IP Library Granted Patent US 12,300,014
Granted Patent B2
US 12,300,014 · App. 17/835,741 · Granted May 13, 2025

Guest measurement systems and methods

Inventors: Anthony Melo (Orlando, FL); Julia Ann Javorsky (Hinckley, OH); Logan Bender (Orlando, FL); Angelo Pagliuca (Orlando, FL); Dionté Omar Henderson (Orlando, FL)
Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
G06V40/10G06T3/40G06T7/60G06T7/73G06V10/761A63G31/00G06T2200/24G06T2207/30196G06T2207/30204
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Patent No.
US 12,300,014
App. No.
17/835,741
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guest measurement system includes a controller configured to receive image data indicative of guest characteristics. The controller includes a processor configured to identify one or more anatomical features of the guest and the reference marker in the image data and scale distances between the identified anatomical features in the image data from a virtual space of the image data to a real-world space using the reference marker in the image data. Based on the scaled distances, the system can generate a guest height calculation.

Claims (57)

1. A guest measurement system, comprising:

one or more cameras configured to generate image data indicative of guest characteristics in an attraction measurement area of an individual attraction within an amusement park, wherein the image data comprises an image of a reference marker in the attraction measurement area;

a controller configured to receive the image data indicative of the guest characteristics from the one or more cameras, the controller comprising a processor configured to:

cause display of the image on a graphical user interface;

identify anatomical features of the guest in the image data;

identify the reference marker in the image data;

generate indicators of the identified anatomical features overlaid on the displayed image;

receive user input, via the graphical user interface, adjusting one or more positions of the indicators on displayed image relative to the identified anatomical features;

generate updated identified anatomical features based on the user input;

scale distances between the updated identified anatomical features in the image data from a virtual space of the image data to a real-world space using the reference marker in the image data; and

generate a guest height calculation based on the scaled distances between the updated identified anatomical features.

2. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more cameras are coupled to a portable user device.

3. The guest measurement system of claim 2 , wherein the portable user device is a tablet or mobile device.

4. The guest measurement system of claim 2 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to:

receive a second user input confirming that the indicators are at locations corresponding to the identified anatomical features after the updating; and wherein the processor is configured to generate the guest height calculation responsive to receiving the second user input.

5. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the identified guest anatomical features comprise a head, a shoulder, and a hip.

6. The guest measurement system of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to:

identify a floor or ground in the image data; and

use a location of the floor or ground to determine the guest height calculation.

7. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to:

access real-world measurements of the reference marker; and

using a relationship between features of the reference marker in the image data and the real-world measurements of the reference marker to generate a scaling function; and

scale the distances between the identified anatomical features in the image data to the real-world space using the scaling function.

8. The guest measurement system of claim 7 , wherein the real-world measurements represent a planar section of the reference marker, wherein the planar section corresponds to a plane of the image data.

9. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the reference marker is a QR code.

10. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the identified anatomical features comprise a top of head position of the guest in the image and wherein the updated identified anatomical features comprise an adjusted top of head position.

11. The guest measurement system of claim 10 , wherein the adjusted top of head position is lower or higher than the top of head position.

12. The guest measurement system of claim 1 , wherein the indicators align with respective identified anatomical features in the image.

13. A method of measuring a guest in an attraction measurement area comprising:

receiving image data indicative of guest characteristics from one or more cameras;

displaying the image on a graphical user interface;

identifying anatomical features of the guest in the image data;

identifying a reference marker in the image data;

generating indicators of the identified anatomical features overlaid on the displayed image;

receiving user input, via the graphical user interface, adjusting one or more positions of the indicators on displayed image relative to the identified anatomical features;

generating updated identified anatomical features based on the user input;

scaling distances between the updated identified anatomical features in the image data from a virtual space of the image data to a real-world space using the reference marker in the image data; and

generating a guest height calculation based on the scaled distances between the updated identified anatomical features.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising accessing real-world measurements of the reference marker and using the real-world measurements and features of the reference marker in the image data to generate a scaling function.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein scaling the distances comprises using the scaling function.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising displaying the guest height calculation.

17. The method of claim 13 , determining an eligibility of the guest for an attraction of an amusement park based on the guest height calculation.

18. A guest measurement device, comprising:

one or more cameras configured to generate sensor signals comprising image data indicative of guest characteristics in an attraction measurement area of an individual attraction within an amusement park;

a controller configured to receive the sensor signals indicative of the guest characteristics from the one or more cameras, the controller comprising a processor configured to:

cause display of the image on a graphical user interface;

identify anatomical features of the guest in the image data;

identify a reference marker in the image data;

generate indicators of the identified anatomical features overlaid on the displayed image;

receive user input, via the graphical user interface, adjusting one or more positions of the indicators on displayed image relative to the identified anatomical features;

generate updated identified anatomical features based on the user input;

scale distances between the updated identified anatomical features in the image data from a virtual space of the image data to a real-world space using the reference marker in the image data; and

generate a guest height calculation based on the scaled distances between the updated identified anatomical features; and

a display configured to display an indication of the guest height calculation.

19. The guest measurement device of claim 18 , wherein the graphical user interface is configured to:

receive a second user input confirming locations of the indicators after updating the location, wherein the scaled distances between the identified anatomical features in the image data are based on distances between the confirmed locations.

20. The guest measurement device of claim 19 , wherein the user input drags at least one of the indicators to the updated location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: MELO, ANTHONY; JAVORSKY, JULIA ANN; BENDER, LOGAN; PAGLIUCA, ANGELO; HENDERSON, DIONTÉ OMAR
To: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
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