Patent ID: 11962896
Assignee: GOPRO, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  F  G | IPC F  G  H

Claim 13:
14. A camera support device comprising:
a lower base;
an upper base directly connected to the lower base, the upper base being movably connected to the lower base so that a height of the camera support device changes as the camera support device moves between a stored configuration and a fully deployed configuration, the upper base comprising:
a device well configured to connect an electronic device comprising a camera to the upper base, the device well comprising:
a device connector electrically connecting the electronic device comprising the camera to the camera support device;

an input port or a wireless technology that allows a smart device to communicate with the camera support device;
a positioning apparatus that positions the camera support device including the electronic device comprising a camera; and
a tracking system comprising a driver that moves the camera to track a moving object in real time, wherein the tracking system comprises an autonomous tracking mode that automatically tracks the moving object by analyzing images taken by the camera;
wherein a portion of the upper base extends into the lower base and a portion of the lower base extends above the upper base, and
wherein the height of the camera support device in the stored configuration is less than the height of the camera support device in the fully deployed configuration.