System and method for capturing images of a geographic area
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorDaniel Ratner
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Abstract
A system for capturing images while a user is traversing a geographic area is disclosed. The system may include a frame configured to extend across a first shoulder and a second shoulder of the user and along at least a portion of a back side and a front side of the user. The system may also include a camera coupled to the frame on the back side or the front side of the user. The camera may be configured to capture at least one image of the geographic area. Additionally, the system may include a stabilizing device coupled to the frame on the other of the back side or the front side of the user. The stabilizing device may be configured to counterbalance an amount of weight supported by the frame on the opposed side of the user such that the frame is balanced across the shoulders of the user.
Claims13
A system for capturing images while a user is traversing a geographic area, the system comprising:
- a camera configured to capture at least one image of the geographic area;
- and
- a frame configured to support the camera, the frame comprising:
- a first frame member extending lengthwise between a forward end and an aft end, the first frame member including a front section extending generally upward from the forward end, a middle section extending generally horizontally from the front section and a back section extending generally upward from the middle section towards the aft end;
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- a second frame member extending lengthwise between a forward end and an aft end, the second frame member including a front section extending generally upward from the forward end, a middle section extending generally horizontally from the front section and a back section extending generally upward from the middle section towards the aft end;
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- wherein the camera is coupled to a portion of one of the front sections of the first and second frame members or the back sections of the first and second frame members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.