Integrated safety apparatus and dynamic protection zone system

Abstract

System for activating an on-firearm locking system of a firearm in a firearm safety apparatus and dynamic variable protection system. A determination may be made that a firearm with an on-firearm locking system is within a predetermined distance of a target affixed with a transmitter/receiver safety device. The firearm may be tracked while the firearm is within the predetermined distance of the target. A no-shoot arc for the firearm may be calculated for the firearm and a command may be sent to activate the on-firearm locking system of the firearm when the firearm is within a no-shoot zone surrounding the target to prevent the firearm from being fired into the no-shoot zone.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a firearm with an on-firearm locking system that is configured to enable an on-firearm locking apparatus in response to an activate command;   a target with a transmitter/receiver device; and   a processor that is configured to:
 obtain a position of the target; 
 obtain a position of the firearm; 
 determine whether the firearm is within a no-shoot zone of the target; and 
 when the firearm is determined to be within a no-shoot zone of the target, send an activate command to the firearm to enable the on-firearm locking apparatus. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: when the firearm is determined to not be within the no-shoot zone of the target, send a deactivate command to the firearm to disable the on-firearm locking apparatus. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 track communication devices within the predetermined distance of the target; and   send messages to the communication devices with safety instructions when the firearm is within the predetermined distance of the target.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the target is a cluster of communication devices identified in a specific geographic area. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the no-shoot zone is defined by two zones, a non-operative shooting zone with the target at its center and a variable no-penetration zone for each particular weapon that serves as a ring surrounding the non-operative shooting zone. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the variable no-penetration zone for a particular firearm is determined by adding a predetermined distance to the non-operative shooting zone based on characteristics of the particular firearm. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined distance to be added is calculated based on the firearm make, a maximum ammunition load for the firearm, a shooting distance for the maximum ammunition load, and a fixed safety margin expressed as an additional percentage of a maximum shooting distance for the ammunition load. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the firearm comprises:
 a power supply;   a central processing unit (CPU);   a data entry port configured to communicate with the CPU;   a memory storage component configured to communicate with the CPU;   a communication module configured to communicate with the CPU;   a fluxgate compass component configured to communicate with the CPU;   a transmitting/receiving component configured to communicate with the CPU;   a switching processing component configured to communicate with the CPU; and   a hard wire or wireless connection between the switching processing component and a remote trigger safety switch component proximate to a traditional on-firearm manual safety switch.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein when the communication module receives a command to activate the remote trigger safety component,
 the communication module sends the command to the CPU; and   the CPU sends the command to the switching process to activate the remote trigger safety switch component.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein when the communication module receives a command to deactivate the remote trigger safety component,
 the communication module sends the command to the CPU; and   the CPU sends the command to the switching process to deactivate the remote trigger safety switch component.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein all of the components except the hard wire or wireless connection, the switching processing component, and the remote trigger safety switch component are mounted on a circuit board that can he integrated into a butt, butt cap, or grip of the firearm. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the remote trigger safety switch is a safety pin mechanism implemented with a cam of irregular shape. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the remote trigger safety switch is an intermittent pin/ratchet/pawl that includes a disc that can be fixed to a motor shaft and move an off-centered pin or piston into a locking position.