Computer games apparatus

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2007-02-13

2007-02-13

Vo, Cliff N. (Department: 2772)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Three-dimension

C345S473000, C463S063000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09411389

ABSTRACT:
A computer games apparatus includes a server operable under the control of a computer program to generate and store data defining a 3D game environment. Objects within that environment can be moved and/or changed in response to signals received by the server from player terminals. Those signals may be transmitted via the Internet and/or other networks. The server renders the object data into data defining one or more views of the 3D environment, which data can then be processed into a broadcastable form for receipt by a plurality of observers. The performance of the apparatus is unaffected by the number of observers actually in receipt of the broadcast data.

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