IP Library Granted Patent US 8,228,413
Granted Patent B2
US 8,228,413 · App. 12/584,139 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Photographer's guidance systems

Assignee: GeoVector Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,228,413
App. No.
12/584,139
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photographer's guidance system is formed of a computer-based processor made responsive to location, time of day, manual user inputs, among others to provide photo exposure suggestions based upon information stored as photo set-up descriptors. In response to user requests in combination with present conditions such as time, location weather, etc., a database request is executed against stored photo set-up data to produce a result set of photo set-up descriptors. These descriptors are used both manually and automatically to assist a photographer user in setting up a photo exposure in agreement with the prescribed parameters. These systems may be directly coupled with a DSLR type camera and may operate via user controls and interfaces thereof. In alternative versions, these system have independent control and user interfaces with outputs coupled to a DSLR control. In still further other versions, an entirely manual system leaves it to the photographer to set up a camera of the art in agreement with parameters presented in resultsets.

Claims (13)

1. Electronic photographer's guidance systems comprising:

a programmed computer;

a photo set-up library;

an interactive control module; and

a display type user interface,

said photo set-up library is coupled to said programmed computer whereby stored photo set-up descriptors may be recalled and presented at said display type user interface, whereby said recalled photo descriptors characterize and express shooting states of a prescribed and predefined photo opportunity said programmed computer comprises application specific code arranged to administer a photography lesson, said photo lesson is characterized as a shooting angle lesson, said shooting angle is optimized for reflection images.

2. Electronic photographer's guidance systems, comprising:

a programmed computer;

a photo set-up library;

an interactive control module; and

a display type user interface,

said photo set-up library is coupled to said programmed computer whereby stored photo set-up descriptors may be recalled and presented at said display type user interface, whereby said recalled photo descriptors characterize and express shooting states of a prescribed and predefined photo opportunity, a query engine coupled to a sidereal clock whereby recalled photo set-up descriptors are dependent upon the position of the cosmos.

3. Electronic photographer's guidance systems of claim 2 , said cosmos more specifically include the moon and sun.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2009
From: ELLENBY, PETER; ELLENBY, THOMAS; PAGE, JOSEPH
To: GEOVECTOR CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
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