Ambient light characterization
Granted: October 8, 2019
Patent Number:
10438404
Embodiments herein describe an AR system which communicates with light sources in a real world environment to simulate the light sources having an effect on AR content being displayed in the AR system. In one embodiment, the AR system determines the light characteristics of the light sources such as their color, specularity, beam spread, brightness, or illumination pattern. These light characteristics can contribute to the ambient light in the real world environment which affects the…
Apparatus, systems and methods for shadow assisted object recognition and tracking
Granted: October 8, 2019
Patent Number:
10438370
Described herein are apparatus, systems and methods for shadow assisted object recognition and tracking. The methods performed by the apparatus and system include identifying a blob within a video image, the video image having at least one object and at least one shadow of the at least one object, the at least one shadow of the at least one object cast by at least one light source. Identifying the blob includes identifying an object projection corresponding to the at least one object and…
Computational design of linkage-based characters
Granted: October 8, 2019
Patent Number:
10437940
There are provided systems and methods for the computational design of linkage-based characters. The system including a display, a memory storing a software application, and a processor configured to execute the software application to display a linkage on the display, the linkage including a plurality of links and a plurality of motors, each of the plurality of links being connected to at least another of the plurality of links using one of the plurality of motors, receive a user input…
Recall and triggering system for control of on-air content at remote locations
Granted: October 1, 2019
Patent Number:
10432986
There is provided a recall and triggering system and method for the control of on-air graphics at remote locations. The system including a television network and an affiliated station, the television network configured to insert a command into a video and transmit the video including the command to the affiliated station, and the affiliated station configured to receive the video including the command from the television network, store the video in the memory, detect the command from the…
Systems and methods to provide physical items to users participating in a real-world interactive environment
Granted: October 1, 2019
Patent Number:
10431033
This disclosure relates to systems and methods to provide physical items to users participating in a real-world interactive environment. The users may participate in the interactive environment by having experiences within the interactive environment. The systems and methods described herein include techniques in which the users may be provided with physical items through special purpose physical item dispensers. The physical items may be specifically selected and dispensed to the users…
Multisensory augmented reality
Granted: October 1, 2019
Patent Number:
10431006
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for providing a multisensory augmented reality environment is disclosed. The method includes receiving a real-time video stream of a physical environment, receiving depth information of one or more objects within the physical environment, generating real-time content depicting the physical environment based on the real-time video stream and the depth information, rendering augmented content, wherein the augmented content…
Cylindrical interface for augmented reality / virtual reality devices
Granted: October 1, 2019
Patent Number:
10430019
Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation comprising determining a position of an augmented reality (AR)-capable device relative to a position of a tracking point, determining a first arrangement of a first plurality of graphical user interface (GUI) elements associated with an application based on the position of the AR-capable device relative to the tracking point, and generating, by operation of a processor, a GUI comprising the first plurality of GUI…
Ride system: motion base on a turntable/segmented turntable
Granted: October 1, 2019
Patent Number:
10427059
Embodiment of turntables, which can include rotating indexed turntables are described herein. The rotating indexed turntable can include: a looped track having an inner rail and an outer rail; a plurality of adjacent turntable wagons linked together in a closed chain and movingly coupled to the looped track, wherein each of the turntable wagons are independently propelled along the looped track, each of the plurality of turntable wagons including: an inner portion having a first length;…
Calibration of virtual image displays
Granted: September 24, 2019
Patent Number:
10424295
Systems, methods and articles of manufacture for calibrating an augmented reality headset. Embodiments output for display in the augmented reality headset, a plurality of reference points, where the augmented reality headset is adapted to further display a fixed reference line. A user selection of a first one of the plurality of reference points that appears closest to the fixed reference line is received, and a calibration profile for the augmented reality headset is generated based on…
Crowd-based audio/video experiences with mobile devices
Granted: September 24, 2019
Patent Number:
10425678
A system for providing group performance using a set of client devices. The time frame of reference of individual client devices of the set of client devices can be synchronized to the host time frame of reference. The individual client devices may effectuate the presentation of the content of the group performance predetermined points in time with respect to the host time frame of reference. Audio and/or visual content of the content provided by the individual client devices is based on…
Roller coaster vehicle guidance system including a side guide assembly with wheel suspension
Granted: September 24, 2019
Patent Number:
10421021
A system for providing guidance of a ride vehicle on a track of a park ride, e.g., a vehicle or car of a roller coaster, that is adapted to provide side guide wheel suspension with a design that requires significantly less maintenance than the traditional pin and bushing configuration. The system includes a side guide assembly includes two spring members, which may each take the form of a leaf spring, that are directly mounted to the main support of the bogie assembly (e.g., the load…
Using a webpage to insert graphical elements into a video program stream
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10419826
Embodiments herein describe a system for generating graphics for overlaying a video stream of a media presentation. In one embodiment, the system uses a webpage hosted on a web server to generate the graphics for overlaying the media presentation. To convert the webpage into graphics which can overlay the media presentation, a graphics generator renders the data defining the webpage into a graphic that can be displayed. The graphics generator uses the rendered webpage to generate a video…
Omnistereoscopic panoramic video
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10419669
Systems and methods to generate omnistereoscopic panoramic videos are presented herein. Depth information, flow fields, and/or other information may be used to determine interpolated frame images between adjacent frame images. An omnistereoscopic panoramic video may be used in a real-world VR application.
System and method for monitoring procedure compliance
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10417896
A method of monitoring a user performing a handwashing procedure, including: recognizing a user based upon biometric information obtained at a handwashing station, a user; detecting use of a component of the handwashing station; capturing image data of the user at the handwashing station; capturing data describing components and consumables used at the handwashing station; analyzing, using a processor, the image data; determining compliance with a handwashing procedure based at least in…
System and method for automatic generation of sports media highlights
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10417500
Methods and systems for automatic generation of sports highlights are described, where AV media data of a sporting event (game) are analyzed to identify sports highlights using a data-graph-based technique for “in-game” highlights, and “out-of-game” AV media data (e.g. post-game commentary/analysis/news) are analyzed for out-of-game content (OGC) related to each of the selected in-game highlights to produce a collective AV narrative around each of the in-game highlights selected.…
Floor system providing omnidirectional movement of a person walking in a virtual reality environment
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10416754
A modular floor with active tiles that utilize numerous friction or contact disks each with a raised segment or portion on their edges that together provide a planar contact surface for the active tile. Each disk is oriented at a fixed tilt angle to define which part of the disk's outer surfaces act as the raised portion, and each disk is oriented to position where the raised surface is located so as to define the direction that a supported object is moved over the modular floor. The…
System and method of implementing behavior trees when modifying attribute values of game entities based on physical token detection
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10413829
Systems and methods configured for implementing behavior trees when modifying attribute values of game entities based on physical token detection are presented herein. Behavior and/or action of game entities may be implemented using behavior trees. Individual behavior trees may be implemented for individual game entities and/or groups of game entities defined, at least in part, by individual sets of attribute values. Token detection may cause attribute values of one or more game entity…
Dynamically changing a 3D object into an interactive 3D menu
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10409456
Techniques disclosed herein describe rendering a 3D menu object in a scene, e.g., from other 3D objects in the scene. A menu component receives a selection of a point-of-origin in a 3D geometric scene having 3D objects. The menu component retrieves predefined menu items and renders, from the selected point-of-origin, the 3D menu object. The 3D menu object presents a selectable list of the predefined menu items.
Mediating interactions among system agents and system clients
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402240
A system for mediating interactions among system agents and system clients includes a computing platform having a hardware processor and a system memory storing an interaction cueing software code including decision trees corresponding to storylines. The hardware processor executes the interaction cueing software code to receive interaction data corresponding to an interaction of a system client with a first system agent, identify a storyline for use in guiding subsequent interactions…
Systems and methods of visualizing multimedia content
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402438
Systems and methods for creating dynamic, real-time visual representations of multimedia content. A temporal metadata visualization module receives a plurality of temporal metadata tags associated with a time code reference, representing a plurality of attributes of the multimedia content at the particular time. During playback, the temporal metadata virtualization module applies a set of display preferences and creates a visual representation of attributes identified by the temporal…
