JP2002007267A - Method and system for providing computer graphics contents - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for computer graphics contents provision, which can rapidly plot a contents moving image with rich expressing power, even if the band on a network is limited and facilitates the editing and update of the contents moving image. SOLUTION: With this computer graphics contents providing method which provides a contents moving image generated by using computer graphics on a network, data for plotting and reproducing the contents moving image are divided into components programs, and only the necessary component programs among the divided component programs are transmitted via the network and used to reproduce the contents moving image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for providing computer graphics contents, and more particularly, to high-speed and high-speed representation of content moving images created using three-dimensional computer graphics even when the bandwidth on a network is limited. The present invention relates to a computer graphics content providing method and system capable of richly drawing and easily editing and updating the content moving image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a content moving image created using three-dimensional computer graphics (hereinafter referred to as CG) is drawn on a network, 1) a content moving image is reproduced by an HTML program in a time series. 2) A method is known in which a playback program is installed in advance in a WWW (World Wide Web) browser with a plug-in, and a data program created in the same manner as in 1) is played using the playback program.

[0003] For example, in the case of drawing a content moving image such as "a certain character appears and a certain music is started, and this character laughs with saying" Hello ". b) Playing music c) Playing the sound "Hello" d) HTML (Hyper Text Mark) according to a series of time series that a character laughs
up Language) program.

[0004] Also, in the method 2), the data program is executed by executing a data program according to a series of time series similar to the above by a reproduction program installed in advance by a plug-in.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned method 1) requires a new HTML program for the content moving image, and the method 2) also requires a new data program which sets this series of flows. Is required.

[0006] In the methods 1) and 2), the amount of data is large on a network having a limited bandwidth, and it is difficult to draw a moving image with high speed and expressiveness. is there.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention provides a computer graphics content providing method capable of drawing a content moving image at high speed and with a high expressive power even when the bandwidth on a network is limited, and which can easily edit and update the content moving image. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0008]

A computer graphics content providing method according to the present invention provides a computer graphics content providing method for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on a network. Data for reproduction is divided into component programs, only necessary component programs among the divided component programs are transmitted via the network, and the content video is reproduced using the required component programs transmitted on the network. It is characterized by reproducing.

Here, the necessary component program comprises control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and reproduction content original data divided into character data. The reproduction content original data is divided based on a predetermined reproduction program. It is characterized by reproducing.

That is, in the present invention, for example,
By transmitting a component program divided into control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and character data, a content moving image is drawn using the control data and a predetermined reproduction program.

In this case, when rendering the content moving image on a network, a component program divided into control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and character data may be sent on the network.

As a result, the content moving image can be drawn at high speed and with a high expressiveness even on a network having a limited bandwidth, and the editing and updating of the content moving image become easy.

[0013] A computer graphics content providing method according to the present invention provides a computer graphics content providing method for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on the Internet. Instructing the computer graphics content provider to browse the computer graphics content on the WWW site, and responding to the instruction from the computer graphics content provider's WWW site in the computer graphics content provider's WWW server. Jump to the content display page, the computer graphics content viewer, the desired content playback program While downloading from the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider, the playback source data is sequentially downloaded from the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider, and the downloaded playback content source data is transferred to the content playback program. The reproduction is based on

Here, the reproduction source data includes control data, computer graphics data,
It is characterized by comprising a component program divided into voice data and character data.

[0015] Further, the content reproduction program includes:
A description is provided for requesting selection by the computer graphics content viewer, and the downloaded reproduction content source data is reproduced in a different manner by the selection by the computer graphics content viewer.

According to such a configuration, an interactive operation corresponding to selection by a computer graphics content viewer can be performed on a network.

Further, the above-mentioned content reproduction program comprises:
Including a speech recognition program and a speech synthesis program,
The voice input from the computer graphics content viewer is analyzed by the voice recognition program, and based on the analysis result, an instruction to browse the computer graphics content on the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider is provided. Character data included in the original content data for reproduction is converted into voice by the voice synthesis program and output.

According to such a configuration, a conversation with a computer graphics character in words can be made on a network.

A computer graphics content providing system according to the present invention is a computer graphics content providing system for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on a network. Dividing means for dividing data into component programs, transmitting means for transmitting only necessary component programs among the component programs divided by the dividing means via the network, and transmitting means for transmitting the necessary program on the network by the transmitting means And a playback unit for playing back the content moving image using a component program.

Here, the necessary component program comprises control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and original content data for reproduction divided into character data, and the reproduction means performs the reproduction based on a predetermined reproduction program. It is characterized by reproducing original content data.

Further, the computer graphics content providing system of the present invention provides a computer graphics content providing system for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on the Internet. Means for instructing browsing of computer graphics content on a WWW site of a content providing applicant, and WWW of a computer graphics content provider from the WWW site of the computer graphics content providing applicant in response to the instruction by the instructing means. Jump means for jumping to a computer graphics content display page in a server; Download means for downloading a desired content reproduction program from a content viewer from the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider, and sequentially downloading reproduction source data from the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider; Reproducing means for reproducing the reproduction content source data downloaded by the download means based on the content reproduction program.

Here, the reproduction content source data includes control data, computer graphics data,
It is characterized by comprising a component program obtained by dividing voice data and character data.

Further, the above-mentioned content reproduction program comprises:
The reproduction means includes a description for requesting selection by the computer graphics content viewer, wherein the reproduction means reproduces the downloaded reproduction content source data in a different manner according to the selection by the computer graphics content viewer.

[0024] Further, the above-mentioned content reproduction program comprises:
Including a speech recognition program and a speech synthesis program,
The voice input from the computer graphics content viewer is analyzed by the voice recognition program, and based on the analysis result, an instruction to browse the computer graphics content on the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider is provided. Character data included in the original content data for reproduction is converted into voice by the voice synthesis program and output.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a method and system for providing computer graphics content according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram conceptually showing a schematic configuration of a computer graphics content providing system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the computer graphics content providing system includes a plurality of content viewers 10-1 and 10-2, a plurality of CG content providing applicants 30-1 and 30-2, and a CG content provider. 4
0 is connected via a network 20 such as the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network).

Here, the content viewer 10-1 and the content viewer 10-2 specifically correspond to user terminals such as personal computers or information terminals such as mobile phones. A WWW browser, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, which can access the Internet 20 is installed in advance.

FIG. 1 shows the display contents of the respective WWW browsers as the content viewer 10-1 and the content viewer 10-2.

That is, in FIG. 1, as the content viewer 10-1, the display content of the WWW browser on which the HTML page 11-1 and the CG content page 12-1 are displayed is shown. As the person 10-2, the display contents of the WWW browser displaying the HTML page 11-2 and the CG content page 12-2 are shown.

In addition, CG content provision applicant 30-1
Corresponds specifically to a homepage (WWW site) of a CG content provider who is provided on a WWW server on the network 20 to which the content viewer 10-1 wishes to browse. HTML page 31 corresponding to HTML page 11-1 of 10-1
-1 is provided, and the content viewer 10-
A CG content page display request 32-1 is provided corresponding to one CG content page 12-1.

Similarly, the CG content provider 30-
2 corresponds to a homepage (WWW site) of a CG content provider who is provided on a WWW server on the network 20 to which the content viewer 10-2 wishes to browse, and here, the content browser is provided. Person 10-2
Page 3 corresponding to HTML page 11-2 of
1-2, and a content viewer 10
A CG content page display request 32-2 is provided corresponding to the CG content page 12-2.

The CG contents include, for example,
It is possible to use a character (person) obtained by performing three-dimensional graphics processing on an entertainer, an athlete, a character in a manga or animation, or the like.

Further, the CG content provider 40 is
The content viewer 10 responds to the CG content page display request 32-1 from the content provider 30-1.
CG content is provided to the content viewer 10-1 in response to a CG content page display request 32-2 from the CG content provider 30-2.
2 for providing CG content.

Specifically, the CG content provider 40 also corresponds to the WWW site of the WWW server on the network 20, and corresponds to the CG content page 12-1 of the content viewer 10-1.
-1 and CG content page 42- corresponding to CG content page 12-2 of content viewer 10-2
2 is stored.

Here, in the CG content page 42-1, CG content data corresponding to the CG content page 12-1 of the content viewer 10-1 includes component programs, that is, control data, computer graphics data, and audio. The data is stored as reproduction content original data divided into data and character data.

Similarly, in the CG content page 42-2, CG content data corresponding to the CG content page 12-2 of the content viewer 10-2 includes component programs, that is, control data, computer graphics data, and audio. The data is stored as reproduction content original data divided into data and character data.

Next, the operation of the computer graphics content providing system configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the computer graphics content providing system shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, for example, the content viewer 10-1 shown in FIG.
When browsing content No. 1, the content viewer 10-1 clicks a button, character, or the like for browsing CG content on the WWW site of the content provider 30-1.
(Step 201).

As a result, the content provider 30-
The CG content page display request 32-1 is sent to the CG content provider 40, and the content provider 30
-1 WWW site to CG content provider 40 W
It jumps to the CG content display page 42-1 on the WW server (step 202).

Then, the content viewer 10-1 sets C
A content reproduction program is downloaded from the WWW site of the G content provider 40 (Step 203),
The downloaded content reproduction program is installed on the hard disk of the terminal of the content viewer 10-1 (step 204).

Next, the reproduction source data is sequentially downloaded from the WWW site of the CG content provider 40 (step 205).

Then, the downloaded reproduction content source data is stored in the memory of the terminal of the content viewer 10-1 (step 206), and the downloaded reproduction content source data is stored by the content reproduction program downloaded in step 203. Reproduce
(Step 207).

According to such a configuration, when the content viewer 10-1 browses the CG content page 12-1 via the network 20, the content is displayed on the network 20 from the WWW site of the CG content provider 40. The parts program divided into control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and character data may be sent to the viewer 10-1.

As a result, a moving image of a content can be drawn at a high speed and with a high expressiveness even on a network having a limited bandwidth, and the editing and updating of the moving image can be easily performed.

In the above description, the content viewer 10-1 shown in FIG.
Although the case of browsing 2-1 has been described, the same applies to the case where the content viewer 10-2 browses the CG content page 12-2.

Next, an image of a method of reproducing and drawing CG contents according to the present invention will be described in comparison with a conventional method.

FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing a method of reproducing and drawing CG content according to the present invention in comparison with a conventional method.

In FIG. 3, in the method of reproducing and drawing CG content according to the present invention, the CG content is
It is transmitted via the network 20 as a component program (content source data for reproduction) divided into control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and character data.

When the CG content is reproduced and drawn, as shown in FIG.
In response to a “start reproduction program” instruction written in “00”, control is performed by a reproduction program (content reproduction program) 31.
0, and the reproduction program 310 sequentially reproduces the divided individual programs using the control data.

For example, if the CG content is such that "a certain character appears and a certain music is started, and this character laughs with" Hello ", 1) written in the HTML program 300 The control is passed to the reproduction program 310 in response to the “start reproduction program” instruction. 2) The reproduction program 310 includes “music”, “sound (hello)”, “CG data of the character”, and “a series of CG data that the character laughs”.
Are sequentially reproduced using "control data".

In this case, the network 20 is divided into a plurality of divisions such as "control data", "music", "voice (hello)", "CG data of a character", and "a series of CG data that a character laughs". Since it is sufficient to flow individual programs, it is possible to draw content moving images and the like with high expressiveness even on a network having a limited band, and it is easy to edit and update the content moving images and the like.

When each content is changed, H
There is no need to change the TML program 300.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
HTML program 320-1 along a series of time series,
In the conventional method of executing 320-2 and 320-3, a new HTM is used corresponding to each CG content reproduction / drawing.
When an L program is required and this CG content is reproduced and rendered, it is difficult to perform high-speed and expressive reproduction and rendering on the network 20 having a limited band because the data amount is large.

As shown in FIG. 3C, a reproduction program 330 is installed in advance, and data programs 340-1 and 340 are created using the reproduction program 330 in a series of time series in the same manner as described above. -2, 34
In another conventional method for reproducing 0-3, a new data program in which a series of flows is set is required for each content. In this case as well, when reproducing and drawing the CG content, the data amount is large. Thus, it is difficult to perform high-speed reproduction and drawing on the network 20 having a limited bandwidth.

According to the present invention, the reproduction program can be operated interactively by describing a program for requesting the viewer to make a selection.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention in which a program for requesting a viewer to make a selection is described in the reproduction program so that the reproduction program can be operated interactively.

In FIG. 4, a selection program 350 for requesting the viewer to make a selection is described in the reproduction program 310.

The selection program 350 represents 1) the process proceeds to the control 1 when the option 1 is selected by the viewer, and 2) the process proceeds to the control 2 when the option 2 is selected by the viewer. According to such a configuration, the program to be downloaded can be changed depending on the option, and for example, the interactivity of changing the movement and behavior of the character can be realized.

Also, by rewriting the control program described above, without changing the HTML program, for example,
It is also possible to change the behavior of the character when option 1 is selected.

Further, in the present invention, by including a speech recognition program and a speech synthesis program in the above-mentioned reproduction program, it is possible to have a verbal conversation with computer graphics characters (CG characters) on a network.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention which enables a verbal conversation with a computer graphics character on a network.

In this embodiment, a speech recognition software (speech recognition program) 501, a filtering software (filtering program) 502, a speech synthesis, as well as a reproduction program (content reproduction program) 509 are provided in the information terminal 500 of the viewer. Software (speech synthesis program) 508 is downloaded.

Here, when the viewer generates a voice, for example, "Tell me about a new product" at the viewer's information terminal 500, the voice is recognized using voice recognition software 501, and the voice is recognized. The keyword “new product” in the voice is extracted using the filtering software 502.

Then, the extracted keyword “new product” is transmitted as character data to the content providing server 700 via the network 600 such as the Internet.

When the content providing server 700 receives the keyword “new product”, the content providing server 700 searches the database (DB) 701 based on the keyword “new product” and returns an answer sentence (character information) matching the “new product”. The selected character information is transmitted to the information terminal 500 of the viewer via the network 600 as a character data component program.

In the information terminal 500 of the viewer, the HTML program 503 describing the “start of reproduction program”, the reproduction program 509, the control data 504, and the music data 5
05, CG data 506, and character data 507, and an answer sentence (character information) matching "new product" provided from the content providing server 700 is stored as character data 507.

When the HTML program 503 is started, control is passed to the reproduction program 509 in accordance with a “start reproduction program” instruction written in the HTML program 503, and the reproduction program 509 is divided into individual programs. Are sequentially reproduced using the control data 504.

That is, the reproduction program 509 reproduces the music data 505, the CG data 506, and the character data 507 based on the control data 504.

When an answer sentence (character information) matching the “new product” acquired from the content providing server 700 included in the character data 507 is reproduced, the character information is synthesized into voice by the voice synthesis software 508. Is output.

Thus, the CG character 800 is
The CG content that speaks the answer sentence that matches the "new product" by voice is reproduced, and thus the conversation with the CG character in words becomes possible.

In the above configuration, the speech recognition software (speech recognition program) 501, the filtering software (filtering program) 502, and the speech synthesis software (speech synthesis program) 508
Although it is configured to be downloaded together with the reproduction program (content reproduction program) 509, a program installed in advance on the information terminal 500 of the viewer may be used.

[0074]

As explained above, according to the present invention,
In a computer graphics content providing method for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on a network, data for drawing and reproducing the content moving image is divided into component programs, and Since only the necessary component program is transmitted via the network and the content video is reproduced using the required component program transmitted on the network, the content video can be reproduced even when the bandwidth on the network is limited. An advantage is provided in that a computer graphics content providing method and system can be provided that can be drawn at high speed and expressive and that can easily edit and update the content moving image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram conceptually showing a schematic configuration of a computer graphics content providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the computer graphics content providing system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an image diagram showing a method of reproducing and drawing CG content according to the present invention in comparison with a conventional method.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention in which a program for requesting a viewer to make a selection is described in a reproduction program so that the program can be operated interactively.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention that enables a verbal conversation with a computer graphics character over a network.

[Explanation of symbols]

10-1, 10-2 Content Viewer 11-1, 11-2 HTML Page 12-1, 12-2 CG Content Page 20 Network 31-1, 31-2 HTML Page 32-1, 32-2 CG Content Page Display request 30-1, 30-2 CG content provider 40 CG content provider 42-1, 42-2 CG content page 43 Database 300 HTML program 310 Reproduction program (content reproduction program) 320-1, 320-2, 320-3 HTML program 330 Playback program 340-1, 340-2, 340-3 Data program 350 Selection program 500 Viewer's information terminal 501 Voice recognition software (voice recognition program) 502 Filtering software (file 503 HTML program 504 Control data 505 Music data 506 CG data 507 Character data 508 Speech synthesis software (speech synthesis program) 509 Playback program 600 Network 700 Content providing server 800 CG character

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A computer graphics content providing method for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on a network, comprising: dividing data for drawing and reproducing the content moving image into a component program; A computer graphics content providing method, comprising transmitting only necessary component programs among the component programs via the network, and reproducing the content moving image using the required component programs transmitted over the network. 2. The necessary component program comprises control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and reproduction content source data divided into character data, and reproduces the reproduction content source data based on a predetermined reproduction program. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: 3. A computer graphics content providing method for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on the Internet, comprising the steps of:
Instructing the user to browse the computer graphics content of the site, and jumping from the WWW site of the computer graphics content provider to the computer graphics content display page in the computer graphics content provider's WWW server in response to the instruction; The above computer graphics content viewers,
A desired content reproduction program is downloaded from the computer graphics content provider's WWW site, and reproduction content source data is sequentially downloaded from the computer graphics content provider's WWW site, and the downloaded reproduction content source is downloaded. A method for providing computer graphics content, wherein data is reproduced based on the content reproduction program. 4. The computer graphics content providing method according to claim 3, wherein said reproduction content original data is composed of a component program divided into control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and character data. . 5. The content reproduction program includes a description requesting a selection by the computer graphics content viewer, and reproduces the downloaded reproduction content source data in a different manner according to the selection by the computer graphics content viewer. The method according to claim 3, wherein the computer graphics content is provided. 6. The content reproduction program includes a speech recognition program and a speech synthesis program, wherein a speech input from the computer graphics content viewer is analyzed by the speech recognition program, and the computer graphic is analyzed based on the analysis result. Requesting the content provider to browse computer graphics content on a WWW site, converting the character data included in the reproduction source data into voice by the voice synthesis program, and outputting the voice. Item 3. The computer graphics content providing method according to Item 3. 7. A computer graphics content providing system for providing a content moving image created using computer graphics on a network, comprising: dividing means for dividing data for drawing and reproducing the content moving image into a component program; A transmission unit that transmits only the necessary component program among the component programs divided by the division unit via the network, and reproduces the content moving image by using the necessary component program transmitted on the network by the transmission unit. A computer graphics content providing system, comprising: reproducing means. 8. The required component program comprises control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and content data for reproduction divided into character data, and the reproducing means performs the reproduction for the reproduction based on a predetermined reproduction program. The computer graphics content providing system according to claim 7, wherein the content original data is reproduced. 9. A computer graphics content providing system for providing content moving images created using computer graphics on the Internet, comprising:
Instructing means for instructing browsing of the computer graphics content of the site; and a WWW site of the computer graphics content provider from the WWW site of the computer graphics content providing applicant corresponding to the instruction by the instructing means.
Jumping means for jumping to a computer graphics content display page in a server; downloading a desired content reproduction program from the computer graphics content viewer from a WWW site of the computer graphics content provider; To
W of the above computer graphics content provider
A computer graphics content providing system, comprising: download means for sequentially downloading from a WW site; and reproduction means for reproducing the reproduction content original data downloaded by the download means based on the content reproduction program. 10. The computer graphics content providing system according to claim 9, wherein said reproduction content original data is composed of control data, computer graphics data, audio data, and data divided into character data. 11. The content reproduction program includes a description for requesting selection by the computer graphics content viewer, and the reproduction means transmits the downloaded reproduction content original data by the selection by the computer graphics content viewer. 10. The computer graphics content providing system according to claim 9, wherein the computer graphics content is reproduced in a different manner. 12. The content reproduction program includes a speech recognition program and a speech synthesis program, wherein a speech input from the computer graphics content viewer is analyzed by the speech recognition program, and the computer graphic is analyzed based on the analysis result. Requesting the content provider to browse computer graphics content on a WWW site, converting the character data included in the reproduction source data into voice by the voice synthesis program, and outputting the voice. Item 10. The computer graphics content providing system according to item 9.