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Automated portrait studio

US7177537B1 · kind B1 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateOct 6, 2004
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/53
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An automated studio and control system for taking photographs is disclosed that alleviates many exposure problems and simplifies variables with which the photographer must deal in order to achieve consistent high quality photographs. The studio includes a multi-light portrait lighting system, a subject location verification system and a system for varying backgrounds, all of which are tied to an integrated control system and synchronized to a camera.

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