Patent Document ID: 9566506
Application ID: 13380318
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An apparatus for processing a virtual world, configured to enable interoperability between the virtual world and a real world, or interoperability between virtual worlds, the apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to sense information of the real world; and a processor configured to adapt the sensed information, based on sensor capability information comprising a maximum value and a minimum value of a parameter pertaining to the sensor, and a sensor adaptation preference, regarding manipulating the sensed information; wherein the processor is configured to adjust the sensed information based on the sensor capability information, wherein in an instance wherein the sensor adaptation preference has a predetermined first value corresponding to a strict mode, the processor is configured to directly apply the adjusted sensed information from the real world to a virtual world, without manipulation, wherein in an instance wherein the sensor adaptation preference has a predetermined second value corresponding to a scalable mode, the processor is configured to manipulate the adjusted sensed information from the real world, according to the sensor adaptation preference, before applying the adjusted sensed information to the virtual world; wherein the sensor capability information further comprises: a number of levels measurable by the sensor, between the maximum value and the minimum value, a sensitivity representing a minimum limit of an input signal for generating an output signal, and an accuracy representing a degree of closeness of a measured quantity with respect to an actual value; and wherein the sensed information comprises: group ID information that identifies an individual identity of a multi-sensor structure to which the sensor belongs, sensor ID reference information that identifies the sensor, linked list that denotes information on link data for grouping a plurality of sensors, and priority information of another sensed information sharing a same point at an adapting time of the sensed information.