ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,996, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Universal City Studios LLC (Universal City, Calif.).

"Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted and dynamic ride profile head tracking systems and methods" was invented by Mark James Traynor (Orlando, Fla.), Robert Michael Jordan (Orlando, Fla.), Patrick John Goergen (Orlando, Fla.) and David Smith (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ride system may include a ride vehicle that supports a passenger and an attention tracker to determine a current direction of attention of the passenger. The ride system may also include a control system for maintaining an environment of the passenger. Main...