Patent ID: 8704904

Claim:
A portable system for automated orientation of a camera to point at a freely moving target, said system comprising: a) a positioner to orient the camera; b) a remote unit that obtains location information; and c) a base station configured to command said positioner to orient the camera at the freely moving target and to regulate the velocity of the orienting; d) wherein said base station comprises a receiver to receive said location information from said remote unit; e) wherein said remote unit is uniquely paired with said base station; f) wherein location information received by said base station when said remote unit is collocated with the camera is used as the location of the camera by said base station; g) wherein said base station commands said positioner to orient the camera at the freely moving target using location information received from said remote unit when said remote unit is collocated with the freely moving target and the location of the camera received by said base station when said remote unit is collocated with the camera; h) wherein said base station also commands the camera; i) at least one feedback device that provides feedback to the freely moving target regarding regarding the orientation of the camera; j) wherein said at least one feedback device comprises at least one collimated light beam; k) wherein the angle of said at least one collimated light beam is adjusted when the camera is commanded by said base station to zoom in or zoom out.