John M Labelle

US Patent:

20080168492, Jul 10, 2008

Filed:

Mar 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/691442

Inventors:

Kenneth Baun - Trabuco Canyon CA, US
John LaBelle - Long Beach CA, US
Brian Tingey - Fountain Valley CA, US
John Hoot - San Clemente CA, US
Steve Szczuka - Chino Hills CA, US
Jeff Rucker - Del Mar CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 9/475

US Classification:

725 37, 348E05009

Abstract:

In a preferred embodiment, a control unit is provided for controlling a motorized telescope system and displaying video content or media. The video media may include positional data that directs the motorized telescope system to observe a predetermined celestial object or location at a predetermined time during media playback. In this respect, the control unit is especially suitable for providing, for example, guided video tours of the sky, instructional videos supplemented by real world viewing, games, and video calibration instructions for the motorized telescope system.