US 2021/0264709 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING QUEUE CHARACTERISTICS AND INITIATING ADJUSTMENTS

Abstract

A queue control system controls a queue structure of a queue in an amusement park. The queue control system includes a controller and a queue structure control associated with the queue structure. The controller receives, from an input device that monitors a queue characteristic of the queue, data feedback indicative of the queue characteristic. The queue characteristic is indicative of a queue length, queue wait time, queue rate, or queue throughput. The controller also outputs a control command based on the data feedback. The queue structure control receives the control command and changes at least one aspect of the queue structure based on the control command.

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Dependent claims

A queue control system configured to control a queue structure of a queue in an amusement park, the queue control system comprising:

a controller configured to:
receive, from an input device that monitors a queue characteristic of the queue, data feedback indicative of the queue characteristic, wherein the queue characteristic is indicative of a queue length, queue wait time, queue rate, or queue throughput;
and
output a control command based on the data feedback;
and
a queue structure control associated with the queue structure and configured to:
receive the control command;
and
change at least one aspect of the queue structure based on the control command.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from an input device that monitors a queue characteristic in a queue structure, data feedback indicative of the queue characteristic, wherein the queue characteristic is indicative of a queue length, queue wait time, queue rate, or queue throughput;
determining if the data feedback corresponds to a current operation of an aspect of the queue structure;
in response to determining that the data feedback does not correspond to the current operation of the aspect of the queue structure, determine a control command based on the data feedback;
and
outputting, to a queue structure control, the control command, wherein the control command, when executed by the queue structure control, causes the aspect of the queue structure to change to correspond to the data feedback.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/821,596Filed 17 Mar 2020

Priority

20 Feb 2020

Published

26 Aug 2021

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

G07C 11/00
Arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking
G05B 19/042
Program control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers: using digital processors
H04N 21/4131
Peripherals receiving signals from specially adapted client devices: home appliance, e.g. lighting, air conditioning system, metering devices
H04N 21/4223
Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]: cameras

System and method for monitoring queue characteristics and initiating adjustments

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System and method for monitoring queue characteristics and initiating adjustments

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Abstract

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