US 12,254,651 B2
Object orientation detection system
Yu-Jen Lin, Orlando, FL (US); and Anthony Melo, Orlando, FL (US)
Assigned to Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed by Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/457,119.
Application 18/457,119 is a continuation of application No. 17/081,817, filed on Oct. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,741,628.
Application 17/081,817 is a continuation of application No. 16/277,049, filed on Feb. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,825,196, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0410358 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/73 (2017.01); A63G 7/00 (2006.01); A63G 21/18 (2006.01); A63G 31/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 7/73 (2017.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method, comprising:
receiving position data of a guest from one or more sensors, the position data indicative of a position of a body, a face, or a combination thereof, of the guest, on a ride;
determining face direction, face rotation, or a combination thereof, of the guest based at least in part upon the position data, wherein the position data is indicative of a first position of a first facial feature of the guest within a threshold distance from a second facial feature of the guest; and
controlling one or more features of the ride based upon the determined face direction, face rotation, or the combination thereof.