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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Jonathan D Sieber, Wayland, MA (US);
Joseph S Sieber, Cambridge, MA (US);
William K Stewart, Woburn, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A smart tracking system includes a digital processor for selectively processing error signals representing the angular error between a tracked subject and the orientation of the tracking device/camera. In one embodiment, the user selects a set of data values representating the operating parameters of the system in a specific operational mode. The processor uses the selected variables to perform a series of computations which selectively modify the angular error signals in a manner that will produce a video picture which is visually and aesthetically pleasing to human viewers. In a second embodiment, the set of data values characterizing the operational mode of the system automatically are selected by the processor based on the past history of the subject's motion and the current operation mode of the system.