to change their sizes, namely they have options to increase or decrease their sizes due to respectively decreasing or increasing sizes of sector or sectors with a smaller zoom factor.

• Sector with a larger zoom factor may be of different shapes (circle, square, and so on).

• Sector with a larger zoom factor may be surrounded not completely by sector with a smaller zoom factor. In digital cameras, video cameras , map viewer a sector of screen with a larger zoom factor may be surrounded not completely by sector of screen with a smaller zoom factor.

• The invention also includes the possibility of two or more sectors with a larger zoom factor and two or more sectors with a smaller zoom factor.

Fields of the invention application. The invention can be widely used in sights, cameras, video cameras, binoculars, microscopes, , map viewers, etc.

Patent protection of the invention. The Russian patent application for the invention No. 2008113632 has been submitted to the RUPTO (Rospatent) on April 10, 2008; the PCT patent application No. РСТ/RU 2009/000159 has been published October 15, 2009 (see #WO2009/126063). Applicants of the patent application are two individuals.

Offer. We suggest interested Companies to consider our proposal to purchase all our rights on the invention.

Contacts. Vitaly Pilkin, phone: +7 985 222 55 45 (Moscow, Russia), E-mail: info@vcpartners.biz

NOTE. All Information is presented under the conditions that (a) nothing disclosed by us will create any obligation or restriction on Companies or their subsidiaries or affiliates (including an obligation of confidentiality); (b) everybody will be free to use or not to use information about the invention without any compensation, subject to any rights patent applicants have acquired based on the RU patent application No. 2008113632 and on the PCT patent application No. PCT/RU 2009/000159.

Invention description according to the PCT patent application No. РСТ/RU 2009/000159

The system of holding an object in the visual sector is provided for holding an object and/or objects in the visual sector in sights, cameras, video cameras and binoculars.

Field of technology

The invention is the system of holding an object in the visual sector and its operation method.

Level of technology

There are different technologies applied in contemporary sights. Some sights are provided for improving shooting in bad weather conditions, such sights have polarizing filters or coatings; other sights are provided for night shooting and are based on heat radiations in the infrared spectrum. Sights have different zoom factor, i.e. a tenfold sight zooms an object in ten times. There are sights with different zoom factors. Depending on the situation a shooter selects the zoom factor he/she needs. The problem of contemporary sights is that the more the zoom factor of a sight is, the more distinct an object is, but its visible shooting sector is not big, and vice versa – the less the zoom factor is, the better the shooting sector is, and the less distinct a shooting object is in this shooting sector. Another problem a shooter faces when using sights with the big zoom factor is that it is very difficult to capture a moving target and to hold it in the sight. In video cameras and digital cameras there is a similar problem of holding a moving object in the visual sector.

The author of this invention failed to find the prototype (analogue) of his invention in any open and available literary and other sources of information, i.e. a technical solution close by its essence, which would provide the possibility of simultaneous zoom with different zoom factors in the sight, camera and video camera.

Disclosure of the invention

The above-mentioned inconveniences can be to the large extent eliminated by the system of holding an object in the visual sector described herein. The essence of this invention is that in sights, binoculars, cameras, video cameras big and small zoom factors are used at the same time. A shooter sees in the center of the sight a sector with the big zoom factor surrounded by the sector with the smaller zoom factor if compared to the central sector. At the expense of the sector with the smaller zoom factor an angle of view of the sight is increased, that allows easier and faster finding the target (object). When the target appears in the sight with the smaller zoom factor, the shooter aims a central sight sector with the larger zoom factor at it and shoots at the object which is more distinct in this sight sector. Another advantage of the system of holding an object in the visual sector is that if the object moves, it will possible leave the central sector of the sight with the larger zoom factor, but will remain in the visual sector of the sight with the smaller zoom factor, and the shooter will be able to capture the object in the sector with the larger zoom factor to make a shot. The sight can be optical or electronic, or optical-electronic. In an electronic sight the image is shown on a display, at which the increase of the zoom factor of the central sector if compared to the sector with the smaller zoom factor is achieved with the help of a special computer program. In an optical-electronic sight only the central sector is a display on which the increase of the zoom factor of the central sector is achieved by using a special computer program.

In binoculars, digital video cameras and digital photo cameras the system of holding an object in the visual sector has the same principle as in the above mentioned sight with a simultaneous different zoom of a target (object). There are sectors with a larger and smaller zoom (if compared with each other) on a display where information about the image is delivered by a special computer programs, which also enables better holding an object in the visual sector, especially when this object moves.

The sector of a sight with a larger zoom factor can be of different shape (a circle, a square, etc.). The sector of a sight with a smaller zoom factor doesn’t compulsory surround the sector of a sight with a larger zoom factor. In digital photo and video cameras the sector of a display with a smaller zoom doesn’t compulsory surround the sector of a display with a larger zoom.

There is the additional option in the invention when the operator of a device (sight, binoculars, digital camera and video camera) can change zoom factor of the central sector of a sight with a larger zoom factor and external sector of a sight with a smaller zoom factor. Due to changes of zoom factor of the central and the external sectors is achieved the possibility when the external sector becomes the sector with a larger zoom factor and the central sector becomes the sector with a smaller zoom factor.

Further more, it is possible to change the size of the sector of a sight with a larger zoom factor, namely to increase or decrease its size due to respectively decreasing or increasing the size of the sector with a smaller zoom factor.

The invention also includes the possibility to have one and more sectors with a larger zoom factor and one and more sectors with a smaller zoom factor.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 shows an example of a sight construction with the system of holding an object in the visual sector, where:

- 1 is the sight sector with a high zoom factor;

- 2 is the sight sector with a low zoom factor;

Fig. 2 shows the display of a digital camera, a video camera with the system of holding an object in the visual sector, where:

- 3 is the sector of a display with a larger zoom (if compared with sector 4);

- 4 is the sector of a display with a smaller zoom (if compared with sector 3).

Fig. 3 shows one of the examples of display construction in a digital photo and video camera with the system of holding an object in the visual sector, when sector 4 of a display does not surround sector 3 of a display completely, where:

- 3 is the sector of a display with a larger zoom (if compared with sector 4);

- 4 is the sector of a display with a smaller zoom (if compared with sector 3).

Implementation of the invention

In optical sights and binoculars the implementation of the invention is possible due to using known from the technical level technologies and technical solutions. In digital photo and video cameras the implementation of the invention is possible due to using known from the technical level special computer programs.

Claims

1. The system of holding an object in the visual sector, which is an optical, electronic, optical-electronic system of zooming an object, characterized in that the system of holding an object in the visual sector consists of two sectors – the central sector with a larger zoom factor and the external sector with a smaller zoom factor, if compared with the central sector.

2. The system of holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1, characterized in that the central sector with a larger zoom factor and the external sector with a smaller zoom factor, if compared with the central sector, have options to change zoom factor independently of each other.

3. The system for holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1 or 2, characterized in that the central sector has a smaller zoom factor in comparison with the external sector, which has a larger zoom factor.

4. The system for holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that there is one or more than one sectors with a larger zoom factor and one or more than one sectors with a smaller zoom factor.

5. The system for holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1 or 4, characterized in that a sector or sectors with a larger zoom factor have options to change their sizes, namely have options to increase or decrease their sizes due to respectively decreasing or increasing the size of the sector or sectors with a smaller zoom factor.

6. The system for holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 4 or 5, characterized in that a sector or sectors with a larger zoom factor and a sector or sectors with a smaller zoom factor can change their mutual position respectively to each other.

7. The system of holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5, characterized in that this is a sight or a binocular or display of a digital photo camera or display of a digital photo camera.

Summary

1. The system of holding an object in the visual sector, which is an optical, electronic, optical-electronic system of zooming an object characterized in that the system of holding an object in the visual sector consists of two sectors – the central sector with a larger zoom factor and the external sector with a smaller zoom factor, if compared with the central sector.

2. The system of holding an object in the visual sector under the paragraph 1, characterized in that the central sector with a larger zoom factor and the external sector with a smaller zoom factor, if compared with the central sector have options to change zoom factor independently of each other.

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