EP0697613A2
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Cyber-space system
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-08-14
Abstract
Abstract A cyber-space system comprising one or more cyber-spaces (10) for providing predetermined information, and user terminals (13) for receiving provision of the predetermined information by accessing the cyber-space (10), wherein the cyber-space (10) includes information objects (AA, BB, CC) for providing information to the user terminals (13), user objects (UO13-1, UO13-2) corresponding to the user terminals (13), and a conversion object (15) disposed between the information object and the user object, and capable of converting a terminal manipulation message from the user object (UO13-1, UO13-2) into an information access message and supplying the converted message to the information object (AA, BB, CC). The conversion object is further capable of converting an information content message from the information object into information corresponding to the capacity of the user terminal (13) and providing the converted information to the user terminal (13). In this system, the conversion object (15) provides the information content message to the user object (15) when this message represents renewal of the information of the user object. The conversion object is prepared per kind or version of the cyber-space (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroaki C/O Sony Corporation Kitano
- 👤 Yasuaki C/O Sony Corporation Honda
- 👤 Akikazu C/O Sony Corporation Takeuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:14
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/011; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; H; H04; H04L; H04L65/00; H04L65/60; H04L65/75; H04L65/765; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A cyber-space system comprising: one or more cyber-spaces (10) for providing predetermined information; and user terminals (13) for receiving provision of the predetermined information by accessing said cyber-space (10); wherein said cyber-space (10) includes: information objects (AA; BB, CC) for providing information to said user terminals (13); user objects (UO13-1, UO13-2) corresponding to said user terminals; and a conversion object (15) disposed between said information object (AA, BB, CC) and said user object (UO13-1, UO13-2), and capable of converting a terminal manipulation message from said user object (UO13-1, UO13-2) into an information access message and supplying the converted message to said information object (AA, BB, CC), said conversion object further capable of converting an information content message from said information object into information corresponding to the capacity of said user terminal (13) and providing the converted information to said user terminal (13).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 1, wherein said conversion object (15) provides the information content message to said user object (UO13-1, UO13-2) when the information content message obtained from said information object (AA, BB, CC) represents renewal of the information of said user object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cyber-space system according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said conversion object (15) is prepared per kind or version of said cyber-space (10).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 1, wherein said conversion object (15) is prepared correspondingly to the information provided from said cyber-space (10).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 1, wherein said conversion object is prepared per kind of said user terminals (13).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
A cyber-space system comprising: a server (11) for providing, via a communication network, a virtual reality space formed of three-dimensional pictures; a user terminal (13) for receiving the virtual reality space provided from said server; and a service provider terminal (14) for providing a service, which corresponds to the picture forming said virtual reality space (10), to said user terminal (13) via said server by utilizing at least a portion of said virtual reality space (10) provided from said server (11).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 6, wherein, when said user terminal (13) or service provider terminal (14) has designated a desired one of the pictures forming said virtual reality space, said server (11) provides an information picture, which corresponds to the designated picturee, to said user terminal (13) or service provider terminal (14).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 7, wherein, when said service provider terminal (14) has designated a desired one of the pictures forming said virtual reality space (10), said server provides an information picture, which corresponds to the designated picture, to both of said service provider terminal (14) and user terminal (13).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
The cyber-space system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein a character corresponding to said user terminal (13) or service provider terminal (14) is arranged in said virtual reality space, and said user terminal (13) or service provider terminal (14) inputs the position and the visual point of said character in said virtual reality space (10); and said server (11) provides to said user terminal (13) or service provider terminal (14) the picture of said virtual reality space (10) corresponding to the position and the visual point of said character.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 9, wherein said service provider terminal (14) is capable of receiving the provision by selectively switching either the picture corresponding to the position and the visual point of the character of said service provider terminal (14), or the picture corresponding to the position and the visual point of the character of said user terminal (13).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
44 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 10, wherein said service provider terminal (14) designates the character of said user terminal (13) when receiving the provision of the picture corresponding to the position and the visual point of the character of said user terminal (13).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 11, wherein the designation of the character of said user terminal (13) by said service provider terminal (14) is enabled only in the space portion allocated to said service provider terminal (14).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
121 words
A cyber-space system comprising: a server (11) for providing a virtual reality space formed of three-dimensional pictures; user terminals (13) for receiving the virtual reality space provided from said server; and a service provider terminal (14) for providing a service, which corresponds to the relevant picture forming said virtual reality space (10), to said user terminal (13) via said server (11) by utilizing at least a portion of said virtual reality space provided from said server (11); wherein said server (11) constitutes the pictures of said virtual reality space (10) by objects, and allocates said objects, which form said virtual reality space (10), to predetermined persons, and executes a billing process for each of said objects allocated to said predetermined persons.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
107 words
A cyber-space system comprising: a server (11) for providing a virtual reality space formed of three-dimensional pictures; user terminals (13) for receiving the virtual reality space provided from said server; and a service provider terminal (14) for providing a service, which corresponds to the relevant picture forming said virtual reality space (10), to said user terminal (13) via said server by utilizing at least a portion of said virtual reality space (10) provided from said server (11); wherein said server (11) allocates portions of said virtual reality space to predetermined persons, and executes a billing process for each of the partial spaces allocated to said predetermined persons.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The cyber-space system according to claim 13 or 14, wherein said server (11) generates individual objects corresponding to said predetermined persons respectively, and registers the history of said billing process in each of said individual objects.
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