US 11,740,688 B2
Virtual space experience system
Shota Suzuki, Tokyo (JP); Tsuyoshi Nomura, Tokyo (JP); Yoshikatsu Kanemaru, Tokyo (JP); Yoshiya Okoyama, Tokyo (JP); and Yoshimasa Takahashi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Abal Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/775,656
Filed by ABAL INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 13, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/044593
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 10, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/095175, PCT Pub. Date May 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404899 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A63F 13/213 (2014.01); G06T 13/40 (2011.01)
CPC G06F 3/011 (2013.01) [A63F 13/213 (2014.09); G06T 13/40 (2013.01); A63F 2300/8082 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual space experience system, comprising:
a virtual space generation unit which generates a virtual space corresponding to a predetermined region in a real space in which both of a first player and a second player exist;
an avatar generation unit which generates a first avatar which performs a motion in correspondence with a motion of the first player, and a second avatar which performs a motion in correspondence with a motion of the second player in the virtual space;
a player coordinate recognition unit which recognizes coordinates of the first player and coordinates of the second player in the real space;
an avatar coordinate determination unit which determines coordinates of the first avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the first player, and determines coordinates of the second avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the second player;
a virtual space image determination unit which determines an image of the virtual space to be perceived by the first player and the second player on basis of the coordinates of the first avatar and the coordinates of the second avatar;
a trigger event recognition unit which recognizes occurrence of a predetermined trigger event; and
a virtual space image displayer which causes the first player and the second player to perceive the image of the virtual space, wherein:
the avatar generation unit generates a third avatar corresponding to the motion of the first player in the virtual space when the trigger event is recognized;
the virtual space image determination unit causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the second player to include an image in which the first avatar moves so as to generate a gap in a correspondence relationship between the coordinates of the first player and the coordinates of the first avatar when the trigger event is recognized, and causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the second player to include an image of the second avatar and the third avatar after the trigger event is recognized; and
the avatar coordinate determination unit determines coordinates of the third avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the first player.
 
5. A virtual space experience system, comprising:
a virtual space generation unit which generates a virtual space corresponding to a predetermined region in a real space in which both of a first player and a second player exist;
an avatar generation unit which generates a first avatar which performs a motion in correspondence with a motion of the first player, and a second avatar which performs a motion in correspondence with a motion of the second player in the virtual space;
a player coordinate recognition unit which recognizes coordinates of the first player and coordinates of the second player in the real space;
an avatar coordinate determination unit which determines coordinates of the first avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the first player, and determines coordinates of the second avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the second player;
a virtual space image determination unit which determines an image of the virtual space to be perceived by the first player and the second player on basis of the coordinates of the first avatar and the coordinates of the second avatar;
a trigger event recognition unit which recognizes occurrence of a predetermined trigger event; and
a virtual space image displayer which causes the first player and the second player to perceive the image of the virtual space, wherein:
the avatar generation unit generates a fourth avatar corresponding to the motion of the second player when the trigger event is recognized;
the virtual space image determination unit causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the first player to include an image in which the second avatar relatively moves with respect to the first avatar so as to correspond to a gap generated in a correspondence relationship between the coordinates of the first player and the coordinates of the first avatar when the trigger event is recognized, and causes the image of the virtual space to be perceived by the first player to include an image of the first avatar and the fourth avatar after the trigger event is recognized; and
the avatar coordinate determination unit determines coordinates of the fourth avatar in the virtual space on basis of the coordinates of the second player.