An observation system
CA 2177705 A1 · Owner: Gild, Robert Joseph · Inventors: Gild, Robert Joseph
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A coin- or token-operated tourist observation system is provided which has a video camera (10) a touch screen, display monitor (122), and a computerised control system (40) to control pan and tilt drive motors (16) for moving the camera about pan and tilt axes. The control system (40) is programmed with a plurality of predetermined positions for the video camera (10) corresponding to predetermined locations or landmarks within the range of view of the camera. The user may select to operate the system in a fully automatic "Guided Tour" mode in which the camera automatically moves sequentially between the predetermined positions displaying the corresponding landmarks during a predetermined …
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- Filed November 29, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 29, 2014.
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