Abstract: A virtual reality system has a database for defining one or more three-dimensional virtual spaces. A communication unit establishes a communication between the database and a user, and a data communication unit communicates data from the database to the user so that the user's computer may display a portion of a selected virtual space on the user's head mounted display. The communications unit also receives data corresponding to the position, orientation, and/or movement of the user relative to a reference point and uses the data to define a virtual being within the virtual space, wherein the position, orientation, and/or movements of the virtual being are correlated to the received data. Preferably, the data communicated to the user typically corresponds to the portion of the virtual space viewed from the perspective of the virtual being.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 11, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 7, 1999
Assignee:
Virtual Universe Corporation
Inventors:
James Durward, Jonathan Levine, Michael Nemeth, Jerry Prettegiani, Ian T. Tweedie
Abstract: A virtual reality system has a database for defining one or more three-dimensional virtual spaces. A communication unit establishes a communication between the database and a user, and a data communication unit communicates data from the database to the user so that the user's computer may display a portion of a selected virtual space on the user's head mounted display. The communications unit also receives data corresponding to the position, orientation, and/or movement of the user relative to a reference point and uses the data to define a virtual being within the virtual space, wherein the position, orientation, and/or movements of the virtual being are correlated to the received data. Preferably, the data communicated to the user typically corresponds to the portion of the virtual space viewed from the perspective of the virtual being.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 1993
Date of Patent:
August 19, 1997
Assignee:
Virtual Universe Corporation
Inventors:
James Durward, Jonathan Levine, Michael Nemeth, Jerry Prettegiani, Ian T. Tweedie