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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2001
Naohiro Yokoo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Fujita, Saitama, JP;
Naoyasu Hosonuma, Saitama, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic pet with more reality using various types of devices. Specifically, a virtual electronic pet and a pet-type robot change the state of the emotion and the state of the instinct as the internal state of the electronic pet (information included in pet characteristic information ) in accordance with surrounding information and internal information, and act in accordance with the state of the emotion and the state of the instinct. Transmission/reception of the internal state of the electronic pet (pet characteristic information ) is made possible among the virtual electronic pet the pet-type robot and a personal computer Thus, the action of the electronic pet is implemented by each device in accordance with the internal state of the electronic pet changed by another equipment.