Method and apparatus for recording events in virtual worlds
US8355535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for recording an event in a virtual world. The method includes acquiring camera view regions of avatars joining the event; identifying one or more key avatars and/or key objects based on information about the targets in the camera view regions of the avatars; setting one or more recorders for the identified one or more key avatars and/or key objects for recording the event such that the one or more key avatars and/or key objects are located in the camera view regions of the one or more recorders. The apparatus includes devices configured to perform the steps of the method.
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