1122results about "Amusements" patented technology

The stairway includes a stairway backing, a plurality of paired step anchors affixed to the stairway backing, and a plurality of detachable step members secured between the paired step anchors. The step anchors are affixed to the stairway backing and are spaced vertically apart from one another and paired together to form top and bottom anchors for detachably securing the step members. Each step anchor has an anchor base, which is sewn or bonded directly to the stairway backing and an anchor flap, which is adapted and constructed to fold over the anchor base. The outer face of the anchor bases and anchor flaps are covered in hook and loop fastener material. The replaceable step members form the steps or rungs of the stairway. Each step member has a main body and pair of opposed step flanges covered with hook and loop fastener material for mating to the hook and loop fastener material of the step anchors. The step flanges are interposed between the anchor base and the anchor flaps, which folds back over the anchor base.

An interactive gaming system comprising a multiplicity of game access points used by guests to engage with an on-going destination game. Game access points comprise traditional destination activities as well as additional game parts. Gaming guests carry one or more electronic means and are tracked throughout the destination locations and activities. At least one electronic means comprises a visual display for receiving requested directions or a system summons to a game access point. The electronic means comprises a direct view lens system such that the guest looks directly through the electronic means to a destination map or destination scene, where directions are overlaid onto the direct view and registered to the map or scene. The mobile device further comprises a front view camera for capturing images of the guest's direct view of a destination game part, where the image is used as actionable game information.

An attraction system of an amusement park includes an observation area, a primary area, a primary real object, a reflective component positioned to create a reflection of the primary real object, and a secondary area. The controller is configured to release the primary real object, wherein the reflective component reflects imagery of the primary real object in motion, thereby creating a virtual object that appears to be moving toward a guest within the secondary area.

A hovering air fort containing an inflatable housing having an open base defined by a periphery surrounding the opening, one or more apertures, wherein one of the apertures is for receiving air flow for inflation and wherein the other aperture is for connecting a second hovering air fort and a cord hemmed into the periphery of the open base forming a hemmed opening or at least one connecting panel is affixed to at least two side walls about the open base periphery of the inflatable air fort, wherein the air flow through the aperture provides structure and lift for the inflatable housing when the periphery of the open base is positioned against an external surface to create the hovering air fort.

A pool wave generator having a pool area and a plurality of chambers for generating a wave in the pool area. Exemplary embodiments described herein may be used to control the fluid flow within the pool area. For example, exemplary embodiments may include a control system for selecting the position of one or more valves of the chamber in order to control the ingress and egress of water from each chamber, inc. Exemplary embodiments may be used to control the wave generated from the chambers, reduced unwanted turbulence, and / or generated a designed wave based on the individual control of the respective chambers.

An information processing device according to embodiments controls a vibration device including a plurality of vibrators and configured to apply vibration to a user in response to an input signal. The information processing device identifies a directional component of the object constituting a vibration source relative to the vibration device in input content and controls an amplitude and a delay of each of the vibrators, based on the directional component.

A wave pool for generating surfable waves is disclosed. The wave pool includes a pool for containing water. The pool defines a channel having a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bottom with a contour that slopes upward from a deep area proximate the first side wall toward a sill defined by the second side wall. The wave pool further includes at least one foil at least partially submerged in the water near the side wall, and being adapted for movement by a moving mechanism in a direction along the side wall for generating a wave in the channel that forms a breaking wave on the sill. The wave pool further includes one or more passive flow control mechanisms to mitigate a mean flow of the water induced by the movement of the at least one foil in the direction along the side wall.

A modular inflatable structure can be formed using inflatable members that are interconnected together at respective joints. The inflatable member can have a connector integrated therewith or be coupled to a separate connector that interconnects adjacent inflatable members. The connector can have flexible and / or rigid components. The structure can have an assembled position in which the inflatable member is coupled with an adjacent inflatable member and flow is permitted therebetween. The structure can be inflated to form a support or framework that can be used in a variety of applications and industries.

A mobile hydraulic system includes a plurality of hydraulic units which are equipped with at least one hydraulic component and an electronic unit. The respective electronic units are configured to record operating data of the at least one hydraulic component of the respective hydraulic units. Each hydraulic unit has a wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication devices of the respective hydraulic units are connected to each other in a common wireless network, preferably in a mesh network. The wireless communication devices are configured for wireless transmission of the recorded operating data of the hydraulic units in the wireless network.

An amusement ride system includes a ride vehicle configured to carry a passenger, one or more sensors configured to detect a face and a body of the passenger while the passenger is in the ride vehicle, and a display assembly configured to be viewable by the passenger while the passenger is in the ride vehicle. The amusement ride system also includes a controller configured to generate an animation based on signals received from the one or more sensors and to instruct display of the animation on the display assembly. The signals are indicative of movement of the face and the body of the passenger, and the animation mimics the movement of the face and the body of the passenger.

A system for providing a customized guest experience to a specific guest during a group experience being provided to one or more guests including the specific guest. The system comprising an interactive gaming system for engaging the guest across two or more locationally distinct guest experiences, at least one of which being the group experience, a guest tracking system for determining a final seating or otherwise distinct location being occupied by the specific guest during the receiving of the group experience, where the guest wears or carries wireless tracking means sensed by the guest tracking system. The system further comprises one or more apparatus for providing the customized guest experience to the specific guest while the specific guest is substantially occupying the specific distinct location of the group location, where the customized guest experience is based at least in part upon the specific distinct location.

An amusement park system includes an electronic post configured to be positioned within a receptacle of a base of the amusement park system. The electronic post is configured to receive power directed to the receptacle. The amusement park system also includes a control system configured to determine a location of the electronic post and instruct operation based on the location.

An attraction system may include a projection mapped tangible show element with a first rigid body including a first shell coupled to a first tracker, a second rigid body including a second shell coupled to a second tracker, and a connection coupling the first rigid body and the second rigid body to one another. The connection may enable movement of the first rigid body relative to the second rigid body. The attraction system may also include an image sensor to generate sensor data indicative of a first position of the first rigid body and a second position of the second rigid body and a projector to project first image data on the first rigid body and second image data on the second rigid body.

There is disclosed a modular sensory platform for generating an experience for a guest on the platform located on an event floor of a venue. At least one deck module may each include a frame with a bottom side for mounting to the event floor, a side edge bordering the frame, and a standing surface opposite the bottom for supporting the guest. Lift actuators may be positioned along the side edge or under the deck for changing a distance between the event floor and the standing surface according to a lift signal. One or more sensory stimuli each receivable of a stimulus signal may be mounted to the frame and include at least one of a vibration buzzer, a low-frequency transducer, smoke effects, a heater, a water spritzer, air and scent lines, an air blaster and scent emission, a haptic device, fiber optic lighting, LED lighting, and a fog unit.

A theater experience for a flying theater system comprises a programmable, configurable motion base, set inside a display screen area, that may be controlled to synchronize with media content and provide multiple viewpoints that allow multiple guest experiences simultaneously where its display screen provides complete guest immersion from all sides. A selectively retractable passenger load / unload platform may be present and retract to allow full view of the display screen, creating multiple views of a surrounding media scene and allowing guests to experience presented media content from different seat positions while having a unique experience each time. Seats typically comprise exterior facing seats which remove or otherwise ameliorate a potential of a fall hazard since the floor remains below the guests' feet.

A show effect system may include a first mirror coupled to a first actuator and mounted to a wall, a second mirror coupled to a second actuator and mounted to the wall adjacent to the first mirror, and a sensor configured to monitor a viewing area for observing the first mirror and the second mirror, wherein the sensor is configured provide sensor data related to a guest within the viewing area. The show effect system may also include a controller communicatively coupled to the first actuator, the second actuator, and the sensor. The controller may determine the guest is in a location within the viewing area based on the sensor data and instruct the first actuator to adjust a position or an orientation of the first mirror to remove the location from a reflection of the first mirror.

A ride vehicle for an amusement park attraction system includes a plurality of walls cooperatively defining a volume configured to receive a guest into the ride vehicle and a panel assembly with a panel and a wall of the plurality of walls. The wall is configured to contain the panel in a first configuration of the panel assembly, and the panel is configured to move relative to the wall and be positioned out of, actuate out of, and / or extend out of the wall in a second configuration of the panel assembly.

A motion simulator system is disclosed that includes a freely rotatable movable frame supported by, but unattached to, a hemispherical base. The movable frame comprises a spherical enclosure constructed from rigid, lightweight materials such as composite materials or interlocking panels, providing unlimited 360-degree rotation in all three rotational degrees of freedom (pitch, roll, and yaw). An internal actuator system coupled to the movable frame controls attitude positioning while the center of rotation remains substantially fixed relative to the base. Low friction engagement between the movable frame and base is achieved through transfer bearings integrated into the base's outer surface or by pressure-vented air cushions. The system enables smooth, continuous rotation of the untethered movable frame for enhanced motion simulation applications.

Systems and methods presented herein include guest activity detection devices configured to detect activity of guests of an amusement park, and to send data indicative of the detected activity; an artificial intelligence entity management system configured to analyze the data indicative of the activity of the guests, and to modify properties of guest-specific artificial intelligence entities based at least in part on the analyzed data indicative of the activity of the guests; and park features disposed within a physical environment of the amusement park and configured to be instructed by the guest-specific artificial intelligence entities to modify a guest experience for the guests of the amusement park in accordance with the properties of the guest-specific artificial intelligence entities.

A visual effects system includes a first display, a second display, and a graphics generation system. The graphics generation system is configured to provide graphics data to the first display and the second display to define a combined image. The graphics generation system includes a processing system and a memory, the memory encoded with instructions configured to be executed by the processing system to cause the first display and the second display to display a first image on the first display based on the graphics data and a user location, a user gaze orientation, or both, and display a second image on the second display based on the graphics data and the user location, the user gaze orientation, or both.

The invention provides a motion platform for analog simulation and a control method thereof. The motion platform comprises a base, a first motion platform, a second motion platform and a control system. The first motion platform and the second motion platform are arranged on the base in a stacked mode, each of the first motion platform and the second motion platform is driven by an independent motion mechanism, and motion decoupling is achieved. The first movement platform serves as a middle platform and is connected with the base through the three first movement mechanisms. The second motion platform serves as an upper platform and is connected with the first motion platform through three second motion mechanisms. The control system can control operation of the first movement mechanism and / or the second movement mechanism, so that the position and angle of the first movement platform and / or the second movement platform are changed, and multi-pose simulation is achieved. According to the motion platform, the three-degree-of-freedom design of double-platform superposition is adopted, the structural form is simple, few computing resources are consumed in the settlement control process, and the control precision and efficiency are high.

An interactive user experience system is disclosed. The system includes a processor, a display in electrical communication with the processor and configured to display a visual content of interactive content, a modular tile floor in electrical communication with the processor and including a plurality of tiles configured to move independently to induce or respond to a desired motion for a user in contact with the modular tile floor, a sensor in electrical communication with the processor. The sensor detects at least one of an orientation or a position of the user on the modular tile floor, and based on the detected orientation or position of the user, the processor modifies at least one of the visual content or a movement of the plurality of tiles.

Systems and methods presented herein include guest activity detection devices configured to detect activity of guests of an amusement park, and to send data indicative of the detected activity; an artificial intelligence entity management system configured to analyze the data indicative of the activity of the guests, and to modify properties of guest-specific artificial intelligence entities based at least in part on the analyzed data indicative of the activity of the guests; and park features disposed within a physical environment of the amusement park and configured to be instructed by the guest-specific artificial intelligence entities to modify a guest experience for the guests of the amusement park in accordance with the properties of the guest-specific artificial intelligence entities.

Systems and methods presented herein include one or more guest activity recognition devices configured to recognize activity of one or more guests within a physical environment of an amusement park. The system also includes one or more ride vehicles of a ride of the amusement park, each ride vehicle including an artificial intelligence entity management system configured to maintain one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the recognized activity of the one or more guests; and one or more features disposed on the ride vehicle and configured to be activated by the artificial intelligence entity management system to simulate the existence of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities in accordance with one or more properties of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities.

An entertainment system includes a first storage area and a second storage area. Further, the system includes a first communicator and a second communicator each configured to read information from an interactive object, wherein the first communicator is configured to monitor the first storage area and the second communicator is configured to monitor the second storage area. A controller of the system includes a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive data from the communicators and query a database to determine one or more profiles associated with the data, determine a special effect associated with a first profile and a special effect associated with a second profile, and provide a command to present the first special effect at a first location based on the first storage area and provide a command to present the second special effect at a second location based on the second storage area.

A device configured to be disposed within a granular medium to raise a layer thereof, the device having: a flexible envelope forming an internal volume; an inflatable element in the internal volume, interposed between the envelope's upper and lower surfaces, the element's inflation and deflation varying the internal volume; an injection device for filling the inflatable element with a fluid; the device being switchable from a first configuration having the inflated inflatable element occupy a first volume to a second configuration having the inflated inflatable element occupy a second volume greater than the first to deform the upper surface vertically to raise the granular medium's layer, and vice versa; the device further being switchable from the first or second configuration to a third configuration having the envelope's lower surface deform vertically to allow the device to ascend through the granular medium. Also, a method of deforming a granular medium layer.

The utility model discloses an amusement park trampoline, and relates to the field of amusement park toys, the amusement park trampoline comprises an upper layer trampoline, a lower layer trampoline and a supporting structure, the bottom end of the upper layer trampoline is fixedly connected with the lower layer trampoline, and the supporting structure penetrates through the upper layer trampoline and the lower layer trampoline and is fixed with the upper layer trampoline and the lower layer trampoline; the protective structure is fixed at the top end of the non-slip mat of the upper-layer trampoline and plays a role in protecting the side edge in the upper-layer trampoline; the pull rope is fixed on the outer side of the foam cushion of the lower-layer trampoline and plays a role in protecting and supporting the bottom in the lower-layer trampoline; according to the trampoline, the upper-layer trampoline body is responsible for bearing and bouncing a user, the lower-layer trampoline body can support and protect the upper-layer trampoline body, even if the upper-layer trampoline body is broken, the lower-layer trampoline body can well play a role in protection, the user falling from the upper-layer trampoline body is supported, and the situation that the user falls off and is hurt is avoided.

An inflatable structure that includes a roof structure comprised of inflatable beams interlocked to form a hexagonal pattern. Inflatable columns support the roof structure. The inflatable columns can be selectively retracted to change the interior structure of the inflatable structure. Walls can be placed between the inflatable columns to further vary the interior structure and create mazes. The inflatable structure can be themed, e.g., by installing themed skins on interior surfaces of the room to provide a user experience. The inflatable structure may also include integrated virtual reality components, including a virtual reality headset supported by the structure.

An assembly includes a vehicle seat including a seatback and a restraint frame including a first bar, a second bar spaced from the first bar, and a lap bar elongated from the first bar to the second bar. The seatback has a top end and a bottom end, is elongated along a first axis from the top end to the bottom end, and the first bar and the second bar each have a first end and a second end. The bars are elongated from the first ends to the second ends. The first ends of the bars are hingedly attached at the top end. The second ends are releasably lockable to the seatback at the bottom end. The restraint frame is hinged to the seatback and rotatable about a cross-seat axis from a raised position to a locked position.