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the ?eld strength of the signals the receiver receives from the
transmitter at the speci?ed maximum distance. The frequency
of the signals received is therefore irrelevant. Therefore it is of
no importance to the present system hoW the signals are
frequency-modulated or if the signals are coded in another
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mechanism and the Weapon are inactive in the initial state, i.e.
initial inactive state. The identi?cation mechanism can
include a sWitch Which is initially turned on. The identi?ca
exposed part;
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receives When the transmitter 24 of the identi?cation mecha
nism 2 is at the speci?ed maximum distance A from the
mum strength.
2. The method of controlling the use of a Weapon of claim
code;
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I claim:
1. A method of controlling the use of a Weapon having a
receiver and a processor secured thereto, the Weapon being
actuatable betWeen an inactive state Which prevents ?ring and
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2, Wherein:
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signal.
9. The method of controlling the use of a Weapon of claim
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signal.
8. The method of controlling the use of a Weapon of claim
1, Wherein:
prior to said steps of transmitting the coded activation
signal and the continuous signal from the identi?cation
nal.
11. The method of controlling the use of a Weapon of claim
1, including, after the Weapon is in the active state, transmit
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ting a readiness signal from the Weapon to the identi?cation
unit and displaying the state of readiness of the Weapon on the
identi?cation unit.
12. A method for controlling the use of a Weapon Which is
12, Wherein both the activation signal and the uncoded signal
consist of one of infrared energy and ultrasound energy.
17. The method of controlling the use of a Weapon of claim
method comprising:
activation signal;
receiving at the receiver a received signal Which comprises
the transmitted signal from the identi?cation unit;
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tion signal;
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signal;
by the receiver;
responsive to said monitoring, maintaining the Weapon in
the active state exclusively dependent upon the uncoded
signal received by the receiver being at or above a mini
mum strength and regardless of a frequency of the
uncoded signal and of Whether an interference signal is
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step; and
deactivating the Weapon With the processor if the signal
strength of the received signal falls beloW the minimum
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signal.
state.
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12, the module including a Wake-up circuit for the steps of:
activating the processor When the receiver receives the
activation signal, and
deactivating the processor When the received signal has a
18, Wherein both the coded activation signal and the continu
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