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Patent No.:

US 5894307 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999

Filed:

Dec. 19, 1996

Communications apparatus which provides a view of oneself in a virtual

Applicant:
Inventors:

Takashi Ohno, Kawasaki, JP;

Kazuki Matsui, Kawasaki, JP;

Akinori Iwakawa, Kawasaki, JP;

Naohisa Kawaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:

Staas & Halsey

Primary Examiner:

Raymond J Bayerl

Assistant Examiner:

Cao H Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345355 ; 345330 ; 345332 ;
Abstract

There is provided a communication apparatus for exchanging messages while a virtual space and avatars (symbols) of users are displayed on a display screen. The communication apparatus has a viewpoint element inputting unit for inputting a viewpoint element (a viewpoint position and a viewpoint direction). An image of the virtual space is produced on the basis of the viewpoint element inputted from the viewpoint element inputting unit. According to the communication apparatus, it is possible to increase a degree of freedom in plotting the virtual space.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ohno, Takashi. (1999). Communications apparatus which provides a view of oneself in a virtual (U.S. Patent No. 5894307). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5894307

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