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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2011
Applicants:

Gordon Fowler, Wayland, MA (US);

E. Hubbard Yonkers, Hopkinton, NH (US);

Zigurd Mednieks, Harvard, MA (US);

Inventors:

Gordon Fowler, Wayland, MA (US);

E. Hubbard Yonkers, Hopkinton, NH (US);

Zigurd Mednieks, Harvard, MA (US);

Assignee:

YOUBIQ, LLC, Wayland, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 11/24 (2006.01); G03B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/56 (2013.01); F16M 11/10 (2013.01); F16M 11/2014 (2013.01); F16M 11/242 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G03B 37/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23203 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system including a camera that includes a lens having an aperture, a tripod configured to support the camera, a mount configured to be coupled the tripod and to the camera, the mount including a pivot that is configured such that the camera is rotatable around an axis that is aligned with the aperture of the camera, a motor configured to control the rotation of the mount, a memory containing computer readable instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to, calculate a desired position of the camera using sensor information, control the motor such that the camera is moved to the desired position, control the shutter of the camera to capture an image, and store the captured image.


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