KR102486770B1 - Control method of electronic apparatus for automatically generating virtual object based on building information - Google Patents

Abstract

A control method of an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The control method includes the steps of: receiving a user input for selecting an area corresponding to a real space; obtaining building information for each of a plurality of buildings included in the selected area according to the user input; and generating a plurality of virtual objects that are matched to each of the plurality of buildings in a 3D modeled virtual space.

Description

Control method of electronic device automatically generating virtual object based on building information { CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING VIRTUAL OBJECT BASED ON BUILDING INFORMATION }

The present disclosure relates to a control method of an electronic device that models a 3D virtual space, and more particularly, to a control method of an electronic device that automatically creates a virtual object corresponding to a building in a virtual space.

3D modeling can visually enhance understanding and enable 3D analysis, thereby improving the limitations of 2D information. In particular, 3D modeling can provide a realistic 3D virtual space to users in implementing animations, games, and the like.

Meanwhile, in designing a 3D virtual space, developers/designers generally spend a lot of time expressing individual virtual objects (eg, buildings, people, roads).

For example, assuming a case of designing a building, the specific location, shape, direction, and size of each building must be specified one by one, and the detailed details (material, window, floor, roof, etc.) within the building are also one. One needs to be drawn or set. In addition, if the target of design is expanded to one city rather than one building, there is a difficulty in designing numerous buildings individually.

In a situation where the sense of reality of games/animations/CG is gradually being leveled up, developers/designers spend too much effort and time to build detailed images of high quality.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2258285 (virtual building creation and utilization method and server)

The present disclosure provides a control method of an electronic device that automatically creates a virtual object in a virtual space using only building information provided based on a map.

The objects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present disclosure not mentioned above can be understood by the following description and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present disclosure. Further, it will be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the present disclosure may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations indicated in the claims.

A control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes receiving a user input for selecting a zone corresponding to a real space, building information on each of a plurality of buildings included in the zone selected according to the user input. step of obtaining,

and generating a plurality of virtual objects matching each of the plurality of buildings in a three-dimensional virtual space based on the building information.

The building information may include information about the location, height, sectional view, direction, and area of each building.

The control method of the electronic device may include, when one virtual object is selected from among the plurality of virtual objects, providing at least one user interface (UI) for editing the selected virtual object.

The control method of the electronic device may include assigning an identification number to each of the plurality of virtual objects, and when a user input for selecting a first virtual object from among the plurality of virtual objects is received, A step of displaying an area within the virtual space may be included. Here, the displaying of the area in the virtual space may include displaying only the selected first virtual object when a mode for displaying a single virtual object is selected, and displaying the plurality of virtual objects when a mode for displaying all virtual objects is selected. Among them, all virtual objects included in the area may be displayed.

In this case, the control method of the electronic device may include displaying a first identification number of the first virtual object when a user input for selecting a first virtual object from among the plurality of virtual objects is received; and changing the first virtual object into a second virtual object matching the second identification number when a user input for changing the number to the second identification number is received.

The generating of the plurality of virtual objects may include classifying the plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on building information of the plurality of virtual objects, and dividing the plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on a color designated for each of the plurality of groups. The contour shape of the virtual object can be displayed.

Meanwhile, the control method of the electronic device may include providing a list of the plurality of virtual objects when a user input for creating at least one building at a point in the virtual space is received; It may include additionally creating a virtual object identical to the virtual object selected according to the point on the point.

In this case, the control method of the electronic device may include providing, when the additionally created virtual object is selected, providing a location, direction, and image of the virtual object that matches the additionally created virtual object.

Meanwhile, the control method of the electronic device may include classifying the plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on building information of the plurality of virtual objects, and at least one object included in the virtual space according to a user input. Deleting a virtual object or adding at least one virtual object to the virtual space, monitoring an increase or decrease in the number of virtual objects included in each of the plurality of groups, and selecting at least one virtual object at a point in the virtual space. When a user input for creating an object is received, providing information on at least one virtual object belonging to a group in which the number of virtual objects is reduced among the plurality of groups may be included.

The method for controlling an electronic device according to the present disclosure has the advantage of automatically generating a plurality of virtual objects in a virtual space by extracting building information in a corresponding area just by selecting a partial area on a map representing a real space. .

The control method of an electronic device according to the present disclosure reduces the designer/developer's efforts to design a building and/or city in a 3D virtual space, and designs the overall (virtual) city frame before reflecting the detailed design. process can be carried out efficiently.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a flowchart for explaining a control method of an electronic device generating a virtual object according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
3A to 3E are diagrams for explaining a process of generating a virtual object based on OSM (Open Street Map) information by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
4A to 4C are diagrams for explaining an operation of differently providing a shape of a virtual object to be edited in a virtual space according to a user's setting by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of modeling a virtual object in which a design is reflected by dividing a virtual object into a plurality of slots by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
6 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Prior to a detailed description of the present disclosure, the method of describing the present specification and drawings will be described.

First, terms used in the present specification and claims are general terms in consideration of functions in various embodiments of the present disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intention of a technician working in the art, legal or technical interpretation, and the emergence of new technologies. In addition, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant. These terms may be interpreted as the meanings defined in this specification, and if there is no specific term definition, they may be interpreted based on the overall content of this specification and common technical knowledge in the art.

In addition, the same reference numerals or numerals in each drawing attached to this specification indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same function. For convenience of description and understanding, the same reference numerals or symbols are used in different embodiments. That is, even if all components having the same reference numerals are shown in a plurality of drawings, the plurality of drawings do not mean one embodiment.

Also, in the present specification and claims, terms including ordinal numbers such as “first” and “second” may be used to distinguish between elements. These ordinal numbers are used to distinguish the same or similar components from each other, and the meaning of the term should not be construed as being limited due to the use of these ordinal numbers. For example, the order of use or arrangement of elements associated with such ordinal numbers should not be limited by the number. If necessary, each ordinal number may be used interchangeably.

In this specification, singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "consist of" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other It should be understood that the presence or addition of features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, terms such as “module,” “unit,” and “part” are terms used to refer to components that perform at least one function or operation, and these components are hardware or software. It may be implemented or implemented as a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of "modules", "units", "parts", etc. are integrated into at least one module or chip, except for cases where each of them needs to be implemented with separate specific hardware, so that at least one processor can be implemented as

Also, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a part is said to be connected to another part, this includes not only a direct connection but also an indirect connection through another medium. In addition, the meaning that a certain part includes a certain component means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device 100 may include a memory 110 and a processor 120 .

The electronic device 100 may correspond to various terminal devices such as a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a tablet PC, a smart phone, and a PDA. For example, the electronic device 100 may perform a control method (FIG. 2) to be described later by executing at least one computer program. Here, the computer program, as a tool for designing games/animations/CGs, may be distributed for a fee or free of charge.

Also, the electronic device 100 may be implemented as a server composed of at least one computer. In this case, the electronic device 100 can communicate with various user terminals (eg, a desktop PC, a notebook PC, etc.). Specifically, the electronic device 100 may perform a control method to be described later in association with a designer's user terminal through at least one web page or application.

The memory 110 is an operating system (OS) for controlling the overall operation of the components of the electronic device 100 and a component for storing at least one instruction or data related to the components of the electronic device 100. .

The memory 110 may include non-volatile memory such as ROM and flash memory, and may include volatile memory such as DRAM. Also, the memory 110 may include a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), and the like.

The memory 110 may include various information related to modeling of a 3D virtual space. For example, the memory 110 may include information about various virtual objects located in a 3D virtual space.

The memory 110 may include building information for various buildings. The building information may include the location (eg, address) of the building, height, cross section by height, direction, area, building name, purpose, and the like.

The building information may be information managed in association with at least one map representing a real space.

For example, the building information may be information included in an open street map (OSM) for at least one area that actually exists. OSM corresponds to a participatory map service of an open source method, and includes building information about various buildings located in each region.

Meanwhile, building information may be managed in association with at least one map representing a virtually defined space that does not actually exist. In this case, the building information may correspond to information about a virtually defined building.

The processor 120 is a component for controlling the electronic device 100 as a whole. Specifically, the processor 120 may perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing at least one instruction stored in the memory 110 while being connected to the memory 110 .

The processor 120 may include a general-purpose processor such as a CPU, an AP, or a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphics-only processor such as a GPU or a vision processing unit (VPU), or an artificial intelligence-only processor such as an NPU. An artificial intelligence-only processor may be designed as a hardware structure specialized for training or use of a specific artificial intelligence model.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a processor 120 may control a building information management module 121 and a 3D modeling module 122 . These modules may be implemented as a combination of software and/or hardware. On the other hand, these modules correspond to examples for defining functional blocks according to the functions of the processor 120, and in designing/defining the functions of the electronic device 100, the module configuration in the electronic device 100 must be described above. It does not have to be built like a module configuration.

The building information management module 121 is a component for obtaining and managing the above-described building information.

For example, the building information management module 121 may extract building information of buildings existing in the corresponding region from the OSM of a specific region corresponding to the actual space.

As another example, the building information management module 121 may generate building information according to a user command for inputting the area, number of floors, height, cross-section of each floor, and the like of the building.

The 3D modeling module 122 is a component for constructing a 3D virtual space based on 3D image data, and can manage coordinates constituting the virtual space and information about virtual objects located at each coordinate.

For example, the 3D modeling module 122 may create a virtual object corresponding to at least one building in a virtual space based on building information acquired through the building information management module 121 . Specifically, the 3D modeling module 122 may create a 3D virtual object that matches a real building based on the location, area, height, number of floors, cross-sectional view by height, etc. of the building included in the building information.

A control method of an electronic device generating a virtual object in a 3D virtual space will be described in detail through the following drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of an electronic device generating a virtual object according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting a zone corresponding to a real space (S210). For example, the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting a specific area or a specific area on the OSM.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may select a corresponding area according to a user input for setting the address of a specific area (eg, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Yeoksam-dong, etc.).

Also, the electronic device 100 may provide a map (eg, 2D or 3D) representing a real space. In this case, the electronic device 100 may select a corresponding area according to a user input for selecting at least one area on the map.

In relation to this, FIG. 3A shows a map 310 included in the OSM and building information 310' interlocked with the map 310. On the OSM, building information 310' related to each area in the map 310 is included. In addition, route information related to each area in the map 310 is included on the OSM. Path information includes the location, width, classification (ex. highway, bicycle path, sidewalk, etc.) of each path.

Referring to FIG. 3B , the electronic device 100 may display a corresponding map 310 and identify an area 311 selected according to a user input on the map 310 .

Then, the electronic device 100 may acquire building information for each of a plurality of buildings included in the (selected) corresponding area (ex. 311) (S220). For example, when “Gangnam-gu” of “Seoul” is selected in OSM, the electronic device 100 may extract building information about all buildings included in “Gangnam-gu”.

As a specific example, the electronic device 100 may acquire OSM data including curve/flat geo by accessing at least one web page providing OSM. At this time, the electronic device 100 may extract only building data from OSM data, and as a result, building information for each building may be obtained. In this case, the electronic device 100 may extract only building information (eg, size, area by height, height, number of floors, cross-section by height) for constituting a skeleton of a building from OSM data.

Based on the acquired building information, the electronic device 100 may create a plurality of virtual objects that are matched with each of a plurality of buildings in a 3D virtual space (S230). At this time, the 3D virtual space may be provided as a result of executing a program (eg, which may be named CitiGen) for designing at least one building in the virtual space, and for example, provided through the corresponding program. The above-described OSM data or building information may be selected on the menu.

3C is a diagram for explaining an operation of configuring a skeleton of a virtual object representing a building in a virtual space by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3C , the electronic device 100 may create a virtual object based on a skeleton for providing each partial region to which walls, windows, doors, etc. are attached. The electronic device 100 may designate an identification number (eg USN: Unique Slot Number) for classifying the skeleton into parts, so that each area constituting the outer surface of the virtual object in the future is divided into sub-building units, floor units, and side surfaces. It may be a criterion of a slot concept for classification according to a unit or the like.

For example, referring to FIG. 3C , this virtual object includes sub-buildings assigned numbers 1 and 2, respectively, and a separate skeleton (with the same cross-section) is provided for each floor based on the sub-building assigned number 2. can be provided. In addition, for each cross section constituting each layer, each cross section may be distinguished from each other based on a point at which the surface is bent, and a separate identification number may be assigned.

As a result, for example, in the case of the skeletal part matching the 4th side of the 5th floor of the first sub-building, identification numbers such as 1-5-4 can be sequentially assigned, which can be edited later in the custom design of the building. It can be used as an identification number of a unit slot.

In this regard, referring to FIG. 3D, an identification number may be assigned to each skeleton part, and the identification number may be matched with an identification number of each side of a virtual object (: building) to be created later (although, FIG. The virtual object implemented as a skeleton in 3d and the virtual object actually created are different objects, but are shown together for conceptual illustration).

Also, the electronic device 100 may display the contour shape of the virtual object corresponding to each building in at least one color. At this time, a plurality of virtual objects matching all the buildings included in the selected area may be automatically generated collectively according to the user input in step S210.

For example, referring to FIG. 3E , the electronic device 100 may collectively create a plurality of virtual objects that match each building in the 3D virtual space 320 . These virtual objects may be matched with each building included in the area 311 selected according to the user input in FIG. 3B.

As such, the control method of the electronic device 100 according to the present disclosure can collectively generate the shapes of virtual objects matched to a plurality of buildings based on building information extracted from OSM, etc., in a 3D space. It can greatly reduce the efforts of designers/developers who design buildings/cities.

In FIG. 3E , a plurality of virtual objects (buildings) may be classified into a plurality of groups, and contour shapes may be displayed according to colors designated for each group.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may classify a plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on building information of the plurality of virtual objects.

For example, the electronic device 100 may classify a plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on at least one of the area, number of floors, location, and purpose of each virtual object (building). As a specific example, virtual objects included in the same area in the virtual space may be set as the same group.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 may display at least one area within the virtual space 320 according to a user input. Here, the electronic device 100 may display various regions within the virtual space 320 according to user input.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may display various regions within the virtual space 320 according to a user input for changing a location and/or a gaze direction within the virtual space 320 . Also, the electronic device 100 may enlarge/reduce and display the currently displayed area according to a user input.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 may assign an identification number to each of a plurality of created virtual objects. For example, when 800 virtual objects are created, identification numbers 0 to 791 may be assigned in order.

Here, the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting one virtual object from among a plurality of created virtual objects. In this case, the electronic device 100 may display an area including the selected virtual object in the virtual space.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may provide at least one UI (User Interface) for editing the selected virtual object.

4A to 4C are diagrams for explaining an operation in which an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a different shape of a virtual object to be edited in a virtual space according to a user's setting.

Referring to FIG. 4A , as a virtual object 420-0 having an identification number of “0” is selected, the electronic device 100 moves within a virtual space 420 including the corresponding virtual object 420-0. area can be displayed.

Also, the electronic device 100 may provide a UI 421 for editing the virtual object 420-0. This UI 421 is for designing various elements constituting the virtual object 420-0 corresponding to a building.

Through the UI 421, a user can create/delete at least one virtual object. In addition, through the UI 421, the user can variously set the structure, size, color, material, etc. of the selected virtual object 420-0. In this case, the electronic device 100 may set a detailed structure such as the number of floors and curvature based on the user input received through the UI 421 .

Meanwhile, the UI item 421-1 corresponds to an identification number display window displaying an identification number of at least one virtual object.

As an embodiment, as the virtual object 420-0 is selected (eg, the virtual object 420-2 is clicked), the electronic device 100 displays the virtual space 420 including the virtual object 420-0. ), while displaying the identification number of the selected virtual object 420-0 through the UI item 421-1.

Also, the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for changing an identification number to another identification number (eg 201) within the UI item 421-1. In this case, the electronic device 100 may change the corresponding virtual object 420 - 0 to another virtual object (eg 201 in FIG. 4B ) that matches the changed identification number (eg 201 ) and display the same. As a result, another virtual object 420-201 may be displayed in the virtual space 420 at a location where the virtual object 420-0 previously existed. As such, the electronic device 100 may change the virtual object located at each point only with a user input of an identification number of another virtual object.

Meanwhile, the UI item 422 is a component for setting a mode for displaying virtual objects in the virtual space 420 .

For example, when the “Display OSM Shape” item in the UI item 422 is checked according to the user input, the shape of each virtual object according to the building information extracted from the OSM may be displayed. In this case, the contour shape (shape) of each virtual object may be displayed according to a color designated for each group.

In addition, when the “Show All OSM Building” item in the UI item 422 is checked according to user input (a mode that displays all virtual objects), other surroundings other than the currently selected virtual object (ex. 420-0) Virtual objects may also be displayed together. On the other hand, if the “Show All OSM Building” item is not checked (mode for displaying a single virtual object), only the currently selected virtual object (ex. 420-0) can be displayed.

For example, referring to FIG. 4B , since the “Show All OSM Building” item is not currently checked, the electronic device 100 does not display other virtual objects in the virtual space 420, and the currently selected virtual object 420 -201) can be displayed.

Similarly, when a user input for entering another identification number (ex. 100) is received through the above-described UI item 421, the virtual object 420-201 corresponds to another virtual object 420-100 as shown in FIG. 4C. can be replaced with

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 may (additionally) create a virtual object on at least one point in the virtual space, in addition to the previous process of FIG. 2 . In this case, the electronic device 100 may create at least one of a plurality of virtual objects having preset identification numbers.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may provide a list of a plurality of existing virtual objects when a user input for creating at least one building at a point in the virtual space is received.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may select at least one virtual object in the list according to a user input, and may newly additionally create the selected virtual object on the corresponding point.

However, when one of a plurality of virtual objects having preset identification numbers is selected and newly built, the same virtual object already exists at another point in the virtual space. It is okay if the exact same building is intended, but if not, as the same virtual object exists at the same time, it may feel like a meaningless repetition, and additional modifications are likely to be required.

In this regard, in an embodiment, in a state in which a newly created virtual object is selected and displayed, the electronic device 100 determines the position (position in the virtual space), direction, and Images can be displayed simultaneously.

In this case, the user can design/edit the newly created virtual object while referring to the current state (ex. appearance, design, etc.) of the same existing virtual object, so whether the intended difference is effectively reflected. Design can proceed while comparing in real time.

Meanwhile, as described above, even after a plurality of virtual objects are initially created (S230) according to OSM-based building information, one or more virtual objects may be created (added) and/or deleted (removed) according to user input. As such, the electronic device 100 may monitor an increase or decrease in the number of virtual objects existing in the virtual space.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may monitor an increase or decrease in the number of virtual objects included in each of the plurality of groups described above.

Also, the electronic device 100 may provide statistical information including an increase or decrease in the number of virtual objects included in each group. In this case, the user of the electronic device 100 can numerically check the difference in the configuration of the buildings (virtual objects) in the virtual space with respect to the configuration of a plurality of buildings existing in the real space, thereby creating a realistic design. This can help. For example, when statistical information is provided indicating that the number of virtual objects belonging to a group of relatively low heights is relatively small compared to the real world, the user generally increases the heights of buildings in the virtual space through the electronic device 100, or Allows the creation of additional relatively tall buildings.

Also, when a user input for newly creating a virtual object is received at at least one point in the virtual space, the electronic device 100 assigns at least one virtual object belonging to a group in which the number of virtual objects is reduced among the plurality of groups described above. You can also provide information about For example, information recommending creation of a virtual object belonging to a corresponding group may be provided. As a result, the electronic device 100 may contribute to maintaining a sense of reality in the virtual space.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 may automatically create a detailed design of the virtual object by dividing the virtual object into a plurality of slots, not just the contour shape/shape of the virtual object.

In this regard, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an operation of automatically performing a design for a virtual object by a control method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As an example, the electronic device 100 may set the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides of the virtual object, respectively, according to a user input.

Alternatively, as an embodiment, the electronic device 100 automatically determines the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides of the virtual object based on the cross-section by height, area, and number of floors included in the building information of the virtual object. can be identified.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may divide the virtual object into two or more sub-buildings based on the shape of the virtual object. In this case, the electronic device 100 may identify one or more cuboids within the overall shape of the virtual object and define them as one sub-building, while defining a protruding part based on the cuboid as a separate sub-building. It doesn't work.

In addition, the electronic device 100 may classify virtual objects by floor according to the number of floors included in the building information.

Also, the electronic device 100 may identify a plurality of side surfaces constituting the virtual object. In this case, each of the plurality of side surfaces may be configured as an area that is composed of one surface and faces the same direction. That is, a plurality of side surfaces may be distinguished based on a folded portion or curvature of the entire side surface of the virtual object. Alternatively, the entire side surface of the virtual object may be divided into a plurality of side surfaces at regular intervals. For example, a plurality of side surfaces may be divided based on a line dividing the sides in units of one or two windows.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may classify the virtual object into a plurality of slots based on the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides constituting the virtual object.

A slot corresponds to a unit for classifying a virtual object as a design target, and may be defined according to at least one of a sub-building, a floor, and a surface.

For example, since each slot may represent a portion corresponding to one side surface of one floor in one sub-building, an identifier may be assigned to each slot. The identifier may include an identification number for a sub-building, an identification number for a floor, and an identification number for a side surface, respectively. For example, an identifier corresponding to “1-4-8” may indicate a slot corresponding to the 8th side of the 4th floor of the first sub-building.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may automatically model the virtual object by reflecting image data of at least one design sample in each of a plurality of slots. Here, the design sample may be a sample in which at least one of a wall, a roof, a window, and an entrance can be designed.

Specifically, based on the identified number of sub-buildings, floors, and sides, the electronic device 100 may select one basic design sample from among a plurality of basic design samples.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may automatically select a basic design sample most suitable for at least one of the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides in the virtual object. Also, the electronic device 100 may automatically select at least one most appropriate basic design sample from among the cross-sectional area and height of the virtual object.

For example, the electronic device 100 may select a basic design sample suitable for the virtual object based on design information (design sample) of each real building and building information of each real building.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 identifies a real building having building information matching at least one of the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides, and the basic design sample that matches the design of the identified real building. can choose

In addition, the electronic device 100 may model the virtual object by collectively reflecting image data of the selected basic design sample in each of a plurality of slots.

As a result, the virtual object 420-150' having the appearance (design) of the building beyond the simple outline shape may be automatically generated. Referring to FIG. 5 , the virtual objects 420-150' are composed of three sub-buildings, six floors, and a plurality of side surfaces, and may have an appearance in which design samples are reflected in each of a plurality of slots.

When a plurality of virtual objects are created, the design of the plurality of virtual objects can be automatically completed based on the basic design sample through the above process.

Also, the electronic device 100 may edit the design of the virtual objects 420 to 150' for each slot based on a user input received through the UI 521.

As a specific example, as “1-5-11” is input, a slot corresponding to the 11th floor of the 5th side of sub-building 1 may be selected.

In this case, the electronic device 100 may receive a user input for selecting at least one slot or slots within a certain range (eg, 1-5-1 to 1-5-11). In addition, while providing a plurality of design samples through the UI 521, the electronic device 100 may reflect a selected design sample among them to at least one previously selected slot. As a result, the design of the virtual objects 420-150' may be edited for each slot.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the electronic device 100 may further include a communication unit 130, a display 140, a user input unit 150, and the like in addition to the memory 110 and the processor 120.

The communication unit 130 may include a circuit, module, chip, etc. for performing communication with at least one external device through various wired/wireless communication methods.

The communication unit 130 may be connected to external devices through various networks.

The network may be a Personal Area Network (PAN), a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), etc., depending on the area or size, and an intranet, It may be an extranet or the Internet.

The communication unit 130 performs long-term evolution (LTE), LTE Advance (LTE-A), 5th generation (5G) mobile communication, code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCDMA), and universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS). , WiBro (Wireless Broadband), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), DMA (Time Division Multiple Access), WiFi (Wi-Fi), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth, NFC (near field communication), Zigbee, etc. It can be connected with external devices through

In addition, the communication unit 130 may be connected to external devices through a wired communication method such as Ethernet, optical network, Universal Serial Bus (USB), or Thunderbolt.

The display 140 is a component for visually outputting various information.

The display 140 may be implemented with a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Plasma Display Panel (PDP), Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED), Transparent OLED (TOLED), Micro LED, etc., but is not limited thereto, and is not limited thereto. Various known types of displays may be included. The display 140 may be implemented in the form of a touch screen capable of detecting a user's touch manipulation, or may be implemented as a flexible display capable of being folded or bent.

For example, the electronic device 100 may display a map representing a real space through the display 140 and may display various regions in a 3D virtual space.

The user input unit 150 is a component for receiving various commands or information from a user. The user input unit 150 may be implemented with at least one button, a touch pad, a touch screen, a microphone, a camera, a sensor, and the like. Also, the electronic device 100 may be connected to a separate user input device including a mouse and keyboard.

For example, the electronic device 100 may extract building information by selecting at least one area on the map according to a user input received through the user input unit 150 . Also, the electronic device 100 may collectively generate a plurality of virtual objects according to a user input received through the user input unit 150 and edit each building.

Meanwhile, the various embodiments described above may be implemented by combining two or more embodiments as long as they do not conflict or contradict each other.

Meanwhile, various embodiments described above may be implemented in a recording medium readable by a computer or a similar device using software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to the hardware implementation, the embodiments described in this disclosure are application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). ), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions.

In some cases, the embodiments described herein may be implemented by a processor itself. According to software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described in this specification may be implemented as separate software modules. Each of the software modules described above may perform one or more functions and operations described herein.

On the other hand, computer instructions or computer programs for performing processing operations in the electronic device 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure described above are provided on a non-transitory computer-readable medium can be stored in Computer instructions or computer programs stored in such a non-transitory computer readable medium, when executed by a processor of a specific device, cause the above-described specific device to perform processing operations in the electronic device 100 according to various embodiments.

A non-transitory computer readable medium is a medium that stores data semi-permanently and is readable by a device, not a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, or memory. Specific examples of the non-transitory computer readable media may include CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and is common in the technical field belonging to the present disclosure without departing from the gist of the present disclosure claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications and implementations are possible by those with knowledge of, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present disclosure.

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In the control method of an electronic device,
receiving a user input for selecting an area on a map representing a real space;
obtaining building information for each of a plurality of buildings included in a selected area according to the user input; and
Based on the building information, collectively generating a plurality of virtual objects matching each of the plurality of buildings in a three-dimensional virtual space;
The step of generating the plurality of virtual objects at once,
Identifying the number of sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides of the virtual object based on the cross-section by height, area, and number of floors included in the building information;
Dividing the virtual object into a plurality of slots based on the number of identified sub-buildings, the number of floors, and the number of sides;
Modeling the virtual object by reflecting image data of a basic design sample in each of the plurality of slots;
The control method of the electronic device,
assigning an identification number to each of the plurality of virtual objects;
providing a list of the plurality of virtual objects based on the identification number when a user input for generating at least one building at a point in the virtual space is received; and
and additionally generating a virtual object matching an identification number selected from the list according to a user input on the point. According to claim 1,
The building information,
A method for controlling an electronic device, including information about a location, height, cross-section by height, direction, and area of each building. According to claim 1,
The control method of the electronic device,
and providing at least one user interface (UI) for editing the selected virtual object when one virtual object is selected from among the plurality of virtual objects. According to claim 1,
The control method of the electronic device,
displaying an area in the virtual space including the first virtual object when a user input for selecting a first virtual object from among the plurality of virtual objects is received;
In the step of displaying an area in the virtual space,
When a mode of displaying a single virtual object is selected, displaying only the selected first virtual object;
When a mode of displaying all virtual objects is selected, displaying all virtual objects included in the area among the plurality of virtual objects. According to claim 4,
The control method of the electronic device,
displaying a first identification number of the first virtual object when a user input for selecting a first virtual object from among the plurality of virtual objects is received;
When a user input for changing the displayed first identification number to a second identification number is received, changing the first virtual object into a second virtual object matching the second identification number; control method. delete According to claim 1,
The control method of the electronic device,
and providing a location, direction, and image of a virtual object that matches the additionally created virtual object when the additionally created virtual object is selected. According to claim 1,
The control method of the electronic device,
classifying the plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on building information of the plurality of virtual objects;
deleting at least one virtual object included in the virtual space or adding at least one virtual object to the virtual space according to a user input;
monitoring an increase or decrease in the number of virtual objects included in each of the plurality of groups; and
and providing information on at least one virtual object belonging to a group in which the number of virtual objects is reduced among the plurality of groups when a user input for generating at least one virtual object is received at a point in the virtual space. To, a control method of an electronic device. According to claim 1,
The step of generating the plurality of virtual objects at once,
Classifying the plurality of virtual objects into a plurality of groups based on the building information of the plurality of virtual objects;
The control method of the electronic device of displaying contour shapes of the plurality of virtual objects based on the color designated for each of the plurality of groups. delete

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