Amusement park system
First Claim
1. An amusement park, comprising:
- (a) (g) a wireless transceiver associated with said guest account designator for a plurality of attraction facilities;
(b) a central computer;
(c) a plurality of attraction facility computers, each of said attraction facility computers being associated with one of said attraction facilities;
(d) a plurality of communication channels coupling information in two directions between said central computer and said plurality of attraction facility computers;
(e) an input device for receiving information indicating the number of persons in a group entering the amusement park and for assigning a guest account designator to each said group, and for assigning an individual guest identification designator;
(f) a detectable marker unit adapted to be physically associated with each guest and encoded with said guest'"'"'s guest account designator; and
communicating with said central computer to send and receive information.
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Abstract
An amusement park wireless transceiver associated with a guest account designator for a plurality of attraction facilities comprises a central computer, and a plurality of attraction facility computers. Each of the attraction facility computers is associated with one of the attraction facilities. A plurality of communication channels couple information in two directions between the central computer and the plurality of attraction facility computers, An input device is provided for receiving information indicating the number of persons in a group entering the amusement park and for assigning a guest account designator to each group, and for assigning an individual guest identification designator. A detectable marker unit is adapted to be physically associated with each guest and encoded with the guest'"'"'s account designator. A wireless transceiver associated with the guest account designator communicates with the central computer to send and receive information.
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16 Claims
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1. An amusement park, comprising:
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(a) (g) a wireless transceiver associated with said guest account designator for a plurality of attraction facilities;
(b) a central computer;
(c) a plurality of attraction facility computers, each of said attraction facility computers being associated with one of said attraction facilities;
(d) a plurality of communication channels coupling information in two directions between said central computer and said plurality of attraction facility computers;
(e) an input device for receiving information indicating the number of persons in a group entering the amusement park and for assigning a guest account designator to each said group, and for assigning an individual guest identification designator;
(f) a detectable marker unit adapted to be physically associated with each guest and encoded with said guest'"'"'s guest account designator; and
communicating with said central computer to send and receive information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of hosting a guest at an amusement park, comprising:
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(a) receiving a group of guests;
(b) assigning a transceiver device to said group of guests;
(c) collecting funds from said group of guests;
(d) identifying individual guests;
(e) associated each individual guests with an individual transponder in accordance with guest characteristics;
(f) assigning said funds among the transponder is associated with said transceiver device;
(g) periodically checking location of individual guests by monitoring transponder detectors;
(h) determining the existence of an elevated likelihood of a dangerous condition;
(i) sending an alarm in response to the detection of an elevated likelihood of a dangerous condition to the associated transceiver; and
(j) charging funds against a particular transponder in response to the use of a facility associated with said amusement park. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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