SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE SPACE BASED ON PREDICTED EVENTS

Number: 20190101976
Published: 2019-04-04
Filed: 2017-10-03
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: REICHOW; Mark A., BURK; Kameron, MARSHALL; Gary R., GOSLIN; Michael P., ACKLEY; Jonathan M.
CPC: G01S17/931; G08G1/09675; B60W50/0097; G08G1/096783; B60W50/14; G08G1/096708; G08G1/00; G08G1/09623; G06F3/011
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Interactive space based on predicted events (LIDAR ride-safety prediction).

Abstract

This disclosure relates to systems and methods to provide an interactive space based on events likely to occur. A system may be coupled to a vehicle. The events likely to occur may be predicted based on motion of the vehicle and/or other information. Content may be presented to the user. The predicted events may be used as a basis for adjusting the content. This may allow the motion of the vehicle and/or the predicted events to form a part of a user's experience with the interactive space. The users may feel more immersed in the experiences as the vehicle moves.

Background

FIELD

This disclosure relates to systems and methods to provide an interactive space based on predicted events.BACKGROUND

Some vehicles include sensors and processing components to detect and/or predict vehicle events. For example, Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) systems have been used for research in various self-driving vehicle programs. Lidar uses laser pulses to take measurements and generate a 3D map of an environment. After the unit sends out a laser pulse, a sensor on the instrument measures the amount of time it takes for the pulse to bounce back. As light moves at a constant speed, the lidar unit is able to accurately calculate the distance between itself and the target. Some vehicles may use monocular cameras around the perimeter of the vehicle combined with radar to get 3D ranging. Some vehicles may use stereo cameras to get both image data and ranging data from just cameras. Using environmental and biometric indicators, cars may prepare themselves for an upcoming task the driver already has in mind, e.g., slowing down to ready for a turn, or changing lanes in anticipation of a highway exit. Vehicles may be “connected” with other vehicles and even the highways they travel. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication may allow cars to communicate with each other over a dedicated Wi-Fi band and share information about vehicle speed, direction of travel, traffic flow, and road and weather conditions. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have been utilized to

Claims

1. A system configured to provide an interactive space based on predicted events, the system being coupled to a vehicle, the system comprising: one or more physical processors configured by machine readable instructions to: obtain experience information, the experience information defining visual content to be presented to a user residing in the vehicle to create an interactive space; effectuate presentation of the visual content on a client device configured to be installed on a head of the user; determine a position and/or heading of the client device, the position and/or heading of the client device characterizing a viewpoint of the user of the client device; synchronize the presentation of the visual content on the client device based on the position and/or heading of the client device so that the presentation of the visual content changes as the viewpoint of the user changes; obtain output signals generated by a set of sensors coupled to the vehicle, the output signals conveying ride information, the ride information characterizing movement, operation, and/or context of the vehicle; predict events likely to occur based on the ride information; and trigger adjustments to the visual content at individual occurrences of individual predicted events. 11. A method to provide an interactive space based on predicted events, the method being implemented in a system coupled to a vehicle, the method comprising: obtaining experience information, the experience information defining visual content to be presented to a user residing in the vehicle to create an interactive space; effectuating presentation of the visual content on a client device configured to be installed on a head of the user; determining a position and/or heading of the client device, the position and/or heading of the client device characterizing a viewpoint of the user of the client device; synchronizing the presentation of the visual content on the client device based on the position and/or heading of the client device so that the presentation of the visual content changes as the viewpoint of the user changes; obtaining output signals generated by a set of sensors coupled to the vehicle, the output signals conveying ride information, the ride information characterizing movement, operation, and/or context of the vehicle; predicting events likely to occur based on the ride information; and triggering adjustments to the visual content at individual occurrences of individual predicted events.