Method and system for providing interactivity based on sensor measurements

• US 20090234666A1
• Filed: 03/11/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Durham, David, Georges, Jon, Crawford, David
• Granted Patent: US 9,839,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/301
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 1/00 Roundabouts
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 11/00 See-saws
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 13/00 Cradle swings; Rocking-horses; Like devices resting on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 15/00 Rocking horses on runners adapted for progressive movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 17/00 Hobby-horses
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 19/00 Toy animals for riding
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 21/00 Chutes; Helter-skelters
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 23/00 Rotating or rocking pots , e.g. by moving the whole body rotating or rocking exercising for training agility or coordination of movements A63B22/14, A63B22/16, A63B22/18
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 25/00 Autocar-like self-drivers; Runways therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 27/00 Russian swings; Great wheels, e.g. Ferris wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 3/00 Water roundabouts, e.g. freely floating
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/00 Amusement arrangements hoop exercising apparatus driven by the user A63B19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/02 with moving substructures
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 4/00 Accessories for roundabouts not restricted to one of groups A63G1/00 or A63G3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 5/00 Games on roundabouts
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 7/00 Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 9/00 Swings
• CPC Class Codes: A63J 25/00 Equipment specially adapted for cinemas cinematographic projection means G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/00 Adaptive control systems, i.e. systems automatically adjusting themselves to have a performance which is optimum according to some preassigned criterion G05B19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

There is provided a system for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue, based on sensor measurement of the guest. The system comprises a sensor configured to sense a guest variable of the guest, where the sensor may be a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor, and may sense heart rate or another guest variable. The system also comprises a control system, which may be implemented as a computer, in communication with the sensor. The control system is configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable, and to modify a venue variable, for example by selecting a path a theme park ride follows. The control system modifies the venue variable according to the guest state to provide increased satisfaction to the guest of the experiential venue.

Claims

1. A system for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue based on sensor measurement of the guest, the system comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a guest variable of the guest; and

a control system in communication with the sensor, the control system configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable and to modify a venue variable according to the guest state.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes one or more of a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the guest variable includes one or more of heart rate, skin temperature, perspiration, facial expression, or voice stress.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the control system comprises a computer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the experiential venue is a theme park ride.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the experiential venue is a walk-through experience.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the experiential venue is a location-based entertainment venue.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the experiential venue is an in-home movie-watching venue.

9. A method for providing interactivity to a guest of an experiential venue based on sensor measurement of the guest, the method comprising:

sensing a guest variable of the guest utilizing a sensor;

transmitting the guest variable from the sensor to a control system;

analyzing the guest variable by utilizing the control system, the control system configured to determine a guest state from the guest variable; and

modifying a venue variable of the experiential venue by the control system according to the guest state.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the sensor includes one or more of a biometric sensor, a facial recognition sensor, a voice stress analysis sensor, a gesture recognition sensor, a motion tracking sensor, or an eye tracking sensor.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the guest variable includes one or more of heart rate, skin temperature, perspiration, facial expression, or voice stress.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the control system comprises a computer.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the experiential venue is a theme park ride.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the experiential venue is a walk-through experience.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the experiential venue is a location-based entertainment venue.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the experiential venue is an in-home movie-watching venue.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the venue variable comprises selecting a path for a theme park ride to follow.

18. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the venue variable comprises activating a light source.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the venue variable comprises selecting a movie plot line.

20. The method of claim 9, wherein modifying the venue variable comprises controlling the speed of a theme park ride.