Patent SG-11201807283X-A (SG)
Title: Rider-controlled trackless ride system
Inventor: RUSSELL MICHAEL
IPC: G05D3/12
Filed: 2017-03-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/173139 Al 5 October 2017 (05.10.2017) WIPO I PCT 11111111111111011101111111111101011111011101011111011101110111110111111111110111111 W O 20 1717 / 3 139 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A63G 25/00 (2006.01) GO5D 3/00 (2006.01) A63G 31/00 (2006.01) GO5D 3/12 (2006.01) G05D 1/00 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/025134 (22) International Filing Date: 30 March 2017 (30.03.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/315,425 30 March 2016 (30.03.2016) US (71) Applicant: OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. [US/US]; 11911 FM 529, Houston, Texas 77041 (US). (72) Inventors: RUSSELL, Michael; 410 E Muriel Street, Or- lando, Florida 32806 (US). BOSHEARS, Michael; 7319 Ripley Court, Orando, Florida 32836 (US). ETTA, Lauren; 5342 Mast St. #101, Orlando, Florida 32814 (US). (74) Agent: MAZE, Gary Robin; 211 E Parkwood Ave, Suite 110, Friendswood, Texas 77546 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, 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, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 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. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = (54) Title: RIDER-CONTROLLED TRACKLESS RIDE SYSTEM FIGURE 1 (57) : A trackless vehicle may be dispatched in a ride path comprising a predefmed path and a set of optional predefined paths by receiving, such as by an on-board trackless vehicle controller, a rider identifier associated with a rider who is associated with the trackless vehicle, either a rider about to board the trackless vehicle or a rider who has boarded the trackless vehicle. Upon receipt, identification, and validation of the rider identifier, a predetermined set of optional predefmed paths available to and associ - ated with the validated rider identifier are identified and one or more of the predefmed paths are selected, with the trackless vehicle being commanded to proceed onto the selected predefmed path.