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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Keigo Matsuda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takahiro Harashima, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Naoko Umeki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Miwako Doi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A virtual object display apparatus displays the action of an object at high speed. An environment information memory section stores environment information of a plurality of objects in a virtual space. A view information memory section stores view information of an extent of a view area of the virtual space. A visibility decision section determine whether each of the plurality of objects is visible in the view area in accordance with the environment information and the view information. An motion generation section generates motion for each of the objects in the virtual space in accordance with a decision result of the visibility decision section. A display section displays the motion of each of the objects generated by the action generation section.