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US 2013/0212256 A1Published application
Systems and methods for accessing telescopes
AssigneeMytelescope.Com
InventorsJon Snoddy, Glynn Burke, Michael Rendell, Michael Sullivan
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AssigneeMytelescope.Com
InventorsJon Snoddy, Glynn Burke, Michael Rendell, Michael Sullivan
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A user obtains, views and stores image data of a selected celestial object from a network of available telescopes using a computer-generated user interface. Based on the selected object, information is accessed regarding each telescope from data sources such as databases and/or live data feeds to automatically select telescopes that are suitable for imaging the object, e.g., according to factors such as telescope type, power and configuration, location, weather conditions and altitude. The user may select a particular telescope and imaging time from a schedule of available telescopes and imaging times. At the scheduled time, an image is recorded of the celestial object and communicated to a central data store for access by the user, e.g., via a web site The user may be charged for the service based on factors such as exposure time, scheduling priority, type of telescope and the like.
A system for determining availability of any of a plurality telescopes to view a given celestial object, comprising:
A method for providing access to a plurality of telescopes, comprising:
A system for providing access to a plurality of telescopes, comprising:
A method for scheduling access to at least one telescope, comprising:
A system for scheduling access to at least one telescope, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.