Information processing apparatus, information processing method and information providing medium
US6292198A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/006
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual reality life object is prevented from performing any behavior that is impossible in a real world, without having to detect the collision of the virtual reality life object with an obstacle. Data for specifying a range in which a virtual reality pet can move around is entered in a moving range control table stored on a hard disk drive for example of an information processing apparatus for providing a virtual reality space. The position of an avatar corresponding to a moving object (or a virtual reality pet) in the virtual reality space is detected and the position of the moving object is generated based on the detected position of the avatar. Next, it is determined whether the generated position of the moving object is in the limited range in which the moving object can move about. If the decision is no, a position in the limited range nearest to the generated position of the moving object is searched for. Then, the position of the moving object is corrected to the position found by the search.
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