PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15874921
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["396", "419000"]

Abstract:
A camera stabilization system that is configured to stabilize a plurality of cameras mounted and positioned for virtual reality video recording. The system includes a support apparatus designed to accept and secure a variety of cameras with each camera in the support apparatus optimally orientated for recording still or moving images which can thereafter be processed to create a seamless, 360-degree image suitable for viewing with commercially available virtual reality head-mounted display (HMD). Stabilization of the apparatus is provided by means of stabilization system attached to the apparatus and which stabilization system includes a sensor, processor, controller and motors designed to receive indications about the horizon and dynamically stabilize motion along one or more of the X, Y, and/or Z axis of the apparatus, thereby allowing an operator to record steady, stabilized virtual reality images while moving the apparatus. Further, the attached stabilization system is located within the apparatus such that no part of the stabilization system is visible within the recording frame of any of the plurality of cameras while the cameras are in operation.

Claim (Index 11):
A camera support and stabilization system comprising:\n a support apparatus configured to retain and balance at least one image capturing device and further configured to define a central space of the support apparatus; a pitch axis assembly mounted to the support apparatus and positioned within the central space wherein the said pitch axis assembly includes a pitch motor to rotate the support apparatus around the pitch axis and wherein the pitch motor is oriented vertically within the central space; a yaw axis assembly coupled with the pitch access assembly, the yaw axis assembly to rotate the support apparatus around the yaw axis and including a yaw motor that is oriented at a 90 degree angle to the pitch motor; a roll axis assembly coupled to the yaw axis assembly, the roll axis assembly to rotate the support apparatus around the roll axis, and including a roll motor that is oriented at a 90 degree angle to both the yaw motor and pitch motor; a sensor responsive to movement located on the support apparatus and in communication with a control module secured to the support apparatus with said control module programmed to receive and process inputs from the sensor and to control movement of the roll motor, pitch motor and yaw motor.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 16.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.88119
- Patent Class: 396.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['14848127', '14472023', '11379783', '15772360', '12631843']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7150569202043879
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4831115447616985
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.691862382660119
- Mean Citation Score: 193.44297
- Max Citation Score: 216.51129
- Similarity Product: 163.5937831950438

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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