| US 7,473,040 B2 | ||
| High definition camera pan tilt mechanism | ||
| Michael L. Kenoyer, Austin, Tex. (US); William V. Oxford, Austin, Tex. (US); Patrick D. Vanderwilt, Austin, Tex. (US); Hans-Christoph Haenlein, San Jose, Calif. (US); Branko Lukic, Menlo Park, Calif. (US); and Jonathan I. Kaplan, Palo Alto, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to LifeSize Communications, Inc., Austin, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 14, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/251,083. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/619227, filed on Oct. 15, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/675964, filed on Apr. 29, 2005. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/675966, filed on Apr. 29, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0104633 A1, May 18, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03B 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 396—428 [348/169] | 17 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a high definition (HD) camera, comprising:
a lens portion;
a base coupled to the lens portion;
a first motor;
a second motor;
a first plate engaged by the first motor to pan the lens portion; and
a second plate engaged by the second motor to tilt the lens portion;
wherein the first plate and the second plate are substantially coplanar with each other and wherein the first plate and the
second plate are substantially parallel with an exterior bottom surface of the base.
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