ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,971, issued on May 27, was assigned to MAXVIEW HOLDINGS LLC (Frankenmuth, Mich.).
"Camera system" was invented by Jeff Peel (Decorah, Iowa), Benjamin Stern (Holmen, Wis.) and Eduardo Lorenzo Gracia Elizondo (Cypress, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described which provide a camera system. A camera is in communication with a positioning device. The positioning device has a compass, gyroscope, and emits an infrared light beam. The camera has a sensor that receives reflected and/or scattered infrared light from a moving target. The camera changes its focus, zoom, and/or angle of a field of view...