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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1998
Masayuki Ishikawa, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a technique for switching file scopes comprised of sets of nodes referred to by a file being edited. Therefore, a scene graph editing tool 424 edits the hierarchical structure of objects and invisible nodes (script nodes). A user displays in a hierarchical tree format the nodes referring to the VRML content being edited in a “Conductor” window of a menu screen. A scene graph editing tool 424 restricts the nodes being edited in the routing and the script preparation to the file scope shown in the scene graph window. A user changes to the nodes referred to by the VRML file after the change in accordance with the change of the VRML file being edited. In this case, a match between script nodes is ensured.