IP Library Granted Patent US 12,434,159
Granted Patent B2
US 12,434,159 · App. 18/005,350 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Attraction, method for implementing same, computer program and computer-readable medium

Inventors: Etienne Sainton (Schaerbeek, BE); Stéphane Battaille (Bousval, BE)
Assignee: ALTERFACE HOLDINGS
A63G5/00A63G1/24A63G33/00
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Patent No.
US 12,434,159
App. No.
18/005,350
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attraction that includes interactive targets, a plurality of vehicles capable of moving between a plurality of fixed positions. The vehicles are configured to convey participants of the attraction. Transmitters fitted to the vehicles are for interacting with the targets. In the fixed positions of the vehicles, the transmitters of a pair of vehicles interact with the same target.

Claims (27)

1. An attraction comprising:

a plurality of vehicles capable of moving between a plurality of fixed positions, the vehicles being configured to convey participants of the attraction;

interactive targets,

transmitters fitted to the vehicles for interacting with the targets;

wherein, in the fixed positions of the vehicles, the transmitters of a pair of vehicles interact with the same target;

and wherein in each fixed position of the vehicles, each vehicle forms a pair with a different vehicle.

2. The attraction according to claim 1 , wherein the participants of one vehicle are visible to the participants of the other vehicle of the pair of the vehicles in the fixed position of the vehicles.

3. The attraction according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitters are laser pointers.

4. The attraction according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicles are capable of moving in rotation and/or translation.

5. The attraction according to claim 1 , comprising supports each supporting at least two vehicles, the supports being capable of moving in rotation and/or translation between the fixed positions of the vehicles.

6. The attraction according to claim 5 , comprising three of the supports, each of the supports having two vehicles.

7. The attraction according to claim 5 , wherein the attraction comprises four supports, each support having three vehicles.

8. The attraction according to claim 1 , further comprising a platform mobile in rotation, driving the supports and the vehicles.

9. The attraction according to claim 1 , wherein the targets are screens displaying images to be intercepted with the transmitters.

10. The attraction according to claim 1 , wherein the targets are screens arranged around an area of movement of the vehicles and/or at a height with respect to the vehicles.

11. A method for implementing an attraction according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:

moving the vehicles to a fixed position so that, in each fixed position of the vehicles, the vehicles form pairs with a different vehicle,

in the fixed position of the vehicles, activating the transmitters of a pair of vehicles by the participants of those vehicles to interact with the same target,

repeating the previous steps.

12. The method according to claim 11 , comprising at least two fixed positions in which the participants activate the transmitters to interact with different targets.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein in each fixed position of the vehicles, the transmitters of one vehicle interact only with the target shared with the other vehicle of the pair.

14. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the vehicles take at least three fixed positions.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicles take four fixed positions.

16. A non-transitory computer program comprising instructions that cause the attraction according to claim 1 to perform the steps of a method comprising:

moving the vehicles to a fixed position so that, in each fixed position of the vehicles, the vehicles form pairs with a different vehicle,

in the fixed position of the vehicles, activating the transmitters of a pair of vehicles by the participants of those vehicles to interact with the same target,

repeating the previous steps.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: SAINTON, ETIENNE; BATTAILLE, STÉPHANE
To: ALTERFACE HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 064232/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
BE 2020/5533 · Jul 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230311009A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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