Information processing apparatus and method, and storage medium

Details Information processing apparatus and method, and storage medium Information processing apparatus and method, and storage medium

2005-11-01

2005-11-01

Najjar, Saleh (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer conferencing

C709S206000, C709S224000, C709S227000

Reexamination Certificate

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06961755

ABSTRACT:
An information processing apparatus is disclosed which is connected to a server along with other information processing apparatuses through a network and which is supplied with a shared virtual space wherein avatars representing users remain active. The apparatus comprises a registering element for registering any of the avatars as an object to be filtered out, a filtering element for filtering out data on the avatar registered by the registering element, the data having been transmitted from the server and a processing element for processing the shared virtual space based on the data left intact following the filtering by the filtering element.

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