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Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACTUALIZING BROADCAST TYPE CONTENT IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHARED VIRTUAL SPACE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH BROADCAST TYPE CONTENT ACTUALIZING PROGRAM IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL SPACE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3521749
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain environment wherein a communication between the producer of broadcast type contents and users viewing them and between users is activated by loading the broadcast type contents to the user terminals of the users joining in a virtual space through a network and displaying them.
SOLUTION: A retrieval part 240 retrieves a broadcast data base 220 based on a broadcast information request inputted from a user terminal 100. A load part 250 loads the retrieved result by the retrieval part 240 to a virtual screen 212 in a world 210. The user terminal 100 consists of a showing part 101 and a broadcast information requesting and receiving part 102 and at the showing part 101, the broadcast contents on the virtual screen 212 of a computer 200, the producer projected by a studio camera 313, and avatars 211 which seem to be participating when viewed by themselves are displayed. A joining user selects broadcast type contents to be received by the user terminal 100 from a broadcast choice list.


Inventors:
Usami, Kiyotada
Masaki, Shigeki
Application Number:
JP20823798A
Publication Date:
April 19, 2004
Filing Date:
July 23, 1998
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Assignee:
NIPPON TELEGR & TELEPH CORP <NTT>
International Classes:
H04N5/262; G06F13/00; G06T19/00; H04H20/24; H04H20/38; H04H20/76; H04H60/80; H04H60/81; H04N7/15; H04N7/173; (IPC1-7): G06T17/40; G06F13/00; H04H1/02
Other References:
山名岳志/杉山浩/松田知志/定方徹,サイバーフォーラムシステムの開発,NTT技術ジャーナル,日本,(社)電気通信協会,1997年 3月 1日,vol.9 No.3,p104−105
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
伊東 忠彦