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Pathfinding system

A path, new path technology, applied in directions such as road network navigators, sports accessories, reservations, etc., can solve problems such as the flexibility limit of the final route

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-28
BRITISH TELECOMM PLC
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Also, such systems need to be limited to computing routes along predetermined paths (i.e., where roads exist), and are thus limited in the flexibility to generate the final route

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[0040] The best mode of the present invention currently conceived by the inventors will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0041] The invention enables the generation of paths comprising node information derived from the first (previous) path. A navigation system for generating a first route will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13 of the accompanying drawings.

[0042] Figure 1 shows a system 1 for generating a virtual world and allowing a user to navigate it. The system comprises a server computer 2 which is accessible through a terminal 3 by a content provider (a human user who enters the rules of the virtual world) and through another terminal 4 by a user (who wishes to view and navigate the virtual world) access. In this particular embodiment, access from the two terminals to the server 2 is via a general network 5 such as the Internet, although it should be understood that the computer configuration shown could be designed and implemented by the co...

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A method of generating a new path to a destination node (29G) in a virtual environment comprising a plurality of nodes (29A-G). The method comprises nodal information identifying one or more nodes associated with a previously created path to said destination node, dynamically reconfiguring the topology of the virtual environment to define a start node (29A) for said new path, and processing said stored nodal information to determine the new path to said destination (29G) by including at least one node of said previously created path.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods and systems for determining a path along a plurality of points in a virtual world representation. In particular but not exclusively the present invention relates to a method and system for generating a new path to a destination node in a virtual environment using stored information associated with a previous path to the destination. Background technique [0002] A new path can be generated to enable participants in the virtual environment to toggle from a manual navigation mode to an automatic navigation mode. The ability to switch, or transition, between an automated navigation mode of a navigation system and a semi-autonomous or directly controlled mode of the navigation system is highly desirable for participants in a virtual world. However, it is also desirable for the user to be able to switch between a navigation mode of the navigation system that is configured to enable the user to navigate along a path ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01C21/34
CPCA63F13/00G06Q10/025A63F2300/6054G01C21/34G01C21/3415
Inventor 马丁·威廉·特林白马尔科·法伊夫·彼得罗·吉利斯丹尼尔·巴兰
Owner BRITISH TELECOMM PLC
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