System and method for costumed character interaction
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsNathaniel David Helmick, Katherine Amanda Novak
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Abstract
A system for controlling costumed character interaction includes a character costume configured to be worn by a user. The character costume includes an electromagnet integrated into the character costume. The system also includes a stage prop including a magnetic piece integrated into the stage prop. The system further includes a control interface coupled to the electromagnet. The control interface is configured, via a control signal, to activate and to deactivate the electromagnet to control interaction between the character costume and the stage prop via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.
Claims20
A system for controlling costumed character interaction, the system comprising:
- a character costume configured to be worn by a user;
- an electromagnet integrated into the character costume;
- a stage prop;
- a magnetic piece integrated into the stage prop;
- and
- a control interface coupled to the electromagnet, wherein the control interface is configured, via a control signal, to activate and to deactivate the electromagnet to control interaction between the character costume and the stage prop via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.
A system for controlling costumed character interaction, the system comprising:
- a character costume configured to be worn by a user;
- a magnetic piece integrated into the character costume;
- a stage prop;
- an electromagnet integrated into the stage prop;
- and
- a control interface coupled to the electromagnet, wherein the control interface is configured, via a control signal, to activate and to deactivate the electromagnet to control interaction between the stage prop and the character costume via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.
A method for controlling costumed character interaction, the method comprising:
- providing, via a control interface, a control signal to an electromagnet integrated into a character costume worn by a user;
- and
- in response to the control signal, causing the electromagnet either to activate or to deactivate to control interaction between the character costume and a stage prop comprising a magnetic piece via magnetic interaction between the electromagnet and the magnetic piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.