Geometrical instruments – Straight-line light ray type – Celestial
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-03
2007-04-03
Bennett, G. Bradley (Department: 2859)
Geometrical instruments
Straight-line light ray type
Celestial
C033SDIG021, C033S35500D, C033S366110
Reexamination Certificate
active
11120394
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a celestial identification device. According to some embodiments, the device includes a housing, a positioning sensor, and a light generator structured to generate an indicator beam that can be pointed at celestial objects. The positioning sensor can include sensors to determine altitude and azimuth of the device. The light generator can be a laser and mounted to a moveable pivot or deflected by mirrors and/or lenses such that the light beam points in a different direction than the housing. The device can be coupled to a feedback device, such as an audio player to communicate information about celestial objects to a user. The device can also contain or be coupled to a database of celestial objects such that, when combined with the positional data of the device, can determine at which object the device is pointing. Further, in some embodiments, a celestial device can be selected from the database, and the device operates to point the indicator beam at the selected object, regardless of in which direction the device is pointing.
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