Target/site location acquisition device

Abstract

There is provided a portable target/site location acquisition device including a grippable housing, a display attached to the housing, an optical sight affixed about the housing to be viewable from the same direction as the display, a display and data controller for effecting display of SVGA data, and a manipulatable means for manually operating a PC or PDA electronically connectable thereto for displaying and controlling the selected displayed indicia stored and processed in the PC or PDA.

1 . A portable target/site location acquisition device comprising: 
 a grippable housing;    a display viewable by at least one eye of a user, attached to said housing;    an optical sight affixed about said housing to be viewable from the same direction as said display;    a display and data controller for effecting display of SVGA data, and    a manipulatable means for manually operating a PC or PDA electronically connectable thereto for displaying and controlling the selected displayed indicia stored and processed in said PC or PDA.    
   
   
       2 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said display further comprises a lens attached thereto for improved viewing.  
   
   
       3 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said display is fitted with an eye guard.  
   
   
       4 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising pitch and roll inclinometers operationally connected to said data controller.  
   
   
       5 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a digital compass operationally connected to said data controller  
   
   
       6 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a connector and said PC or PDA are connectable to said connector by a cable.  
   
   
       7 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said PC or PDA include SVGA data.  
   
   
       8 . The device as claimed in  claim 7 , further comprising a SVGA/VIDEO switch enabling selectively directing SVGA or VIDEO data to said display.  
   
   
       9 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a GPS receiver for entering GPS data into the PC or PDA.  
   
   
       10 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising a mechanism alerting the user that a transmission has been received by the device.  
   
   
       11 . The device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said alerting mechanism is a palpating unit.