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US 11,109,139 B2Granted
Systems and methods to shape a medium
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorSteven C. Blum
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Abstract
A system includes a medium disposed on a base, a plurality of transducers coupled to the base, and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of transducers such that each individual transducer of the plurality of transducers is individually addressable by the controller. The controller is configured to receive feedback and to instruct at least some of the individual transducers of the plurality of transducers to activate to move the medium on the base to create a shaped surface based on the feedback.
Claims19
A system, comprising:
- a medium disposed on a base;
- a plurality of transducers coupled to the base;
- an actuator coupled to a transducer of the plurality of transducers;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of transducers such that each individual transducer of the plurality of transducers is individually addressable by the controller, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive feedback and to instruct at least some of the individual transducers of the plurality of transducers to activate to move the medium on the base to create a shaped surface based on the feedback;
- and
- instruct the actuator to move the transducer relative to the base in response to the feedback.
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A system, comprising:
- a medium disposed on a base;
- a plurality of transducers coupled to the base, wherein each transducer of the plurality of transducers is configured to be activated to cause local vibration within the medium;
- a projector configured to project an image toward the base;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of transducers and the projector, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive feedback indicative of an operating parameter of the system;
- instruct at least a portion of the transducers of the plurality of transducers to activate based on the feedback to form a shaped surface from the medium on the base;
- and
- instruct the projector to project the image toward the medium and/or the base in response to the feedback.
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A system, comprising:
- a base;
- a medium disposed on the base;
- a plurality of transducers coupled to the base, wherein each transducer of the plurality of transducers is configured to be activated to cause local vibration within the medium;
- a user interface;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of transducers and the user interface, wherein the controller is configured to:
- receive feedback indicative of an operating parameter of the system from the user interface;
- and
- instruct at least a portion of the transducers of the plurality of transducers to activate based on the feedback to move the medium to form a shaped surface on the base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.