Finish the Wall and Deploy the Holograms!

"border patrol at the wall" by Karen and Brad Emerson is licensed under CC BY 2.0

"All war is deception", this according to Sun Tzu's The Art of War. An inventor from Indiana, Anthony Dewayne Johnson, recently published a patent application that takes this teaching to heart,  US20190033781A1 Special holographic security systems and similar holographic defense systems. Saving lives and improving the effectiveness of home, commercial and military security systems is the primary goal of Johnson's 2019 application.

The home and commercial applications are designed to augment existing security systems. In addition to monitoring an area and communicating with law enforcement, the holographic security system provides visual and audio warnings. Pre-programmed images and sounds can be presented to frighten intruders, such as the resident, a security guard or a barking dog. In addition, the representations can be linked to remote devices, like  a smartphone, and provide real-time communication with the threat, i.e., "I've called the police" or "Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?"

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The special holographic homeland defense security system can be deployed in sensitive locations such as government facilities, military bases and border crossings. In terms of the border, limited human resources can be augmented with holographic agents, patrols, vehicles and weapons. The following system can be introduced at the border:

a.) holographic control system;
b.) stationary or movable support disk;
c.) hologram projector;
d.) hologram image of soldier, animal or vehicle with optional audio;
e.) optional ordinance with the platform

This application does not end with "virtual" guards and border patrol agents providing personal safety and defending the homeland​​. The inventor also envisions "virtual surgeons" assisting with diagnosis and procedures, "virtual pastors" giving last rights and counseling, and, finally, "virtual astronauts" investigating the cosmos. 

This application poses almost more questions than it offers to answer, not the least of which, "How many of these holograms already exist and are in service?" A question I'll ponder on my next trip to Chipolte, the DMV or the PTO.