Method and computer program for operating an interactive themed attraction accessible by computer users
First Claim
1. A method of operating an interactive themed attraction that includes at least one controllable prop and that can be accessed by computer users over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- video recording at least a portion of the themed attraction including the prop to create a video file;
at least temporarily storing the video file in a computer-readable memory device accessible by a host computer;
permitting computer users to access the host computer via the communication network to view the video file in substantially real-time as the video file is being created;
receiving at the host computer a request from one or more of the computer users to interact with the themed attraction; and
in response to the request, controlling operation of the prop as the prop is being video recorded so that one or more of the computer users can control operation of the prop during the video recording and therefore control content of the video file to interact with the themed attraction via the communication network.
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Abstract
A method and computer program for operating an interactive themed attraction (12) accessible by computer users (16) is disclosed. The method includes the steps of videotaping at least a portion of a themed attraction to create a video file; storing the video file in a computer-readable memory device accessible by a host computer (14); permitting computer users to access the host computer via a communication network (18) to view the video file; receiving at the host computer a request from one or more of the computer users to interact with the themed attraction; and controlling at least one controllable feature (20) of the themed attraction in response to the request so that the computer users can interact with the themed attraction via the communication network.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of operating an interactive themed attraction that includes at least one controllable prop and that can be accessed by computer users over a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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video recording at least a portion of the themed attraction including the prop to create a video file; at least temporarily storing the video file in a computer-readable memory device accessible by a host computer; permitting computer users to access the host computer via the communication network to view the video file in substantially real-time as the video file is being created; receiving at the host computer a request from one or more of the computer users to interact with the themed attraction; and in response to the request, controlling operation of the prop as the prop is being video recorded so that one or more of the computer users can control operation of the prop during the video recording and therefore control content of the video file to interact with the themed attraction via the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for operating a host computer that can be accessed by computer users over a communication network, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for permitting computer users to access the host computer via the communication network; a code segment for accessing a computer-readable memory device accessible by the host computer to retrieve a video file that includes video images that are created in essentially real-time by video recording a portion of a themed attraction including a controllable prop; a code segment for transmitting the video file to the computer users for viewing; a code segment for receiving at the host computer a request from one or more of the computer users to interact with the themed attraction; and a code segment for, in response to the request, controlling operation of the prop as the prop is being video recorded so that one or more of the computer users can control the prop during the video recording and therefore control content of the video file to interact with the themed attraction via the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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