US 12,447,414 B2
Modular amusement park systems and methods
Patrick John Goergen, Orlando, FL (US); Danielle Marie Holstine, Winter Garden, FL (US); and Tomas Manuel Trujillo, 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 Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,173.
Application 18/130,173 is a division of application No. 15/991,604, filed on May 29, 2018, granted, now 11,633,673.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/672,918, filed on May 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0233950 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. A63G 31/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC A63G 31/02 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/54 (2013.01); H05K 7/1428 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
removing a first component from at least one connection of an amusement park, wherein the first component is associated with a first set of functions;
implementing a second component of the amusement park utilizing the at least one connection, wherein the second component is associated with a second set of functions, and wherein the first set of functions is different than the second set of functions; and
registering the second component with an amusement park system of the amusement park such that the second set of functions of the second component is configured to be selectively driven according to one or more input signals from a controller of the amusement park.
 
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors are configured to cause the one or more processors to:
receive a first indication of removing a first hardware component from at least one connection of an amusement park system of an amusement park; and
adjusting a schedule of a show clock based on the first indication.
 
17. An amusement park system, comprising:
a plurality of hardware components;
a show clock configured to store a schedule for each hardware component of the plurality of hardware components and configured to generate a show clock signal; and
a controller coupled to the plurality of hardware components and configured to:
receive a first indication of removing a first hardware component of the plurality of hardware components, wherein the first hardware component is associated with a first set of functions;
receive a second indication of implementing a second hardware component of the plurality of hardware components, wherein the second hardware component is associated with a second set of functions different from the first set of functions; and
register the second hardware component such that the second set of functions is configured to be selectively driven according to the show clock signal.