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Methods systems and computer program products for transporting users in three dimensional virtual reality worlds using transportation vehicles

  • US 6,271,843 B1
  • Filed: 05/30/1997
  • Issued: 08/07/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for transporting a representation of a user of a client in a virtual reality environment provided by a server from a first location to a second location, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a transportation vehicle from the server to the client that receives the representation of the user at the first location;

    receiving, at the server, a destination signal from the client which indicates the second location as a destination;

    transporting the representation of the user in the transportation vehicle through the virtual reality environment to the second location independent of user control while the second location is provided to the client; and

    providing customized information to the client when the representation of the user is in the transportation vehicle.

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