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US 12,293,610 · App. 18/140,397 · Granted May 6, 2025

Virtual queue system and method

Inventors: Thomas Geraghty (Orlando, FL); Justin Michael Schwartz (Orlando, FL)
Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
G07C11/00G06K7/10297G06K7/10366H04B1/385H04B5/77H04W4/80G06F3/147G07C2011/02G07C2011/04G09G2380/04H04B2001/3861
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Patent No.
US 12,293,610
App. No.
18/140,397
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system in accordance with present embodiments includes a plurality of wearable devices and a virtual queue control system configured to maintain respective virtual queues for respective attractions and in communication with the plurality of virtual queuing attraction stations. The virtual queue control system is configured to receive communications from the plurality of virtual queuing stations and add guests to the respective virtual queues based on the communications.

Claims (68)

1. A method comprising:

adding a user device identification to a first virtual queue of a first attraction, wherein the first attraction is a low capacity attraction type;

adding the user device identification to a second virtual queue of a second attraction, wherein the second attraction is a high capacity attraction type different than the low capacity attraction type; and

communicating to a user device associated with the user device identification a first indication related to the first virtual queue of the first attraction and a second indication related to the second virtual queue of the second attraction.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating the first indication related to the first virtual queue of the first attraction and the second indication related to the second virtual queue of the second attraction comprises:

displaying, via a display associated with the user device, a first position in the first virtual queue of the first attraction; and

displaying, via the display associated with the user device, a second position in the second virtual queue of the second attraction.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving the user device identification from a first tap station associated with a first virtual queue station;

receiving the user device identification from a second tap station associated with a second virtual queue station; and

linking the user device identification from the first tap station or the second tap station to a user identification.

4. The method of claim 3 , comprising:

acquiring, via a camera associated with the first tap station or the second tap station, an image of a user;

linking the image to the user identification; and

using the image as an entry credential for the user to enter the first virtual queue or the second virtual queue.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

receiving, via a service tap station, the user device identification from a signal communicator of the user device; and

coordinating reservation of a service item in response to receiving the user device identification from the service tap station.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

limiting addition of the user device identification to no more than one low capacity attraction type.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device is a waterproof bracelet or a wearable device.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising:

determining a geographical position of a user associated with the user device identification; and

communicating to the user device associated with the user device identification the first indication and the second indication, wherein the first indication provides a first recommended time to travel to the first attraction based on the geographical position of the user, and wherein the second indication provides a second recommended time to travel to the second attraction based on the geographical position of the user.

9. A method, comprising:

receiving a first request to join a first virtual queue associated with a first attraction, wherein the first request comprises a user identification;

adding the user identification to the first virtual queue of the first attraction based on receiving the first request;

receiving a second request to join a second virtual queue associated with a second attraction, wherein the second request comprises the user identification, and wherein the second attraction is different than the first attraction;

adding the user identification to the second virtual queue of the second attraction based on receiving the second request;

determining a geographical position of a user associated with the user identification; and

communicating to a user device associated with the user a first indication related to the first virtual queue of the first attraction and a second indication related to the second virtual queue of the second attraction, wherein the first indication provides a recommended time to travel to the first attraction based on the geographical position of the user.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the first request and the second request comprises:

receiving a first signal from a signal communicator of the user device at a first tap point, wherein the first signal is indicative of a user device identification;

receiving a second signal from the signal communicator of the user device at a second tap point, wherein the second signal is indicative of the user device identification; and

linking the user device identification to the user identification.

11. The method of claim 10 , comprising:

receiving the user device identification from an attraction station located proximate to the first attraction; and

validating access to the first attraction based on a position of the user device identification within the first virtual queue being less than a threshold value.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising:

receiving the user device identification from a second attraction station located proximate to the second attraction; and

validating access to the second attraction based on a second position of the user device identification within the second virtual queue being less than a second threshold value.

13. The method of claim 9 , comprising:

determining a first attraction type of the first attraction, wherein the first attraction type is a low capacity attraction type;

determining a second attraction type of the second attraction, wherein the second attraction type is different than the first attraction type; and

limiting addition of the user identification to a single attraction having the low capacity attraction type.

14. The method of claim 9 , comprising:

acquiring, via a camera, an image of the user;

linking the image to the user identification; and

using the image as an entry credential for the user to enter the first virtual queue or the second virtual queue.

15. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the recommended time to travel is based at least in part on a first distance between the geographical position of the user and the first attraction,

and a first travel time for the user to reach the first attraction based on the first distance.

16. The method of claim 15 , comprising:

communicating to the user device associated with the user identification the second indication, wherein the second indication provides an additional recommended time to travel to the second attraction based on the geographical position of the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the additional recommended time to travel is based at least in part on a second distance between the geographical position of the user and the second attraction, and a second travel time for the user to reach the second attraction based on the second distance.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving a first communication from a user device, wherein the first communication comprises a first request to join a first virtual queue of a first attraction;

adding a user device identification associated with the user device to the first virtual queue in response to receiving the first communication;

receiving a second communication from the user device, wherein the second communication comprises a second request to join a second virtual queue of a second attraction, wherein the second attraction is different than the first attraction;

adding the user device identification associated with the user device to the second virtual queue in response to receiving the second communication;

determining a geographical position of a user associated with the user device; and

communicating to the user device associated with the user a first indication related to the first virtual queue of the first attraction and a second indication related to the second virtual queue of the second attraction, wherein the first indication provides a first recommended time to travel to the first attraction based on the geographical position of the user, and wherein the second indication provides a second recommended time to travel to the second attraction based on the geographical position of the user.

19. The method of claim 18 , comprising:

determining a first attraction type of the first attraction, wherein the first attraction type is a low capacity attraction type;

determining a second attraction type of the second attraction, wherein the second attraction type is different than the first attraction type; and

limiting addition of the user device identification to a single attraction having the low capacity attraction type.

20. The method of claim 18 ,

wherein the first recommended time to travel is based at least in part on a first distance between the geographical position of the user and the first attraction and a first travel time for the user to reach the first attraction based on the first distance, and wherein the second recommended time to travel is based at least in part on a second distance between the geographical position of the user and the second attraction and a second travel time for the user to reach the second attraction based on the second distance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: GERAGHTY, THOMAS; SCHWARTZ, JUSTIN MICHAEL
To: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
Reel/Frame 063519/0779 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17505887 · Oct 20, 2021
Continuation 16806557 · Mar 2, 2020
Continuation 16210982 · Dec 5, 2018
Continuation 15460010 · Mar 15, 2017
Provisional Application 62309306 · Mar 16, 2016
Related Publication 20230260353A1 · Aug 17, 2023
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