Automatic and configurable viewpoint switching in a 3D scene
US5907328A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically changing a user's avatar's displayed view perspective in a virtual world upon execution of a gesture by the avatar, and in which the view perspective is changed for each gesture. The configuration of the view perspective switching specifies an action, a speed, a position and a return time. An avatar implementing the present invention allows the user to avoid manual view perspective switching which interferes with the immersive environment of a virtual world.
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