Vehicle Entertainment Path Control for Synchronized Immersive Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional amusement rides are expensive and location-limited, while on-road vehicles with advanced control systems are underutilized for entertainment, leading to wasted time during activities like curbside pickups and drive-through services.
Innovation Solution
An entertainment system for on-road vehicles, featuring a partially enclosed structure with a path for autonomous movement, a content output system generating content based on vehicle characteristics, and a guide system to synchronize content with vehicle movement, using projectors, displays, and vehicle control systems to create immersive experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional amusement rides are used to provide entertainment experiences, then immersive entertainment content can be delivered to occupants, but the system becomes expensive and location-limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtual reality content and projections to create immersive entertainment experiences without physical amusement ride structures. Digital copies of entertaining environments are projected onto vehicle surfaces or displayed through screens, replacing expensive physical ride constructions with affordable digital content delivery systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical amusement ride systems with software-based control systems that use the vehicle's existing control mechanisms. Instead of building custom ride vehicles with mechanical movement systems, the invention uses software to control the vehicle's existing displays, lights, and movement to create entertaining experiences.
2Adaptability or versatility
If on-road vehicles are used for entertainment purposes, then cost-effectiveness and location flexibility improve, but the entertainment experience may be less immersive compared to dedicated ride vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes ordinary on-road vehicles multi-functional by enabling them to provide both transportation and entertainment services. The vehicle's existing control systems, displays, and movement capabilities are repurposed to deliver immersive entertainment content, allowing the same vehicle to serve dual purposes without requiring specialized ride vehicle construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of the vehicle's existing systems to enable entertainment functionality. Software controls adjust display brightness, projection angles, content timing, and vehicle movement parameters to create synchronized immersive experiences that maintain high quality despite using standard vehicles rather than dedicated ride vehicles.
3Extent of automation
If advanced control systems in on-road vehicles are utilized for entertainment, then device complexity increases, but this enables synchronized content delivery and vehicle movement control
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the entertainment control functions with the vehicle's existing control systems. Instead of adding separate complex control systems, the invention integrates entertainment content delivery, display control, and vehicle movement coordination through a unified software platform that leverages the vehicle's already-present automation capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the vehicle's control system to automatically coordinate entertainment content delivery with vehicle movement without requiring external control. The system uses the vehicle's own sensors, processors, and actuators to synchronize content playback, display adjustments, and movement responses, reducing the need for additional external control infrastructure.
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AI summary
An entertainment system for a vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the entertainment system includes an at least partially enclosed structure configured to receive an on-road vehicle, where the structure defines a path along which the on-road vehicle is configured to move autonomously; a content output system configured to generate content based on one or more characteristics of the on-road vehicle; and a guide system configured to guide the on-road vehicle along the path.