Patent ID: 11928253
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A method for controlling a virtual space control system comprising:
a plurality of user terminals; and
a management apparatus configured to manage a virtual space in which virtual persons who operate in accordance with motions of users who are using the respective user terminals are located, the method comprising:
acquiring, using each of the user terminals, information regarding a motion of the user who is using this user terminal and a surrounding environment of the user;
determining, using each of the user terminals, a mode of expressing a virtual person corresponding to a user who is using this user terminal in the virtual space based on the acquired information, wherein the mode of expressing the virtual person specifies an accuracy level for expressing movement of one or more portions of the virtual person relative to corresponding movement of one or more portions of a corresponding user, the accuracy level being determined based at least on the surrounding environment;
locating, using the management apparatus, virtual persons who correspond to users who are using the respective user terminals expressed using the expression modes determined by the respective user terminals, in the virtual space; and
displaying, using each of the user terminals, the virtual space managed by the management apparatus on a monitor.