Rachel J Rodgers

US Patent:

20220214742, Jul 7, 2022

Filed:

Dec 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/563564

Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Rachel E. Rodgers - Orlando FL, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06K 19/07
A63F 9/24
A63J 5/04
A63H 33/26
H02S 10/40

Abstract:

A system that includes an interactive object comprising a special effects system, a controller that controls operation of the special effects system, and environmental sensors configured to generate sensor data. The system includes a central controller that operates to receive user profiles and receive sensor data from the environmental sensors of an interactive environment. The central controller is then able to identify a user based on the collected sensor data, wherein the identified user is associated with the interactive object. The central controller is then able to characterize a movement of the interactive object based on the sensor data and communicate instructions to the controller of the interactive object to activate a special effect of the special effect system, wherein the instructions are based on the user profile, the user profile being associated with the identified user, and the characterized movement or action of the interactive object.

US Patent:

20220215634, Jul 7, 2022

Filed:

Apr 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/243414

Inventors:

- Burbank CA, US
Kenneth J. Mitchell - San Jose CA, US
Rachel E. Rodgers - Orlando FL, US
Kyna P. McIntosh - Los Angeles CA, US
Ye Pan - Glendale CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 19/00
G06F 3/01
G06T 19/20

Abstract:

Systems and methods are presented for immersive and simultaneous animation in a mixed reality environment, Techniques disclosed represent a physical object, present at a scene, in a 3D space of a virtual environment associated with the scene. A virtual element is posed relative to the representation of the physical object in the virtual environment. The virtual element is displayed to users from a perspective of each user in the virtual environment. Responsive to an interaction of one user with the virtual element, an edit command is generated and the pose of the virtual element is adjusted in the virtual environment according to the edit command. The display of the virtual element to the users is then updated according to the adjusted pose. When simultaneous and conflicting edit commands are generated by collaborating users, policies to reconcile the conflicting edit commands are disclosed.

US Patent:

20210325580, Oct 21, 2021

Filed:

Apr 14, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/230132

Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Rachel E. Rodgers - Orlando FL, US
Travis Jon Cossairt - Celebration FL, US

International Classification:

G02B 5/126
H02J 50/00
H04N 5/33

Abstract:

An interactive object system includes an interactive object and a source of electromagnetic radiation, e.g., an external source. A power harvesting device of the interactive object receives and harvests power from the electromagnetic radiation to power a special effect system of the interactive object. In an embodiment, the interactive object includes a retroreflective material that reflects electromagnetic radiation, which may be of a same or different wavelength as the electromagnetic radiation from which power is harvested. The interactive object system detects the reflected electromagnetic radiation, which may be used to trigger one or more additional actions related to the interactive object.

US Patent:

20200319305, Oct 8, 2020

Filed:

Mar 26, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/831498

Inventors:

- Universal City CA, US
Travis Jon Cossairt - Celebration FL, US
Rachel Rodgers - Orlando FL, US

International Classification:

G01S 7/48
G01S 17/66
G01S 17/86

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide contextual tracking information to tracking sensor systems to provide accurate and efficient object tracking. Contextual data of a first tracking sensor system is used to identify a tracked object of a second tracking sensor system.