ROCKET-POWERED VEHICLE RACING REALITY SYSTEM

• US 20080217472A1
• Filed: 10/19/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rocket Racing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rocket Racing, Inc.
• Inventors: Diamandis, Peter H., Whitelaw, Granger, D'Angelo, Michael R.
• Application Number:
  US11/875,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20080217472A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/1R
• CPC Class Codes: A63K 3/00 Equipment or accessories for racing or riding sports training equipment for animals A01K15/02
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 27/023 of rocket type, e.g. for assisting taking-off or braking
• CPC Class Codes: B64G 3/00 Observing or tracking cosmonautic vehicles

Abstract

An aerial vehicle race and reality system for entertaining spectators wherein computer-generated images are optionally provided to at-least partially define a race-course.

Claims

1. A method for providing an aerial race course comprising:

a pilot flying an aerial vehicle; and

displaying at least one graphical visual indicator comprising a portion of the race course to the pilot of the aerial vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising displaying the visual indicators on a heads-up-display.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the visual indicators comprises a race course obstacles.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the visual indicators comprises a race course path.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the visual indicators comprises a symbolic indications of a specific maneuvers which must be performed by the pilots.

6. The method of claim 20 further comprising displaying a symbolic representation of the aerial vehicles to pilots of the aerial vehicles.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the race course to one or more spectators.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein displaying the race course to one or more spectators comprises displaying the race course with a symbolic representation of the aerial vehicle.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein displaying the race course to one or more spectators comprises electronically transmitting an image of the race course.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein transmitting comprises transmitting an image of the race course via an element selected from the group consisting of electromagnetic waves, the Internet, a local area network, and combinations thereof.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the aerial vehicle comprises a rocket-powered vehicle.

20. The method of claim 1 comprising multiple aerial vehicles having a pilot for each vehicle.

12. A method for generating an augmented reality system comprising:

determining a position of an aerial vehicle;

recording an image;

altering the image based upon at least the position of the aerial vehicle; and

displaying the altered image to a user.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein altering the image comprises occluding a portions of the recorded image.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein altering the image comprises occluding a portions of a virtual aerial race course.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein one or more of the images are video images.

16. The method of claim 12 wherein at least one of the images comprises at least a portion of a race course.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein the user is a pilot of the aerial vehicle.

18. The method of claim 12 wherein the user is a spectator of an aerial race.

19. The method of claim 12 wherein the aerial vehicle comprises a rocket-powered vehicle.

21. (canceled)