VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD

Number: 20240367514
Published: 2024-11-07
Filed: 2023-05-02
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Deuel; Matthew, Chapman; Steven M.
CPC: B60K35/00; B60K35/10; B60K35/22
Verdict: Low Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Ride/vehicle entertainment interface hardware.

Abstract

A vehicle entertainment interface is disclosed. In one embodiment, the vehicle entertainment interface includes a programming interface configured to receive a plurality of programs which, when executed, provide respective entertainment experiences to occupants of an passenger vehicle utilizing one or more features of the passenger vehicle; and a vehicle interface configured to identify one or more features of an passenger vehicle, select a program of the plurality of programs based on the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle, and present an entertainment experience of the entertainment experiences corresponding to the selected program to the occupants of the passenger vehicle utilizing the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle.

Background

FIELD

The present application relates a system for providing entertainment experiences to occupants of passenger vehicles utilizing features of the passenger vehicles and interfacing with various electronic devices, such as those that are integrated with a vehicle. BACKGROUND

Modern vehicles may include various features which may be utilized to implement various function inside and outside the vehicle as well as to provide entertainment content to occupants of the vehicles. For example, sensors, displays, and other features may be utilize to provide entertainment content and/or to synchronize entertainment content with events and/or structures located outside of the vehicle. Different vehicles may include different sets of such features and/or may use different communications protocols or syntax, such that creating entertainment experiences for a wide variety of vehicles may be time consuming. Further, entertainment content designed for a particular type of vehicle may not be easily scalable to other types of vehicles with different features and/or communicating using different protocols or syntax. BRIEF SUMMARY

A method is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying one or more features of an passenger vehicle; selecting an entertainment experience for presentation utilizing the one or more features of the passenger vehicle based on the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle; and presenting the entertainment experience

Claims

1. A method comprising: identifying one or more features of an passenger vehicle; selecting an entertainment experience for presentation utilizing the one or more features of the passenger vehicle based on the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle; and presenting the entertainment experience to one or more occupants of the passenger vehicle utilizing the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle. || 8. A vehicle entertainment interface comprising: a programming interface configured to receive a plurality of programs which, when executed, provide respective entertainment experiences to occupants of an passenger vehicle utilizing one or more features of the passenger vehicle; and a vehicle interface configured to: identify one or more features of an passenger vehicle, select a program of the plurality of programs based on the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle, and present an entertainment experience of the entertainment experiences corresponding to the selected program to the occupants of the passenger vehicle utilizing the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle. || 14. One or more non-transitory computer readable media encoded with instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of a vehicle entertainment interface, cause the vehicle entertainment interface to: receive a program providing instructions associated with providing entertainment experiences to occupants of passenger vehicles; identify one or more features of an passenger vehicle; generate an entertainment experience for presentation utilizing the one or more features of the passenger vehicle by configuring the program based on the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle; and present the entertainment experience to one or more occupants of the passenger vehicle utilizing the identified one or more features of the passenger vehicle.