SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIRTUAL WORLD CONTENT FROM A SERVER SYSTEM TO A CLIENT COMPUTER OVER A DATA NETWORK
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1. A method for transmitting virtual world content from a server to a client computer over a data network comprising the steps of:
- i) transmitting information from said client computer to said server over said data network;
ii) predicting content required by said client computer based on said transmitted information; and
iii) transmitting said predicted content from said server to said client computer over said data network.
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Abstract
Virtual world content is transmitted from at least one server to at least one client computer by defining a camera position on the client computer and projecting a geometrical shape from the camera position in the direction of a viewing vector. This geometrical shape defines a subsection of the virtual world content, which is then transmitted to the particular client, where it is maintained within a content cache.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting virtual world content from a server to a client computer over a data network comprising the steps of:
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i) transmitting information from said client computer to said server over said data network; ii) predicting content required by said client computer based on said transmitted information; and iii) transmitting said predicted content from said server to said client computer over said data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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19. A system for transmitting virtual world content comprising:
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viii) a server coupled to a data network, said server adapted to maintain a virtual world comprising a collection of virtual world content; ix) a client computer coupled to said data network; x) a first software component adapted to operate said client computer and adapted to transmit information from said client computer to said server over said data network; xi) a second software component adapted to operate on said server and adapted to; (1) predict virtual world content required by said client computer based on said transmitted information; and (2) transmit said predicted content from said server to said client computer over said data network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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