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Patent US6253167 - Client apparatus, image display controlling method, shared virtual space ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA plurality of users can share a virtual life object and breed the same. A growth parameter control table is stored in a hard disk of an AO server. When a predetermined event is inputted from a client PC 1 or PC 2, a growth parameter, in the growth parameter control table, corresponding to the inputted...http://www.google.com/patents/US6253167?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6253167 - Client apparatus, image display controlling method, shared virtual space providing apparatus and method, and program providing mediumAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6253167 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/084,515Publication dateJun 26, 2001Filing dateMay 26, 1998Priority dateMay 27, 1997Fee statusLapsedPublication number084515, 09084515, US 6253167 B1, US 6253167B1, US-B1-6253167, US6253167 B1, US6253167B1InventorsKoichi Matsuda, Hiroyuki HanayaOriginal AssigneeSony CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (12), Non-Patent Citations (27), Referenced by (87), Classifications (22), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClient apparatus, image display controlling method, shared virtual space providing apparatus and method, and program providing mediumUS 6253167 B1Abstract A plurality of users can share a virtual life object and breed the same. A growth parameter control table is stored in a hard disk of an AO server. When a predetermined event is inputted from a client PC 1 or PC 2, a growth parameter, in the growth parameter control table, corresponding to the inputted event is updated. According to the updated growth parameter, the client PC 1 or PC 2 changes the state of the virtual life object existing in a shared virtual space.
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