System and apparatus for media customization

• US 8,948,541 B2
• Filed: 03/19/2013
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Neville, William Kennedy, Kravits, Donald, Groth, Barbara Ann, Cohan, Maya, Carpenter, Jason Andrew, Carpenter, Michael Andrew, Rindfuss, Robert, Norpchen, Lars Erich
• Primary Examiner(s): Cunningham, Gregory F
• Application Number:
  US13/847,138
• Publication Number:
  US 20130222585A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 463/34, 463/39, 382/284
• US Class Current: 382/284
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00183 Photography assistance, e.g. displaying suggestions to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00196 Creation of a photo-montage, e.g. photoalbum H04N1/0019 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00198 Creation of a soft photo presentation, e.g. digital slide-show
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

An amusement park attraction including customizable media. The amusement park attraction includes at least one ride vehicle configured to seat one or more guests, the at least one ride vehicle including at least one first computing device with a display. Additionally, the amusement park attraction includes an imaging device positioned to capture at least one image of the at least one or more guests. The at least one first computing device is configured to display customized media comprising a stock media altered to include the at least one guest image.

Claims

1. An amusement park attraction comprising:

at least one ride vehicle configured to move within the amusement park attraction and seat one or more guests, the at least one ride vehicle including at least one first computer with a digital display;

a digital camera positioned to capture at least one image of the at least one or more guests;

a triggering board in electrical communication with the at least one first computer and the digital camera; and

the digital display of the at least one first computer configured to display customized media comprising a stock media altered to include the at least one human image, wherein

in response to a first trigger element, the trigger board directs the digital camera to capture the at least one image of the at least one or more guests or directs the at least one first computer to display the customized stock media.

2. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one second computer in communication with the digital camera, the second computer configured to;

receive the at least one image and extract a facial image based on face finding;

customize the stock media to include the at least one guest facial image on a character of the stock media;

wherein

the at least one first computer is in communication with the at least one second computer to receive and display the customized stock media.

3. The amusement park attraction of claim 2, wherein the first computer and second computer are adapted to communicate by wireless means.

4. The amusement park attraction of claim 2, further comprising at least one third computer in communication with at least one of the at least one first computer and the at least one second computer, the at least one third computing device configured to:

extract a facial image based on facial recognition; and

receive and display the customized media.

5. The amusement park attraction of claim 4, wherein the at least one third computer is further configured to at least one of modify or communicate the customized media.

6. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein the second computer is further configured to extract an at least partially obscured image of a guest.

21. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein

in response to the first trigger element, the trigger board directs the digital camera to capture the at least one image of the at least one or more guests;

and

in response to a second trigger element, the trigger board directs the at least one first computer to display the customized media stock.

22. The amusement park attraction of claim 21, wherein the first trigger element and the second trigger element are at least one of a pressure sensor, a motion sensor, or a switch.

23. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein the first trigger element is connected to the ride vehicle and movable therewith.

24. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein the first trigger element is stationary and connected at a location within the amusement park attraction separate from the ride vehicle.

25. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, further comprising a billboard in electrical communication with the at least one first computer and positioned adjacent the digital camera, wherein the billboard selectively displays an output to cause the one or more guests to look towards the digital camera.

26. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein the first trigger element is activated by movement of the at least one ride vehicle within the amusement park attraction.

27. The amusement park attraction of claim 1, wherein the first trigger element is activated independently from input from the one or more guests.

7. An amusement park attraction comprising:

at least one seat within the amusement park attraction;

a digital camera connected to the at least one seat and configured to capture a first image of at least one person seated in the at least one seat;

a triggering board operably connected to the at least one seat and in electrical communication with the digital camera, wherein in response to a triggering element, the triggering board directs the digital camera to capture the first image; and

a processor in electrical communication with the digital camera, wherein the processor performs the following operations;

extracting a second image of the at least one person from the first image; and

creating a displayable media including the second image.

8. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, further comprising a digital display screen, wherein the digital display screen displays the displayable media.

9. The amusement park attraction of claim 8, wherein the displayable media is one of an image or a video.

10. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, wherein the operations by processor further comprise tagging at least one of the first image or the second image with metadata.

11. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, wherein creating the displayable media comprises altering a stock media to include that second image.

12. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, wherein the operations by processor further comprise receiving user input and using the user input to create the displayable media.

13. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, wherein the second image is a facial image of the at least one person.

14. The amusement park attraction of claim 7, wherein the operations by processor further comprise transmitting the displayable media to a computing device.

15. A system for customizing media configured to be implemented in a user interaction device, comprising:

a digital camera for capturing a first image; and

a processor in communication with the digital camera, the processor configured to;

extract a second digital image from the first digital image based on an object finding analysis of the first digital image;

automatically determine metadata associated with the first digital image;

tag the second image with the metadata, wherein the metadata associates the second digital image with the first digital image; and

generate a customized media including the second digital image.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the user interaction device is a kiosk or an amusement ride.

17. The system of claim 15, an input/output device in communication with the processor, wherein the input/output device is configured to receive a user input.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein in generating the customized media, the processor is further configured to:

select a stock media image based on the user input; and

modify the stock media to include the second digital image.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the customized media to an external computing device.

20. The system of claim 15, further comprising a display, wherein the display displays the customized media.