Wait time recommender
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsMichael Joseph Molinari, Daniel Joseph Salowe, Sarah Heayun Whang, Joshua David Lecas
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that determine whether wait times for attractions of a theme park are shorter or longer than expected and notify guests of these shorter or longer wait times. In particular, the systems and methods determine a wait time value for an attraction by dividing a wait time for the attraction by a total wait time for all attractions of the theme park, and compare the wait time value to one or more threshold values based on an expected wait time for the attraction. In this manner, theme park guests may make a more informed decision on which attraction to wait for, and maximize their time at the theme park.
Claims17
A wait time recommendation system comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect a location of an electronic device within a theme park comprising a plurality of attractions;
- a processor;
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine a set of attractions of the plurality of attractions within a threshold distance of the location of the electronic device;
- receive a first existing wait time, corresponding to a first attraction of the set of attractions and a second existing wait time corresponding to a second attraction of the set of attractions;
- determine a first wait time ratio between the first existing wait time and an existing total wait time of the plurality of attractions;
- determine a second wait time ratio between the second existing wait time and the existing total wait time of the plurality of attractions;
- generate a first wait time recommendation for the first attraction based on comparing the first wait time ratio and a first wait time threshold value of the first attraction;
- and
- generate a second wait time recommendation for the second attraction based on comparing the second wait time ratio and a second wait time threshold value of the second attraction;
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- communication circuitry configured to send a first indication of the first wait time recommendation for the first attraction and a second indication of the second wait time recommendation for the second attraction to a wait time recommendation software application of the electronic device.
A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising instructions for generating a wait time recommendation for an attraction of a plurality of attractions of a theme park that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive, from a sensor, a location of an electronic device within the theme park;
- determine one or more attractions of the plurality of attractions within a threshold distance of the location of the electronic device;
- receive a total wait time for the plurality of attractions of the theme park;
- receive one or more wait times, wherein each wait time of the one or more wait times corresponds to a respective attraction of the one or more attractions;
- determine a wait time ratio for an individual attraction of the one or more attractions, wherein the wait time ratio is based on the total wait time for the plurality of attractions and a wait time of the one or more wait times for the individual attraction;
- generate a wait time recommendation for the individual attraction based on a comparison of the wait time ratio and a threshold value associated with the individual attraction;
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- send a notification of a short wait time for the individual attraction in response to the comparison of the wait time ratio being below the threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.