Abstract: An interactive autonomous robot is configured for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different in-character behaviors depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene with in-character behavior when necessary to enforce safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behaviors of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.

Abstract: An interactive autonomous robot is configured for deployment within a social environment. The disclosed robot includes a show subsystem configured to select between different in-character behaviors depending on robot status, thereby allowing the robot to appear in-character despite technical failures. The disclosed robot further includes a safety subsystem configured to intervene with in-character behavior when necessary to enforce safety protocols. The disclosed robot is also configured with a social subsystem that interprets social behaviors of humans and then initiates specific behavior sequences in response.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods to provide physical items to users participating in a real-world interactive environment. The users may participate in the interactive environment by having experiences within the interactive environment. The systems and methods described herein include techniques in which the users may be provided with physical items through special purpose physical item dispensers. The physical items may be specifically selected and dispensed to the users based on the experiences that have occurred during their past participation.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive document reader.

Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems for providing an interactive document reader.

Abstract: There is provided a method for associating metadata with content. According to one embodiment, the content is created for a scheduled event, where the metadata includes at least one metadata tag correlated to an event time period of the scheduled event. The method includes receiving content having a known time period. For example, the content can be a digital image, a video, or other data and the known time period can be a time period at which the content was created. The method further includes matching the known time period of the content with the event time period and determining the at least one metadata tag correlated to the event time period. The method further includes associating the at least one metadata tag with the content.