CA3198240A1 - Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system - Google Patents

Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system

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CA3198240A1
CA3198240A1 CA3198240A CA3198240A CA3198240A1 CA 3198240 A1 CA3198240 A1 CA 3198240A1 CA 3198240 A CA3198240 A CA 3198240A CA 3198240 A CA3198240 A CA 3198240A CA 3198240 A1 CA3198240 A1 CA 3198240A1
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Prior art keywords
handheld
wearable device
attraction
show effect
undesirable
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CA3198240A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Victor Alexander Lugo
Daniel Matthew Freedman
Asli Soyler Akbas
James Anderson
Jared Cryder
Robert Jordan
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Universal City Studios LLC
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Universal City Studios LLC
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Application filed by Universal City Studios LLC filed Critical Universal City Studios LLC
Priority claimed from PCT/US2021/060991 external-priority patent/WO2022119771A1/en
Publication of CA3198240A1 publication Critical patent/CA3198240A1/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/021—Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/3453—Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments
    • G01C21/3461—Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types or segments such as motorways, toll roads or ferries
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/26—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
    • G01C21/34—Route searching; Route guidance
    • G01C21/36—Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
    • G01C21/3626—Details of the output of route guidance instructions
    • G01C21/3629—Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/025—Services making use of location information using location based information parameters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02—Services making use of location information
    • H04W4/029—Location-based management or tracking services

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • User Interface Of Digital Computer (AREA)
  • External Artificial Organs (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
CA3198240A 2020-12-01 2021-11-29 Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system Pending CA3198240A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US202063120045P 2020-12-01 2020-12-01
US63/120,045 2020-12-01
US17/462,851 2021-08-31
US17/462,851 US12133134B2 (en) 2020-12-01 2021-08-31 Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system
PCT/US2021/060991 WO2022119771A1 (en) 2020-12-01 2021-11-29 Systems and methods for controlling an operation of an attraction system

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CA3198240A1 true CA3198240A1 (en) 2022-06-09

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JP (1) JP7792410B2 (https=)
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CN (1) CN116547046A (https=)
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