| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a server for further reducing the amount of information that needs to be sent from the server to a set of user devices associated with a multiuser interactive virtual environment. More specifically, a method of operation of a set of at least one server initially comprises receiving an input data stream representing a set of at least one characteristic of a first entity. The first entity inhabits a first location within the multiuser interactive virtual environment and is associated with a first user device. Next, the set of at least one server applies a recipient filter to the input data stream to identify a set of at least one user device that will be sent an output message. The output message represents the input data stream. The set of at least one user device comprises a second user device. The recipient filter is based upon the set of at least one characteristic. The second user device is associated with a second entity. The second entity inhabits a second location within the multiuser interactive virtual environment. Next, the set of at least one server compresses the input data stream based upon the set of at least one characteristic to generate the output message. Finally, the set of at least one server transmits the output message to the second user device.
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