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Virtual body modeling apparatus having dual-mode motion processing

  • US 5,982,353 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1997
  • Issued: 11/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Virtual body modelling apparatus operable to generate and animate under user direction a representation of a body in a virtual environment, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first data store, holding data defining the virtual environment;

    a second data store, holding data related to features of the virtual body representation;

    a user-operable control device;

    processing means arranged to generate a representation of the virtual environment based on data from the first data store and from a first viewpoint, to generate the body representation within the virtual environment based on data from the second data store, and to periodically modify the generated body representation in response to signals received from the user-operable control means; and

    position determination means arranged to detect a location of said control device relative to a predetermined origin position,said user operable control device comprising a single user actuatable control, andsaid processing means being arranged to either periodically modify said generated body representation or periodically modify the position of the said first viewpoint and regenerate the representation therefrom in dependence on the operation of the user actuatable control.

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