US 11,960,637 B2
Interactive amusement attraction system
Aaron Mendelson, Longmont, CO (US); Rick Sebulsky, Delta (CA); Mohammed Rafiq, Vancouver (CA); William Andrews, Burnaby (CA); and Keith Campden, Vancouver (CA)
Assigned to WHITEWATER WEST LTD., Richmond (CA)
Filed by WHITEWATER WEST INDUSTRIES, LTD., Richmond (CA)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/648,927.
Application 17/648,927 is a continuation of application No. 15/707,974, filed on Sep. 18, 2017, granted, now 11,487,349.
Application 15/707,974 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/860,459, filed on Sep. 21, 2015, granted, now 9,764,245, issued on Sep. 19, 2017.
Application 14/860,459 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/548,133, filed on Nov. 19, 2014, granted, now 9,387,408, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 14/548,133 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/540,858, filed on Nov. 13, 2014, granted, now 9,592,454, issued on Mar. 14, 2017.
Application 14/540,858 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/077,038, filed on Nov. 11, 2013, granted, now 9,138,653, issued on Sep. 22, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/080,905, filed on Nov. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0253127 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/23 (2014.01); A63F 13/245 (2014.01); A63F 13/46 (2014.01); A63F 13/807 (2014.01); A63F 13/90 (2014.01); A63G 21/12 (2006.01); A63G 21/18 (2006.01); A63G 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/011 (2013.01) [A63G 21/12 (2013.01); A63G 21/18 (2013.01); A63G 33/00 (2013.01); A63F 13/23 (2014.09); A63F 13/245 (2014.09); A63F 13/46 (2014.09); A63F 13/807 (2014.09); A63F 13/90 (2014.09)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A ride vehicle for an amusement attraction comprising:
a body portion having a first seating area and a second seating area;
a first interactive element physically coupled with the body portion and configured to be interacted with by a first rider that is positioned in the first seating area;
a second interactive element physically coupled with the body portion and configured to be interacted with by a second rider that is positioned in the second seating area; and
a processor connected with the first interactive element and the second interactive element, the processor configured to determine a first position of the ride vehicle along the amusement attraction based on the first rider interacting with the first interactive element and determine a second position of the ride vehicle along the amusement attraction based on the second rider interacting with the second interactive element.