Method and system for providing information in virtual space
US8904297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/921
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an information providing system, a virtual three-dimensional space is established by an information management server. A user of a mobile communication terminal moves in the virtual space, and browses, posts, and searches message information items by manipulating an avatar. The information management server manages the message information items and responds to searches requested from mobile communication terminals. The information management server specifies an area where the number of message information items relevant to a search word specified by a user of a mobile communication terminal is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. The information management server outputs a guide information item for indicating a direction or route toward the specified area from the position of an avatar. Based on the guide information item, the mobile communication terminal displays an image of an arrow pointing a direction or route toward the specified area as a target area.
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