US 2017/0286571 A1Published application

Dynamically updating a model associated to a simulated interactive object

AssigneeCAE Inc.

InventorsOlivier SOUCY, Vincent MYRAND-LAPIERRE

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Abstract

A method and computer system for dynamically updating a model associated to a simulated interactive object in an interactive computer simulation comprising a computer generated environment. In real-time, a simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object is provided considering the model associated thereto. After reception of a request to modify the model, a new model is determined and validated by computing a validation indicator. The validation indicator computation considers interrelated parameters associated to the model and simulated constraints associated to the computer generated environment. The model is then selectively and dynamically updated into a new model considering at least the validation indicator. Subsequently, in real-time, an updated simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object is provided correspondingly considering the model or the new model associated thereto.

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Dependent claims

A method for dynamically updating a model associated to a simulated interactive object in an interactive computer simulation, the method comprising:

running the interactive computer simulation comprising a display module, at least one interactive instrument module and the simulated interactive object in a computer generated environment of the interactive computer simulation;
in real-time during the interactive computer simulation, monitoring the at least one interactive instrument module for user inputs causing a simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object considering the model associated thereto, wherein images from the interactive computer simulation are shown on at least one display screen of the display module in relation to the simulated behavior;
after reception of a request to modify the model associated to the simulated interactive object, determining a new model associated to the simulated interactive object;
validating the new model associated to the simulated interactive object by computing a validation indicator from:
a plurality of interrelated parameters of the new model;
and
a plurality of simulated constraints associated to the computer generated environment;
selectively and dynamically updating the model associated to the simulated interactive object into the new model considering at least the validation indicator;
and
in real-time during the interactive computer simulation, monitoring the at least one interactive instrument module for additional user inputs causing an updated simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object in the interactive computer simulation correspondingly considering the model or the new model associated thereto, wherein additional images from the interactive computer simulation are shown on the at least one display screen of the display module in relation to the updated behavior.

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A computer system for dynamically updating a model associated to a simulated interactive object in an interactive computer simulation, the computer system comprising:

a display module;
an interactive instrument module for receiving user inputs related to the simulated interactive object in the interactive computer simulation;
a processor module configured to:
run the interactive computer simulation comprising the simulated interactive object in a computer generated environment of the interactive computer simulation;
in real-time during the interactive computer simulation, monitor the interactive instrument module for the user inputs;
upon receipt of the user inputs, cause a simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object in the interaction computer simulation considering the model and the user inputs;
cause the display module to display images, on at least one display screen, from the interactive computer simulation in relation the simulated behavior;
after receipt of a request to modify the model associated to the simulated interactive object, determine a new model associated to the simulated interactive object;
validate the new model associated to the simulated interactive object by computing a validation indicator from:
a plurality of interrelated parameters of the new model;
and
a plurality of simulated constraints associated to the computer generated environment;
selectively and dynamically update the model associated to the simulated interactive object into the new model considering at least the validation indicator;
in real-time during the interactive computer simulation, monitor the interactive instrument module for additional user inputs;
cause an updated simulated behavior of the simulated interactive object in the interactive computer simulation considering the additional user inputs and, correspondingly, the model or the new model associated to the simulated interactive object;
and
cause the display module to display additional images, on the at least one display screen, from the interactive computer simulation in relation to the updated simulated behavior.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.