Vehicle for entertainment and method for entertaining
AssigneeThe Ride, Inc.
InventorMichael R. Counts
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a cabin defined by a front, a back, a roof, a floor, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side. The vehicle also includes a window having a surface area that covers at least 50% of the first side, and seating in the cabin arranged to face the first side. The seating may be arranged in at least two rows, with a first row of seats having a first elevation relative to the floor, and a second row of seats having a second elevation relative to the floor, where the second elevation being greater than the first elevation. The vehicle also includes a video system comprising a plurality of video monitors located at the first side. Other variations and a related method of providing entertainment using vehicles of the claimed type are also described herein.
Claims36
A vehicle comprising:
- a cabin defined by a front, a back, a roof, a floor, a first side that connects the front, the back, the roof, and the floor, and a second side opposite the first side that connects the front, the back, the roof, and the floor, the front being forward of the back relative to a direction of movement when the vehicle moves in a forward direction;
- a window having a surface area that covers at least 50% of the first side;
- a plurality of seats in the cabin arranged to face the first side, the plurality of seats being arranged in at least two rows, a first row of seats having a first elevation relative to the floor, and a second row of seats having a second elevation relative to the floor, the second elevation being greater than the first elevation;
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- a video system comprising a plurality of video monitors located at the first side.
A method for providing entertainment, the method comprising:
- providing a live event outside a vehicle comprising a window having a surface area covering at least 50% of a first side of the vehicle, and a plurality of video monitors located at the side of the vehicle, so that the live event may be seen through the window of the vehicle;
- providing a plurality of seats in the vehicle arranged to face the first side, the plurality of seats being arranged in at least two rows, a first row of seats having a first elevation relative to a floor, and a second row of seats having a second elevation relative to the floor, the second elevation being greater than the first elevation;
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- displaying video content on the video monitors, the video content being associated with the live event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.