Patent ID: 6111571
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A63G,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
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; andin 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.