Priority-based virtual environment
US6329986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system enabling priority-based operation of a virtual environment, the system having a priority component that provides priorities for avatars and non-avatar objects, such that highest priority avatars/objects have (a) enhanced rendering and (b) increased quality of service from networks and operating systems. The priority component is responsive to selected parameters, including, for example, one or more of (i) objects' relative positions, (ii) the direction, orientation and span of sense and focus spaces, (iii) participants' profiles, (iv) predetermined parameters as set by developers and/or participants, (v) social parameters, (vi) economic models and (vii) combinations of these and other selected parameters. In some embodiments, the system employs only the attention component.
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