Stateless remote environment navigation
US6628282B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for viewing a scene from a remote location. The system includes a client machine. The system includes a network connected to the client machine. The system includes a server machine having a 3D environment stored in it. The server machine is connected to the network and remote from the client machine, wherein the client machine predicts a next view of the 3D environment based on a previous view of the 3D environment by the client machine, and the server machine predicts the next view also based on the previous view and sends to the client machine by way of the network only the difference between the predicted view and the previous view. Methods for viewing a scene from a remote location.
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