Deployable monitoring device having self-righting housing and associated method
First Claim
1. A deployable monitoring device comprising:
- a housing having a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, the housing being configured to have a center of gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting along the axis such that the housing, when righted, is supported by the base; and
a video capturing device operably engaged with the housing and configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing.
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Abstract
A deployable monitoring device is provided comprising a self-righting housing having a video capturing device operably engaged therewith. The housing has a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, with a center of gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting along the axis such that the housing, when righted, is supported by the base. The video capturing device is configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing. The video data can be transmitted by a transceiver module to a station remotely disposed from the housing, so as to provide a remote visual depiction of the scene. An associated method is also provided.
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58 Claims
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1. A deployable monitoring device comprising:
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a housing having a base and an opposed end disposed along an axis, the housing being configured to have a center of gravity disposed about the base so as to be self-righting along the axis such that the housing, when righted, is supported by the base; and
a video capturing device operably engaged with the housing and configured to capture video data of a scene external to the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of viewing a scene from a station disposed remotely thereto, said method comprising:
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deploying a monitoring device to the scene, the monitoring device comprising a video capturing device and a transceiver module operably engaged with and disposed within a self-righting housing; and
receiving video data of the scene at the remotely disposed station from the video capturing device, via the transceiver module, the video data thereby providing a remote visual depiction of the scene. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A deployable monitoring device comprising:
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a self-righting housing; and
a video capturing device operably engaged with the self-righting housing and configured to capture an image external to the self-righting housing.
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58. A method of remotely viewing an image, said method comprising:
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deploying a monitoring device comprising a video capturing device and a transceiver module operably engaged with a self-righting housing; and
receiving an image of a scene external to the self-righting housing, the image being captured by the video capturing device, at a station remotely disposed with respect to the housing, via the transceiver module.
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