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US 2008/0187176 A1Published application
Video camera tracking system based on geoposition data feedback
AssigneeThe DIRECTV Group, Inc.
InventorDavid Eric Shanks
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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.
Claims13
A system for tracking an object, comprising:
- 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.
2 more elements
A tracker for tracking an object, comprising:
- a positioning mechanism;
- and
- a controller, coupled to the positioning mechanism, wherein the controller receives geolocation data from a position sensor, the controller moving the positioning mechanism to track the objece based on the geolocation of the position sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.