公开(公告)号：US20030126035A1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-03

申请号：US10286731

申请日：2002-10-31

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Akio Ohba

IPC: G06F017/60

CPC classification number: A63F13/57 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/52 ,  A63F13/61 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/208 ,  A63F2300/50 ,  A63F2300/5506 ,  A63F2300/64 ,  A63F2300/66 ,  G06Q30/02

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying an object such as a billboard in a virtual world is provided. An input history of a user's operation for moving a character in the virtual world is obtained. The movement track of the character in the virtual world is also obtained. The position and direction of the billboard are changed according to the input history and the movement track so that the billboard is visible to the user. For instance, on a street where the user is expected to move at a high speed, the direction of the billboard is changed so that its display surface can face the front of the character and the billboard is displayed in a position far away from the user's viewing position.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在虚拟世界中显示诸如广告牌的对象的装置。 获得用于移动虚拟世界中的角色的用户操作的输入历史。 还获得了虚拟世界中人物的运动轨迹。 广告牌的位置和方向根据输入历史和移动轨迹而改变，使广告牌对用户可见。 例如，在用户希望高速移动的街道上，改变广告牌的方向，使得其显示面可以面对角色的前方，并且广告牌被显示在远离用户的位置的位置 观看位置。

公开(公告)号：US20040130637A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-08

申请号：US10693231

申请日：2003-10-23

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Akio Ohba ,  Akira Suzuki

IPC: H04N005/262

CPC classification number: G06T3/0093 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G06T2210/44 ,  H04N5/262 ,  H04N5/2625

Abstract: A rectangular-parallelopiped space (box space) expresses the moving images by use of a virtual space. A plurality of frames contained in the moving images appear continuously along time axis. The box space is cut through by a desired surface, and an image projected on this cut surface is projected onto a plane parallel in the direction of time axis. Images sequentially projected onto the plane are outputted as new moving images.

Abstract translation: 矩形平行六面体空间（盒子空间）通过使用虚拟空间来表达运动图像。 包含在运动图像中的多个帧沿时间轴连续出现。 盒子空间被所需的表面切割，并且投影在该切割表面上的图像被投影到与时间轴方向平行的平面上。 作为新的运动图像输出顺序投影到平面上的图像。

公开(公告)号：US20040097222A1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-20

申请号：US10632783

申请日：2003-08-01

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Tomokazu Kake ,  Yousuke Kimoto

IPC: H04M003/00

CPC classification number: H04M1/72547 ,  H04M1/72533 ,  H04M3/02 ,  H04M3/42382 ,  H04M2203/1016

Abstract: Appliance operation data that is desired to be transmitted is selected from a stored list in which transmission counts of a calling signal are associated with appliance operation data for operating household appliances. A transmitter controls a reading operation to read the transmission count corresponding to that appliance operation data and then transmits the calling signal only a number of times that is equal to that transmission count. A receiver retrieves from a stored list the appliance operation data corresponding to the number of times the calling signal is received, displays that appliance operation data on a display unit, and issues an instruction to operate the household appliance according to the retrieved appliance operation data. Accordingly, household appliances in the home may be remotely controlled under pre-set conditions without establishing a voice communication line between the transmitter and the receiver.

Abstract translation: 从呼叫信号的发送计数与用于操作家用电器的设备操作数据相关联的存储列表中选择期望发送的设备操作数据。 发射机控制读取操作以读取对应于该设备操作数据的传输计数，然后仅发送等于该传输计数的呼叫信号。 接收器从存储列表检索与接收到呼叫信号的次数相对应的设备操作数据，在显示单元上显示该设备操作数据，并根据检索到的设备操作数据发出操作家用电器的指令。 因此，家庭中的家用电器可以在预设条件下被远程控制，而不在发射机和接收机之间建立语音通信线路。

公开(公告)号：US20030055984A1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-20

申请号：US10146345

申请日：2002-05-15

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Keiso Shimakawa ,  Shuji Hiramatsu ,  Masakazu Suzuoki ,  Akio Ohba ,  Toyoshi Okada ,  Shigeru Enomoto ,  Muneki Shimada ,  Tomokazu Kake ,  Yousuke Kimoto ,  Kenjiro Komaki ,  Hiromasa Horie ,  Takahiro Fujii ,  Yuta Kimura ,  Hidehisa Onai

IPC: G06F015/16 ,  G06F019/00 ,  G06F017/00 ,  A63F009/24 ,  A63F013/00

CPC classification number: A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/332 ,  A63F13/35 ,  A63F13/71 ,  A63F13/73 ,  A63F13/77 ,  A63F13/79 ,  A63F2300/406 ,  A63F2300/407 ,  A63F2300/50 ,  A63F2300/5546 ,  A63F2300/69 ,  H04L67/38

Abstract: A communication device communicates information via a virtual world configured by a server machine to client terminal devices operating characters in the virtual world. It is therefore possible to transmit various information to and to receive various information from the virtual world, even from a place remote from the client terminal devices, which enables a linking between the virtual world and the real world to be realized.

Abstract translation: 通信设备经由由服务器机器配置的虚拟世界将信息传送到在虚拟世界中操作字符的客户终端设备。 因此，即使从远离客户终端设备的地方也可以向虚拟世界发送各种信息以及从虚拟世界接收各种信息，从而能够实现虚拟世界和现实世界之间的链接。

公开(公告)号：US20020177456A1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-28

申请号：US10143476

申请日：2002-05-10

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Inventor： Yousuke Kimoto ,  Tomokazu Kake

IPC: H04Q007/20

CPC classification number: H04M3/42382 ,  H04M1/72547 ,  H04M3/02 ,  H04M2203/1016 ,  H04M2203/4581 ,  H04W4/12

Abstract: A message to be transmitted is selected from a list which includes the number of times a calling signal is to be sent for each of a plurality of messages. The number of calling signals corresponding to the message to be transmitted is read, and a transmitter controls communication so that the number of transmitted calling signals is limited to the number of calling signals corresponding to the message to be transmitted. A receiver, after a message corresponding to the number of calling signals arriving at the receiver is read from a list, displays the message on a display unit. According to this configuration, a message may be transmitted and received simply and surely under conditions set beforehand without establishing a voice communication line between the transmitter and receiver.

Abstract translation: 从包括多个消息中的每一个的呼叫信号的次数的列表中选择要发送的消息。 读取对应于要发送的消息的呼叫信号的数量，并且发送器控制通信，使得发送的呼叫信号的数量被限制为与要发送的消息相对应的呼叫信号的数量。 接收机在从列表中读取与到达接收机的呼叫信号数相对应的消息之后，将该消息显示在显示单元上。 根据这种配置，可以在预先设定的条件下简单且可靠地发送和接收消息，而不在发射机和接收机之间建立语音通信线路。