METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING REFERENCE MARK IN VIRTUAL SHARED SPACE
First Claim
1. A server device which provides a virtual reality space for a plurality of client devices connected to the server device via a network, comprising:
- a movement detection part which detects movement of an avatar related to a client device of the plurality of client devices, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device; and
a reference mark generation part which generates a reference mark to be put on the object in response to detection of the movement.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for automatically putting a reference mark on an object to pay attention to. A server device which provides a virtual reality space to multiple client devices connected to the server device via a network detects movement of an avatar related to a client device, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device, as a trigger for generating a reference mark. In response to detection of the movement of the avatar, the server device generates a reference mark to be put on the object. The server device notifies another client device of the presence of the generated reference mark. Accordingly, the other client device is guided to the object by selecting the notification displayed on the screen.
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21 Claims
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1. A server device which provides a virtual reality space for a plurality of client devices connected to the server device via a network, comprising:
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a movement detection part which detects movement of an avatar related to a client device of the plurality of client devices, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device; and a reference mark generation part which generates a reference mark to be put on the object in response to detection of the movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically generating a reference mark, which is executed in a server device providing a virtual reality space for a plurality of client devices connected to the server device via a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting movement of an avatar related to a client device, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device; and generating a reference mark to be put on the object in response to detection of the movement.
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13. A server program for automatically generating a reference mark, which is executed in a server device providing a virtual reality space for a plurality of client devices connected to the server device via a network, the server program causing the server device to execute the steps of:
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detecting movement of an avatar related to a client device, the movement indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device; and generating a reference mark to be put on the object in response to detection of the movement.
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14. A computer program product for automatically generating a reference mark, for use in a system including:
- a server device providing a virtual reality space and at least one client device connected to the server device via a network, the computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes;
each client device to execute the steps of; detecting an event caused by an input from a user of the client device, the input indicating an object in the virtual reality space displayed on a screen of the client device; and notifying the server device of information on the detected event as trigger information for the server device to generate a reference mark to be put on the object, in response to detection of the event, and the server device to execute the step of; generating the reference mark to be put on the object, in response to receipt of the event information from the client device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a server device providing a virtual reality space and at least one client device connected to the server device via a network, the computer program product comprising a computer useable medium including a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes;
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