Patents by Inventor Joanne Parker Robertson

Joanne Parker Robertson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for integrating real props into virtual reality amusement attractions
    Patent number: 11132839
    Abstract: A system and method for allowing riders of virtual reality rides to enjoy and interact with real world props in a virtual reality environment while at an amusement park ride. The system stores and displays to the rider virtual representations of the tagged items they've brought along for the amusement park ride. Smart merchandise utilizes RFID tags along with a database of virtual characteristics to enable the virtual world representation of real world items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: DREAMCRAFT ATTRACTIONS LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson
  • System and method for providing individualized virtual reality for an amusement attraction
    Patent number: 10809535
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement attraction, the system having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The rider rides upon an actuated motion base that moves the viewing screen behind the user until a lap bar is secured over the user's lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Dreamcraft Attractions LTD.
    Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson
  • System and method for providing individualized virtual reality for an amusement attraction
    Patent number: 9933624
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement attraction, the system having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The rider rides upon an actuated motion base that moves the viewing screen behind the user until a lap bar is secured over the user's lap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson
  • Head mounted display
    Patent number: 9778467
    Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement park ride having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The viewing screen is removable from the headgear piece to allow the headgear piece to be cleaned and sanitized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventors: Daryl White, Peter R. Schnabel, Christopher David Glen Robertson, Joanne Parker Robertson