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Mobile and portable camera platform for tracking an object

  • US 10,261,408 B2
  • Filed: 12/01/2017
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for tracking a moving object with a camera, comprising:

  • changing an angular position from a neutral position of a handheld mobile and portable computing device including at least one sensor to determine a change of the angular position of the handheld mobile and portable computing device relative to the neutral position;

    wirelessly transmitting by the handheld mobile and portable computing device a signal based on the change of the angular position relative to the neutral position of the handheld mobile and portable computing device;

    receiving by wireless communication circuitry associated with a camera platform the signal based on the change of the angular position relative to the neutral position of the handheld mobile and portable computing device;

    actuating at least one actuator of the camera platform based on the signal received from the handheld mobile and portable computing device, to rotatably move a device holder holding a computing device including the camera;

    transmitting by the wireless communication circuitry to the handheld mobile and portable computing device an image of the moving object recorded by the camera of the computing device including the camera;

    displaying the image of the moving object recorded by the camera of the computing device including the camera on a screen of the handheld mobile and portable computing device; and

    changing the angular position of the handheld mobile and portable computing device based on the image recorded by the camera of the computing device including the camera that is displayed on the screen to keep the image on the screen.

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