PURVIS CHRISTOPHER (US)
GABRIEL MICHAEL (US)
AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 04 February 2021 (04.02.21) 1. A physical virtual reality theater system (100), comprising: a physical stage (200) defining a physical experience platform; a tracking support structure (300) mounted to a floor or a wall and having a tracking device (400) mounted thereto, CHARACTERIZED by the tracking device (400) being arranged to be vibration-isolated from the stage (200) and to track an object within the experience platform; and a first vibration isolator (600) operably engaged between the stage (200) and the tracking support structure (300), the first vibration isolator (600) being elastic and being arranged to isolate the tracking support structure (300) from vibration. 2. The system of Claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by a second vibration isolator (700) operably engaged between the tracking device (400) and the tracking support structure (300), and arranged to isolate the tracking device (400) from vibration. 3. The system of Claim 1, CHARACTERIZED in that the stage (200) includes one or more stage portions (220), each stage portion (220) comprising a stage panel (225) and a support frame (230), the support frame (230) being arranged to receive and support the stage panel (225). 4. The system of Claim 3, CHARACTERIZED by a third vibration isolator (236) operably engaged between the support frame (230) and the stage panel (225), and arranged to isolate the support frame (230) from vibration of the stage panel (225). 5. The system of Claim 4, CHARACTERIZED in that the stage panel (225) is a quadrilateral having mitered corners, and in that the third vibration isolator (236) is operably engaged between the support frame (230) and the stage panel (225) about each of the mitered corners. 1 6. The system of Claim 5, CHARACTERIZED in that the support frame (230) includes a plurality of frame members (231, 232) arranged to form a quadrilateral corresponding to the stage panel (225), any two of the frame members (231, 232) being connected together by a connecting bracket (235) having a bracket portion extending between the two of the frame members (231, 232) in correspondence with the mitered corner of stage panel (225). 7. The system of Claim 6, CHARACTERIZED in that each the bracket portion extends in a plane spaced apart from and parallel to the frame members (231, 232), each the bracket portion being arranged to cooperate with other bracket portions and the mitered corners of the stage panel (225) to retain the stage panel (225) laterally with respect to the frame members (231, 232). 8. The system of Claim 6, CHARACTERIZED in that the connecting bracket (235) is arranged to extend to an additional frame member (237) disposed externally to the frame members (231, 232) forming the quadrilateral corresponding to the stage panel (225). 9. The system of Claim 8, CHARACTERIZED in that any connecting bracket (235) arranged to extend to the additional frame member (237), external to the frame members (231, 232) forming the quadrilateral corresponding to the stage panel (225), allows selective modular expansion of the stage (200) by allowing addition of frame members (231, 232) to accommodate additional stage panels (225). 10. The system of Claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by a railing arrangement (800) surrounding the stage (200), the railing arrangement (800) being arranged to be vibration- isolated from the tracking support structure (300). 11. The system of Claim 10, CHARACTERIZED by a fourth vibration isolator (850) operably engaged between the railing arrangement (800) and the tracking support structure (300). 2 12. The system of Claim 3, CHARACTERIZED in that the stage panel (225) is a composite comprising a cover layer (225A) and a vibration-attenuating layer (225C). 13. The system of Claim 12, CHARACTERIZED in that the cover layer (225 A) is comprised of rubber or includes a rubber coating. 14. The system of Claim 12, CHARACTERIZED in that the vibration-attenuating layer (225C) comprises a honeycomb material. 15. The system of Claim 3, CHARACTERIZED by a first vibration transducer (245) operably engaged with the stage panel (225), the first vibration transducer (245) being arranged to selectively direct vibrations directly to the stage panel (225). 16. The system of Claim 10, CHARACTERIZED by a second vibration transducer (250) operably engaged with the railing arrangement (800), the second vibration transducer (250) being arranged to selectively direct vibrations directly to the railing arrangement (800) to provide a haptic effect. 17. The system of Claim 1 , CHARACTERIZED by an environmental effects support structure (900) adjacent to the tracking support structure (300) and arranged to be vibration- isolated from the tracking support structure (300). 18. The system of Claim 17, CHARACTERIZED by a fifth vibration isolator (910) operably engaged between the environmental effects support structure (900) and the tracking support structure (300). 19. The system of Claim 17, CHARACTERIZED by environmental effects arrangements (920) mounted to the environmental effects support structure (900), the environmental effects arrangements (920) including any of a fan, a liquid dispenser, a water mister, a gas dispenser, a vapor dispenser, an aerosol dispenser, a smoke dispenser, a scent 3 dispenser, a shock transducer, a vibration transducer, a noise emitter, a heat emitter, a cold emitter, or combinations thereof. 20. The system of Claim 19, CHARACTERIZED by an actuator (930) operably engaged with any of the environmental effects arrangements (920), the actuator (930) including any of a switch, a solenoid valve, a linear actuator, or combinations thereof. 22. The system of Claim 1, CHARACTERIZED by a sensor device (410) engaged with the tracking device (400) and arranged to detect vibration or motion affecting the tracking device (400), the sensor device (410) including any of an inertial sensor, a motion sensor, an accelerometer, a rotation sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, a magnetometer, a microphone, or combinations thereof. 4 |