【專利】元宇宙將是迪士尼的未來-主題公園專利介紹

迪士尼執行長Bob Chapek與美式欖球隊新英格蘭愛國者隊創辦人Robert Kraft於波士頓一場對談提及：「元宇宙將是迪士尼的未來。」由於迪士尼在使用各種先進技術，以增強娛樂體驗方面有悠久的經驗，預期用戶將可以體驗虛擬現實的豐富創意，甚至與角色進行互動。

處理器(112)；
儲存程式碼(118)的記憶體(114)的計算平台(110)；
以及通訊耦接到計算平台(110)的追蹤系統(102)；
與投影裝置(104)。

與圖1A之差異在於存在另一組不屬於追蹤系統(102)的相機(134)，可隨著用戶移動，以拍攝實境的全景圖像，並回傳給追蹤系統(102)。

投影設備(104)可為高幀投影機或偏振投影設備，故可將虛擬世界模擬130的多視角投射到現實世界場所(120)，而這多視角的投影對於第一用戶(132)和第二用戶(136)來說幾乎是同時產生。

虛擬世界模擬器(100 C)亦可與第二用戶(136)的手持設備(140)通訊，其上的顯示螢幕(148)可顯示第二用戶(136)的有利視角。而用戶設備(140)可為智慧型手機、平板電腦AR眼鏡；用戶設備140亦可為穿戴裝置，例如智慧手錶。

用戶設備(140)可通訊耦合到計算平台(110)，並作為虛擬世界模擬器(100 D)的遠程組件；也就是說利用用戶(132)的手持設備(140)取代上述的投影裝置(104)。

1. A virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue, the virtual-world simulator comprising:
a computing platform(110) including a hardware processor(112) and a memory(114) storing a software code(118);
a tracking system(102) communicatively coupled to the computing platform; and
a handheld device(140) configured for use by a user in the real-world venue and communicatively coupled to the computing platform;
the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
obtain a map of a geometry of the real-world venue;
identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue;
track, using the tracking system, a moving perspective of one of the user in the real-world venue or a camera in the real-world venue; and
control the handheld device to simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a present vantage point of the tracked moving perspective.

19. A virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue, the virtual-world simulator comprising:
a computing platform(110) including a hardware processor(112) and a memory(114) storing a software code(118);
a tracking system(102) communicatively coupled to the computing platform; and
a projection device(104) communicatively coupled to the computing platform;
the hardware processor configured to execute the software code to:
obtain a map of a geometry of the real-world venue;
identify one or more virtual effects for display in the real-world venue;
track, using the tracking system, a first moving perspective of a first user(132) in the real-world venue;
track, using the tracking system, a second moving perspective of a second user(136) in the real-world venue; and
control the projection device to concurrently simulate a virtual-world by conforming the identified one or more virtual effects to the geometry of the real-world venue from a first present vantage point of the tracked first moving perspective and a second present vantage point of the tracked second moving perspective.

美國專利商標局(USPTO)引用了三件美國專利前案來核駁原申請案的進步性，經答辯後，核准專利加入「手持裝置(140)」為必要特徵限縮原專利範圍，並重新撰擬另一獨立項，來闡明多人感應時產生多視角的投影之效果，也就是說，最後的權利範圍為圖1C與圖1D之態樣。不需要手機，就能夠產生的單人投影的效果，並不在專利保護範圍內。