US 11,815,328 B2
Mounting systems and methods for positioning a detector on a weapon holster
Jonathan Hatcher, Daytona Beach, FL (US); John Wilson, Phoenix, AZ (US); Nache Shekarri, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Shlesh Tiwari, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Varun Sathyanarayan, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Axon Enterprise, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/861,774.
Application 17/861,774 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,431, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,385,022.
Application 16/825,431 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/218,086, filed on Dec. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,775,131, issued on Sep. 15, 2020.
Application 16/218,086 is a continuation of application No. 15/842,149, filed on Dec. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,190,846, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/821,336, filed on Mar. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,941, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341705 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41C 33/02 (2006.01); G08B 5/22 (2006.01); F41C 33/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/24 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC F41C 33/029 (2013.01) [F41C 33/04 (2013.01); F41C 33/041 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G08B 5/22 (2013.01); G08B 21/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method performed by a detector for identifying an acceptable location of the detector with respect to a provided holster for mounting the detector on the provided holster, the detector for detecting at least one of a presence and an absence of a provided weapon in the provided holster, the method comprising:
initiating a placement mode;
while in the placement mode, obtaining measurements via a sensor located within the detector as the detector is moved about a surface of the provided holster;
in accordance with the measurements, determining the acceptable location of the detector with respect to the provided holster; and
indicating the detector is at the acceptable location of the detector with respect to the provided holster, wherein the acceptable location allows the detector to be mounted to the provided holster in a manner that permits the detector to detect the at least one of the presence and the absence of the provided weapon in the provided holster without interfering with removal or operation of the provided weapon.