Title:
VIRTUAL SPACE SHARING METHOD AND DEVICE EXECUTING THE METHOD
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3070719
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an environment close to reality in a virtual space because user's voice can be automatically connected to the person with whom the user want to talk while moving in the virtual space by only approaching him.
SOLUTION: When the distance in a virtual space between the ranch of a 1st user and the branch of a 2nd user is smaller than a threshold level through the input of a calculation result by a distance decision section 15, a command of connecting the voice of the 1st user and the voice of the 2nd user to a same voice mixer is given to a voice mixer section 18. Furthermore, the result of calculation of a sight coincidence discrimination section 16 is received and when at least either of the 1st and 2nd users is in existence within a sight of the other, a command of connecting the voice of the 1st user and the voice of the 2nd user to a same voice mixer is given to the voice mixer section 18 by a mixing object decision section 17.
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Inventors:
Hiroya Tanikawa
Yasuhiro Nakajima
Gen Suzuki
Yasuhiro Nakajima
Gen Suzuki
Application Number:
JP16991995A
Publication Date:
July 31, 2000
Filing Date:
July 05, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
International Classes:
H04M3/56; H04M11/06; (IPC1-7): H04M3/56
Domestic Patent References:
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| JP846704A | ||||
| JP6165173A | ||||
| JP6175942A | ||||
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| JP7184180A | ||||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Suguru Kusano