Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – Help presentation
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-19
2011-12-20
Nguyen, Cao (Department: 2171)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
Help presentation
C715S756000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082501
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a highly scalable architecture for a three-dimensional graphical, multi-user, interactive virtual world system. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of users interact in the three-dimensional, computer-generated graphical space where each user executes a client process to view a virtual world from the perspective of that user. The virtual world shows avatars representing the other users who are neighbors of the user viewing the virtual word. In order that the view can be updated to reflect the motion of the remote user's avatars, motion information is transmitted to a central server process which provides positions updates to client processes for neighbors of the user at that client process. The client process also uses an environment database to determine which background objects to render as well as to limit the movement of the user's avatar.
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