Title:
【発明の名称】3次元仮想現実環境作成、編集及び配布システム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3059138
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a system for creating, editing and distributing three-dimensional virtual reality environment, a method for distributing information, a method for updating the virtual reality environment, virtual environment and a method for executing the virtual reality environment to make individual parts of the common three-dimensional environment possible to be worked in parallel by plural users and to make access right to different parts of the three-dimensional environment possible to be selected and provided to each user. SOLUTION: A database 30, a means 20 to create the virtual reality environment, a means to store the created virtual reality environment in the database and a means to make access to the database and to distribute the data to which access is made are included, the information to construct the virtual reality environment is stored in the database and only necessary parts are created, edited or distributed without changing other parts. For example, the access is made to the database in a communication network like a wide area network and only necessary records are individually updated irrespective of other records.
Inventors:
John Barras
Stefan McKeon
Irene Be Stearns
Stefan McKeon
Irene Be Stearns
Application Number:
JP21119498A
Publication Date:
July 04, 2000
Filing Date:
July 27, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America, Inc.
International Classes:
G06F13/00; G06T17/00; G06T19/00; (IPC1-7): G06T17/00; G06T15/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP1040295A | ||||
| JP6195439A | ||||
| JP10301946A | ||||
| JP9282249A |
Other References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Soga Doteru (6 people outside)