Interactive amusement attraction

• US 9,358,473 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 06/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony Frolov
• Original Assignee: Anthony Frolov
• Inventors: Frolov, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIEN T
• Application Number:
  US14/666,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20150190726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 441 Days
• Field of Search: 472/43, 472/59, 472/60, 472/61, 472/117, 472/128, 472/129, 472/130, 463/5, 463 50- 53, 463/30, 463/34
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/837 Shooting of targets
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 1/02 with masking tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 1/24 with seats performing movements in a horizontal plane, other than circular movements
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 31/16 creating illusions of travel
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 33/00 Devices allowing competitions between several persons, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: A63G 5/00 Games on roundabouts

Abstract

An interactive amusement attraction includes a track arranged inside a building and a transportation system having ride vehicles configured to move along the track. There are screens secured inside the building and projectors configured to display video content along the track on the screens. There are also input devices associated with passenger seats of the ride vehicles, which are configured to receive visitor inputs. The attraction also includes a controlling system configured to determine a location of the ride vehicle or visitors on the track, receive the visitor inputs from the input devices, and cause modifying and displaying of the video content based on the visitor inputs and the location of ride vehicle or visitor. The controlling system further causes the transportation system to move the ride vehicle based on the visitor inputs and the location of ride vehicle or visitor.

Claims

1. An interactive amusement attraction, comprising:

a track arranged inside a room or a building;

a transportation system having at least one ride vehicle configured to move along the track, wherein the at least one ride vehicle includes at least one passenger seat;

at least one rail along the track and at least one driver or motor configured to move the at least one ride vehicle along the track, wherein the at least one ride vehicle is in a rolling contact with the at least one rail;

wherein the transportation system further comprises at least one moving walkway along the track and the at least one vehicle is in contact with the at least one moving walkway

at least one screen secured inside the room or the building;

at least one projector secured inside the room or the building and configured to display video content along the track on the at least one screen;

at least one input device associated with the at least one passenger seat and configured to receive visitor inputs; and

an amusement controlling system configured to;

determine a location of the at least one ride vehicle or at least one visitor on the track;

receive the visitor inputs from the at least one input device;

control the at least one projector to display the video content on the at least one screen, wherein the video content is displayed based on the visitor inputs and based on the location of the at least one ride vehicle or the at least one visitor; and

control the transportation system to cause the at least one ride vehicle moving along the track, wherein the at least one ride vehicle is moved based on the visitor inputs and the location of the at least one ride vehicle or the at least one visitor.

2. The attraction of claim 1, further comprising at least one additional room or building, wherein the track is arranged within the at least one additional room or building.

3. The attraction of claim 2, wherein the at least one additional room or building further comprises at least one additional screen secured and at least one additional projector, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to control the at least one additional projector to display the video content on the at least one additional screen depending on the visitor inputs and the location of the at least one ride vehicle or the at least one visitor.

4. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the track includes a plurality of sub-tracks connected to each other;

and

wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to select at least one of the sub-tracks for the at least one ride vehicle to move along the selected at least one of the sub-tracks based on a predetermined rule and at least one of the following;

the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, and the location of the at least one visitor.

5. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the input device includes a simulated weapon associated with the at least one passenger seat.

6. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the input device includes a game controller associated with the at least one passenger seat.

7. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the room or the building includes a tunnel.

8. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the room or the building includes a watercraft or a raft.

9. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the room or the building further comprises an entrance door and an exit door, wherein the track is arranged within the room or the building and goes through the entrance door and the exit door.

10. The attraction of claim 9, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to open and close the entrance door and open and close the exit door based on a predetermined rule and at least one of the following:

the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, and the location of the at least one visitor.

11. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the at least one screen has at least a partially cylindrical shape.

12. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the at least one screen has at least a partially semi-spherical or spherical shape.

13. The attraction of claim 1, further comprising a water channel arranged along the track inside the room or the building, and wherein the transportation system further comprises at least at least one driver configured to move the at least one ride vehicle along the track.

14. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the at least one ride vehicle includes a floating raft or a boat.

15. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the at least one ride vehicle includes an electrical vehicle configured to move, rotate, or turn based on commands of the at least one visitor.

16. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the at least one ride vehicle includes a roller coaster train having one or more train cars.

17. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the images or the video displayed by the at least one projector are associated with one or more video games or one or more computer games.

18. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to modify the video content displayed by the at least one projector based at least in part on the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, and/or the location of the at least one visitor.

19. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to control the at least one projector to display one or more virtual targets based on a predetermined rule and at least one of the following:

the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, and the location of the at least one visitor.

20. The attraction of claim 19, further comprising at least one sensor configured to detect an emission from the at least one input device as operated by the at least one visitor, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to modify the video content displayed by the at least one projector based at least in part on the detected emission.

21. The attraction of claim 19, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to determine whether the determined emission hits or misses one or more virtual targets displayed by the at least one projector, and modify the video content displayed by the at least one projector based at least in part on the determination.

22. The attraction of claim 1, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to maintain a plurality of story line scenarios or a plurality of gameplay scenarios, wherein each of the story line scenarios or each of the game play scenarios is associated with the video content.

23. The attraction of claim 22, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to select at least one of the story line scenarios or at least one of the gameplay scenarios based on at least one of the following:

the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, and the location of the at least one visitor; and

wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to modify the video content as displayed by the at least one projector based on the selected at least one of the story line scenarios or at least one of the gameplay scenarios.

24. The attraction of claim 1, further comprising at least one audio device configured to present audio content at selected locations along the track, wherein the at least one audio device is arranged inside the room or the building, wherein the amusement controlling system is further configured to control the at least one audio device to provide the audio content based on the visitor inputs and based on the location of the at least one ride vehicle or the at least one visitor.

25. The attraction of claim 1, further comprising one or more special effects devices configured to generate one or more of wind, fog, smell, a spark, and water spray, wherein the one or more special effect devices are actuated based on the visitor inputs, the location of the at least one ride vehicle, or the location of the at least one visitor.

26. An interactive amusement attraction, comprising:

a building having a track;

a transportation system having at least one moving walkway configured to move at least one visitor along the track;

at least one rail along the track and at least one driver or motor configured to move at least one ride vehicle along the track, wherein the at least one ride vehicle is in a rolling contact with the at least one rail and with the at least one moving walkway;

at least one screen secured inside the building;

at least one projector secured inside the building and configured to display video content along the track on the at least one screen;

at least one input device configured to receive inputs of the at least one visitor; and

an amusement controlling system configured to;

determine a location of the at least one visitor on the track;

receive the inputs of the at least one visitor from the at least one input device;

control the at least one projector to display the images or the video on the at least one screen based on the inputs of the at least one visitor and based on the location of the at least one visitor; and

control the transportation system to cause the at least one moving walkway moving along the track based on the inputs of the at least one visitor and the location of the at least one visitor.

27. A method for providing a ride experience within an interactive amusement attraction, the interactive amusement attraction having at least one room or building with a track, a transportation system with at least one ride vehicle configured to move along the track, at least one rail along the track and at least one driver or motor configured to move the at least one ride vehicle along the track, wherein the at least one ride vehicle is in a rolling contact with the at least one rail, wherein the transportation system further comprises at least one moving walkway along the track and the at least one vehicle is in contact with the at least one moving walkway and an amusement controlling system, the method comprising:

determining a location of the at least one ride vehicle or at least one visitor on the track;

receiving inputs of the at least one visitor from at least one input device associated with the at least one ride vehicle;

presenting at least one image or video on at least one screen positioned along the track inside the room or the building, wherein the at least one image or the video is displayed based on the inputs of the at least one visitor and based on the location of the at least one ride vehicle or location of the at least one visitor on the track;

presenting sounds along the track at selected locations inside the room or the building based on the inputs of the at least one visitor and based on the location of the at least one ride vehicle or location of the at least one visitor on the track; and

moving the at least one ride vehicle along the track inside the room or the building based on the inputs of the at least one visitor and based on the location of the at least one ride vehicle or location of the at least one visitor on the track.