Apparatus and method for automatic video recording
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1. A method of pointing a camera at a moving target at a remote location, said method comprising steps of:
- a) using a global positioning sensor to receive information about the location of the target;
b) periodically determining a pointing vector between a location of the camera and the location of the target where such determination is made by sensing a direction of a signal sent from the target to the camera using an array of two or more directional antennas;
c) determining whether the direction of the pointing vector and a pointing direction of the camera are different;
d) orienting the camera to point along the most recently determined pointing vector;
e) using a training sequence to train image recognition software to determine one or more characteristics of the target;
f) storing the determined characteristics of the target; and
g) using the stored characteristics of the target to continuously point the camera at the target as the target moves.
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Abstract
System and methods for pointing a device, such as a camera, at a remote target wherein the pointing of the device is controlled by a combination of location information obtained by global positioning technology and orientation information obtained by line of sight detection of the direction from the device to the target.
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1. A method of pointing a camera at a moving target at a remote location, said method comprising steps of:
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a) using a global positioning sensor to receive information about the location of the target; b) periodically determining a pointing vector between a location of the camera and the location of the target where such determination is made by sensing a direction of a signal sent from the target to the camera using an array of two or more directional antennas; c) determining whether the direction of the pointing vector and a pointing direction of the camera are different; d) orienting the camera to point along the most recently determined pointing vector; e) using a training sequence to train image recognition software to determine one or more characteristics of the target; f) storing the determined characteristics of the target; and g) using the stored characteristics of the target to continuously point the camera at the target as the target moves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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