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Self-Balancing Remote Sensing Device And Remote Sensing System Comprising Same

  • US 20100194914A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2010
  • Published: 08/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A self-balancing remote sensing device comprising:

  • (a) a hollow outer sphere, at least a portion of which is comprised of a transparent material, said sphere defining an interior portion;

    (b) an inner structure disposed within the interior portion of the hollow outer sphere, the inner structure having three or more projections formed integral therewith or attached thereto, each of said projections having one or more races and/or ball bearings rollably disposed at or in an end of the projection, or a low friction surface formed at the end, so as to enable the inner structure to roll within the hollow outer sphere;

    (c) a computer processor attached to and/or indirectly supported by the inner structure;

    (d) a computer readable medium in communication with the computer processor;

    (e) one or more of a video camera, digital camera, IR camera and thermal imaging camera in communication with the computer processor, said one or more cameras having a lens disposed adjacent a portion of the hollow outer sphere being comprised of a transparent material;

    (f) a GPS receiver in communication with the computer processor;

    (g) a transceiver in communication with the computer processor, said transceiver operable to wirelessly transmit photographic data, video images, geographic location data and sensed data; and

    (h) a power supply in conductive communication with the computer processor,wherein the inner structure is balanced such that the video camera and/or digital camera tends to rotate into an upright position by action of gravitational forces.

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