Passenger restraint with integrated lighting
AssigneeUniversal Studios, Inc.
InventorGregory S. Hall
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Abstract
Present systems and methods are directed to a passenger restraining system, which includes a restraint and a locking mechanism, and a lighting system, which includes a variety of light sources. At least a portion of the variety of light sources is integrated with the restraint. Furthermore, the lighting system receives an indication of a configuration of the locking mechanism, executes a first light scheme via the plurality of light sources when the indication is of an unlocked configuration, and executes a second light scheme via the plurality of light sources when the indication is of a locked configuration.
Claims23
A system, comprising:
- a passenger restraining system comprising a restraint and a locking mechanism;
- and
- a lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of light sources is integrated with the restraint and wherein the lighting system is configured to:
- receive an indication of a configuration of the locking mechanism,
- execute a first light scheme via the plurality of light sources when the indication is of an unlocked configuration, and
- execute a second light scheme via the plurality of light sources when the indication is of a locked configuration.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a locking indication from a restraining system of a ride vehicle, wherein the ride vehicle is configured to operate in a ride system;
- determining whether the restraining system is in a locked configuration or an unlocked configuration based on the locking indication;
- executing a first light scheme via a plurality of light emitters integrated with a restraint of the restraining system in response to determining that the restraining system is in the unlocked configuration;
- and
- executing a second light scheme via the plurality of light emitters integrated with the restraint of the restraining system in response to determining the restraining system is in the locked configuration.
A control system, comprising:
- a restraining system comprising a locking mechanism and a restraint;
- a lighting system comprising a plurality of light sources integrated with the restraint of the restraining system;
- and
- a controller, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory device storing instructions, wherein the instructions when executed by the one or more processors are configured to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a locking indication of a locking configuration of the restraining system;
- instruct the lighting system to execute a first light scheme, via the plurality of light sources, in response to determining that the restraining system is in an unlocked configuration based on the received locking indication;
- and
- instruct the lighting system to execute a second light scheme, via the plurality of light sources, in response to determining that the restraining system is in a locked configuration based on the received locking indication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.