US 11,538,223 B2 · System and method for modifying content of a virtual environment

Abstract

A system for modifying data representing a virtual environment includes: an environment navigation unit operable to control navigation within the virtual environment to generate one or more viewpoints within the virtual environment, an environment identification unit operable to identify one or more aspects of the geometry of the virtual environment visible in the one or more viewpoints, a geometry evaluation unit operable to evaluate the visibility of one or more aspects of the geometry based upon the identification for each of one or more viewpoints, and a data modification unit operable to modify one or more elements of data representing the virtual environment.

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Dependent claims

A system for modifying data representing a virtual environment, the system comprising:

an environment navigation unit operable to control navigation within the virtual environment to generate one or more viewpoints within the virtual environment;
an environment identification unit operable to identify one or more aspects of the geometry of the virtual environment visible in the one or more viewpoints;
a geometry evaluation unit operable to evaluate the visibility of one or more aspects of the geometry based upon the identification for each of one or more viewpoints;
and
a data modification unit operable to modify one or more elements of data representing the virtual environment,
wherein the geometry evaluation unit is operable to evaluate the visibility of an aspect of the geometry in dependence upon the number of times it is identified.

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System and method for modifying content of a virtual environment

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Abstract

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