JP2004343779A5

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Publication number: JP2004343779A5
Application number: JP2004157122A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2004-05-27
Publication date: 2008-08-21
Anticipated expiration: 2021-07-06

Claims

An information providing system for sharing a virtual reality space with a plurality of terminals connected via communication means,
While detecting the fluctuation of the virtual reality space caused by the operation of one of the terminals under certain restriction information by individual communication with the terminal, the fluctuation situation caused in the virtual reality space is thereby detected. Control means for providing information to be expressed in each terminal device to all terminals by simultaneous communication,
An information providing system.

The virtual reality space is a combination of a plurality of partial spaces accessible to all terminals,
When the control means correlates the plurality of subspaces and detects a change in the subspace caused by the operation of any of the terminals, all of the related subspaces are detected based on the status of the changed subspace. Fluctuating the state of the subspace, thereby generating the information subject to simultaneous communication,
The information providing system according to claim 1.

At least one of the plurality of terminals is
A data holding means for holding the spatial configuration data for forming a subspace of the subspace having the same configuration to be own apparatus operated in the own machine,
Operation accepting means for accepting an operation by an operator under the restriction information;
Terminal-side communication means for changing the status of the partial space formed based on the stored space configuration data based on the contents of the operation and transmitting information representing the changed status to the control means in real time. ,
The information providing system according to claim 2.

The control means is configured such that an object image appearing in any of the partial spaces and a change of the object image within a range until limited by the restriction information with a terminal that forms the partial space. Sharing behavior data representing changing conditions and integrating the object image and the behavior data with those for all subspaces;
The information providing system according to claim 3.

The control means selectively permits access to any partial space for each terminal.
The information providing system according to claim 4.

The control means is capable of simultaneously transmitting information to a plurality of server stations that are each accessed by network communication, and to all the terminals that are connected to these server stations and are communicable with any one of the server stations. Including a host station,
The virtual reality space is shared between all the terminals and any one of the plurality of server stations, and information for expressing the change state is transmitted from the host station to all the terminals. Configured to,
The information providing system according to claim 1.

A terminal-side communication means for communicating with an information providing system having a virtual reality space in which a plurality of partial spaces accessible to all terminals including the own device are integrated;
Data holding means for holding space configuration data for forming a partial space having the same configuration as the partial space to be operated by the own device;
An operation accepting means for accepting an operation by an operator under certain restriction information;
The state of the partial space formed based on the stored space configuration data is changed due to the operation, and the changed state of the partial space is transmitted to the information providing system in real time. Terminal-side control means for varying the status of all subspaces accessible by the own device based on the information for expressing the status variation received from the information providing system.
A terminal that supports virtual reality space.

The data holding means holds an object image that appears in the partial space in a range until it is restricted by the restriction information,
The terminal-side control means transmits behavior data representing a situation that changes due to a change in the object image to the information providing system based on the operation received by the operation reception means.
The terminal according to claim 7.

A method executed by an information providing system for sharing a virtual reality space with a plurality of terminals connected via communication means,
Detecting fluctuations in the virtual reality space caused by operation of any terminal under certain restriction information by individual communication with the terminal;
Reflecting the contents detected by the individual communication in the virtual reality space, and providing information for expressing the fluctuation state of the virtual reality space caused by this in each terminal device to all the terminals by simultaneous communication And having
Information provision method.

A computer program for operating a computer as an information providing system for sharing a virtual reality space with a plurality of terminals connected via communication means,
The computer,
While detecting the fluctuation of the virtual reality space caused by the operation of one of the terminals under certain restriction information by individual communication with the terminal, the fluctuation situation caused in the virtual reality space is thereby detected. A computer program that causes information to be expressed in each terminal to function as a control means that provides all terminals with simultaneous communication.

A computer program for operating a computer having a memory as a virtual reality space compatible terminal,
The computer,
A terminal-side communication means for communicating with an information providing system having a virtual reality space integrating a plurality of partial spaces accessible to all terminals including the own device;
Data holding means for holding in the memory space configuration data for forming a partial space having the same configuration as the partial space to be operated by the own device;
Operation accepting means for accepting an operation by an operator;
The state of the partial space formed based on the space configuration data held in the memory is changed due to the operation, and the changed state of the partial space is transmitted to the information providing system in real time. A computer program that functions as terminal-side control means for changing the status of all subspaces accessible to itself based on the information for expressing the status change received from the information providing system due to .