Appeal 2007-0700
Application 09/159,509
Patent 5,559,995
84. A computer program for creating a virtual world
data base, wherein said computer program is embodied on
computer-readable media and comprises instructions configured
to:
read polygon representations of a plurality of virtual
objects, including a first virtual object, a second virtual object,
and a third virtual object;
select the first virtual object and the second virtual object
from said plurality of virtual objects;
assign attributes to the first and second virtual objects;
group said first and second virtual objects into a grouped
object, wherein said first and second virtual objects intersect;
represent the grouped object by at least one of the
following:
a three-dimensional and rotatable wireframe
object, and
a three-dimensional and rotatable polygon object;
assign a grouping hierarchy to the first and second virtual
objects, wherein the second virtual object is assigned as the
child of the first virtual object; and
calculate an orientation and position of the child object
relative to the first virtual object.
5. A copy of Appellants’ reissue claims 11-46, 48-55, 58-68,
85-94, 97-104, and 106-108 is set forth in the Claim Appendix of
Appellants’ Brief.
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