360Heros Claims 360 Deg Camera Patent

360Heros of the US said that it has been issued with a patent covering the multi-camera 360 video holding assemblies it has been developing. The firm said that US patent for invention number 9,152,019 B2 is for camera holding assemblies which hold multiple cameras in a preset, 360 Plug-n-Play orientation. The orientations falling under the patent feature four or more cameras held in a spherical orientation to create fully spherical 360º by 180º videos and photos. These holders use cameras in their original form and dual purpose them to capture, the company claims, a fully spherical, seamless 360º field of view.