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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Applicant:
David Eric Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
David Eric Shanks, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01S 3/786 (2006.01); G01S 3/781 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/7864 (2013.01); G01S 3/781 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention discloses systems for tracking objects. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a positioning mechanism, a camera, coupled to the positioning mechanism, a controller, coupled to the positioning mechanism, and a position sensor, coupled to the controller, wherein the position sensor sends data related to a geolocation of the position sensor to the controller, and the controller moves the positioning mechanism based on the data related to the geolocation of the position sensor.