System and method for combining satellite imagery with virtual imagery
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1. A system for providing a computer generated 3D environment with camera image textures comprising:
- first means for providing a virtual world via a first computer;
second means for applying camera images as a texture on a surface in said virtual world via said first computer;
third means for allowing users to navigate in said virtual world and see and communicate with each other as live images with associated audio in real time via at least one second computer.
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Abstract
A system and method for combining computer generated 3D environments (virtual environments) with satellite images. In a specific application, the system enables users to see and communicate with each other as live avatars in the computer generated environment in real time.
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1. A system for providing a computer generated 3D environment with camera image textures comprising:
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first means for providing a virtual world via a first computer; second means for applying camera images as a texture on a surface in said virtual world via said first computer; third means for allowing users to navigate in said virtual world and see and communicate with each other as live images with associated audio in real time via at least one second computer. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 7, 8)
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2. A method for providing a computer generated 3D environment with camera image textures comprising the steps of:
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providing a virtual world via a first computer; applying camera images as a texture on a surface in said virtual world via said first computer; and allowing users to navigate in said virtual world and see and communicate with each other as live images with associated audio in real time via at least one second computer. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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