Automatically generating a reference mark in virtual shared space
First Claim
1. A virtual reality system comprising:
- a computer server configured to create a virtual reality space;
a movement detector on the computer server configured to detect movement of a first avatar on one of a plurality of computers connected to the computer server in a network, wherein the first avatar points to the virtual reality space;
a reference marker on the computer server configured to mark each of a plurality of objects with a reference mark in the virtual reality space;
a reference marker storage system that stores creation time of the reference marker, information about one of the plurality of objects on which thereference marker is to be put, movement information about the movement of the first avatar, and avatar information about the first avatar, andwherein the reference marker is generated based on the movement information about the movement of the first avatar; and
a guidance system configured to guide a second avatar on one of the plurality of computers to each of the plurality of objects pointed to by the first avatar in response to a user'"'"'s selecting on a screen display a notification of the presence of the reference marker; and
a policy system configured to register a policy in advance to the computer server by one of the plurality of computers, the policy defining one of the reference markers whose presence the one of the plurality of computers wishes to be notified of;
a notification system configured to select one of the reference markers that meets the policy, and notify the plurality of computers of the presence of the selected reference marker;
an information acquisition system configured to acquire from one of the plurality of computers a selection operation which one of the plurality of computers performs in response to a reference marker notification displayed on a screen; and
an updating system configured to update positional information and line information of a second avatar to guide the second avatar to one of the reference markers.
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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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16 Claims
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1. A virtual reality system comprising:
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a computer server configured to create a virtual reality space; a movement detector on the computer server configured to detect movement of a first avatar on one of a plurality of computers connected to the computer server in a network, wherein the first avatar points to the virtual reality space; a reference marker on the computer server configured to mark each of a plurality of objects with a reference mark in the virtual reality space; a reference marker storage system that stores creation time of the reference marker, information about one of the plurality of objects on which the reference marker is to be put, movement information about the movement of the first avatar, and avatar information about the first avatar, and wherein the reference marker is generated based on the movement information about the movement of the first avatar; and a guidance system configured to guide a second avatar on one of the plurality of computers to each of the plurality of objects pointed to by the first avatar in response to a user'"'"'s selecting on a screen display a notification of the presence of the reference marker; and a policy system configured to register a policy in advance to the computer server by one of the plurality of computers, the policy defining one of the reference markers whose presence the one of the plurality of computers wishes to be notified of; a notification system configured to select one of the reference markers that meets the policy, and notify the plurality of computers of the presence of the selected reference marker; an information acquisition system configured to acquire from one of the plurality of computers a selection operation which one of the plurality of computers performs in response to a reference marker notification displayed on a screen; and an updating system configured to update positional information and line information of a second avatar to guide the second avatar to one of the reference markers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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detecting movement of a first avatar on one of a plurality of computers connected to a computer server; marking an object pointed to by the first avatar with a reference marker in a virtual reality space; and storing creation time of the reference marker, information about one of the object on which the reference marker is to be put, movement information about the movement of the first avatar, and avatar information about the first avatar; generating the reference marker based on the movement information about the movement of the first avatar; guiding a second avatar on one of the plurality of computers to the object pointed to by the first avatar in response to a user'"'"'s selecting on a screen display a notification of the presence of the reference marker; registering a policy in advance to the computer server by one of the plurality of computers, the policy defining a reference marker whose presence the one of the plurality of computers wishes to be notified of; selecting the generated reference marker if the generated reference marker meets the policy, and notifying the plurality of computers of the presence of the selected reference marker; acquiring from one of the plurality of computers a selection operation which one of the plurality of computers performs in response to a reference marker notification displayed on a display screen; and updating positional information and line information on a second avatar to guide the second avatar to the selected reference marker.
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11. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, including:
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computer program code configured to detect movement of a first avatar on one of a plurality of computers connected to a computer server; computer program code configured to mark one of a plurality of objects with a reference mark in a virtual reality space pointed to by the first avatar; computer program code configured to store creation time of the reference mark, information about one of the plurality of objects on which the reference mark is to be put, movement information about the movement of the first avatar, and avatar information about the first avatar; computer program code configured to generate the reference mark based on the movement information about the movement of the first avatar; computer program code configured to guide a second avatar on one of the plurality of computers to the marked object pointed to by the first avatar; and computer program code configured to highlight or hide a notification to a plurality of users of the presence of previous reference marks. computer program code configured to register a policy in advance to the computer server by one of the plurality of computers, the policy defining a reference mark whose presence the one of the plurality of computers wishes to be notified of; computer program code configured to select the generated reference mark if it the generated reference marker meets the policy, and notifying the plurality of computers of the presence of the selected reference mark; computer program code configured to acquire from one of the plurality of computers a selection operation which one of the plurality of computers performs in response to a reference mark notification displayed on a display screen; and computer program code configured to update positional information and line information on a second avatar to guide the second avatar to the selected reference mark. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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