Surveillance device
First Claim
1. A surveillance device comprising:
- an enclosure configured and weighted to tend to settle in a predetermined orientation when propelled into a room;
a battery in the enclosure;
a camera located in the enclosure and coupled to the battery;
an imaging system located in the enclosure relative to the camera for presenting a panoramic image of a room to the camera when the enclosure is in the predetermined orientation in a room;
a transmitter in the enclosure coupled to the camera and the battery to broadcast images presented to the camera by the imaging system.
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Abstract
A surveillance device that may be propelled, such as by throwing, into a room or other area for surveillance purposes. The device has an enclosure containing a solid state camera, a wireless transmitter, and a battery. The device is configured to seek a predetermined at rest position, and includes an omnidirectional imaging system positioned relative to the camera to provide a panoramic view of the immediate area to the camera for transmission when in the predetermined at rest position. Various embodiments are disclosed, including embodiments of different shapes, embodiments using one-way and two-way communication, embodiments using visible imaging and infrared imaging, embodiments including one or more microphones and/or other sensors and embodiments including direction sensing and communication capabilities.
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37 Claims
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1. A surveillance device comprising:
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an enclosure configured and weighted to tend to settle in a predetermined orientation when propelled into a room;
a battery in the enclosure;
a camera located in the enclosure and coupled to the battery;
an imaging system located in the enclosure relative to the camera for presenting a panoramic image of a room to the camera when the enclosure is in the predetermined orientation in a room;
a transmitter in the enclosure coupled to the camera and the battery to broadcast images presented to the camera by the imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of surveillance comprising:
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providing a surveillance device having;
an enclosure configured and weighted to tend to settle in a predetermined orientation when propelled into a room, the enclosure having within the enclosure;
a battery;
a camera coupled to the battery;
an imaging system located relative to the camera for presenting a panoramic image of a room to the camera when the enclosure is in the predetermined orientation in a room; and
a transmitter coupled to the camera and the battery to broadcast images presented to the camera by the imaging system;
activating the transmitter;
propelling the surveillance device into an area to be monitored; and
receiving images transmitted by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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