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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7706673 | Portable remote camera control device A portable camera actuation system is disclosed that may be used for taking self-portraits. The system includes an extendable handle assembly that may be held by a user at a first end thereof, and a base unit coupled to a second end of said extendable handle assembl... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7532811 | System and method for capturing, associating and distributing photographic images A system and method for capturing and distributing photographic images are provided. A wireless transmitter is physically coupled with a subject. The wireless transmitter broadcasts an identification code that is received by a wireless transceiver associated with a ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7457534 | Infrared communication system and infrared signal receiving apparatus An infrared communication system is disclosed, that has a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes a modulator, a first converter, an infrared transmission section. The modulator modulates a first electric signal and generates a second signal as a modula... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450835 | Tripod device for mounting a camera and tracking movable objects A tripod device and system for mounting a camera and tracking movable objects includes a base with a camera mount, a processor, a user interface, actuators for rotating and tilting the camera mount, and a plurality of pendants. Each pendant includes a transmitter fo... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7399128 | Camera control system Herein disclosed is an imaging system which can enhance its operational performance to allow an operator to easily obtain a good grasp of images collectively displayed on a screen by comprising: a camera (1) to be disposed in a remote place, the camera (1 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7330695 | Bus powered wireless transmitter A process control system utilizes wireless transceivers to divorce the field devices from traditional wired network topologies. By providing field devices with wireless transceivers and shared wireless transceivers for adapting wired field devices, the field device ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7272305 | Photography system that detects the position of a remote control and frames photographs accordingly A photography system includes a digital camera and a remote control whose location can be detected by the camera. The remote control includes a control for causing the camera to take a photograph. The camera selects a region to photograph from its field of view, bas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271827 | System and method for recording moving images The present invention relates to the recording of moving images by means of a portable communication device, such as a videophone. The communication device includes a main device (101), comprising a video camera (105). Furthermore, an accessory device ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231065 | Method and apparatus for controlling cameras and performing optical character recognition of container code and chassis code A method and apparatus for controlling cameras and performing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) of a container code and a chassis code on a containers and a chassis associated with a truck has at least one camera capable of viewing the truck as it passes the camer... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7194186 | Flexible marking of recording data by a recording unit The invention enables a recorder to mark a recording as an event is being recorded. The invention can enable the specification of a mark so that the mark is associated with recording data obtained at a time other than the time at which the mark is specified (“non-... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7140789 | Remote controlled pan head system for video cameras and its method of operation A pan head system for selectively attaching a video camera to a stand that enables the video camera to be operated and panned from a remote location. The pan head system includes a camera mount for engaging a video camera. The pan head system also has a stand mount ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7012771 | Per zone variable BPI for improving storage device capacity and yield A method of defining such a storage format in multiple data storage devices, each data storage device having a plurality of storage media and a plurality of corresponding data transducer heads, each transducer head for recording on and playback of information from a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6958903 | Data storage device reader and method of using same File directory information contained on a portable self contained data storage device is read by a portable file reading apparatus that is not connected to nor is a personal computer. The file reading apparatus includes a housing of a size and weight capable of bein... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6934461 | Low attention recording, with particular application to social recording The invention enables “low attention recording,” i.e., recording that need not appreciably affect interaction of a recorder (i.e., a person in control of a recording unit according to the invention) or others with the environment in which the recording is taking... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6122445 | Method of controlling a position of a built-in camera in a data processing machine and apparatus for doing the same A built-in camera installed in an equipment for taking a photograph of a desired portion of an object to be photographed is positioned by (i) preparing a sensor which transmits a detection signal when it detects the object to be photographed, (ii) definin... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5995763 | Remote microphone and range-finding configurations Remotely operable electronic apparatus are applied to distance measurement and picture/sound recording wherein, for example, a remote unit may be equipped with a microphone and an active range finder coupled to an auto-focussing capability. In one embodim... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5826116 | Camera capable of remote-control operation A camera capable of remote-control operations comprises a receiver for receiving a remote-control signal and a magnification alterer for altering a magnification optical system into a predetermined magnification in response to receipt by the receiver of t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5610678 | Camera including camera body and independent optical viewfinder An apparatus adapted for use with a camera including a camera body and an independent optical viewfinder. The apparatus includes a following device that drives a photographing field of the camera body to follow a viewfinder field of the optical viewfinder... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5604551 | Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus with video camera, suited for photorecording without attending camera operator Recording/reproducing apparatus including recording electronics and playback electronics and a radio receiver responsive to a selected television signal for supplying a composite video signal to the recording electronics at selected times are contained wi... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5467157 | Small-sized tripod head with connecting cable attached to driving shaft A small-sized tripod head for tilting or panning a television camera or the like by remote control. The connecting cable of the tripod head does not obstruct a smooth motion of the tripod head. Annular terminals are disposed on the outer periphery of a dr... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5463436 | Remote controllable camera system In a remote controllable camera system having a remote controller, a camera body provides with calculation means for calculating an angle between the remote controller and an optical axis of a photo-taking lens and moving means for moving the optical axis... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5361115 | Camera The present patent application discloses a camera provided with judging means for automatically judging the direction in which an object to be photographed is located, and control means for correctly controlling the camera by obtaining measured distance i... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5223878 | Remote controlled camera system A camera operated by a remote control device includes a zoom lens. The camera has a plurality of photographing modes. In a first mode, an object is photographed at a predetermined magnification and in a second mode, the object is photographed together wit... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5223875 | Automatic tracking camera system A camera system which is controllable with a remote-control device is arranged to detect the incoming flight direction of a signal sent from the remote-control device, to adjust the facing direction of the camera to the incoming flight direction of the si... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5066970 | Swinging type camera A swinging camera includes a distance measuring section, an automatic release section, a rotating section, an angle detecting section, a determining section, a storage section, and a control section. The rotating section rotates the camera within one plan... | 11/19/1991 |
