Biometric Sensor Guest State Detection for Ride Path Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional entertainment venues lack interactivity and personalization, leading to varied and potentially unsatisfactory experiences for guests, as existing solutions are obtrusive and prone to misrepresentation of guest feelings.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing biometric sensors to measure guest variables like heart rate, which communicates with a control system to adjust ride paths or experiences in real-time, ensuring each guest receives an optimized level of fear or engagement based on their emotional state, thereby enhancing their experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional entertainment techniques are used, then large groups of people can be entertained, but interactivity and personalization are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses sensors to automatically detect guest emotions and states without requiring guest input. The control system autonomously processes sensor data and adjusts venue variables, eliminating the need for guests to interact with controls or represent their feelings, thus achieving personalization without increased operational complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual guest control mechanisms (buttons, joysticks) with automated sensor-based detection systems. Optical, acoustic, or other sensors detect guest physiological states, and the control system automatically translates these measurements into venue adjustments, substituting mechanical guest interaction with automated electronic sensing and control
2Adaptability or versatility
If guest feedback controls are provided, then interactivity is improved, but guests are distracted from the experience and may misrepresent their feelings
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting guest emotions through sensors without requiring guest participation. The sensors measure physiological indicators (heart rate, galvanic skin response, pupil dilation) and the control system autonomously adjusts venue variables, eliminating the need for guests to operate controls or consciously report their feelings
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback loops where sensors monitor guest physiological states in real-time, the control system processes this data, and venue variables are dynamically adjusted. This closed-loop feedback enables interactivity without guest distraction, as the system continuously adapts based on automatic physiological measurements rather than requiring guest input
3Measurement precision
If sensor measurements are used to measure guest variables, then personalization is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system serves multiple functions: it receives data from various sensor types (optical, acoustic, physiological), processes different guest variables, determines guest states through pattern recognition, and controls multiple venue variables. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single intelligent control system rather than requiring separate systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The control system acts as an intermediary between the sensors and the venue control mechanisms. It translates complex sensor measurements into meaningful guest state determinations and converts these into appropriate venue variable adjustments, mediating between the complex sensing layer and the actuation layer to manage overall system complexity
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AI summary
There is provided a system for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue, based on sensor measurement of the guest. The system comprises a sensor configured to sense a guest variable of the guest, where the sensor may be a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor, and may sense heart rate or another guest variable. The system also comprises a control system, which may be implemented as a computer, in communication with the sensor. The control system is configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable, and to modify a venue variable, for example by selecting a path a theme park ride follows. The control system modifies the venue variable according to the guest state to provide increased satisfaction to the guest of the experiential venue.