Patent ID: 7191020
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A virtual object management device operable in an output service provision system that includes a mobile device and an output device in a real space, the mobile device and the output device each being associated with a corresponding virtual object in a virtual space, the virtual space corresponding to the real space, the virtual object management device comprising: an interface that is in communication with a database that stores information regarding a shape and position of each virtual object, the shape and position information of the output device virtual object being stored in association with an output service provided by the output device; and a processor configured to (i) update the position information of the virtual objects stored in the database, (ii) determine whether an area defined by the shape and position of the mobile device virtual object satisfies a predetermined condition with respect to an area defined by the shape and position of the output device virtual object, and (iii) control, directly or indirectly, the output service of the output device based on the determination.