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US 12,462,461 · App. 19/076,768 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

System and method for an interactive experience

Inventor: Joseph E. Kent, Jr. (North Hollywood, CA)
G06T13/40G06F16/444G06T5/50G06T19/006H04W4/021G06T2207/30196G06T2219/2016
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Patent No.
US 12,462,461
App. No.
19/076,768
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system and method for determining that a user is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity such as a Hollywood star whereby the system may activate an interactive session having a real-time and an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity.

Claims (59)

1 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance; and

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity, wherein the digital content stored in the database comprises: multiple poses of the celebrity; audio content associated with the celebrity; video content associated with the celebrity; and metadata describing characteristics of the celebrity.

2 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance;

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity;

capture, via the camera, images or videos of a user at the designated physical location;

combine the artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity with the captured images or videos to create a generated image or video;

display the generated image or video on the display of the computing device; and

present a user interface allowing the user to search for specific poses of the celebrity for insertion into the generated image or video.

3 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance; and

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity; and

present a user interface allowing a user to search for specific celebrities on a virtual map.

4 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory;

a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance; and

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity, wherein the application is further configured to: authenticate users through a registration process; maintain user accounts with associated preferences and history; track user interactions with different celebrity locations; and provide rewards or incentives based on user engagement.

5 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance; and

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity, wherein the predetermined distance is configurable based on: a density of a surrounding area; a type of the attraction; a number of users currently in a vicinity; and specific requirements of the interactive experience.

6 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with one or more celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity of the one or more celebrities;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance; and

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity;

capture, via the camera, images or videos of a user at the designated physical location;

combine the artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity with the captured images or videos to create a generated image or video;

display the generated image or video on the display of the computing device, wherein the application further supports interaction with multiple AI-generated celebrities simultaneously, allowing for: generation of scenes with multiple celebrities into the generated image or video; interaction with multiple AI-generated celebrities; and creation of the generated image or video with the multiple celebrities.

7 . A method for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a location signal from a computing device;

determining whether the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location;

activating an interactive session when a predetermined distance condition is met;

receiving image data from a camera of the computing device;

generating, using artificial intelligence, a real-time image of a celebrity associated with the designated physical location;

combining the generated celebrity image with the received image data to create an augmented reality experience; and

transmitting the augmented reality experience to the computing device for display;

providing a user interface for searching available celebrity experiences;

displaying a virtual map showing locations of different celebrity experiences;

tracking user interactions with different experiences; and

storing interaction history in a database.

8 . A system for providing an interactive experience at an attraction, comprising: a server comprising at least one processor and a memory; a database coupled to the server storing digital content associated with celebrities; a computing device having a display, a camera, and a location system; and an application executable on the computing device configured to:

determine a location of the computing device using the location system;

detect when the computing device is within a predetermined distance of a designated physical location associated with a celebrity;

activate an interactive session when the computing device is within the predetermined distance;

generate, in real-time, an artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity, wherein the digital content stored in the database comprises: multiple poses of the celebrity; audio content associated with the celebrity; video content associated with the celebrity; and metadata describing characteristics of the celebrity;

capture, via the camera, images or videos of a user at the designated physical location;

combine the artificial intelligence depiction of the celebrity with the captured images or videos to create a generated image or video using environmental mapping such that the celebrity appears to interact with physical objects at the designated physical location; and

display the generated image or video on the display of the computing device.

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