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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Elisheva Shapiro, London, GB;
Mandana Jenabzadeh, London, GB;
Assignee:
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2011.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of simulating avatar attention in a virtual environment includes, for a given avatar within the environment; periodically calculating the respective interest value of a plurality of elements in the virtual environment in dependence upon one or more factors, where at least one of said factors is evaluated responsive to a relationship between the respective element and that given avatar, selecting the element with the highest calculated interest value, and causing a representation of that given avatar's eyes to point at the selected element within the virtual environment.