Industry Patents

Patent: 12248237

Show Effect System for Attraction System

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Patent Number: 12248237 
Title: Show Effect System for Attraction System 
Abstract: An attraction system of an amusement park includes a viewing area, a virtual area, and a beam splitter. The beam splitter is positioned to enable visibility of a portion of the viewing area through the beam splitter and visibility of a portion of the virtual area via reflection off the beam splitter. The attraction system also includes a controller configured to perform operations. The operations include generating image data that is distorted in correlation to a distortive parameter associated with a first element disposed in the viewing area. The distortive parameter is indicative of a distortion applied by the first element to light interacting with the first element. The operations also include transmitting the image data to cause display of a second element in the virtual area. 
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Krauthamer 
Assignee: Universal City Studios 
Continuation or Divisional of: 11899348 
International Classification: G03B 21/14 
US Classification: G03B 21/14 
Issue Date: 03-11-2025 
Filing Date: 01-26-2024 
Application : 18/424340 
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 12248237 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 12248237 at Google Patents 

 

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