Device and method for displaying a guide picture in virtual reality
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1. An on-line terminal device comprising:
- connection means for connection to an on-line server;
entry means for entering a command by a user;
control means for performing processing based on the information purveyed from the on-line server via said connection means and the command entered from said entry means; and
display means for displaying a picture based on the processing performed by said control means;
said on-line terminal device being designed to display a virtual reality space on the display means based on the information supplied via said connection means from the on-line server;
wherein the improvement resides in thatsaid control means causes a guide picture representing at least the position information in said virtual reality space to be displayed previously in an iconized state on said display means;
said control means causing the guide picture to be opened on entry from said entry means of data commanding the opening of the iconized guide picture for displaying the position information in the virtual reality space on the display means.
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Abstract
An on-line terminal device for displaying a virtual reality space based on the information purveyed by an on-line server. The on-line terminal device facilitates recognition of the position(s) in the virtual reality space and acquisition of the information in the virtual reality space. A guide picture representing the position information in the virtual reality space is pre-displayed in an iconized state on a display. On entry of data commanding the opening of the iconized guide picture, the guide picture is opened for representing the position information in the virtual reality space on the display.
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1. An on-line terminal device comprising:
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connection means for connection to an on-line server; entry means for entering a command by a user; control means for performing processing based on the information purveyed from the on-line server via said connection means and the command entered from said entry means; and display means for displaying a picture based on the processing performed by said control means; said on-line terminal device being designed to display a virtual reality space on the display means based on the information supplied via said connection means from the on-line server;
wherein the improvement resides in thatsaid control means causes a guide picture representing at least the position information in said virtual reality space to be displayed previously in an iconized state on said display means; said control means causing the guide picture to be opened on entry from said entry means of data commanding the opening of the iconized guide picture for displaying the position information in the virtual reality space on the display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying a picture representing a virtual reality space on display device of an on-line terminal connected to an on-line server, based on the information supplied from said on-line server, wherein the improvement comprises:
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previously displaying a guide picture representing at least the position information in said virtual reality space in an iconized state on said display device; and opening said guide picture on entry of data commanding opening of the guide picture in the iconized state for displaying the position information in said virtual reality space on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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