US 12,333,640 B2
Facial activity detection for virtual reality systems and methods
Robert Michael Jordan, Orlando, FL (US); Mark James Traynor, Orlando, FL (US); and Patrick John Goergen, 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 Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,728.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/296,363, filed on Jan. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0215070 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06T 13/40 (2011.01); A63G 31/16 (2006.01); G06T 13/20 (2011.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 13/40 (2013.01) [A63G 31/16 (2013.01); G06T 13/205 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06V 40/171 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual reality ride system, comprising:
a first virtual reality device comprising:
a first display configured to present virtual reality image content to a first rider;
an audio sensor configured to capture audio data associated with the first rider;
an image sensor configured to capture image data associated with the first rider; and
at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to:
receive the audio data, the image data, or both;
generate a virtual avatar corresponding to the first rider, wherein the virtual avatar comprises a set of facial features;
animate the set of facial features based on the audio data, the image data, or both; and
transmit the virtual avatar and the animated set of facial features to a second virtual reality device; and
the second virtual reality device comprising a second display configured to present the virtual avatar and the animated set of facial features to a second rider.