System and method for repeatable switching between an animated figure and a free motion figure
US11759722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63J19/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of controlling a first figure configured to animate and a second figure configured to exhibit free motion in an amusement park ride includes determining when a field of view of a ride vehicle (RV) moving along a RV path of the ride is either directed away from a scene area of the ride or obstructed from the scene area, and responsive to such determination, causing a first mechanism associated with the first figure to move the first figure out of the scene area, and causing a second mechanism associated with the second figure to move the second figure into the scene area.
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