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Gameplay ride vehicle systems and methods

US10289194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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67References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Universal City Studios LLC · US

Inventors

Sean McCracken · Puchheim, DE
Eric Lawrence Merz · Four Corners, US
Patrick Devin Boyle · Orlando, US
Justin Michael Schwartz · Orlando, US
Thomas Geraghty · Orlando, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 5, 2018
Grant date	May 14, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2219/024
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A ride system for an amusement park includes a ride vehicle configured to accommodate a rider and configured to travel along a ride path, a head mounted display configured to be worn by the rider, and a control system. The control system is configured to display a virtual instruction to the rider via the head mounted display, receive a signal from a user input device associated with the rider, determine that the signal received from the user input device corresponds to the virtual instruction, and trigger a movement of the ride vehicle in response to determining that the signal corresponds to the virtual instruction.

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