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

Claim 0:
1. 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, wherein
each of the user terminals acquires information regarding a motion of the user who is using this user terminal and a surrounding environment of the user,
each of the user terminals determines, based on the acquired information, a mode of expressing a virtual person corresponding to a user who is using this user terminal in the virtual space, 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,
each of the user terminals displays the virtual space managed by the management apparatus on a monitor, and
the management apparatus locates 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.