US 12,420,213 B2
System and method for costumed character interaction
Nathaniel David Helmick, Winter Park, FL (US); and Katherine Amanda Novak, 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 Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/901,544.
Prior Publication US 2024/0075401 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A63J 5/02 (2006.01); A63J 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A63J 5/02 (2013.01) [A63J 1/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for controlling costumed character interaction, the system comprising:
a character costume configured to be worn by a user;
an electromagnet integrated into the character costume;
a stage prop;
a magnetic piece integrated into the stage prop; and
a control interface coupled to the electromagnet, wherein the control interface is configured, via a control signal, to activate and to deactivate the electromagnet to control interaction between the character costume and the stage prop via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.