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Deployable monitoring device having self-righting housing and associated method

  • US 20050179812A1
  • Filed: 11/12/2004
  • Published: 08/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A deployable monitoring apparatus comprising:

  • an ovate housing having a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, the housing being configured to have a center or gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting along the axis such that the opposed end extends substantially upwardly from the base;

    a video capturing device operably engaged with the housing and configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing; and

    a spatial orientation device operably engaged with the video capturing device and configured to cooperate therewith so as to associate a spatial orientation with the captured video data and thereby spatially orient the scene with respect to the video capturing device and the housing.

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