Apparatus and method for automatic video recording
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1. A system for automatically orienting a camera at a target, said system comprising:
- a global positioning device associated with said camera to determine the location of the camera;
a global positioning device associated with said target to determine the location of the target;
an orienting device that orients said camera at said target based on location information generated by said global positioning devices associated with said camera and said global positioning device associated with said target; and
said system for orienting said camera receives images from said camera and is trained using the received images to recognize said target, and, once trained, said orienting device uses image recognition of said target to orient said camera at said target.
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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 image recognition of the target.
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1. A system for automatically orienting a camera at a target, said system comprising:
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a global positioning device associated with said camera to determine the location of the camera; a global positioning device associated with said target to determine the location of the target; an orienting device that orients said camera at said target based on location information generated by said global positioning devices associated with said camera and said global positioning device associated with said target; and said system for orienting said camera receives images from said camera and is trained using the received images to recognize said target, and, once trained, said orienting device uses image recognition of said target to orient said camera at said target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 11)
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4. A method of pointing a camera at a target, said method comprising:
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at least one first combination of steps and at least one second combination of steps, wherein the at least one first combination of steps comprises the steps of determining a location and an orientation of the camera; determining a location of the target; determining a direction and a distance between the camera and the target; periodically determining changes in the location of the target; periodically determining changes in orientation of the camera that are necessary to point the camera towards the target; using an orientation controller to point the camera towards the target; and wherein the at least one second combination of steps comprises the steps of collecting images of the target; training image recognition software to recognize the target within a field of view of the camera; orienting the camera at the recognized target; and wherein the at least one first combination of steps is used whenever the target is not recognized within the field of view of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method of pointing a camera at a moving target, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining locations of the camera and of the target using global positioning information; periodically repeating determining locations of the camera and of the target in real time using global positioning information; periodically determining directions between the camera and the target; determining an orientation of the camera; periodically repeating determining the orientation of the camera in real time; using image recognition software to determine characteristics of the target and storing the characteristics; using the stored characteristics of the target to point the camera at the target. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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