Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PRESENTATION OF OBJECTS IN A DISTRIBUTED INTERACTIVE SIMULATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/151443
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Systems and methods for substantially contemporaneously presenting a distributed simulation at multiple computing devices. A first computing device controls an object in the simulation. A second computing device generates a visual representation of the object associated with a visual status. The second computing device generates a predicted status and receives an update including new status from the first computing device. A portion of the predicted status is set equal to a portion of the new status, and a discrepancy between the predicted and visual statuses is determined. When the discrepancy is greater than a first threshold, at least one velocity of the predicted status may be modified. When the discrepancy is greater than a second threshold, the visual status is modified based at least in part on the predicted status. A new visual representation of the object is rendered based at least in part on the visual status, and displayed.
Inventors:
ALDRIDGE DAVID SCOTT (US)
TIMMINS LUKE WILSON (US)
BUTCHER CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JOHN (US)
TIMMINS LUKE WILSON (US)
BUTCHER CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JOHN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/036394
Publication Date:
March 21, 2013
Filing Date:
May 03, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BUNGIE INC (US)
ALDRIDGE DAVID SCOTT (US)
TIMMINS LUKE WILSON (US)
BUTCHER CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JOHN (US)
ALDRIDGE DAVID SCOTT (US)
TIMMINS LUKE WILSON (US)
BUTCHER CHRISTOPHER CHARLES JOHN (US)
International Classes:
A63F13/00; G09F19/00
Foreign References:
| US6042477A | 2000-03-28 | |||
| US20080096667A1 | 2008-04-24 | |||
| US5974442A | 1999-10-26 | |||
| US20070078003A1 | 2007-04-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2704806A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
COLBURN, Heather M. et al. (1201 Third Avenue Suite 220, Seattle Washington, US)
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