Character provision service system, information processing apparatus, controlling method therefor, and recording medium
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1. A character provision service system for providing characters to a user-side apparatus, said system comprising:
- generation means for generating a character capable of making a designated motion; and
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the number of parts moved in the motion.
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Abstract
In a character provision service system for providing users with characters such as interface agents and virtual characters in virtual spaces on computers or in TV games, charges for use of a provided character is computed according to a motion made by the character. This system enables each user to easily purchase with security a character capable of moving according user'"'"'s need, and also enables character data providers to collect charges according to motions made by provided characters and to provide various characters without anxiety about unauthorized use of the characters.
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35 Claims
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1. A character provision service system for providing characters to a user-side apparatus, said system comprising:
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generation means for generating a character capable of making a designated motion; and
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the number of parts moved in the motion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
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2. A character provision service system for providing characters to a user-side apparatus, said system comprising:
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generation means for generating a character capable of making a designated motion; and
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the amount of movement of the motion, and the amount of movement is the number of frames in which a moving image of the character is displayed.
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9. A character provision service system for providing characters to a user-side apparatus, said system comprising:
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generation means for generating a character capable of making a designated motion;
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character;
measuring means for measuring the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the measured motion of the character.
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13. An information processing apparatus for providing a character to a user-side apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving information designating a motion of the character; and
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the number of parts moved in the motion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22)
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14. An information processing apparatus for providing a character to a user-side apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving information designating a motion of the character; and
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the amount of movement of the motion, and the amount of movement is the number of frames in which a moving image of the character is displayed.
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21. An information processing apparatus for providing a character to a user-side apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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receiving means for receiving information designating a motion of the character;
computation means for computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character; and
measuring means for measuring the motion of the character, wherein said computation means performs the computation on the basis of the measured motion of the character.
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23. An information processing apparatus provided with characters form a character providing apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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designation means for designating a motion of the character; and
display means for displaying the character moving on the basis of the designation by said designation means, wherein said designation means designates the number of parts moved in the motion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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24. An information processing apparatus provided with characters form a character providing apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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designation means for designating a motion of the character; and
display means for displaying the character moving on the basis of the designation by said designation means, wherein said designation means designates an amount of movement of the motion, and the amount of movement is the number of frames in which a moving image of the character is displayed.
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34. A method of controlling an information processing apparatus for providing a character to a user-side apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information designating a motion of the character; and
computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein, in said computing step, the computing is performed on the basis of the number of parts moved in the motion.
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35. A recording medium on which a program for controlling an information processing apparatus for providing a character to a user-side apparatus is stored, said program comprising the steps of:
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receiving information designating a motion of the character; and
computing a charge for the character on the basis of the motion of the character, wherein, in said computing step, the computation is performed on the basis of the number of parts moved in the motion.
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