US 12,088,911 B1
Systems and methods for capturing visual content using celestial pole
Michel Auger, Paris (FR); Nicolas Chesné, Verneuil sur Seine (FR); and Shreenivasan Manievannan, Pacifica, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/173,645.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/60 (2023.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/53 (2023.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/64 (2023.01) [G01C 21/005 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/53 (2023.01); H04N 23/632 (2023.01); H04N 23/635 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image capture device for capturing visual content using celestial pole, the image capture device comprising:
a housing;
an electronic display carried by the housing and configured to present information;
an image sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining the visual content;
an optical element carried by the housing and configured to guide light within a field of view to the image sensor, the field of view having a size;
a rotational position sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a rotational position output signal conveying rotational position information, the rotational position information characterizing rotational position of the housing, wherein the rotational position sensor includes an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or an inertial measurement unit;
a location sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a location output signal conveying location information, the location information characterizing location of the housing, wherein the location sensor includes a Global Positioning System sensor;
a north-direction sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a north-direction output signal conveying north-direction information, the north-direction information characterizing direction of north with respect to the housing, wherein the north-direction sensor includes a magnetometer; and
one or more physical processors carried by the housing and configured by machine-readable instructions to:
determine location of the celestial pole with respect to the field of view based on the location of the housing, the direction of north with respect to the housing, the rotational position of the housing, and the size of the field of view; and
effectuate presentation of a graphical user interface on the electronic display, the graphical user interface including a celestial pole element that indicates the location of the celestial pole within the field of view.