JPH11195140A - Data processing method, device therefor and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processing method capable of apparently forming a shape by using both hands or ten fingers in a virtual three-dimensional space, and to provide the device therefor. SOLUTION: At the time of preparing a 3D shape, visual hands 205a and 205b and working data 203 are outputted and displayed in a virtual 3D space on a display screen 202 of an outputting device 201. Thus, the working data 203 can be worked. Also, at the time of preparing the 3D shape, a virtual tool is allowed to appear in the virtual 3D space so that a cubic can be assembled or deformed by using the tool in a real space. Thus, the working data can be worked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a data processing method and apparatus for generating and outputting three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data and the like, and a storage medium storing a control program for controlling the data processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when editing three-dimensional CG data, a vertex constituting the three-dimensional CG data is selected, the vertex is moved using a point device such as a mouse, or a numerical value is directly input. In addition, there is known a configuration in which arithmetic processing is performed on a plurality of three-dimensional CG data to perform data processing.

[0003]

However, in the conventional example described above, for example, as in the case of clay work,
Using both palms and multiple fingers that can be freely deformed at the same time, moving / pressing / pulling / pulling / sharpening, etc., and using tools such as knives, shovels, spatulas and rotating potter's wheel It was difficult to make a shape. Also, when giving an attribute such as color to a shape, there are not many objects which are colored, for example, by freely moving a color spray or a paintbrush in a virtual three-dimensional space.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the above-described conventional technology, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a virtual three-dimensional space such as clay work. Another object of the present invention is to provide a data processing method and apparatus capable of forming a shape as if using both hands and ten fingers.

A second object of the present invention is to use a tool to change the shape or to give an attribute such as color to a three-dimensional shape, for example, by coloring with a brush or spray. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data processing method and apparatus that can perform the data processing.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a data processing method and apparatus capable of shaping a virtual tool with a virtual tool in a virtual three-dimensional space. Things.

A fourth object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium storing a control program capable of smoothly controlling the above data processing device.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method comprising: a data generating step for generating data; a data outputting step for outputting data; A virtual hand providing step for processing data, a virtual hand providing step for providing virtual hands, and a data editing step for editing data using the virtual hands.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method according to the first aspect, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the first object, a data processing method according to claim 3 is characterized in that in the data processing method according to claim 1, the data output step displays and outputs data. .

In order to achieve the first object, a data processing method according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in the data processing method according to claim 1, the data processing step performs arithmetic processing on data. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus for generating data, a data output means for outputting data, and a data processing means for processing data. And a virtual hand providing means for providing a virtual hand for processing data, and a data editing means for editing data using the virtual hand.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, wherein the data output means displays and outputs data. .

In order to achieve the first object, a data processing apparatus according to claim 8 is characterized in that, in the data processing apparatus according to claim 5, the data processing means performs arithmetic processing on data. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method for generating data, a data output step for outputting data, and a data processing step for processing data. And a virtual tool providing step of providing a virtual tool for processing data; and a data editing step of editing data using the virtual tool.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method according to the ninth aspect, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the second object, a data processing method according to claim 11 is the data processing method according to claim 9, wherein the data output step displays and outputs data. .

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method according to the ninth aspect, wherein the data processing step performs an arithmetic processing on the data. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus comprising: a data generating unit for generating data; a data output unit for outputting data;
Data processing means for processing data, virtual tool providing means for providing a virtual tool for processing data, and data editing means for editing data using the virtual tool are provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus according to the present invention, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the second object, a data processing apparatus according to claim 15 is the data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the data output means displays and outputs data. .

In order to achieve the second object, a data processing apparatus according to claim 16 is the data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the data processing means performs data arithmetic processing. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing method for generating data, a data output step for outputting data, and a data processing step for processing data. Providing a virtual hand for processing data, providing a virtual tool for processing data, providing virtual tool for processing the data, and providing the virtual tool using the virtual hand. And a data editing step of editing data using

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing method according to claim 18 is the data processing method according to claim 17, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing method according to claim 19 is characterized in that, in the data processing method according to claim 17, the data output step displays and outputs data. .

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing method according to a twentieth aspect is characterized in that, in the data processing method according to the seventeenth aspect, the data processing step performs data arithmetic processing. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing apparatus comprising: a data generating means for generating data; a data output means for outputting data;
Data processing means for processing data, virtual hand providing means for providing virtual hands for processing data, virtual tool providing means for providing virtual tools for processing data, and the virtual hand And data editing means for editing data using the virtual tool by using the virtual tool.

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing apparatus according to claim 22 is the data processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. It is characterized by.

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing apparatus according to a twenty-third aspect of the present invention is the data processing apparatus according to the twenty-first aspect, wherein the data output means displays and outputs data. .

In order to achieve the third object, a data processing device according to claim 24 is the data processing device according to claim 21, wherein the data processing means performs arithmetic processing on data. .

In order to achieve the fourth object, a storage medium according to claim 25 is a storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing device, which generates data and outputs the data. And processing the data, providing a virtual hand for processing the data, and storing a program having a control module for controlling to edit the data using the virtual hand. .

In order to achieve the fourth object, a storage medium according to a twenty-sixth aspect is a storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing device, which generates data and outputs the data. And processing the data, providing a virtual tool for processing the data, and storing a program having a control module for controlling to edit the data using the virtual tool. .

In order to achieve the fourth object, a storage medium according to claim 27 is a storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing device, which generates data and outputs the data. Processing the data, providing a virtual hand to process the data, providing a virtual tool to process the data, and using the virtual tool to process the data using the virtual tool. A program having a control module of a step of controlling to edit is stored.

Further, in order to achieve the fourth object, the storage medium according to claim 28 is provided according to claim 25, 26 or 2
7. The storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG
(Computer graphics) data.

[0036]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a host computer system (hereinafter, referred to as a system) which is a data processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) for controlling the entire system, and reference numeral 102 denotes an auxiliary storage device for storing an execution control program, processing data, and the like according to the present embodiment. For example, a hard disk (HD). 103 is, for example, CR
An output device such as T (cathode ray tube) displays and outputs the operation process, interface, and actual machining model of the system. 104 is a data glove for detecting the position of a finger, for example, 105 is a data glove control unit for controlling the data glove 104, and 106 is position data. An input device 107 is, for example, a keyboard. A pointing device 108 is, for example, a mouse. Reference numeral 109 denotes a program memory; 110, a system control unit for controlling the system;
An AM (random access memory) 112 is a main bus connecting each component of the present system.

In the present embodiment, the CPU 101 controls the RAM 111, the auxiliary storage device 102, the output device 103, the data glove control unit 10 via the main bus 112.
5. Controls the system control unit 110 and the like. The execution control program according to the present embodiment is
Under the control of, the program is loaded from the auxiliary storage device 102 to the RAM 111 and executed.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, first, in FIG.
Display screen 202 of output device 201 (103 in FIG. 1)
Virtual processing data (3D data) to be processed
203 is output and displayed, and the data gloves 204a,
4b (104 in FIG. 1) is detected and the position of the hand is detected.
The virtual hands 205a and 205b are output and displayed in the virtual space. Next, the processing data 2 is created by the virtual hands 205a and 205b so that the clay work is performed by hand in the actual space.
03 is processed.

Next, the operation of the data processing apparatus according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S301, each parameter on the RAM 111 is initialized. Specifically, the position of the hand, the variation value of the processing data, and the position of the viewpoint are initialized. Next, in step S302, an initial value is input using the input device 107 or the pointing device. here,
The initial value is, for example, data such as a type of a basic model to be loaded for processing first, a value of surface strength or texture, a value for conditioning a hand shape, a viewpoint position, and the like.

Next, in step S303, the auxiliary storage device 1
From 02, the processing data 203 is read into the RAM 111. Specifically, the basic 3D to be processed set by the initial value selected in step S302 is set.
The polygon data file of the shape is read from the auxiliary storage device 102 and loaded on the RAM 111.

Next, the process proceeds to step S304, in which the processing data 203 loaded in the RAM 111 in step S303 and the program loaded in the program memory 109 are calculated on the CPU 101, and the shape of the processing data 203 is output to the output device. The output is displayed at 103.

Next, in step S305, the aforementioned step S
It is determined whether or not the processed data 203 displayed and output in 304 is to be saved. If not, the process proceeds to the next step S306, and if it is to be saved, the process proceeds to step S31.
Go to step S5 and save in the RAM 111.
Proceed to 6.

In this step S306, it is determined whether or not this processing operation is to be ended. If this processing operation is to be ended, this processing operation is to be ended. If not, the flow proceeds to step S307. In this step S307, the data gloves 204a, 204
The position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data glove control unit 104b and the data glove control unit 105. Next, in step S308, the data gloves 204a, 20
The position data 4b is read from the RAM 111, and the shape of the hand at the position corresponding to the position data is output and displayed on the output device 103.

Next, in step S309, the movement of the data gloves 204a and 204b is
5, the position coordinate value of the space is read into the RAM 111, and it is determined whether or not the data gloves 204a, 204b have moved. If the position coordinate values do not change, the data gloves 204a and 204b do not move. In this case, the processing returns to the step S307, and the position of the hand is returned from the data gloves 204a and 204b and the data glove control unit 105 again. Data and finger position data are read into the RAM 111. If the position coordinate values fluctuate, the data gloves 204a and 204b have moved, and in this case, the process proceeds to step S310 and the virtual hands 205a and 205b and the processing data (deformation target data) 203 in the virtual space. It is determined whether or not has touched. Specifically, it is checked whether or not the distance between any one of the polygon vertices forming the virtual hands 205a and 205b and any one of the polygon vertices forming the processing data (deformation target data) 203 is within an allowable range.

If the data gloves 204a and 204b are outside the allowable range, it is determined that there is no contact between the data gloves 204a and 204b and the processed data 203. RA and position data and finger position data
Read in M111. If it is within the allowable range, it is determined that the data gloves 204a and 204b are in contact with the processing data 203, and the process proceeds to the next step S311.

In this step S311, the processing data 2
It is determined whether or not 03 is to be moved. Then, in the case of moving, the processing of moving the processed data 203 is performed in step S312, and the process returns to step S304 to output and display the processed data 203 on the output device 103. Also,
If not, the process proceeds to step S312 to determine whether to deform the processing data 203. Then, in the case of deforming, the processing data 203
After performing the deformation process, the process returns to the step S304 to output and display the processed data 203 on the output device 103. If not deformed, step S307 is performed.
Then, the position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data gloves 204a and 204b and the data glove control unit 105 again.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The basic configuration of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and will be described with reference to FIG. .

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the data processing device according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, first, in FIG.
Display screen 302 of output device 301 (103 in FIG. 1)
Virtual processing data (3D data) to be processed
303 is output and displayed, the position of the hand wearing the data glove 304 (104 in FIG. 1) is detected, and a virtual tool 305 is output and displayed in a virtual space. Next, the processing data 303 is processed by the virtual tool 305 so that the processing is performed in an actual space.

Next, the operation of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S501, each parameter on the RAM 111 is initialized. Specifically, the position of the hand, the variation value of the processing data, and the position of the viewpoint are initialized. Next, in step S502, an initial value is input using the input device 107 or the pointing device. here,
The initial value is, for example, data such as a type of a basic model to be loaded for processing first, a value of surface strength or texture, a value for conditioning a hand shape, a viewpoint position, and the like.

Next, in step S503, the auxiliary storage device 1
From 02, the processing data 303 is read into the RAM 111. Specifically, the basic 3D to be processed set by the initial value selected in step S502 described above.
The polygon data file of the shape is read from the auxiliary storage device 102 and loaded on the RAM 111. Next, the process proceeds to step S504, where the 3D shape data of the designated virtual tool 305 is read from the auxiliary storage device 102 into the RAM 111. Next, the process proceeds to step S505 and the virtual tool 3
05 is output and displayed on the output device 103.

Next, the processing proceeds to step S506, in which the processing data 303 loaded on the RAM 111 in step S503 and the program loaded on the program memory 109 are calculated on the CPU 101, and the shape of the processing data 303 is output to the output device. The output is displayed at 103. Next, in step S507, it is determined whether to save the processed data 303 displayed and output in step S506. If not to save, the next step S508
If it is to be saved, the process proceeds to step S517 to save the RA
After saving in M111, the process proceeds to step S508.

In this step S508, it is determined whether or not the present processing operation is to be ended. If it is to be ended, the present processing operation is to be ended. If not, the flow proceeds to step S509. In step S509, the position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data glove 304 and the data glove control unit 105.

Next, in step S510, the movement of the data glove 304 is detected by the data glove control unit 105, and the position coordinate value of the space is read into the RAM 111 to determine whether the data glove 304 has moved. If the position coordinate value does not change, the data glove 3
04 does not move. In this case, the process returns to the step S509 to read the hand position data and the finger position data from the data glove 304 and the data glove control unit 105 into the RAM 111 again. If the position coordinate value changes, the data glove 304 has moved. In this case, the process proceeds to step S511, where the shape of the virtual tool 305 is output and displayed on the output device 103.

Next, the process proceeds to step S512, where the virtual tool 305 and the processing data (data to be deformed) are set in the virtual space.
Then, it is determined whether or not the contact 303 has been made. Specifically, it is checked whether or not the distance between any one of the polygon vertices forming the virtual tool 305 and any one of the polygon vertices forming the processing data (deformation target data) 303 is within an allowable range.

If the data glove 304 is out of the allowable range, it is determined that there is no contact between the data glove 304 and the processed data 303, and the process returns to step S509, where the data glove 304 and the data glove control unit 105 again send the hand position data and the finger Is read into the RAM 111. If it is within the allowable range, it is determined that the data glove 304 and the processed data 303 are in contact with each other, and the next step S5
Proceed to 13.

In step S513, the processing data 3
It is determined whether or not 03 is to be moved. Then, in the case of moving, the processing of moving the processed data 303 is performed in step S516, and the process returns to step S506 to output and display the processed data 303 on the output device 103. Also,
If not moved, the process proceeds to step S514, and it is determined whether or not the processing data 303 is to be deformed. If it is to be deformed, the processing data 303 is set in step S515.
After performing the deformation process, the process returns to the step S506 to output and display the processed data 303 on the output device 103. If not deformed, step S509 is applied.
Then, the position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data glove 304 and the data glove control unit 105 again.

(Third Embodiment) First, the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG.

Since the basic configuration of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment, the description will be made with reference to the figure as necessary. .

In the above-described first embodiment, the processed data 203 and the virtual hands 205a and 205b are output and displayed in a pseudo 3D space that can be viewed by the output device 103, and the hands with the data gloves 204a and 204b fitted thereon. Is linked to the movement of the virtual hands 205a and 205b,
Processing such as movement and deformation of the processing data 203 is performed.

In the second embodiment described above, the movement of the data glove 304 and the signal from the input device 107 are directly converted into a virtual tool 30 having a 3D shape in a virtual space.
The processing such as movement and deformation of the processing data 203 is performed in conjunction with the movement and function of the fifth processing data.

In this embodiment, the processing data, the virtual hand, and the virtual tool are all output and displayed in the virtual space of the output device 103, and the hand processes the object with the tool in the real space. As described above, the virtual hand linked to the movement of the hand wearing the data glove in the virtual space operates the virtual tool to perform processing such as movement and deformation of the processing data.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the operation of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, first, in FIG.
Display screen 602 of output device 601 (103 in FIG. 1)
Virtual processing data (3D data) to be processed
603 is output and displayed, and the virtual hand 605 and the virtual tool 606 are output and displayed in a virtual space corresponding to the position of the hand wearing the data glove 604 (104 in FIG. 1).
Next, just as if you were working by hand in the actual space,
The processing data 603 is processed by the virtual tool 606 operated by the virtual hand 605.

Next, the operation of the data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step S701, each parameter on the RAM 111 is initialized. Specifically, the position of the hand, the variation value of the processing data, and the position of the viewpoint are initialized. Next, in step S702, an initial value is input using the input device 107 or the pointing device. here,
The initial value is, for example, data such as a type of a basic model to be loaded for processing first, a value of surface strength or texture, a value for conditioning a hand shape, a viewpoint position, and the like.

Next, in step S703, the auxiliary storage device 1
From 02, the processing data 603 is read into the RAM 111. Specifically, the basic 3D to be processed set by the initial value selected in step S602
The polygon data file of the shape is read from the auxiliary storage device 102 and loaded on the RAM 111.

Next, the flow advances to step S704 to store the tool-shaped 3D data from the auxiliary storage device 102 in the RAM1.
11 is read. Next, the shape of the virtual tool 606 is output and displayed on the output device 103 in step S705. Next, in step S706, the shape of the virtual tool 606 is output and displayed on the output device 103.

Then, the process proceeds to step S706, in which the processing data 603 loaded on the RAM 111 in step S703 and the program loaded on the program memory 109 are calculated on the CPU 101, and the shape of the processing data 603 is output to the output device. The output is displayed at 103.

Next, at step S708, the aforementioned step S
In 707, it is determined whether or not to store the processed data 603 displayed and output. If not, the process proceeds to the next step S709, and if it is to be saved, the process proceeds to step S72.
0, and saves the data in the RAM 111.
Go to 9.

In this step S709, it is determined whether or not this processing operation is to be ended. If this processing operation is to be ended, this processing operation is to be ended. If not, the flow proceeds to step S710. In step S710, the position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data glove 604 and the data glove control unit 105. Next, in step S711, the movement of the data glove 604 is detected by the data glove control unit 105, and the position coordinates of the space are stored in the RAM.
In step 111, it is determined whether the data glove 604 has moved. Then, the data glove 604 does not move unless the position coordinate value fluctuates.
In this case, the process returns to the step S710, and again from the data glove 604 and the data glove control unit 105,
The position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111. If the position coordinate value fluctuates, it means that the data glove 604 has moved.
In step 712, the shape of the virtual hand 605 is output and displayed on the output device 103 from the position data of the data glove 604.

Next, in step S713, the virtual hand 605
It is determined whether or not the virtual tool 606 has been grasped. If the virtual tool 606 has not been gripped, the process returns to step S710 to read the hand position data and finger position data from the data glove 604 and the data glove control unit 105 into the RAM 111 again. When the virtual tool 606 is grasped, the shape of the virtual tool 606 grasped by the virtual hand 605 is output and displayed on the output device 103 in the next step S714.

Next, in step S715, the virtual tool 606 and the processing data (data to be deformed) 60 are set in the virtual space.
It is determined whether or not No. 3 has contacted. Specifically, it is checked whether or not the distance between any one of the polygon vertices forming the virtual tool 605 and any one of the polygon vertices forming the processing data (deformation target data) 603 is within an allowable range.

If it is out of the allowable range, it is determined that there is no contact between the data glove 604 and the processed data 603, and the process returns to step S710, where the data glove 604 and the data glove control unit 105 again transmit the hand position data and the finger data. Is read into the RAM 111. If it is within the allowable range, it is determined that the data glove 604 and the processed data 603 are in contact with each other, and the next step S7
Proceed to 16.

In step S716, the processing data 6
It is determined whether or not 03 is to be moved. Then, in the case of moving, the processing of moving the processed data 603 is performed in step S719, and the process returns to step S707 to output and display the processed data 603 on the output device 103. Also,
If not moved, the flow advances to step S717 to determine whether to deform the processed data 603. If it is to be deformed, the processing data 603 is used in step S718.
After performing the deformation process, the process returns to step S707 to output the processed data 603 to the output device 103 for display. If not deformed, step S710 is performed.
Then, the position data of the hand and the position data of the finger are read into the RAM 111 from the data glove 604 and the data glove control unit 105 again.

[0082]

As described in detail above, claims 1 to 5 of the present invention are described below.
According to the data processing method according to the fourth aspect and the data processing apparatus according to the fifth to eighth aspects, when creating a 3D shape, a virtual 3D space is used so that a solid is assembled or deformed using hands in an actual space. This makes it possible to process the processed data by making a virtual hand appear inside the device.

According to the data processing method according to the ninth to twelfth aspects of the present invention and the data processing apparatus according to the thirteenth to sixteenth aspects, when a 3D shape is created, a tool is used in a real space using a tool. It is possible to make a virtual tool appear in a virtual 3D space so as to assemble or deform the object and to process the processing data.

According to the data processing method according to claims 17 to 20 and the data processing apparatus according to claims 21 to 24 of the present invention, when a 3D shape is created, a tool is used by hand in an actual space. As a result, a virtual hand and a virtual tool appear in a virtual 3D space so that the processed data can be processed so that the three-dimensional object is assembled or deformed.

Further, according to the storage medium of the twenty-fifth to twenty-eighth aspects of the present invention, there is an effect that the above-described data processing device can be smoothly controlled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a data processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a data processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the data processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a data processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of a data processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a data processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of a data processing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 CPU (central processing unit) 102 auxiliary storage device (HD: hard disk) 103 output device (external monitor such as CRT) 104 data glove 105 data glove control unit 106 position data 107 input device (keyboard) 108 pointing device (mouse) ) 109 program memory 110 system control unit 111 RAM (random access memory) 112 main bus 201 output device 202 display screen 203 processing data 204a data glove 204b data glove 205a virtual hand 205b virtual hand 401 output device 402 display screen 403 processing data 404 Data glove 405 Virtual tool 601 Output device 602 Display screen 603 Processing data 604 Data glove 605 Virtual hand 606 Virtual tools

Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. A data generating step for generating data, a data outputting step for outputting data, a data processing step for processing data, and a virtual hand providing step for providing virtual hands for processing data. A data editing step of editing data using the virtual hand. 2. The data processing method according to claim 1, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 3. The data processing method according to claim 1, wherein said data output step displays and outputs data. 4. The data processing method according to claim 1, wherein said data processing step performs a data arithmetic processing. 5. A data generating means for generating data, a data output means for outputting data, a data processing means for processing data, and a virtual hand providing means for providing a virtual hand for processing data. Data editing means for editing data using the virtual hand. 6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said data output means displays and outputs data. 8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said data processing means performs data arithmetic processing. 9. A data generating step for generating data, a data outputting step for outputting data, a data processing step for processing data, and a virtual tool providing step for providing a virtual tool for processing the data. A data editing step of editing data using the virtual tool. 10. The data processing method according to claim 9, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 11. The data processing method according to claim 9, wherein said data output step displays and outputs data. 12. The data processing method according to claim 9, wherein said data processing step performs arithmetic processing on data. 13. A data generating means for generating data,
Data output means for outputting data, data processing means for processing data, virtual tool providing means for providing a virtual tool for processing data, and data editing means for editing data using the virtual tool A data processing device comprising: 14. The data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 15. The data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said data output means displays and outputs data. 16. The data processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said data processing means performs arithmetic processing on data. 17. A data generating step for generating data, a data outputting step for outputting data, a data processing step for processing data, and a virtual hand providing step for providing virtual hands for processing data. A virtual tool providing step of providing a virtual tool for processing data, and a data editing step of editing data using the virtual tool using the virtual hand. Processing method. 18. The data processing method according to claim 17, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 19. The data processing method according to claim 17, wherein said data output step displays and outputs data. 20. The data processing method according to claim 17, wherein said data processing step performs arithmetic processing on data. 21. A data generating means for generating data,
Data output means for outputting data, data processing means for processing data, virtual hand providing means for providing virtual hands for processing data, and virtual for providing virtual tools for processing data A data processing apparatus comprising: tool providing means; and data editing means for editing data using the virtual tool using the virtual hand. 22. The data processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data. 23. A data processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said data output means displays and outputs data. 24. The data processing apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said data processing means performs arithmetic processing on data. 25. A storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing device, wherein the virtual medium is provided for generating data, outputting the data, processing the data, and processing the data. A storage medium storing a program having a control module for controlling data to be edited using the virtual hand. 26. A storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing apparatus, wherein the virtual medium generates data, outputs the data, processes the data, and provides a virtual tool for processing the data. A storage medium storing a program having a control module of a step of controlling to edit data using the virtual tool. 27. A storage medium for storing a control program for controlling a data processing device, wherein the virtual medium is provided for generating data, outputting the data, processing the data, and processing the data. Providing a virtual tool for processing data, and storing a program having a control module for controlling to edit data using the virtual tool using the virtual hand. Storage medium. 28. The storage medium according to claim 25, wherein the data is three-dimensional CG (computer graphics) data.