公开(公告)号：US10814487B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US15877192

申请日：2018-01-22

Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor： Michael R. Honeck ,  Shelley O. Short ,  Jerry Rees ,  Kyle G. Freeman ,  Cory J. Rouse ,  Jeremy A. Mika ,  Michael Fusco

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/024 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A self-guiding automaton includes sensors, a hardware processor, and a memory storing a self-guidance software code. The hardware processor executes the self-guidance software code to detect a location and/or travel path of one or more human being(s) in a pedestrian environment using the sensors, and identify a self-guided path forward in the pedestrian environment based on the location and/or travel path of each human being(s). The self-guidance software code also determines a social cue for communicating the self-guided path forward to the human being(s), detects any change in the location and/or travel path of each human being(s) using the sensors, determines a pedestrian safety score of the self-guided path forward based on the location and/or travel path and any change in the location and/or travel path of each human being(s), and moves the automaton along the self-guided path forward if the pedestrian safety score satisfies a safety threshold.

公开(公告)号：US10338686B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15086561

申请日：2016-03-31

Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.

Inventor： James R. Robertson ,  Raymond J. Scanlon ,  Michael R. Honeck ,  Angela Jay ,  Cory J. Rouse ,  Holger Irmler

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A method for facilitating and enhancing computer-based authoring of gesture definitions that are useful in controlling a walk-around character and other systems using gesture controls. The method includes, during performance of a gesture by a performer, collecting sets of raw sensor data each corresponding to differing parameters of the performance of the gesture. The method includes displaying a graphical user interface with a graphical plot of each of the sets of raw sensor data. The method includes receiving user input identifying which of the parameters to include in a gesture definition. The method includes, for the graphical plots associated with the chosen parameters receiving user input defining a starting position, an ending position, a maximum value, and a minimum value. The gesture may involve movement of a performer's arms, legs, hands, head, eyes, and so on in a particular manner.

公开(公告)号：US20190224850A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US15877192

申请日：2018-01-22

Applicant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Inventor： Michael R. Honeck ,  Shelley O. Short ,  Jerry Rees ,  Kyle G. Freeman ,  Cory J. Rouse ,  Jeremy A. Mika ,  Michael Fusco

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  H04W4/33 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/024 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: A self-guiding automaton includes sensors, a hardware processor, and a memory storing a self-guidance software code. The hardware processor executes the self-guidance software code to detect a location and/or travel path of one or more human being(s) in a pedestrian environment using the sensors, and identify a self -guided path forward in the pedestrian environment based on the location and/or travel path of each human being(s). The self-guidance software code also determines a social cue for communicating the self-guided path forward to the human being(s), detects any change in the location and/or travel path of each human being(s) using the sensors, determines a pedestrian safety score of the self-guided path forward based on the location and/or travel path and any change in the location and/or travel path of each human being(s), and moves the automaton along the self-guided path forward if the pedestrian safety score satisfies a safety threshold.