Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and storage medium

• US 20080049831A1
• Filed: 09/26/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kazuyuki Marukawa, Tetsushi Kokubo, Yasuhiro Yukawa
• Original Assignee: Kazuyuki Marukawa, Tetsushi Kokubo, Yasuhiro Yukawa
• Inventors: Kokubo, Tetsushi, Marukawa, Kazuyuki, Yukawa, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US11/904,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20080049831A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/240.01
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/28 responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light controlling the output signals based on the game progress A63F13/50
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/792 for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/803 Driving vehicles or craft, e.g. cars, airplanes, ships, robots or tanks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/302 specially adapted for receiving control signals not targeted to a display device or game input means, e.g. vibrating driver's seat, scent dispenser
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/401 Secure communication, e.g. using encryption or authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5513 involving billing
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/64 for computing dynamical parameters of game objects, e.g. motion determination or computation of frictional forces for a virtual car
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8017 Driving on land or water; Flying

Abstract

An image and motion corresponding to the image are presented in response to a request issued by an user. The user transmits image data from a terminal to a motion data generating apparatus. The motion data generating apparatus generates motion data from the received image data. The motion data generating apparatus transmits the generated motion data together with the image data, in a mutually related fashion, to an image/motion control apparatus. The motion data generating apparatus also transmits ID data assigned to the image data and the motion data to the terminal. The image/motion control apparatus stores the received data. When the image/motion control apparatus receives ID data input by a user via an image/motion presenting apparatus, the image/motion control apparatus reads image data and motion data corresponding to the received ID data and transmits the image data and the motion data to the image/motion presenting apparatus. The image/motion presenting apparatus presents an image in accordance with the received image data and also presents motion in accordance with the motion data.

Claims

1-53. -53. (canceled)

54. A system comprising:

a transmitting apparatus comprising first transmitting means for transmitting image data; and

an information processing apparatus comprising;

first receiving means for receiving said image data from said transmitting apparatus via a network;

generating means for processing said image data to generate motion data corresponding to said image data; and

second transmitting means for transmitting said motion data.

55. A system according to claim 54, further comprising:

a presenting apparatus for presenting motion to a user based on motion data,

wherein said second transmitting means of said information processing apparatus transmits said motion data to said transmitting apparatus; and

said transmitting apparatus further comprises;

second receiving means for receiving, from said information processing apparatus, said motion; and

third transmitting means for transmitting said motion data to said presenting apparatus.

56. A system according to claim 55,

wherein said transmitting apparatus transmits said motion data to said presenting apparatus via a network or a recording medium.

57. A system according to claim 56,

wherein said information processing apparatus further comprises:

third receiving means for receiving charging information of a user requests the generation of said motion data; and

charging means for charging a fee to said user.

58. A system according to claim 55,

wherein said transmitting apparatus further comprises:

fourth receiving means for receiving said image data sent from a terminal not part of said transmitting apparatus before said first transmitting means transmits the image data received from said terminal;

fourth transmitting means for transmitting, to said terminal, an ID number corresponding to said image data sent from said terminal;

fifth receiving means for receiving said motion data corresponding to said image data; and

control means responsive to an ID number received from said presenting apparatus, causing said presenting apparatus to present images corresponding to said ID number of said image data and motion corresponding to said ID number from said presenting apparatus.

59. A system according to claim 58,

wherein said information processing apparatus further comprises:

third receiving means for receiving charging information of a user who requests the generation of said motion data; and

charging means for charging a fee to said user.

60. A system according to claim 58,

wherein said presenting apparatus further comprises:

storing means for storing image data and said motion data corresponding to said image data,

wherein, if a different user other than the user providing said image or said motion data uses said stored image data and motion data, the different user is given a special service.

61. A system according to claim 54, further comprising:

a presenting apparatus for presenting motion to a user based on motion data; and

a receiving apparatus different from said transmitting apparatus and comprising;

sixth receiving means for receiving, from said information processing apparatus, said motion data corresponding to the image data; and

fifth transmitting means for transmitting said motion data to said presenting apparatus.

62. A system according to claim 61,

wherein said information processing apparatus further comprises:

sixth transmitting means for transmitting, to said transmitting apparatus, an ID number corresponding to said image data received from said transmitting apparatus; and

wherein

said second transmitting means transmits to said receiving apparatus said image data, said ID number and said motion data corresponding to said image data.

63. A system according to claim 62,

wherein said presenting apparatus further comprises:

inputting means for inputting an ID number;

seventh receiving means for receiving from said information processing apparatus said motion data, said image data and ID information corresponding to said image data; and

presenting means for presenting motion and image data corresponding to said ID number inputted from inputting means.

64. A system according to claim 63,

wherein said information processing apparatus further comprises:

third receiving means for receiving charging information of a user who requests the generation of said motion data; and

charging means for charging a fee to said user.

65. A system according to claim 63,

wherein said presenting apparatus further comprises:

storing means for storing image data and said motion data corresponding to said image data,

wherein if a different user other than the user providing said image or said motion data uses said stored image data and motion data, the different user is given a special service.

66. A motion data generating apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving image data via a network;

generating means for generating motion data corresponding to the received image data; and

outputting means for outputting the generated motion data.

67. A motion data generating apparatus according to claim 66,

wherein said generating means processes said received image data to generate said motion data.

68. A motion data generating method comprising the steps of:

receiving image data via a network;

generating motion data corresponding to the received image data; and

outputting the generated motion data.

69. A motion data generating method according to claim 68,

wherein said motion data is generated by processing the image data.

70. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for controlling data generating apparatus to

receive image data via a network;

generate motion data corresponding to the image data; and

output the motion data.

71. A computer readable medium according to 70 wherein said motion data is generated by processing the image data.