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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 6, 2011
Date of Patent:
December 15, 2015
Assignee:
YOUBIQ, LLC
Inventors:
Gordon Fowler, E. Hubbard Yonkers, Zigurd Mednieks