Layered Data Reporting for Amusement Park Attractions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for amusement park attractions face challenges in efficiently monitoring and reporting data from various features in real-time, due to different data types and complexities, which complicates the management and maintenance of these attractions.
Innovation Solution
A layered data reporting system that utilizes separate communication networks (primary and secondary wireless networks) to efficiently communicate ride vehicle operation data, where high-priority 'fast' data is transmitted in real-time via a restricted network and lower-priority 'slow' data is communicated via a secondary network with higher bandwidth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all ride vehicle operation data is transmitted via a single wireless network, then complete data collection is achieved, but real-time responsiveness and network reliability deteriorate due to bandwidth constraints and data priority conflicts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single wireless network into two separate networks: a first wireless network for high-priority real-time data (position, speed, operational status) and a second wireless network for lower-priority non-real-time data (detailed diagnostics, maintenance information). This segmentation allows critical data to be transmitted reliably in real-time while less urgent data uses the alternative network, resolving the contradiction between reliability and complexity by structurally separating data streams rather than managing all data through a single complex network protocol
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication manager as an intermediary component that receives data from multiple sources, determines data priority levels, and routes appropriate data streams to the first or second wireless network. This intermediary abstracts the complexity of dual-network management, allowing the system to achieve reliable real-time transmission without requiring complex distributed network logic throughout the entire system
2Loss of information
If high-bandwidth network is used for all data transmission, then detailed analytics capability is improved, but real-time response capability deteriorates due to bandwidth allocation delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data into two categories: real-time data (position, speed, operational status) transmitted via the first wireless network with higher speed but lower bandwidth, and detailed diagnostic data transmitted via the second wireless network with higher bandwidth but lower speed. This ensures that time-critical data maintains transmission speed while detailed information is preserved without compromising real-time response capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different transmission quality characteristics to different data types: the first wireless network is optimized for speed with sufficient bandwidth for critical real-time data, while the second wireless network is optimized for bandwidth capacity to handle detailed diagnostic information. Each network's quality parameters are locally optimized for its specific data type rather than attempting to optimize a single network for all requirements
3Productivity
If multiple wireless networks are implemented for layered data reporting, then operational efficiency and data prioritization are improved, but system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The communication manager serves as a centralized intermediary that handles all decisions regarding data routing between the two wireless networks. By consolidating the complexity of network selection and data prioritization logic in a single component, the system achieves operational efficiency through intelligent data routing without distributing complex decision-making logic throughout the entire communication infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automatic data prioritization and network selection capabilities that operate autonomously based on pre-defined priority rules. The communication manager automatically determines which network to use for each data stream without requiring manual configuration or intervention, allowing the system to maintain high operational efficiency while the complexity is managed through automated rather than manual processes
Data Source
AI summary
A layered reporting system for an attraction may include a primary and secondary wireless communication network that are separate from one another. Components of an attraction environment, such as augmented reality/virtual reality headsets and a ride vehicle having a controller, may generate operation data of the attraction. The components of the systems may also include communication circuitry that communicates a first subset of the operation data to the primary wireless network. A second subset of the operation data is communicated via a secondary wireless network having a bandwidth higher than the primary wireless network.