May 13, 2025

US12298109 - Warning system for a conducted electrical weapon

A warning system for a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) may be configured to alert a target that deployment of the CEW may be imminent. The warning system may include a visual output system and an audio output system. The visual output system may be configured to output a visual warning. The audio output system may be configured to output an audio warning. The visual output system and the audio output system may be activated in response to a control interface of the CEW being operated to an active mode. The visual output system and the audio output system may be deactivated, or not activated, in response to the control interface being operated to a safety mode.

Assignee: Axon Enterprise, Inc.
Inventors: Patrick W. Smith, Michael E. Gish, Magne Nerheim, Hans Moritz, Brian Fairbanks, Milan Cerovic, Mark Eastwood
Filing date: 2023-04-03

The patent describes a warning system for conducted electrical weapons (CEWs) that utilizes both visual and audio outputs to alert potential targets of imminent deployment. The system is designed to activate these warnings when the CEW is in an active mode and deactivate them when in a safety mode, with the audio output capable of changing based on intermediary events.

Claim 1

A method of controlling output of an audio output system of a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”), the method comprising: outputting, by the audio output system, a first audio output, wherein the first audio output is configured to provide a warning to a target; determining an intermediary event of the CEW; changing, in response to the determining the intermediary event, output from the audio output system; and outputting, by the audio output system and based on the intermediary event, a second audio output, wherein the second audio output is different from the first audio output. outputting, by the audio output system, a first audio output, wherein the first audio output is configured to provide a warning to a target; determining an intermediary event of the CEW; changing, in response to the determining the intermediary event, output from the audio output system; and outputting, by the audio output system and based on the intermediary event, a second audio output, wherein the second audio output is different from the first audio output.

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