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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Sandeep V. Kharkar, Bountiful, UT (US);
Jaren J. Peterson, Layton, UT (US);
Andrew Cantlay Marre, Montreal, CA;
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Character control in a virtual space may be managed between user instructions and non-user instructions. User instructions associated with controllable aspects of characters within the virtual space may be received. The characters may include a first character associated with a first user and a second character. Non-user instructions associated with controllable aspects of characters within the virtual space may be provided. A determination may be made as to whether two or more characters are coupled together. The first character may be coupled with the second character responsive to a coupling action performed by one or both of the first character or the second character. A determination may be made as to whether user instructions or non-user instructions should dictate control of controllable aspects of characters. Individual characters may be configured to be agnostic as to whether user instructions or non-user instructions dictate control of controllable aspects.