WO2009036199A3 - System and method of distributed control of an interactive animatronic show - Google Patents

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WO2009036199A3
WO2009036199A3 PCT/US2008/076056 US2008076056W WO2009036199A3 WO 2009036199 A3 WO2009036199 A3 WO 2009036199A3 US 2008076056 W US2008076056 W US 2008076056W WO 2009036199 A3 WO2009036199 A3 WO 2009036199A3
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Alexis Wieland
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G7/00—Up-and-down hill tracks; Switchbacks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G31/00—Amusement arrangements
    • A63G31/007—Amusement arrangements involving water

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A system and method of distributed control of an interactive animatronic show is disclosed. The system (100) includes a plurality of animatronic actors (110, 120, 130, 140, 150), at least one of the actors comprising a processor (320) and one or more motors (332) controlled by the processor. The system also includes a network (160) interconnecting each of the actors, and a plurality of sensors (170, 180) providing messages to the network, where the messages are indicative of processed information. Each processor executes software that schedules and coordinates an action of the actor corresponding to the processor in accordance with the sensor messages being representative of attributes of an audience (505) viewing the show and a state indicative of the readiness of the corresponding actor for action. Actions of the corresponding actor can comprise animation movements of the actor, responding to another actor and/or responding to a member of the audience. The actions can result in movement of at least a component of the actor caused by control of the motor.
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JP2010524995A JP2010538755A (en) 2007-09-12 2008-09-11 Interactive animatronics show distributed control system and distributed control method
CN2008801065754A CN101801483B (en) 2007-09-12 2008-09-11 System and method of distributed control of an interactive animatronic show

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