Virtual reality bungee trampoline

• US 10,445,943 B1
• Filed: 09/19/2018
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (Royal Caribbean Group)
• Original Assignee: Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (Royal Caribbean Group)
• Inventors: Kenney, Amanda, Smith, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Harrison, Chante E
• Application Number:
  US16/135,130
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2005/163 Free-fall jumping on elastic cords, e.g. Bungee jumping
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0638 Displaying moving images of recorded environment, e.g. virtual environment
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0641 with a marker advancing in function of the exercise
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/10 Positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/833 Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/09 Adjustable dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/62 Inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/11 Trampolines
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/16 Training devices for jumping; Devices for balloon-jumping; Jumping aids A63B25/02, A63B25/10 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer program product for a virtual reality bungee trampolining. In one embodiment, a virtual reality bungee trampolining system includes an enclosure, a trampoline disposed within the enclosure and a bungee fixture disposed between the trampoline and a ceiling of the enclosure. The system further includes a virtual reality headset coupled to a mobile computing system that has a wireless network adapter, at least one processor, memory and a display. Finally, the system includes a virtual reality experiential module disposed in the memory of the mobile computing system and executing by the at least one processor. The module includes computer program instructions enabled during execution to perform rendering a virtual reality environment in the display while the virtual reality headset is affixed to an end user harnessed to the bungee fixture over the trampoline.

Claims

1. A virtual reality bungee trampolining system comprising:

an enclosure;

a trampoline disposed within the enclosure;

a bungee fixture disposed between the trampoline and a ceiling of the enclosure;

a virtual reality headset coupled to a mobile computing system comprising a wireless network adapter, at least one processor, memory and a display;

a virtual reality experiential module disposed in the memory of the mobile computing system and executing by the at least one processor, the module comprising computer program instructions enabled during execution to perform rendering a virtual reality environment in the display while the virtual reality headset is affixed to an end user harnessed to the bungee fixture over the trampoline;

at least one wireless access point affixed to an interior wall of the enclosure, the computer program instructions during execution additionally maintaining a wireless communicative link with the wireless access point affixed to the interior wall of the enclosure while the virtual reality headset is present within the enclosure and over the trampoline;

a monitor disposed externally to the enclosure, communicatively coupled to the at least one wireless access point, and displaying a screen cast of the virtual reality environment displayed in the display of the virtual reality headset concurrently with the display of the virtual reality environment in the virtual reality headset; and

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an additional monitor disposed externally to the enclosure, communicatively coupled to a host computing server disposed externally to the enclosure and displaying different virtual reality environments adapted for display in the virtual reality headset.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wench selectively lengthening and shortening a bungee connecting the end user to the bungee fixture.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the trampoline is an inflatable trampoline.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein an additional three inflatable trampolines are disposed within the enclosure and an additional three bungee fixtures are placed within the enclosure, each over a respective one of the additional three inflatable trampolines.

5. A method for virtual reality bungee trampolining system comprising:

selecting amongst a multiplicity of virtual reality environments, a particular one of the virtual reality environments;

transmitting to a virtual reality headset, a reference to the particular one of the virtual reality environments;

rendering in a display of the virtual reality headset, the particular one of the virtual reality environments while the virtual reality headset is affixed to an end user harnessed to a bungee fixture over a trampoline disposed within an enclosure;

screen casting concurrently with the rendering a screen casted form of the virtual reality environments in a monitor disposed externally to the enclosure;

additionally maintaining a wireless communicative link with a wireless access point affixed to the interior wall of the enclosure while the virtual reality headset is present within the enclosure and over the trampoline; and

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displaying in an additional monitor disposed externally to the enclosure, different virtual reality environments adapted for display in the virtual reality headset.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising selectively shortening a bungee connecting the end user to the bungee fixture.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the trampoline is an inflatable trampoline.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein an additional three inflatable trampolines are disposed within the enclosure and an additional three bungee fixtures are placed within the enclosure, each over a respective one of the additional three inflatable trampolines.

9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein an additional three inflatable trampolines are disposed within the enclosure and an additional three bungee fixtures are placed within the enclosure, each over a respective one of the additional three inflatable trampolines.

10. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the trampoline is an inflatable trampoline.

11. A computer program product for virtual reality bungee trampolining, the computer program product including a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to perform:

selecting amongst a multiplicity of virtual reality environments, a particular one of the virtual reality environments;

transmitting to a virtual reality headset, a reference to the particular one of the virtual reality environments;

rendering in a display of the virtual reality headset, the particular one of the virtual reality environments while the virtual reality headset is affixed to an end user harnessed to a bungee fixture over a trampoline disposed within an enclosure;

screen casting concurrently with the rendering a screen casted form of the virtual reality environments in a monitor disposed externally to the enclosure;

additionally maintaining a wireless communicative link with a wireless access point affixed to the interior wall of the enclosure while the virtual reality headset is present within the enclosure and over the trampoline; and

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displaying in an additional monitor disposed externally to the enclosure, different virtual reality environments adapted for display in the virtual reality headset.