Information processing system, information processing method, and computer program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12518458-B2
Application number	US-202418601454-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2024
Priority date	Oct 29, 2021
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

A first video generator generates first information for displaying, as a first video, a character object of a first user and a first object. A second video generator displays the first object and a third object different from the second object. An association portion associates the character object of the first user with a fourth object associated with the third object when the character object of the first user and the third object have a predetermined relationship. The second video generator displays the fourth object in association with the character object of the first user when the fourth object is associated with the character object of the first user by the association portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An information processing system comprising:
one or more computer processors functioning as:
a transmitter that transmits, to a second user terminal of a second user, information about a video including a character object of a first user;
a movement operation receiver that accepts a movement operation of the character object of the first user in a virtual space;
a virtual camera controller that accepts an operation of a virtual camera that captures images in the virtual space; and
a video generator that, based on the movement operation and the operation of the virtual camera, generates information about a video of the character object of the first user moving within the virtual space, wherein
the virtual camera controller accepts the operation of the virtual camera from a user authorized by the first user, and the operation of the virtual camera is a user operation different from the movement operation, and wherein the one or more computer processors
apply a first movement operation to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a first operation UI displayed at a first user terminal of the first user,
apply a second movement operation to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a second operation UI displayed at the first user terminal,
switch a viewpoint of the virtual camera to a first-person viewpoint or a third-person viewpoint in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a third operation UI displayed at the first user terminal, and
apply a movement operation, a rotation operation and/or a scale operation of the virtual camera in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a region where the first operation UI, the second operation UI, and the third operation UI are not displayed, at the first user terminal.

2 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more computer processors switch whether or not to display a comment on the video displayed on the first user terminal of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to the first user terminal.

3 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more computer processors switch whether or not to display a comment on the video displayed on the first user terminal in response to a predetermined operation with respect to the first user terminal, and when the one or more computer processors switch whether or not to display the comment on the video, the one or more computer processors change display positions of the first operation UI and the second operation UI, or place the first operation UI, the second operation UI and the third operation UI in a non-display state.

4 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first movement operation is a horizontal movement, and the second movement operation is a vertical movement.

5 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more computer processors
apply a rotation operation to the virtual camera in response to a one-finger swipe operation with respect to the region, apply a movement operation to the virtual camera in response to a two-finger swipe operation with respect to the region, and apply a scale operation to the virtual camera in response to a two-finger pinch-in/pinch-out operation with respect to the region.

6 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
a movement of a face of the character object of the first user is generated based on a movement of a face of the first user captured by a front camera of the first user terminal of the first user, and the video generator generates the movement of the face of the character object of the first user in an inverted state or a non-inverted state according to a positional relationship between the character object of the first user and the virtual camera.

7 . The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein
when the character object of the first user moves beyond a movable region, the video generator causes the character object to reappear from another position in the virtual space.

8 . An information processing method by one or more computer processors, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a second user terminal of a second user, information about a video including a character object of a first user; accepting a movement operation of the character object of the first user in a virtual space; accepting an operation of a virtual camera that captures images in the virtual space; and based on the movement operation and the operation of the virtual camera, generating information about a video of the character object of the first user moving within the virtual space, wherein the operation of the virtual camera is accepted from a user authorized by the first user, and the operation of the virtual camera is a user operation different from the movement operation, and wherein a first movement operation is applied to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a first operation UI displayed at a first user terminal of the first user, a second movement operation is applied to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a second operation UI displayed at the first user terminal, a viewpoint of the virtual camera is switched to a first-person viewpoint or a third-person viewpoint in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a third operation UI displayed at the first user terminal, and a movement operation, a rotation operation and/or a scale operation of the virtual camera is applied in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a region where the first operation UI, the second operation UI, and the third operation UI are not displayed, at the first user terminal.

9 . An information processing method by one or more computer processors, the method comprising:
transmitting, to a server, information about a video including a character object of a first user; accepting a movement operation of the character object of the first user in a virtual space; accepting an operation of a virtual camera that captures images in the virtual space; and based on the movement operation and the operation of the virtual camera, generating information about a video of the character object of the first user moving within the virtual space, wherein the operation of the virtual camera is accepted from a user authorized by the first user, and the operation of the virtual camera is a user operation different from the movement operation, and wherein a first movement operation is applied to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a first operation UI displayed at a first user terminal of the first user, a second movement operation is applied to the character object of the first user in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a second operation UI displayed at the first user terminal, a viewpoint of the virtual camera is switched to a first-person viewpoint or a third-person viewpoint in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a third operation UI displayed at the first user terminal, and a movement operation, a rotation operation and/or a scale operation of the virtual camera is applied in response to a predetermined operation with respect to a region where the first operation UI, the second operation UI, and the third operation UI are not displayed, at the first user terminal.

10 . A nont

Assignees

• Gree Inc
• Gree Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Yabe Ryo
• Asada Shuhei
• Watanabe Ken

Classifications

• G06T13/80

  Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites · CPC title

• H04N21/4781

  Games · CPC title

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title

• A63F13/825

  Fostering virtual characters · CPC title

• A63F13/795

  for finding other players; for building a team; for providing a buddy list · CPC title