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Granted Patent B2
US 12,738,002 · App. 18/891,422 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Information processing method, device, recording medium and system for acquiring avatar information of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object

Inventors: Takaharu Ashikaga (Tokyo, JP); Naohiko Yasuda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
G06T19/20G06T13/40G06T2219/2012
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Patent No.
US 12,738,002
App. No.
18/891,422
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing method executed by an information processing device having at least one memory and at least one processor includes: acquiring avatar information related to characteristics of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object in a virtual space; and determining a configuration of a customization object to be used for the customization in the virtual space based on the avatar information.

Claims (53)

1 . An information processing method comprising:

causing an information processing device having at least one memory and at least one processor, to perform the following:

acquiring avatar information related to characteristics of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object in a virtual space; and

determining a configuration of a customization object to be used for the customization in the virtual space based on the avatar information.

2 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the customization object is an interface object having a plurality of selection markers used by the avatar to select customization details for the target object, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining an arrangement of the plurality of selection markers based on the avatar information.

3 . The information processing method according to claim 2 , wherein the interface object has the plurality of selection markers used by the avatar to select customization details for each of a plurality of components of the target object.

4 . The information processing method according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of selection markers are a plurality of color selection markers for selecting a color of each of the plurality of components,

wherein the avatar information has information related to proportions of the plurality of colors used in the entire avatar or a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining an arrangement of the plurality of color selection markers based on the avatar information so that the color selection markers are arranged in an order corresponding to the proportions of the plurality of colors.

5 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selection markers are a plurality of color selection markers for selecting a color of each of the plurality of components,

wherein the avatar information includes information on at least one color used for each of a plurality of parts of the avatar, the plurality of parts having a predetermined corresponding relationship with the plurality of components, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining an arrangement of the plurality of color selection markers for selecting a color of a component corresponding to a certain part, based on the information on at least one color of the certain part in the avatar information.

6 . The information processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the customization object is a sample object for showing customization details of the target object,

wherein the target object and the sample object have a plurality of components in common,

wherein the avatar information has information related to proportions of a plurality of colors used in the entire avatar or a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object as default colors before the action related to the customization is started by the avatar, according to the proportions of the plurality of colors in the avatar information.

7 . The information processing method according to claim 6 , wherein priorities are assigned to the plurality of components in advance, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object such that a component given a higher priority is assigned a color having a greater proportion in the avatar information.

8 . The information processing method according to claim 6 , wherein the target object is an object that can be attached to a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the information processing method includes determining a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object according to the proportions of the plurality of colors used in the predetermined part or a portion including the predetermined part in the avatar information.

9 . The information processing method according to claim 6 , further including changing colors of the plurality of components of the sample object in accordance with the proportions of the plurality of colors in the avatar information every time a predetermined display time elapses while the action related to the customization by the avatar has not been started.

10 . The information processing method according to claim 9 , further including stopping the change of the colors of the plurality of components of the sample object when the action related to the customization by the avatar is started.

11 . An information processing device comprising:

a processing unit that performs the following:

acquiring avatar information related to characteristics of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object in a virtual space; and

determining a configuration of a customization object to be used for the customization in the virtual space based on the avatar information.

12 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the customization object is an interface object having a plurality of selection markers used by the avatar to select customization details for the target object, and

wherein the processing unit determines an arrangement of the plurality of selection markers based on the avatar information.

13 . The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the customization object is a sample object for showing customization details of the target object,

wherein the target object and the sample object have a plurality of components in common,

wherein the avatar information has information related to proportions of a plurality of colors used in the entire avatar or a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the processing unit determines a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object at the start of the action related to the customization by the avatar according to the proportions of the plurality of colors in the avatar information.

14 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the storage medium storing therein a program that causes a computer to execute the following:

acquiring avatar information related to characteristics of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object in a virtual space; and

determining a configuration of a customization object to be used for the customization in the virtual space based on the avatar information.

15 . The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the customization object is an interface object having a plurality of selection markers used by the avatar to select customization details for the target object, and

wherein the program causes the computer to determine an arrangement of the plurality of selection markers based on the avatar information.

16 . The storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the customization object is a sample object for showing customization details of the target object,

wherein the target object and the sample object have a plurality of components in common,

wherein the avatar information has information related to proportions of a plurality of colors used in the entire avatar or a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the program causes the computer to determine a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object at the start of the action related to the customization by the avatar according to the proportions of the plurality of colors in the avatar information.

17 . An information processing system comprising:

a plurality of information processing devices each having at least one memory and at least one processor that executes one or more commands stored in the at least one memory,

wherein the information processing system performs the following:

acquiring avatar information related to characteristics of an avatar that performs an action related to customization of a target object in a virtual space; and

determining a configuration of a customization object to be used for the customization in the virtual space based on the avatar information.

18 . The information processing system according to claim 17 , wherein the customization object is an interface object having a plurality of selection markers used by the avatar to select customization details for the target object, and

wherein the information processing system determines an arrangement of the plurality of selection markers based on the avatar information.

19 . The information processing system according to claim 17 , wherein the customization object is a sample object for showing customization details of the target object,

wherein the target object and the sample object have a plurality of components in common,

wherein the avatar information has information related to proportions of a plurality of colors used in the entire avatar or a predetermined part of the avatar, and

wherein the information processing system determines a color of each of the plurality of components of the sample object at the start of the action related to the customization by the avatar according to the proportions of the plurality of colors in the avatar information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ASHIKAGA, TAKAHARU; YASUDA, NAOHIKO
To: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068787/0201 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-159316 · Sep 25, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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