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Granted Patent B2
US 10,857,456 · App. 16/350,658 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Linket, esports and a theme park

Inventors: Wesley John Boudville (Perth, AU); Tina Marie Angermeier (Pasadena, CA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,857,456
App. No.
16/350,658
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A theme park permits interactions between visitors and remote viewers in Mixed Reality. The park has devices controllable by visitors and viewers. A viewer uses an app to interact. A visitor can use an app on a mobile device. Viewers watch or follow a visitor (akin to esports). A viewer can change physical aspects at the park. Including opening and closing a door or window, moving a vehicle, adjusting a fountain. Visitor and viewer can form a team. A viewer can aid or hinder a visitor. Visitor and viewer can trade virtual assets. The park makes a movie for a theatre. The viewer watches the movie and captures items that the visitor uses in the park. There can be multiple Mixed Realities.

Claims (36)

1. A system of a theme park with remotely controlled electromechanical devices, wherein the electromechanical devices comprising one or more of: (a) a door, (b) a light, (c) a vehicle, (d) a fountain, (e) a loudspeaker, (f) a cupboard, (g) a chest of drawers, (h) a cage, (i) a container, (j) a drone, (k) a camera, (I) a microphone, (m) an HVAC of a building, the system comprising:

the park interacting with an onsite visitor and an offsite viewer;

the park having a viewer app;

the viewer using a first electronic device to interact with the viewer app;

the park having a visitor app;

the visitor using a second electronic device to interact with the visitor a pp;

the viewer app tracking the visitor location;

the viewer app sending one or more commands directly to an electromechanical device near the visitor;

wherein the command causes a change occurring to the electromechanical device; and

the change being detected by the visitor.

2. The system of claim 1 , where the electromechanical device is a door; where the command is one of: a) unlock, b) lock, c) open, d) close the door.

3. The system of claim 1 , where the electromechanical device is a light; where the command is one of: a) turn on, b) turn off, c) raise the intensity, d) lower the intensity.

4. The system of claim 1 , where the electromechanical device can be moved; where the command is one of: a) move, b) stop.

5. The system of claim 1 , where the electromechanical device can be rotated; where the command is one of: a) rotate by a given amount, b) change the angular velocity.

6. The system of claim 1 , where the park uses the viewer app and the visitor app to let the visitor and viewer form a team.

7. The system of claim 1 , where the park lets the visitor pursue a virtual item by using the visitor app; the visitor app displaying the virtual item if it is in line of sight of the visitor and if there is no intervening physical object.

8. The system of claim 1 , where the electromechanical device is in a line of sight between the visitor and a virtual item;

the electromechanical device preventing the virtual item from being visible on the visitor app;

the viewer app sending a command to the electromechanical device to move or rotate;

the electromechanical device moving or rotating; the virtual item now visible in the visitor app.

9. The system of claim 1 , where the viewer app sends a command

to the electromechanical device to move or rotate;

the electromechanical device moving or rotating;

the electromechanical device now in a line of sight between the visitor and a virtual item;

the virtual item now not visible in the visitor app.

10. The system of claim 1 , with a plurality of viewers tracking a visitor; each viewer using an instance of the viewer app;

the electromechanical device having several possible commands;

several instances of the viewer app each picking a command for the electromechanical device;

the instances sending the commands to a server of the viewer app;

the server choosing a command;

the server sending the command to C the electromechanical device;

the electromechanical device performing the command.

11. The system of claim 1 , with the viewer app and the visitor app trading virtual items.

12. The system of claim 11 , with the visitor app sending the viewer app a list of desired virtual items; the viewer app searching the surroundings of the viewer for the virtual items; the viewer app capturing several virtual items; the viewer app sending the captured items to the visitor app.

13. The system of claim 11 , with the viewer app sending the visitor app a list of desired virtual items; the visitor app searching the surroundings of the visitor for the virtual items; the visitor app capturing several virtual items; the visitor app sending the captured items to the viewer app.

14. The system of claim 1 , where the viewer app shows a simulation of the park or a subset of the park; the viewer app, under the control of the viewer, taking a path through the simulation; the viewer app performing actions; the actions causing changes in virtual entities in the simulation.

Continuity (1)
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