KR102163601B1 - 4d theater system - Google Patents

Abstract

A 4D cinema system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display device arranged in the cinema and outputting image information, and a cinema control server providing image information to the display device and controlling a special effect device arranged in the cinema. And, the image information includes at least one of image information on an event that proceeds in real time or special effect information corresponding to the image information.

Description

4D theater system {4D THEATER SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a 4D theater system, and more particularly, to a 4D theater system capable of immersing in an event in the theater by combining virtual reality technology with a theater providing motion effects and special effects.

In general, if the movie theater that screens video is a 2D movie theater, and the movie theater that screens specially filmed video so that viewers can feel a three-dimensional effect when viewing the video is a 3D movie theater, it stimulates the senses of touch and smell in addition to the audio-visual senses and feels the video. The 4D cinema is a movie theater where you can watch.

In such a 4D movie theater, a motion base for moving a chair on which the audience sits is installed under the chair, and a special effect device that provides various effects to the audience is installed on the chair and the interior wall or ceiling of the movie theater.

When an audience sits in a chair and watches a movie, they can increase the fun and immersion in the movie by directly experiencing the motion synchronized with the video and the effects of water, wind, smoke, flash, heat, and scent.

On the other hand, when watching cultural contents such as performances and e-Sports games in real time rather than watching pre-made cultural contents such as movies, it is difficult to properly appreciate cultural contents depending on where the audience is seated. , There is a problem in that the audience's immersion is degraded because it cannot provide all the objects, players, and scenes that various audiences want.

Therefore, the development of a new technology that can increase immersion and participation in cultural contents by using devices that provide various images desired by each audience for cultural contents in real time and provide various effects arranged in the theater. Is required. The present invention relates to this.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is a 4D theater that provides a sense of immersion like actually participating in the event by allowing the audience to appreciate the event in the theater through a wearable display device that the audience can wear. It aims to provide a system.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a 4D theater system that can share in real time with other 4D theaters by shooting events in one 4D theater in real time using at least one or more cameras. It is aimed at.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide motion effects and special effects that are matched with real-time events in 4D theaters.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A 4D cinema system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display device arranged in the cinema and outputting image information, and a cinema control server providing image information to the display device and controlling a special effect device arranged in the cinema. And, the image information includes at least one of image information on an event that proceeds in real time or special effect information corresponding to the image information.

According to an embodiment, a relay server for transmitting at least one or more image information to the theater control server may be further included.

According to an embodiment, the display device may include at least one or more of HMD (Head Mounted Display) and AR (Augmented Reality) glasses.

According to an embodiment, the display device includes: a communication unit that receives at least one image information from the theater control server, a user interface that receives one image information from among at least one image information received by the communication unit, and the It may include an output unit that outputs image information selected through the user interface.

According to an embodiment, when the event is performed using at least one content image, a content output device displaying the at least one content image information and a content input device interlocked with the at least one content output device are included. can do.

According to an embodiment, the theater control server corresponds to at least one or more content image information and the at least one or more content image information output by the at least one content output device, and receives at least one input through the content input device. A communication interface for receiving more than one content image control signal, and generating special effect information in real time based on the at least one content image information and the at least one content image control signal, and the special effect device according to the generated special effect information It may include a control unit to control.

According to an embodiment, the communication interface transmits the at least one content image information to the display device, receives content image information selected from the display device, and provides a special effect corresponding to the selected content image information. Information may be transmitted to a special effect device linked to the display device.

According to an embodiment, a special effect chair for the user to be seated and providing a special effect may be further included, and the at least one special effect device may be provided in the special effect chair.

According to an embodiment, the special effect device may include at least one of a scent diffusing device, a blowing device, a spray device, a vibration device, a flash device, and a motion effect device.

According to an embodiment, it may further include a photographing device that is disposed in the theater and obtains photographing information of a theater in which the event is held.

According to an embodiment, the theater control server may provide the image information on the event and the photographing information acquired by the photographing device to the display device.

According to an embodiment, the photographing device may include at least one of a 360° camera, a stereo camera, and a wide-angle camera.

According to an embodiment, it includes at least one projection surface disposed in the theater and a projection device corresponding to the at least one projection surface, and the theater control server, wherein the projection device proceeds within the theater or a remote theater It is possible to control to project at least one of the image information on the event to be projected onto the at least one or more projection surfaces.

According to an embodiment, the communication interface may transmit video information on the event together with special effect information generated by the controller in real time to at least one theater control server providing a special effect.

A content virtual experience method performed by a theater control server according to another embodiment of the present invention includes transmitting image information about an event in a theater or a remote theater to at least one display device, the at least one display And receiving image selection information from each of the devices, and providing a special effect corresponding to the received image selection information by using a special effect device disposed in the theater.

According to an embodiment, the display device may include at least one or more of HMD (Head Mounted Display) and AR (Augmented Reality) glasses.

According to an embodiment, when the event is conducted using at least one content image, a content output device that generates the at least one content image information before transmitting the image information to at least one display device Receiving the at least one image information from and receiving a content image control signal from a content input device interlocked with the content output device, and generating special effect information based on the received content image control signal. can do.

According to an embodiment, prior to the step of transmitting the image information to at least one display device, the step of receiving shooting information of a theater in which the event is performed from a shooting device disposed in the theater may be further included.

According to an embodiment, the transmitting of the image information to at least one display device may transmit the image information about the event to the at least one display device, as well as photographing information of the theater.

According to the present invention, by taking a picture of an event in real time in a theater through at least one camera and sharing it in real time, a plurality of audiences can monitor the event in the theater regardless of the venue where the event is held. It has the effect of being able to appreciate.

In addition, the audience can select the desired video information from at least one video for the event in real time, and experience motion effects and special effects corresponding thereto, thereby increasing the sense of immersion in the event in the theater. There is an effect that you can.

In addition, there is an effect that the audience can feel as if they actually visited the theater where the event is held by wearing the display device.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a 4D theater system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3A is a view showing image information that an audience can enjoy through a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3B is a view showing a state in which an audience experiences special effects in a 4D theater according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a theater control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flow chart showing the flow of a virtual event experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a plurality of projection surfaces arranged in the cinema according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments to be posted below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments make the posting of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the scope of the invention to those who have it, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings that can be commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless explicitly defined specifically. The terms used in the present specification are for describing exemplary embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless specifically stated in the phrase.

As used herein, "comprises" and/or "comprising" refers to the recited component, step, operation, and/or element, of one or more other elements, steps, operations and/or elements. It does not exclude presence or addition.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a 4D theater system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a 4D theater system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a screen 100, a display device 200 disposed in the screen 100 to output image information, and a display device 200. It can be seen that the theater control server 300 providing information and the relay server 400 providing such image information are included, and other additional configurations for achieving the object of the present invention may be further included.

First, the cinema 100 is a 4D cinema that provides various special effects, and special effect devices for providing motion effects and special effects are arranged in the cinema 100 to provide 4D content, and the screen S is A space in which various cultural contents (hereinafter, referred to as'events') may be formed may be formed in the front area A of the arranged theater 100. For example, events that may be held in the theater 100 may include various performances such as e-Sports games, concerts, musicals, plays, operas, performances, previews, autograph sessions, and competitions.

Hereinafter, configurations that may be disposed in the theater 100 will be described in detail.

In the event that an event in the theater 100 is an e-Sports game in which at least one content image is used, a content output device 10 and at least one that displays at least one content image in the theater 100 A content input device 20 linked to each of the above content output devices 10 may be included. Depending on the embodiment, the content output device 10 may include a display module, and may be an electronic device that displays a game image of a player participating in an e-Sports game. In addition, the content input device 20 interlocked with the content output device 10 may be an electronic device that receives a game manipulation signal from a player, and may be, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, or the like. Meanwhile, depending on the type of the content output device 10, an input module may be provided in the content output device 10 to receive a player's game operation signal.

In addition, when the event is e-Sports, it may include a content management server (not shown) that manages at least one content output device 10 and at least one content input device 20, and the content management server is a game Motion effects and special effect information for various situations that may occur during this process can be stored. Accordingly, the content management server may transmit motion effect and special effect information corresponding to the content image information manipulated in real time by the players to the theater control server 300.

Next, the photographing device 30 may be disposed inside the screening hall 100 to obtain photographing information about an event held in the screening hall 100. Depending on the embodiment, the photographing apparatus 30 may acquire photographing information having a 360° angle of view based on a position arranged in the theater 100. For example, the 360° shooting information may be information generated based on a plurality of images taken in a 360° direction using at least one camera, and for this purpose, the photographing device 30 includes a 360° camera, a stereo It may include at least one or more of a camera and a wide-angle camera.

In addition, the photographing information acquired by the photographing device 30 may be an image of a first-person view or a third-person view, and at least one lens or at least one camera is provided to implement an image of a first-person view or a third-person view. Thus, 360° photographing information of the space in which the photographing device 30 is disposed can be obtained.

In addition, the photographing device 30 may have at least one photographing device 30 disposed in various places in the cinema 100 in order to obtain photographing information based on various viewpoints. For example, the photographing device 30 is disposed in the center of the front area A in the theater 100 where the event is held, or in front of the stage or on the left. It is disposed on the right side and the rear side, and photographing information of the theater 100 in which the event is held may be acquired from various viewpoints. For example, the photographing device 30 includes photographing information that allows viewing of all players participating in an e-Sport game, photographing information that allows individual players to see the interior of the booth seated, and the appearance of players arranged for each team. It is possible to obtain photographing information for viewing and photographing information for viewing the entire space of the theater 100 in which e-Sports are conducted.

Next, the special effect chair 40 is seated by the audience who visited the theater 100, and various motion effects and special effects may be provided to the audience. For example, the special effect chair 40 may be provided with an actuator to move in a roll, pitch, heave, and sway direction while operating regularly and irregularly. In addition, the special effect chair 40 may provide a vibration effect to the audience by providing a shaker on the floor or on the back.

Next, a special effect device 50 is arranged in the theater 100 to provide a special effect to the audience. For example, the special effect device 50 may include at least one of a scent diffusing device, a blowing device, a spray device, a vibration device, a flash device, and a motion effect device. According to an embodiment, a special effect device 50a is provided in the special effect chair 40 so that the audience seated in the special effect chair 40 can experience more realistic special effects such as wind, water, and fragrance.

On the other hand, the special effect chair 40, the special effect device 50a disposed on the special effect chair 40, and the special effect device 50 disposed in the cinema 100 are interlocked with the display device 200 to be described later. , Different motion effects and special effects may be implemented according to image information output from the display device 200, and more detailed information about this will be described later.

Next, the display device 200 is a device that is disposed in the theater 100 to provide special effects and outputs image information, and may be configured in a wearable form that can be worn by an audience. For example, the display device 200 may be an electronic device capable of outputting image information such as smart glasses or a head mounted display (HMD), or may be glasses-type AR glasses (Augmented Reality Glasses).

In addition, the display device 200 is capable of outputting image information on an event held in a remote theater 100, for example, a remote theater 100, to an audience equipped with the display device 200. In fact, it is possible to provide a sense of immersion such as visiting a distant theater 100 and enjoying an event, and according to the viewer's selection of image information, the player's game screen, that is, the content output device 10 The game video displayed by may be viewed from a first-person view or a third-person view.

On the other hand, when the event held in the theater 100 in which the display device 200 is arranged or the remote theater 100 is a concert, the audience can watch the concert more closely through the shooting information obtained from the photographing device 30. In addition, it is possible to feel the same realism as actually visiting the concert site without visiting the theater 100 where the event is held.

Next, the theater control server 300 1) provides the image information on the event held in the theater 100 to the display device 200, and 2) the theater 100 using special effect information corresponding to the image information. ), it is possible to control the special effect devices 50 and 50a disposed in, and in addition to the special effect devices 50 and 50a, various facilities disposed in the theater 100 may be controlled.

Meanwhile, the theater control server 300 may be implemented as one server that performs the above two functions, or may be implemented separately as a separate server that performs each function. This is the 4D theater system It can be selectively implemented depending on the operation.

According to an embodiment, the theater control server 300 communicates with devices for performing the event when an event is in progress in the theater 100 to implement motion effects and special effects corresponding to the ongoing event. The special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50 and 50a can be controlled, and more detailed contents thereof will be described later.

Finally, the relay server 400 may transmit at least one image information to the theater control server 300. Depending on the embodiment, when an event is conducted in a theater 100 located at a remote location other than the corresponding theater 100 controlled by the theater control server 300, the theater control server 300 At least one or more image information about an event held in the theater 100 disposed in may be transmitted.

So far, the configuration included in the 4D theater system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been briefly described, and hereinafter, the configuration of the display device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a display device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3A is a view showing image information that an audience can enjoy through the display device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3B is a diagram showing a state in which an audience experiences special effects in the theater 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the display device 200 includes a communication unit 210, a user interface 220, and an output unit 230, and other additional configurations for achieving the object of the present invention are further described. Can include.

First, the communication unit 210 may receive at least one image information from the theater control server 300. Depending on the embodiment, the image information may be image information about an event in the theater 100 in which the display device 200 is disposed or the theater 100 at a distance, and more specifically, the communication unit 210 When the event is an e-Sports game according to shooting information or the type of event from the shooting device 30 disposed within 100), content image information may be received from at least one content output device 10.

In addition, the communication unit 210 may communicate with the special effect chair 40, the special effect devices 50 and 50a, and the theater control server 300 using wireless or wired communication. For example, the communication unit 210 may support a cellular communication network such as 2G/3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), and LTE-Advance (LTE-A), and may support a wireless network such as Wi-Fi. In addition, the communication unit 210 is an RF (Radio Frequency) chip or Bluetooth or circuit supporting various communication methods for wireless communication with the special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50 and 50a in a short distance. (circuit) may be included. Accordingly, when the display device 200 starts to drive, the communication unit 210 communicates with the special effect chair 40 or the special effect devices 50 and 50a to identify the position where the display device 200 is disposed. It can, and the identified location information may be transmitted to the theater control server 300.

Next, the user interface 220 may receive a selection of one image information from among at least one image information received by the communication unit 210 from the user. Accordingly, the user interface 220 may include various modules capable of receiving image selection information from a user. For example, the user interface 220 may include at least one of a voice recognition module, a motion recognition module, an external input control module, and a touch recognition module.

Finally, the output unit 230 may output image information selected through the user interface 220, and may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic LED (OLED), and an active matrix (AMLOLED). OLED), PDP (Plasma Dispay Panel), etc. may include various types of display modules. According to an embodiment, the output unit 230 may list and output at least one image information received by the communication unit 210, and the listed image information is assigned a channel to the theater control server 300 Since it is connected to, when the viewer selects desired image information, that is, a channel, the corresponding image information may be output. For example, the output unit 230 outputs image information of the first person view displayed by the content output device 10 to provide a sense of dynamism such as when the audience actually becomes a player and plays a game, or By outputting image information from various angles of the screening hall 100 in which the event received from) is in progress, it is possible to provide a sense of realism as if the audience is actually cheering the player at the event site.

In this regard, referring to FIG. 3A, when the audience selects game image information from a first-person view, the output unit 230 may output the image information as shown in FIG. 3A, and the audience feels immersive as if actually playing the game. Can provide.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment, in order to provide a more realistic feel to the audience, the communication unit 210 may transmit the image selection information selected through the user interface 220 to the theater control server 300, and accordingly, the display The special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50, 50a linked with the device 200 operate to provide the audience with motion effects and special effects corresponding to the image information currently output by the output unit 230. have.

In this regard, referring to FIG. 3B, the audience seated in the special effect chair 40 may install the display device 200 and enjoy different image information, and may experience different motion effects and special effects. . More specifically, one special effect chair 40 interlocked with one display device 200 may vibrate left and right or vertically according to image information, and a special effect device provided in the special effect chair 40 ( 50a) can provide various special effects (eg spray effect, fragrance effect) to the audience.

Meanwhile, the display device 200 may further include a memory (not shown) to store at least one image information received by the communication unit 210, and commands for operating the display device 200 may be recorded. I can.

On the other hand, the display device 200 is provided to a plurality of audiences in the theater 100, and when the audience starts driving by mounting the display device 200, the audience is irrespective of the mounting direction of the display device 200. The focus can be automatically set according to the seating arrangement of the car.

So far, the configuration of the display device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described. The display device 200 provides various image information on an event held in the cinema 100 to an audience who has visited the cinema 100, and can provide some image information as image information having a 360° angle. You can feel the realism of actually visiting the event site. In the following description, a configuration of the theater control server 300 providing various video information and a method of providing motion effects and special effects corresponding to video information of an event conducted in the theater 100 will be described.

4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a theater control server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that the theater control server 300 includes a communication interface 310, a control unit 320, and a database 330. However, this is only one embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and it goes without saying that additional hardware/software configurations for performing various functions may be added.

First, the communication interface 310 includes a content output device 10, a content input device 20, a photographing device 30, a special effect chair 40, and a special effect device 50, 50a and data (message) through a network. ) Can be exchanged. For example, the data may include image information output from the display device 200, special effect information corresponding thereto, input/output signals of the content output device 10 and the content input device 20, and the like.

Depending on the embodiment, the communication interface 310 may provide at least one content image information displayed by the at least one content output device 10 and at least one content image control signal received by the at least one content input device 20. Can receive. Here, the at least one content image control signal may be a control signal corresponding to at least one or more content image information. More specifically, game images are displayed through at least one or more content output devices 10 possessed by each player, and at least one or more content input devices 20 linked to at least one content output device 10 are used. Thus, the player's game operation signal can be input.

Also, the communication interface 310 may transmit at least one content image information to the display device 200 and receive content image information selected from the display device 200. In other words, the communication interface 310 may receive image information output from each of the display devices 200, and special effect information corresponding thereto is provided by the special effect devices 50 and 50a interlocked with the corresponding display device 200. ) Can be sent.

Next, the controller 320 may include at least one computing device capable of controlling the overall operation of the theater control server 300 as a central processing device. Here, the computing device may be, for example, a general-purpose central computing unit (CPU), a programmable device device (CPLD, FPGA) implemented for a specific purpose, a custom semiconductor computing device (ASIC), or a microcontroller chip.

Depending on the embodiment, the controller 320 may generate motion effect information and special effect information in real time based on at least one content image information and at least one content image control signal, and generate special effect information in the form of a control signal. It can be provided to the chair 40 and the special effect devices 50, 50a. More specifically, the control unit 320 is the video information displayed through the content output device 10 held by the player is a video of running stairs, a video hitting a wall, a video hitting a blow, a video passing through the fog, and rain and wind. In the case of video, special effects that can be directly or indirectly experienced can be generated in real time. For example, the control unit 320 includes vibration motion information of the special effect chair 40, water spray information of the special effect device 50a disposed on the special effect chair 40, and a special effect device disposed in the theater 100 (50) operation information and the like can be generated.

In addition, when the game manipulation signal received from the player through the content input device 20 includes a continuous hitting signal, a fast moving signal, a shooting signal, etc., the controller 320 may directly or indirectly experience a motion effect. , Special effects can be created in real time. For example, in the case of a continuous strike signal, the control unit 320 includes vibration motion information of the entire special effect chair 40, in the case of a fast moving signal, wind generation information of the special effect device 50a, and in the case of a shooting signal, the special effect chair (40) armrest vibration information, etc. can be generated.

In addition, the controller 320 may provide a special effect chair 40 linked to each of the at least one or more display devices 200 in a process of providing motion effects and special effects on image information currently output by the at least one display device 200. ) And the special effect devices 50 and 50a disposed around the special effect chair 40, and through this, an appropriate motion effect and special effect corresponding to the image information may be provided to the audience.

On the other hand, after generating the special effect information, the controller 320 may control the special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50 and 50a that can provide the generated special effect information, and each device It is also possible to manage the 4D theater system 1 by determining whether special effects corresponding to the information are properly provided.

On the other hand, the communication interface 310 includes at least one theater control server (not shown) capable of providing motion effect information and special effect information generated in real time by the controller 320 together with video information on an event. ) Can be sent. According to an embodiment, motion effect information and special effect information generated by the theater control server 300 may be transmitted to an external theater control server by the relay server 400. Accordingly, the audience in the distant theater 100 where the event is not in progress can also watch the event and experience special effects, so that more audiences can enjoy the event in real time.

Finally, the database 330 may include volatile or nonvolatile recording media, for example, read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable (EEPROM). Programmable Read-Only Memory), flash memory, static RAM (SRAM), hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), and the like. In addition, the database 230 may store identification information on the display device 200 running in the theater 100, the special effect chair 40 linked thereto, and the special effect devices 50 and 50a.

So far, the configuration of the theater control server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. The theater control server 300 can provide a special effect corresponding to the image information output by each of the at least one display device 200 to the audience, thereby increasing the immersion of the audience who visited the theater 100, and You can also improve your participation. In the following description, a method in which an audience can virtually experience an event using the entire configuration of the 4D theater system 1 will be described.

5 is a flow chart showing the flow of a virtual event experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, and if necessary, some steps may be deleted or added, or one step may be included in another step and performed.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the theater control server 300 transmits image information about an event in the theater 100 or a distant theater 100 to at least one display device 200 ( S110). Here, as mentioned above, the at least one display device 200 may be a wearable electronic device that can be mounted by the audience, and may preferably be an HMD.

In addition, the event may be an e-Sports game, and accordingly, the game may be played using at least one content output device 10 and a content input device 20.

According to an embodiment, the theater control server 300 may receive at least one or more content image information from at least one or more content output devices 10, and at least one or more content received from at least one or more content input devices 20 A content image control signal corresponding to the image information may be received. More specifically, the at least one content image information may be game image information of players participating in the e-Sports game, and the at least one image control signal may be a game manipulation signal of the players.

Further, the theater control server 300 may generate special effect information in real time based on information received from at least one of the content output device 10 and the content input device 20. For example, the theater control server 300 may receive a game image of the player from the content output device 10, and when wind blows within the game image, it may generate information about the blowing effect, When a heavy object falls, vibration effect information can be generated. In addition, vibration effect information may be generated when the player runs or stops, drives or brakes, or is attacked through the game manipulation signal.

On the other hand, before step S110, the theater control server 300 may receive the event video information and the filming information of the theater from the filming device 30 arranged in the theater 100 where the event proceeds, and In addition to the information, the photographing information received from the photographing device 30 may also be transmitted to at least one display device 200. According to an embodiment, when an event held in the theater 100 is a concert or a performance such as a musical, the theater control server 300 acquires shooting information obtained by taking a 360° image from the shooting device 30 and It may be transmitted to the display device 200.

In addition, when the event held in the theater 100 or the remote theater 100 is a concert or a musical performance, special effect information may be set according to the timing of the event, and the theater control server 300 responds to this. You can create special effect information in advance.

Meanwhile, the special effect information generated by the theater control server 300 as described above is stored in the database 330 and is output according to the request of the audience equipped with the other external theater control server 300 or the display device 200. When the video information changes, the changed special effect information can be provided immediately.

Next, it can be confirmed that the theater control server 300 receives image selection information from each of the at least one or more display devices 200 (S120). According to an embodiment, the theater control server 300 stores the image selection information received from each of the at least one or more display devices 200 in the database 330, and provides at least one or more special effects corresponding to the selected image. Identification information of the display device 200, image information output from at least one display device 200, the special effect chair 40 linked to the at least one display device 200 and the special effect devices 50, 50a By identifying at least one or more of the arrangement information, a signal for controlling the devices in the theater 100 may be generated.

Finally, it can be confirmed that the special effect corresponding to the image selection information received by the theater control server 300 is provided by using the special effect devices 50 and 50a arranged in the theater 100 (S130). In addition, in addition to the special effect devices 50 and 50a, motion effects and special effects may be implemented in the special effect chair 40 in which the audience wearing the display device 200 is seated, so that special effects may be provided to the audience.

In this way, when the theater control server 300 provides video information of various players to at least one or more display devices 200, the audience selects and enjoys the desired video information, and performs motion effects and special effects corresponding to the video information. You can experience it as if you are actually in a game by experiencing it.

On the other hand, the method of providing an event virtual experience to the audience by using the configuration of the 4D theater system 1 described above is when all of the audiences install the display device 200 in the theater 100 and view image information through it. As a result, it may be desirable to control the 4D theater system 1 so that the audience can watch an event in the theater 100 or a remote theater 100 without using the display device 200. In the following description, a method of outputting image information of an event proceeding in real time using a screen disposed in the theater 100, that is, a projection surface will be described.

6 is a view showing a plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55 disposed in the theater 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, it can be seen that a plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55 are disposed in the theater 100. However, this is for convenience of explanation of the present invention, and the 4D theater system 1 of the present invention may also be applied to the theater 100 including at least one projection surface.

Meanwhile, at least one projection device (not shown) may correspond to the plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55. Here, image information on an event currently in progress may be projected on the plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55. Depending on the embodiment, the plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55 may include a front projection surface 51, a left and right projection surfaces 52 and 53, an upper projection surface 54, and a lower projection surface 55. In addition, the theater control server 300 may control to output image information of the event to the plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55 according to the request of the audience. For example, if the event is a racing game during an e-Sports game, the image information of the player currently relaying may be projected on the front projection surface 51, the left and right projection surfaces 52, 53, and the upper projection surface At 54, a logo of a racing event may be displayed. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, information that can understand the game, such as a map inside the racing game, can be projected on the lower projection surface 55, so that the audience can experience as if they are actually playing a racing game. As another example, if the event is a first-person shooter game among e-Sports games, the front projection surface 51 is divided in half, and image information of different players connected to the left and right projection surfaces 52 and 53 can be projected. have.

Meanwhile, the theater control server 300 controls the special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50 and 50a according to the image information projected from the plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55 to give the audience motion effects and special effects. When two or more image information other than one image information is projected onto a plurality of projection surfaces 51 to 55, identification numbers of the special effect chair 40 and the special effect devices 50, 50a By grasping, different motion effects and special effects can be provided according to the audience's choice.

In this way, the 4D theater system 1 provides various angles of image information for events in the theater 100 and provides various motion effects and special effects corresponding thereto. It can be increased, and even if it is not possible to visit the theater 100 where the event is held, it can be relayed to another theater 100 so that many audiences can enjoy the event.

Meanwhile, the present invention can also be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all storage media such as magnetic storage media and optical reading media. It is also possible to record the data format of the message used in the present invention on a recording medium.

Embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. You can understand. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative and non-limiting in all respects.

1: 4D theater system
100: theater
10: content output device
20: content input device
30: shooting device
40: special effect chair
50, 50a: special effect device
51-55: projection surface
200: display device
210: communication department
220: output
230: user interface
300: theater control server
310: communication interface
320: control unit
330: database
400: relay server

Claims (19)

A plurality of display devices disposed in the cinema to output image information; And
A theater control server providing each image information selected by each of the plurality of display devices to a corresponding display device and controlling a special effect device disposed in the theater;
Including,
The image information includes one of image information on an event that proceeds in real time or special effect information corresponding to the image information,
Each of the plurality of display devices may select different image information,
Wherein the theater control server controls the special effect devices differently according to the selected image information of each display device. The method of claim 1,
A relay server that transmits at least one image information to the theater control server;
4D theater system further comprising a The method of claim 1,
The display device,
A 4D theater system comprising at least one or more of HMD (Head Mounted Display) or AR (Augmented Reality) glass. The method of claim 1,
The display device,
A communication unit for receiving at least one image information from the theater control server;
A user interface for selecting one image information from among at least one image information received by the communication unit;
An output unit for outputting image information selected through the user interface; 4D theater system comprising a. The method of claim 1,
When the event is conducted using at least one content image,
A content output device that displays the at least one content image information; And
A content input device interlocked with at least one content output device; 4D theater system further comprising a. The method of claim 5,
The theater control server,
A communication interface that corresponds to at least one content image information output from the at least one content output device and the at least one content image information, and receives at least one content image control signal input through the content input device; And
A controller configured to generate special effect information in real time based on the at least one content image information and the at least one content image control signal, and control the special effect device according to the generated special effect information; 4D theater system comprising a. The method of claim 6,
The communication interface,
Transmitting the at least one content image information to the display device, receiving content image information selected from the display device,
A 4D theater system for transmitting special effect information corresponding to the selected content image information to a special effect device interlocked with the display device. The method of claim 1,
A special effect chair seated by the user and providing special effects; Including more,
At least one special effect device is provided in the special effect chair, 4D theater system. The method of claim 1,
The special effect device,
A 4D theater system comprising at least one of a scent diffusing device, a blowing device, a spray device, a vibration device, a flash device, and a motion effect device. The method of claim 1,
A photographing device disposed in the theater and obtaining photographing information of a theater in which the event is held; 4D theater system further comprising a. The method of claim 10,
The theater control server,
A 4D cinema system that provides the image information about the event and the photographing information acquired by the photographing device to the display device. The method of claim 10,
The photographing device,
A 4D theater system comprising at least one of a 360° camera, a stereo camera, and a wide-angle camera. The method of claim 1,
At least one projection surface disposed in the theater; And
A projection device corresponding to the at least one projection surface; Including,
The theater control server,
The 4D theater system for controlling the projection device to project at least one of image information on an event proceeding in the theater or a remote theater to the at least one projection surface. The method of claim 6,
The communication interface,
The 4D theater system for transmitting video information on the event together with the special effect information generated in real time by the control unit to at least one theater control server providing a special effect. As a content virtual experience method performed by the theater control server,
Transmitting image information on an event held in a theater or a remote theater to at least one display device;
Receiving image selection information from each of the at least one display device; And
Providing a special effect corresponding to the received image selection information by using a special effect device disposed in the theater; Content virtual experience method comprising a. The method of claim 15,
The at least one display device,
Content virtual experience method comprising at least one or more of HMD (Head Mount Display) or AR (Augmented Reality) glass. The method of claim 15,
When the event is conducted using at least one content image,
Before the step of transmitting the image information to at least one display device,
Receiving the at least one video information from a content output device that generates the at least one content video information; And
Receiving a content image control signal from a content input device linked with the content output device, and generating special effect information based on the received content image control signal; Content virtual experience method further comprising. The method of claim 15,
Before the step of transmitting the image information to at least one display device,
Receiving photographing information of a theater in which the event is held from a photographing device disposed in the theater; Content virtual experience method further comprising. The method of claim 18,
Transmitting the image information to at least one display device,
A content virtual experience method for transmitting shooting information of the theater together with image information on the event to the at least one display device.

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