Patent CA-3086436-A1 (CA)
Title: Interactive component for an amusement park
Inventor: YEH WEI CHENG
IPC: A63G31/00
Filed: 2018-12-14
Abstract: CA 03086436 2020-06-17 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 111111 1 11111111 111111 1 11 11111 1 111 11111 1 111 1 111 1111 111111111111111111 11111111111 1 111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2019/135888 Al 11 July 2019 (11.07.2019) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A63G 31/00 (2006.01) A63G 33/00 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (21) International Application Number: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, PCT/US2018/065757 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (22) International Filing Date: HR, HU, ED, EL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, 14 December 2018 (14.12.2018) KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (25) Filing Language: English OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (26) Publication Language: English SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: 15/861,502 03 January 2018 (03.01.2018) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, [US/US]; 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, Califor-UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, nia 91608 (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventors: YEH, Wei Cheng; 1000 Universal Studios EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, EE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Plaza, Promenade Bldg., 3rd Floor, Orlando, Florida 32819 MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (US). COSSAIRT, Travis Jon; 1000 Universal Studios TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, Plaza, Promenade Bldg., 3rd Floor, Orlando, Florida 32819 KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (US). (74) Agent: POWELL, W. Allen et al.; P.O. Box 692289, Houston, Texas 77269 (US). = (54) Title: INTERACTIVE COMPONENT FOR AN AMUSEMENT PARK (57) Abstract: An entertainment system has an interactive component for an 19 amusement park. The interactive component includes a detection device disposed within a housing and configured to read an identification tag via long range and 28 26 short range radio communications, an interactive sensor disposed within the hous-INTERACTIVE PROXIMITY 1,32 SENSOR SENSOR ing and configured to detect physicM interaction with a portion of the interactive component, a control device communicatively coupled to the detection device and the interactive sensor, where the control device is configured to receive feedback 20 22 30 from the detection device and the interactive sensor, an effect device configured CONTROL DEVICE ANTENNA IP to receive a signal from the control device and to generate an effect based on de-25 24 tection of the physicM interaction, and a transmitter configured to transmit data to the identification tag based on detection of the physical interaction with the ANTENNA portion of the interactive component while detecting the identification tag within a threshold distance of the interactive component. 4.401 14 11111%. 1111111111116 GC 144P.' GC GC kin 18 CONTROL SYSTEM 1-1 FIG. 1 [Continued on next page] CA 03086436 2020-06-17 WO 2019/135888 Al I11111 NMI II lIllIl 11111 11111 011MI I II 111 11111 11111 11111 11111 11111 11 II MIMI 0l 1111 Declarations under Rule 4.17: ¨ as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.1700) ¨ as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: ¨ with international search report (Art. 21(3)) ¨ before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))