IP Library Granted Patent US 12,361,632
Granted Patent B2
US 12,361,632 · App. 17/990,414 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program

Inventors: Akihiko Shirai (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: GREE, INC.
G06T15/20G06T7/75
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Patent No.
US 12,361,632
App. No.
17/990,414
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system includes a position management portion, an input acquisition portion, a first image condition generator, a second image condition generator, a first determination portion, and an event generator. The first image condition generator generates a first display image viewable by the first user, from a first viewpoint corresponding to the first display medium. The second image condition generator generates a second display image viewable by the second user, from a second viewpoint corresponding to the second display medium. The first determination portion that determines whether a first predetermined condition is satisfied. The event generator causes a predetermined event to occur, that can be realized in cooperation among a plurality of display media including the first display medium and the second display medium, when the first determination portion determines that the first predetermined condition is satisfied.

Claims (54)

1. An information processing system comprising:

one or more processors programmed to

position in a virtual space (i) a first avatar corresponding to a first user and (ii) a second avatar corresponding to a second user,

acquire inputs from each of the first and second users,

generate a first display image, the first display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a first viewpoint corresponding to the first avatar,

generate a second display image, the second display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a second viewpoint corresponding to the second avatar,

determine whether at least one of (i) respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, and (ii) a first relative positional relationship between the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, satisfies a predetermined condition, and

cause an image acquisition event to occur when the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, wherein the one or more processors select at least one pose from among a plurality of types of poses, and draw the first avatar and the second avatar with the selected at least one pose, wherein

a first pose of the first avatar is selected according to a first user operation and a second pose of the second avatar is selected according to a second user operation, and

the image acquisition event acquires an image showing the first avatar and the second avatar.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the predetermined condition is that a distance between the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space is within a predetermined distance.

3. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the image acquisition event is set or selected by the first user.

4. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

a third avatar is included in the image acquisition event together with the first avatar and the second avatar.

5. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or more processors are further programmed to, based on the first relative positional relationship, cause first relationship information to be displayed respectively on the first and second display images, the first relationship information showing or suggesting the first relative positional relationship.

6. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein

the first relationship information includes at least one of (i) a compass image showing a direction as the first relative positional relationship and (ii) a numerical image showing a distance as the first relative positional relationship.

7. The information processing system according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further programmed to

calculate the direction displayed on the first display image based on the first viewpoint of the first avatar in the virtual space and the respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, and

calculate the direction displayed on the second display image based on the second viewpoint of the second avatar in the virtual space and the respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space.

8. An information processing method comprising:

positioning in a virtual space (i) a first avatar corresponding to a first user and (ii) a second avatar corresponding to a second user;

acquiring inputs from each of the first and second users;

generating a first display image, the first display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a first viewpoint corresponding to the first avatar;

generating a second display image, the second display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a second viewpoint corresponding to the second avatar;

determining whether at least one of (i) respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, and (ii) a first relative positional relationship between the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, satisfies a predetermined condition; and

causing an image acquisition event to occur when the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, the image acquisition event including selecting at least one pose from among a plurality of types of poses and drawing the first avatar and the second avatar with the selected at least one pose, wherein

a first pose of the first avatar is selected according to a first user operation and a second pose of the second avatar is selected according to a second user operation, and

the image acquisition event acquires an image showing the first avatar and the second avatar.

9. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein

the predetermined condition is that a distance between the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space is within a predetermined distance.

10. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein

the image acquisition event is set or selected by the first user.

11. The information processing method according to claim 8 , wherein

a third avatar is included in the image acquisition event together with the first avatar and the second avatar.

12. The information processing method according to claim 8 , further comprising

based on the first relative positional relationship, causing first relationship information to be displayed respectively on the first and second display images, the first relationship information showing or suggesting the first relative positional relationship.

13. The information processing method according to claim 12 , wherein

the first relationship information includes at least one of (i) a compass image showing a direction as the first relative positional relationship and (ii) a numerical image showing a distance as the first relative positional relationship.

14. The information processing method according to claim 13 , further comprising

calculating the direction displayed on the first display image based on the first viewpoint of the first avatar in the virtual space and the respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space; and

calculating the direction displayed on the second display image based on the second viewpoint of the second avatar in the virtual space and the respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute:

positioning in a virtual space (i) a first avatar corresponding to a first user and (ii) a second avatar corresponding to a second user;

acquiring inputs from each of the first and second users;

generating a first display image, the first display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a first viewpoint corresponding to the first avatar;

generating a second display image, the second display image including an image of the virtual space viewed from a second viewpoint corresponding to the second avatar;

determining whether at least one of (i) respective positions of the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, and (ii) a first relative positional relationship between the first avatar and the second avatar in the virtual space, satisfies a predetermined condition; and

causing an image acquisition event to occur when the predetermined condition is determined to be satisfied, the image acquisition event including selecting at least one pose from among a plurality of types of poses and drawing the first avatar and the second avatar with the selected at least one pose, wherein

a first pose of the first avatar is selected according to a first user operation and a second pose of the second avatar is selected according to a second user operation, and

the image acquisition event acquires an image showing the first avatar and the second avatar.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY STREET ADDRESS AND ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 71308 FRAME: 765. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071611/0252 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 16, 2025
From: GREE, INC.
To: GREE HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071308/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2022
From: SHIRAI, AKIHIKO; YAMAZAKI, YUSUKE
To: GREE, INC.
Reel/Frame 061829/0727 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-188351 · Nov 19, 2021 · national
JP 2021-209081 · Dec 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230162433A1 · May 25, 2023
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