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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2004
Yu-wen Chang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
William Grainger, Temple City, CA (US);
Michael Johnson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
William Traeger, Parrish, FL (US);
Pablo DE Los Rios, Arcadia, CA (US);
William Osterholm, Moreno, CA (US);
Yu-Wen Chang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
William Grainger, Temple City, CA (US);
Michael Johnson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
William Traeger, Parrish, FL (US);
Pablo De Los Rios, Arcadia, CA (US);
William Osterholm, Moreno, CA (US);
Chang Industry, Inc., LaVerne, CA (US);
Abstract
A deployable monitoring apparatus is provided comprising an ovate housing with a video capturing device and a spatial orientation device operably engaged therewith. The housing has a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, with a center of gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting such that the opposed end extends substantially upwardly from the base. The video capturing device is configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing, and the spatial orientation device is configured to associate a spatial orientation with the video data. The video data and spatial orientation can be transmitted by a transceiver module to a disposed remotely station, so as to provide a spatially-oriented remote visual depiction of the scene. The housing may also include other devices such as, for example, a deterrent device or a distraction device associated therewith. An associated method is also provided.