Disney patents Articles and News Stories


Disney Creates High-Tech Charms, Adds Drones to VR, and Harvests Phone Batteries in This Week’s Patents

Disney Enterprises, Inc. applies for a substantial number of patents each year. These cover all areas under the Disney umbrella, from theme park attractions, to video games, to information-gathering technology and beyond. With that in mind, here are a few patent applications published this week which show Disney’s wide range of focus. I’ve occasionally wondered Disney Creates High-Tech Charms, Adds Drones to VR, and Harvests Phone Batteries in This Week’s Patents

Disney Tech Could Let You Take Part in a Friend’s VR Experience Using a Cell Phone

Experiences today are all about being interactive, and most successful games advertise the ability to play with friends from around the world. Virtual reality technology has some difficulties when it comes to interactivity though; not everyone has an open room full of expensive equipment to use at a moment’s notice. A new patent application by Disney Tech Could Let You Take Part in a Friend’s VR Experience Using a Cell Phone

Disney Patents Focus on Private Information Sharing Online and Real World VR Recording

While the details of two new patent applications just published by Disney Enterprises, Inc. may seem highly technical, their subject matter can still give us some insight into the company’s current direction. Patents have been applied for regarding a system that would change the process of how a user’s private information is shared for targeted Disney Patents Focus on Private Information Sharing Online and Real World VR Recording

Patent Shows Disney Developing Optical Tracking Between Multiple In-Park Robots

A patent application from Disney Enterprises, Inc. has been published today which centers on groups of robots interacting in Disney theme parks. Titled “Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Stereoscopic Imaging,” the patent is focused on visual communication between multiple robots deployed at the same time. The application describes, Robots may be used for entertainment, utilitarian, Patent Shows Disney Developing Optical Tracking Between Multiple In-Park Robots

Disney Replicates Midair Star Wars Blaster Effects for Live Shows in Newest Patent

If we take a look at the most recent patents that Walt Disney Enterprises, Inc. has applied for, one thing is clear: Disney is working diligently to create some spectacular and accurate live shows for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Not only have we seen patents that simulate blaster damage and muzzle flashes, but a new Disney Replicates Midair Star Wars Blaster Effects for Live Shows in Newest Patent

New Daytime Show Effects and Epic Battles in This Week’s Disney Patents

A certain amount of speculation can be involved when determining the in-park applications of new technology from Disney Enterprises Inc., but two patent applications published today are very clear-cut in their use. Disney is seeking patents for new daytime show systems that involve set changes and effects as well as muzzle flashes for battle simulations; New Daytime Show Effects and Epic Battles in This Week’s Disney Patents