Feb 3, 2026

US12540785 - Systems and methods for restricting a firearm to less lethal shooting

A system for restricting a firearm to less lethal shooting includes an image sensor, at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions to cause the performance of the following steps: processing images to detect potential targets within a scene; locking onto and tracking at least one of the potential targets; defining a safety line relative to the scene; defining one or more aiming regions on the at least one locked-on target below the safety line; and controlling discharge of the firearm, so as to permit discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or the target at one of the defined aiming regions, and to prevent discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or target outside one of the aiming regions.

Assignee: SMART SHOOTER LTD
Inventors: Hagai Krupnik, Avshalom Ehrlich, Yevgeni Megel, Shir Ahuvia Pick
Filing date: 2023-02-07

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The patent describes a system designed to restrict a firearm’s discharge to less lethal shooting by utilizing an image sensor and processing images to identify and track potential targets. It establishes a safety line and aiming regions on the target, allowing discharge only when projectiles will impact within defined safe areas.

Claim 1

1 . A system for restricting a firearm to less lethal shooting, comprising: an image sensor; at least one non-transitory memory storing commands, and at least one processor that executes the commands to cause the performance of the following steps: processing images received by the image sensor to detect one or more potential targets within a scene; locking on to and tracking at least one of said potential targets; defining a safety line relative to the scene, wherein the safety line is generated by identifying a lower bound and an upper bound of the target, calculating the height of the target according to said identified lower and upper bound, and setting the safety line at or below a predefined percentage of the height of the at least one locked-on target relative to a total height of the at least one locked-on target; defining one or more aiming regions on the at least one locked-on target below the safety line; and controlling discharge of the firearm, so as to permit discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or the target at one of the defined aiming regions, and to prevent discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or target outside one of the defined aiming regions. an image sensor; at least one non-transitory memory storing commands, and at least one processor that executes the commands to cause the performance of the following steps: processing images received by the image sensor to detect one or more potential targets within a scene; locking on to and tracking at least one of said potential targets; defining a safety line relative to the scene, wherein the safety line is generated by identifying a lower bound and an upper bound of the target, calculating the height of the target according to said identified lower and upper bound, and setting the safety line at or below a predefined percentage of the height of the at least one locked-on target relative to a total height of the at least one locked-on target; defining one or more aiming regions on the at least one locked-on target below the safety line; and controlling discharge of the firearm, so as to permit discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or the target at one of the defined aiming regions, and to prevent discharge of the firearm when a projectile discharged from the firearm will impact the scene or target outside one of the defined aiming regions.

Google Patents

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