Apparatus and method for improved presentation of objects in a distributed interactive simulation
US8823701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/5533
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Systems and methods for substantially contemporaneously presenting a distributed simulation at multiple computing devices. A first computing device controls an object in the simulation. A second computing device generates a visual representation of the object associated with a visual status. The second computing device generates a predicted status and receives an update including new status from the first computing device. A portion of the predicted status is set equal to a portion of the new status, and a discrepancy between the predicted and visual statuses is determined. When the discrepancy is greater than a first threshold, at least one velocity of the predicted status may be modified. When the discrepancy is greater than a second threshold, the visual status is modified based at least in part on the predicted status. A new visual representation of the object is rendered based at least in part on the visual status, and displayed.
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