Enhanced amusement vehicles and a method for simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry for improved race experience

This is a go-kart-like amusement vehicle for racing games that simulates in-game power-ups and virtual weaponry. It works by exchanging signals with other vehicles, which can temporarily change speed, cause damage, or provide protection. The claims specifically describe a vehicle with sensor-specific transmitters mounted on its frame, a steering wheel with optional display and game controls, and a display screen that uses an "always level" dynamic mount.

Why it matters: Advances in low-latency vehicle-to-vehicle communication and edge computing since 2021 make real-time interaction and in-vehicle processing for power-up simulations more robust. Improved in-vehicle display and video processing technologies also enhance the user experience.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedCustom electronics, vehicle integration, communication, software, ALDM.

3 AI reinvention directions for this patent

See all three

AI gives you a few directions you could take this. Pick one, and we check whether your version is different enough to patent, then write the filing.

Reinvent this with AI

Where this one came from

Every morning we go through millions of abandoned patents and pick out 15 worth your time. This was one of today’s.

This one

+10