System and method for creating and executing interactive interpersonal computer simulations
US5544305A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S345/949
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for creating and executing interactive interpersonal computer simulations comprises an authoring editor. The authoring editor presents an authoring user interface with a comic book metaphor form for the creation of simulations. The authoring editor also provides constructs that represent chapter objects, cell objects, character objects, message objects, and thought objects to create a simulation. The authoring editor interprets the constructs and their arrangement and creates an executable simulation stored in an active simulation memory. The system also includes an engine that reads the active simulation memory, recognizes the data objects, and executes subroutines corresponding to the data objects. The engine outputs the results of the execution of the objects to the user through a simulation user interface.
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