Allison V Long

US Patent:

20210018885, Jan 21, 2021

Filed:

Jul 14, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/928645

Inventors:

- Anaheim CA, US
Michael J. Baldwin - Lake Forest CA, US
Kevin A. Bright - Newport Beach CA, US
Christopher J. Roy - Brea CA, US
Allison N. Long - Newport Beach CA, US

International Classification:

G05B 19/042
G06T 7/292
G06T 7/70
G06K 9/00
G06N 3/02
B05B 17/08
B05B 12/16

Abstract:

The present invention is a water fountain control system that utilizes cameras to analyze movements of a human subject, and actuates one or more water fountain controllers in response to the movements to create a display incorporating spray patterns of the flowing water. The camera system records video in real time and generates optical signals that are sent to a processor running software that assesses the dimension, position, stance, and/or motion of the human subject and converts the data into recognized classes of movements and/or poses. Once the processor identifies the type of movements and/or poses, it sends signals to the actuators of the water fountains to control the fountains in a manner that implements stored predetermined visual effects generated by the fountain to create a visual presentation to an audience.