US 12,386,413 B2
Modular omnidirectional actuated floors providing an interactive user experience
Jack Wetherell, Burbank, CA (US); Robert J. Bristow, Shadow Hills, CA (US); Lanny S. Smoot, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); Alfredo M. Ayala, West Covina, CA (US); Michael Ryan Enriquez Arevalo, Santa Clarita, CA (US); and Frank D. Mezzatesta, III, Glendale, CA (US)
Assigned to DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed by DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., Burbank, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/377,024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0117069 A1, Apr. 10, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63G 31/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/011 (2013.01) [A63G 31/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 2203/012 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interactive user experience system comprising:
a processor;
a display in electrical communication with the processor and configured to display a visual content of interactive content;
a modular tile floor in electrical communication with the processor and comprising:
a plurality of tiles configured to move independently to induce or respond to a desired motion for a user in contact with the modular tile floor;
an object positioned on the modular tile floor, wherein the object is separate from the user and positioned to define a gap between the object and the user along the modular tile floor, and wherein a position of the object is controlled by the modular tile floor; and
a sensor in electrical communication with the processor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least one of an orientation or a position of the user on the modular tile floor, and determine a gesture of the user, the gesture indicating a desired direction of movement of the object;
wherein based on the detected orientation or position of the user, the processor is configured to modify at least one of the visual content or a movement of at least one of the plurality of tiles, and
wherein the processor is configured to move the object in a direction corresponding to the desired direction of movement of the object.