Colopl, Inc.

Kento Nakashima

Atsushi Inomata

Naruatsu Baba

Kazuaki Sawaki

Yuichiro Arai

A system including a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon; and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for defining a virtual space associated with a first user, wherein the virtual space comprises a first region and a first avatar. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for causing the first avatar to enter the first region based on received first input; and moving the first avatar within the first region in response to a received second input. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for registering charging information the received second input; and removing the first avatar from the first region in response to a received third input. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for performing charging-related processing, in accordance with the registered charging information, in response to removing the first avatar from the first region.

Information processing apparatus and method

A method includes defining a virtual space comprising a first avatar and a second avatar, wherein the first avatar is associated with a first user, and the second avatar is associated with a second user. The method further includes receiving a first input from the first user. The method further includes performing charging-related processing based on the received first input. The method further includes requesting a performance by the second avatar in response to performance of the charging-related processing. The method further includes detecting a motion of the second user in response to the requesting of the performance. The method further includes moving the second avatar in accordance with detected motion of the second user.

information processing apparatus and method

A video content distribution system including a user terminal and a content management server connected via a communication network. The content management server continues transmitting field-of-view video data associated with a first viewpoint to the user terminal at least for a time period from the time when a transmission unit transmits a viewpoint switch request signal for requesting a switch from the first viewpoint to a second viewpoint to the time when a reception unit receives field-of-view video data associated with the second viewpoint. In response to the reception unit receiving the viewpoint switch request signal, a viewing stop time determining unit determines a first viewing stop time at which viewing display stops displaying the field-of-view video from the first viewpoint, and a viewing start time determining unit determines a second viewing start time at which the display start displaying the field-of-view video from the second viewpoint.

Video content distribution system and content management server

A video content distribution system including a user terminal on which contents are viewable and a content management server. The user terminal includes a first reception unit configured to receive field-of-view video data. The user terminal includes a display control unit configured to display a field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a viewpoint switch request signal generating unit for requesting a switch from a first viewpoint to a second viewpoint in the field-of-view video. The user terminal includes a first transmission unit configured to transmit the viewpoint switch request signal to the content management server. The content management server includes a second reception unit configured to receive the viewpoint switch request signal. The content management server includes a second transmission unit configured to transmit the field-of-view video data. The content management server further includes a switch count updating unit configured to update a count of switches to the second viewpoint.

A method includes defining a virtual space including includes a first avatar object associated with a first user. The first avatar object includes a first part and a second part. The method includes moving the first avatar object in response to a first input from the first user. The first input includes a first motion information for identifying a motion of a part of a body of the first user, and the first part of the first avatar object is moved in accordance with the first motion information. The method includes acquiring supplementary information, independent of a detected movement of the first user, for defining a motion of the second part. The method includes moving the second part based on the supplementary information. The method includes identifying a visual field in the virtual space of a second user different from the first user. The method includes generating a visual-field image.

Information processing method and system for executing the information processing method

A method of providing a 360 degree virtual space to a head mounted display (HMD). The method includes defining the 360 degree virtual space including sections. The method further includes generating synthetic content by synthesizing a main content and sub-content, the main content to be played in the 360 degree virtual space as a 360 degree movie in accordance with a predetermined timeline, and the sub-content to be displayed in a part of a display region of the main content at a temporal position defined by the timeline, the display region is specified by one or more sections of the 360 degree virtual space. The method further includes adapting the synthetic content to the 360 degree virtual space. The method further includes determining a line of sight of a user. The method further includes specifying a field-of-view region based on the line of sight. The method further includes generating a field-of-view image corresponding to the field-of-view region in the synthetic content to output the field-of-view image to the HMD.

Method of providing virtual space, program therefor, and recording medium

A method includes defining a virtual space. The virtual space includes a first avatar object associated with a first user and a second avatar object associated with a second user. The method further includes playing back 360-degree content. The method further includes moving the first avatar object in response to a first input by the first user; and moving the second avatar object in response to a second input by the second user. The method further includes storing motion data for moving the second avatar object irrespective to the second input. The method further includes associating the motion data with a spatial position in the 360-degree content and a playback time. The method further includes identifying the motion data corresponding to identified spatial position and identified current playback time. The method further includes moving the second avatar object based on the identified motion data.

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Kento Nakashima