Patents by Inventor Gordon Fowler

Gordon Fowler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Camera control
    Patent number: 9213220
    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
  • Camera Control
    Publication number: 20120062691
    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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Gordon Fowler, E. Hubbard Yonkers, Zigurd Mednieks