Computer games apparatus
US7176920B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/577
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A computer games apparatus includes a server operable under the control of a computer program to generate and store data defining a 3D game environment. Objects within that environment can be moved and/or changed in response to signals received by the server from player terminals. Those signals may be transmitted via the Internet and/or other networks. The server renders the object data into data defining one or more views of the 3D environment, which data can then be processed into a broadcastable form for receipt by a plurality of observers. The performance of the apparatus is unaffected by the number of observers actually in receipt of the broadcast data.
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