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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1997
John Martin Mullaly, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Edmond Berry, Georgetown, TX (US);
Scott Harlan Isensee, Georgetown, TX (US);
David John Roberts, Stockton, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The instant invention relates to a system and method of assisting interactive users to effectively address the need to control the user's entrance and exit of places in virtual 3-D workspace. Specifically, how can a designer and or a user best control what happens when the user enters or exits a particular place in a virtual reality environment. The purpose of this invention, 'Passageway Properties', is the creation of customizable attributes pertaining to the behavior of the user interface upon the entrance or exit of places in virtual environments.