Air delivered special effects
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1. A special effect multi-copter comprising:
- a discharge platform;
a propulsion mechanism coupled to the discharge platform that propels the discharge platform through the air to a aerial position and maintains the aerial position;
a storage apparatus that stores a special effect producing device and is coupled to the discharge platform; and
a dispenser that drops the special effect producing device from the storage apparatus at the aerial position toward a destination after receiving an instruction while the discharge platform is flying such that the special effect producing device is activated to provide a special effect for a human audience at a predetermined distance from the destination.
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Abstract
A discharge platform comprises an air propulsion mechanism that propels the discharge platform through the air. The discharge platform also comprises a special effect storage device that stores a special effect and is operably connected to the discharge platform. Further, the discharge platform comprises a processor. In addition, the discharge platform comprises an air delivery special effect mechanism that discharges a special effect from the special effect storage device toward a destination after receiving an instruction from the processor and during propulsion of the discharge platform through the air by the air propulsion mechanism.
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13 Claims
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1. A special effect multi-copter comprising:
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a discharge platform; a propulsion mechanism coupled to the discharge platform that propels the discharge platform through the air to a aerial position and maintains the aerial position; a storage apparatus that stores a special effect producing device and is coupled to the discharge platform; and a dispenser that drops the special effect producing device from the storage apparatus at the aerial position toward a destination after receiving an instruction while the discharge platform is flying such that the special effect producing device is activated to provide a special effect for a human audience at a predetermined distance from the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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propelling a discharge platform through the air to a aerial position, the discharge platform storing a special effect producing device; maintaining the aerial position; receiving an instruction while the discharge platform is flying, the instruction providing a destination for a special effect; activating a dispenser that dispenses a special effect producing device based upon the instruction; dispensing the special effect producing device at the aerial position toward the destination based upon the activation of the dispenser to provide an entertainment feature for a human audience at a predetermined distance from the destination. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A multi-copter system comprising:
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a transceiver; a discharge platform that stores a special effect producing device and receives an instruction from the transceiver to activate a dispenser that drops a special effect producing device from a aerial position toward a destination based upon the instruction while the discharge platform is flying to provide a special effect for an audience at a predetermined distance from the destination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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