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By Robert Niles: Patent applications published this week detail new ways that Disney and Universal are trying refine their theme park attractions.Disney's application deals with augmented reality attractions. One of the tricks in creating a successful AR illusion is getting the calibration right. You want the projected AR elements to line up precisely with the "real world" environment, so that the illustrated elements appears exactly when designers intended. Theme parks can do that through th...