Panoramic aerial imaging device
US6933965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C11/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An imaging device that gives a ground based user immediate access to a detailed aerial photograph of the entire area for a given radius about his present position. The device can be launched into the air, and rotates in a predictable pattern to scan an imager over every point of the ground, from a vantage point high in the air. These pictures can be stored or transmitted to the ground and assembled on a computer to form a spherical picture of everything surrounding the imaging device in the air.
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