KR102525095B1 - Management System for Data Room which is able to Perform Complex Content in a Virtual Reality Space - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data room operating system for performing a complex content in a virtual reality space, and more specifically, to a data room operating system for performing a complex content in a virtual reality space, which can operate a data room which replaces leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, DVD rooms, and game rooms in a work space by experiencing a virtual reality content which allows the user to play songs, play games, and watch media in the data room with six internal sides comprised of display panels.

Description

Management System for Data Room which is able to Perform Complex Content in a Virtual Reality Space}

The present invention is a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space, by experiencing virtual reality contents capable of performing songs, games, and media viewing in a data room composed of display panels on six inner sides, It relates to a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space, capable of operating a data room that replaces leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, DVD rooms, and game rooms in a work space.

The leisure industry is an industry that provides services related to leisure activities such as culture, sports, tourism, entertainment, and recreation. It is estimated in trillions of dollars.

Specifically, if the leisure industry is limited to services for entertainment, beauty, and leisure provided offline for a fee, karaoke rooms, PC rooms, and movie theaters can be seen as representative types of leisure industries operated in Korea.

On the other hand, as metaverse technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality emerge as a major topic in the 4th industry, the leisure industry also utilizes them to create new forms of Attempts to provide services are increasing.

For example, according to the Korea Creative Content Agency, karaoke has grown explosively since it was introduced in Korea in the early 1990s, recording 35,316 in 2011. It is steadily decreasing, and especially after the corona pandemic, the downward trend of related industries is becoming more pronounced. In order to overcome this, attempts to commercialize VR karaoke, which combines karaoke and virtual reality, are continuing.

In addition, PC rooms and DVD rooms are similarly making attempts to create new revenue models by utilizing VR technology in existing services.

However, the conventional technology is to combine VR technology with specific services such as songs and games, such as VR karaoke and VR arcades, and among leisure facilities such as karaoke, game rooms, and DVD rooms in the same space, specific leisure facilities that users want to experience A system for indirect experience was not established.

In addition, most of the contents provided in the space are contents using HMD (Head Mounted Display) devices worn on the face, so it was necessary to create separate VR contents only for the contents.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a system that can indirectly experience leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, game rooms, and DVD rooms in the same space.

The present invention is a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space, by experiencing virtual reality contents capable of performing songs, games, and media viewing in a data room composed of display panels on six inner sides, An object of the present invention is to provide a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space, which can operate a data room that replaces leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, DVD rooms, and game rooms in a work space.

In order to solve the above problems, as a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space, the top, bottom, left, right, front and rear sides of the data room are composed of 6 display panels, and each of the 6 display panels is independent. an image output unit for outputting the image information; a sound device that outputs sound information about content to a speaker disposed on one side of the data room; an input device including a microphone and a controller to acquire voice information and motion information from a user performing content; a data room including a central processing unit controlling operations of the video output unit, audio device, and input device; a user terminal for inputting setting values for each of the sound device, the input device, and the six display panels of the image output unit; and a first setting unit configured to set a hardware environment of the data room based on setting values for each of the six display panels of the sound device, the input device, and the video output unit received from the user terminal. a second setting unit for determining a software environment of the content based on content recording information pre-stored in the user terminal; a content setting unit including a third setting unit that inherits and transfers setting values and content recording information received from other user terminals to set the environment of the data room and determine the progress of the content; and a service server including a contents storage unit for storing a plurality of contents provided to the data room.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the content includes song content, game content, media content, and VR content, and some of the six display panels display content selected and input by a user terminal among a plurality of content, and the A display panel that does not display content may display background media corresponding to the background of the data room.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the setting value is information selected and input by the user terminal as to which one of content or background media is to be displayed for each of the six display panels of the video output unit, each of the six display panels of the video output unit. includes information on luminance, brightness, contrast, resolution, information on the output size of the sound device, and information on the sensitivity of the controller, and the content recording information includes a user who has played the content one or more times Information on the progress of the content for each of the song content, game content, media content, and VR content for the terminal; and the first setting unit, based on the setting value, the video output unit of the data room, the sound Environments of the device and the input device may be set, and based on the content record information, the second setting unit may update a progress status of the content with respect to the user terminal desiring to perform the content.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the third setting unit selects and inputs the setting values and content record information for the user terminal from among the setting values and content record information received from a plurality of other user terminals by the user terminal. It can be updated with the setting value and content record information of

In one embodiment of the present invention, the service server includes a first parameter value for the age group of the user who wants to perform the content, a second parameter value for the physical condition of the user who wants to perform the content, and a desire to perform the content. A third parameter value is calculated for the condition of the user, and the first parameter value, the second parameter value for a plurality of other user terminals for which the fourth parameter value calculated based on the content record information for the user terminal is equal to or greater than a preset value. Based on the average value of the parameter value and the third parameter value and the first parameter value, the second parameter value, and the third parameter value of the user terminal, setting for a plurality of other user terminals in which the fourth parameter value is equal to or greater than the preset value. and a recommendation setting value providing unit that provides an average value of the values as a recommended setting value for the user terminal, and the fourth parameter value may indicate content execution time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, six inner surfaces of the data room are composed of display panels, and the content is displayed on the top, bottom, left, right, and front sides of the user performing the content, so that the user can be more immersed in the content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides users with content that allows them to sing songs, play games, or watch media, so that operators can indirectly experience karaoke rooms, game rooms, DVD rooms, etc. in the same space. You can run a service business.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system stores information on data room environment settings and content execution status for each user, and allows the user to continue performing the content in the same environment as before when the user visits again. there is.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may set his or her environment identical to that of another user's data room environment, or perform content following the execution status of other users' content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system can maximize system operation with a setting value having a high usage fee.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system can set the data room environment customized for the user by providing the user with data room setting values for other users similar to the user's physical condition.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides the user with setting values of other users who have a high content execution time, induces the user to be immersed in the content, and the operator of the system can create higher profits. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides the user with setting values of other users with high usage fees and induces the user to be immersed in the content, so that the operator of the system can create higher profits.

1 illustrates a structure of a data room and a user performing content in the data room according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 shows detailed configurations of a data room and a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates the structure of a data room operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates steps performed by a data room operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates a six-sided display panel of an image output unit for displaying content or background media according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates a screen displayed on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates how the environment of a data room is set based on setting values according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates steps performed by the data room operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 illustrates steps performed by the data room operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 illustrates a step of deriving a recommended setting value for a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 illustrates a step of generating an avatar for a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the following, various embodiments and/or aspects are disclosed with reference now to the drawings. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to facilitate a general understanding of one or more aspects. However, it will also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. The following description and accompanying drawings describe in detail certain illustrative aspects of one or more aspects. However, these aspects are exemplary and some of the various methods in principle of the various aspects may be used, and the described descriptions are intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.

Moreover, various aspects and features will be presented by a system that may include a number of devices, components and/or modules, and the like. It should also be noted that various systems may include additional devices, components and/or modules, and/or may not include all of the devices, components, modules, etc. discussed in connection with the figures. It must be understood and recognized.

"Example", "example", "aspect", "exemplary", etc., used herein should not be construed as preferring or advantageous to any aspect or design being described over other aspects or designs. . The terms '~unit', 'component', 'module', 'system', 'interface', etc. used below generally mean a computer-related entity, and for example, hardware, hardware It may mean a combination of and software, software.

Also, the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" mean that the feature and/or element is present, but excludes the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements and/or groups thereof. It should be understood that it does not.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The terms and/or include any combination of a plurality of related recited items or any of a plurality of related recited items.

In addition, in the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, are generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. has the same meaning as Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in the embodiments of the present invention, an ideal or excessively formal meaning not be interpreted as

Prior to the detailed description of the present invention, the following user refers to a person who wants to use the data room provided by the present invention, and a user terminal refers to an electronic device equipped by the user and capable of communicating with the service server. Preferably, the user terminal may be a terminal device or mobile device capable of accessing a web page provided by a data room operator or installing an application.

1 shows the structure of a data room 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a user performing content in the corresponding data room 100, and FIG. 2 shows data according to an embodiment of the present invention. It shows the detailed configuration of the room 100 and the service server 200.

As shown in (a) of FIGS. 1 and 2, the operating system of the data room 100 of the present invention is composed of six display panels on the inside of the data room 100, the top, bottom, left, right, front and rear, and the six displays an image output unit 120 for outputting independent image information for each panel; a sound device 130 that outputs sound information about contents to a speaker disposed on one side of the data room 100; an input device 140 including a microphone and a controller to acquire voice information and motion information from a user performing content; A data room 100 including a central processing unit 110 that controls operations of the image output unit 120, the sound device 130, and the input device 140; may be included.

Specifically, the data room 100 is a space where users can perform content, and the user of the present invention can be provided with content for singing, playing games, or watching media in the data room 100. . Preferably, the inner surface of the data room 100 is composed of a display panel, and contents can be displayed through the corresponding display panel.

The video output unit 120 is an element constituting the inner surface of the data room 100, and may be composed of a display panel disposed on six inner surfaces of the top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear of the data room 100. The six display panels can display contents or background media corresponding to the background according to the user's setting values.

Specifically, in the database 250 of the service server 200, singing contents that can be sung, game contents that can be played, and media contents that can watch media such as movies and dramas, beaches, forests, cities, concert halls, etc. Various background media such as the same are stored, and the user can select the content he/she wants to perform among a plurality of contents, and select which image information to display among the corresponding contents or background media on each of the six display panels.

The sound device 130 is a device that outputs sound information for content provided in the data room 100 and may be disposed on one side of the inside of the data room 100 . Specifically, the sound device 130 outputs sound information corresponding to the contents displayed by the image output unit 120, but since the inner surface of the data room 100 is composed of a display panel, the sound device 130 It may be desirable to place it so that the user's field of view is not blocked. Preferably, the sound device 130 may be configured to be disposed on one side of the upper surface of the data room 100.

In addition, since the purpose of the data room 100 of the present invention is to improve the user's immersion in content by configuring the top, bottom, left, right, front, and rear surfaces with display panels, the sound device 130 is also configured with surround speakers, so that the user's It may be desirable to be able to improve immersion. Specifically, the sound device 130 is a surround speaker having 5 or more channels and is disposed inside the data room 100, so that the user can feel a sense of space and become more immersed in the corresponding content.

The input device 140 is a component capable of receiving motion and voice input information from a user in the data room 100 . Specifically, the input device 140 includes a microphone, a controller, and the like, and the user can transmit data or commands for performing content to the service server 200 through corresponding components.

For example, voice information may be acquired from a user performing song content through a microphone, or operation information may be acquired from a user performing game content through a controller and transmitted to the service server 200 .

Preferably, the controller is in a form that the user can carry in both hands and includes a motion sensor therein, so that the motion of the user performing the content can be obtained as data.

The authentication device 150 is a component that verifies the user's right to use the data room 100. Specifically, the user of the data room 100 can acquire the right to use the data room 100 by accessing a web page and application provided by the operator of the data room 100 through a smartphone and paying for the right to use. there is.

The authentication device 150 determines whether the user who has entered the data room 100 has the right to use the data room 100, whether the payment for the right to use has been completed, and whether the data room 100 Whether or not it is assigned to the corresponding user can be verified.

The lighting device 160 is the lighting of the data room 100, and can provide lighting by changing the output form according to the content or according to the user's selection input. For example, when a user performs song content, the video output unit 120 and the sound device 130 of the data room 100 may be set in a form imitating a karaoke or concert hall, and the lighting device 160 may also It is set in a form suitable for a karaoke room or a concert hall to provide lighting.

The photographing device 170 is a component that photographs the internal structure of the data room 100, and can record all or part of the image of the data room 100 according to a user's request. Specifically, the user's activity in the data room 100 may be recorded and stored by the photographing device 170 and provided to the user.

The central processing unit 110 is an element that controls the operation of each component (video output unit 120, sound device 130, input device 140, etc.) of the data room 100, and the central processing unit 110 ) is provided with a separate communication module to receive setting values for each component of the data room 100 from the service server 200.

Specifically, the central processing unit 110 receives setting values for each component of the data room 100 and content provided to the user in the data room 100 from the service server 200, and You can control the action. In addition, content recording information on the content performance result may be transmitted to the service server 200 by the central processing unit 110 .

In this way, the data room 100 is composed of a display panel on six sides, a sound device 130, an input device 140, a lighting device 160, and the like, so that a user performing content can feel a three-dimensional effect and a sense of immersion. can make it possible

On the other hand, as shown in (b) of FIG. 2, the service server 200 of the present invention includes the sound device 130, the input device 140, and the video output unit (received from the user terminal 300.1). a first setting unit 211 for setting the hardware environment of the data room 100 based on the setting values for each of the six display panels of 120); a second setting unit 212 for determining a software environment of the content based on content recording information previously stored in the user terminal 300.1; A third setting unit 213 that inherits and transfers the setting values and content record information received from other user terminals 300.2 to set the environment of the data room 100 and determine the progress of the content. Including, content setting unit 210; and a contents storage unit 220 for storing a plurality of contents provided to the data room 100; Based on a first parameter value for the age group of the user who wants to perform the content, a second parameter value for the physical condition of the user who wants to perform the content, and a third parameter value for the condition of the user who wants to perform the content an avatar generator 240 that creates an avatar representing the user in the content; and the first parameter value, the second parameter value, and the third parameter value for a plurality of other user terminals (300.2) for which the fourth parameter value calculated based on the content record information for the user terminal (300.1) is equal to or greater than the preset value. Based on the average value of and the first parameter value, the second parameter value, and the third parameter value of the user terminal 300.1, the setting value for a plurality of other user terminals 300.2 whose fourth parameter value is equal to or greater than the preset value. It may include; a recommendation setting value providing unit 230 that provides the average value of as a recommended setting value for the user terminal 300.1.

In addition, the service server 200 includes a separate communication module, and a user who wants to use the data room 100 uses a smart phone-type user terminal 300.1 to provide a web page or application provided by the operator of the data room 100. Information on the data room 100 and contents can be transmitted to the service server 200 by accessing the .

Specifically, the user accesses a web page or application provided by the operator of the data room 100 through the user terminal 300.1, and sets values, which are information that determines the hardware environment for each component of the data room 100, a plurality of It is possible to transmit to the service server 200 information on selecting and inputting the content to be performed among the contents of .

Preferably, each user accesses a corresponding web page or application through his/her ID, so that setting values stored for each user can be recalled or content progress can be followed.

In addition, the service server 200 stores content record information including information on the progress of the content for the user terminal 300.1 that has completed the content, and when the user revisits the content progress for the user terminal 300.1. A software environment for the content may be determined by updating the situation.

Alternatively, the service server 200 may recommend an optimal setting value for the user by referring to setting values of other users having a similar age group, physical condition, and physical condition to the user.

The content setting unit 210 is a component for setting the environment of the data room 100 and the progress of content, and the contents of each component of the data room 100 based on the setting value received from the user terminal 300.1. A first setting unit 211 that sets the environment, a second setting unit 212 that loads content record information for the user terminal 300.1 to determine the progress of the content, and settings received from other user terminals 300.2 It may include a third setting unit 213 that inherits and transfers values and content record information, sets the environment of the data room 100, and determines the content progress.

The first setting unit 211 is a component that sets setting values for each component of the data room 100 . As described above, the data room 100 may be composed of a video output unit 120, a sound device 130, an input device 140, a lighting device 160, and the like, and the service server 200 is a user terminal ( 300.1) may receive a setting value, which is an environment setting value for corresponding components. The first setting unit 211 sets the environment for each corresponding component based on the setting value and transmits the corresponding data to the data room 100 so that each component of the data room 100 is a user terminal 300.1 ) can be set to correspond to the transmitted setting value.

Preferably, the setting values include information selected and input by the user terminal 300.1 on which one of content or background media is to be displayed for each of the six display panels of the video output unit 120, the video output unit 120 information on luminance, brightness, contrast, and resolution for each of the six display panels, information on the output size of the sound device 130, and information on the sensitivity of the controller, and a first setting unit 211 ) may set the environment for each component of the data room 100 based on the above information.

For example, any one of content or background media may be displayed on the six display panels constituting the video output unit 120, and the user may input setting values for each of the six display panels through the user terminal 300.1. can

Specifically, the user sets the content selected and input by the user among song content, game content, media content, and VR content to be displayed on a specific display panel (for example, the left and right and front panels), and the display on which the content is not displayed Media corresponding to the background of the data room 100, such as a forest, a beach, a city, and the sky, can be set to be displayed on the panels (for example, the top and bottom and rear panels).

Alternatively, the first setting unit 211 may set brightness, brightness, contrast, resolution, output size of the sound device 130 and sensitivity of the controller for each of the six display panels of the image output unit 120 .

In addition, the service server 200 stores the setting values for the user terminal 300.1 that has transmitted the setting values at least once in the database 250, and when the user of the user terminal 300.1 revisits the corresponding user terminal ( 300.1) may be loaded and transmitted to the data room (100).

For example, a user playing game content may set the sensitivity of a controller prior to playing content. After the corresponding user ends the content, the setting value for the corresponding user can be stored in the database 250 of the service server 200, and when the corresponding user visits again later, the setting value for the corresponding user is loaded to detect the sensitivity of the controller. can be set the same.

In this way, the user does not have to set the environment for the video output unit 120, sound device 130, controller, etc. every time he visits the data room 100, and conveniently loads the settings stored for each user. can be performed.

The second setting unit 212 is a component that determines the progress of content for the user terminal 300.1. As described above, the contents provided in the data room 100 include song contents, game contents, media contents, and VR contents, and the user selects one of the plurality of contents and performs it in the data room 100 can do. The second setting unit 212 may determine the content progress status for the user, based on content record information stored for the user who performed the content one or more times.

Specifically, the content record information includes information about the user's favorite song, score, sound effect, and pitch for the user who performed the song content, and for the user who performed the game content, the user's game progress, score, It may include information about rankings, etc., and information about contents of media watched by a user who performed media content.

Based on the content record information for each user who has performed the content one or more times, the second setting unit 212 can load the content record information when the corresponding user revisits the content so that the user can continuously perform the content.

In this way, the user does not have to set the environment inside the contents every time he visits the data room 100, and can perform the contents following the previously performed contents.

The third setting unit 213 is a component that determines the hardware environment of the data room 100 and the software environment of content for the user based on information received from other user terminals 300.2. Specifically, the operator of the data room 100 can provide services to a plurality of users by operating one or more data rooms 100, and setting values and content record information for each of the plurality of users are stored in the database of the service server 200. (250).

The third setting unit 213 provides a plurality of setting values and content record information received from other user terminals 300.2 to the user so that the user can set the data room 100 environment with the same setting values as other users, You can have your own content performed following the progress of other users' content.

For example, the user can play content in the same environment by loading setting values and content record information of acquaintances such as family and friends who have visited the data room 100.

In other words, setting values and content record information for individual users are stored in the service server and can be inherited or transferred to others, and the user loads the setting values and content record information inherited or transferred from other users, so that the data You can set the room environment or determine the content.

Alternatively, the service server 200 includes a recommendation setting value providing unit 230 that provides a recommended setting value suitable for the user by referring to setting values of other users having similar age, physical condition, and physical condition to the user, and the user receives the recommended setting value. The hardware environment of the data room 100 may be set by loading the recommended setting value derived by the setting value providing unit 230 .

In this way, the content setting unit 210 of the service server 200 includes a first setting unit 211, a second setting unit 212, and a third setting unit 213, and through the above components, the user can It is possible to set the hardware environment for each component of the data room 100, and reset the setting value whenever the user visits the data room 100 by loading the set setting values and content record information when revisiting later. Or, you can prevent a situation where you have to start the content anew.

In addition, setting values of other users and content record information are provided to the user, so that the user can conveniently perform content in an environment suitable for himself without individually setting setting values for each component of the data room 100. there is.

The content storage unit 220 is a component that stores a plurality of contents provided to users of the data room 100, and includes a song contents unit 221, a game contents unit 222, a media contents unit 223, and VR contents. may include section 224 . As described above, the data room 100 of the present invention is a place that provides a service for indirectly experiencing various types of leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, game rooms, and DVD rooms in the same space, and is provided to users within the data room 100. The content to be used may include singing content, game content, media content, and VR content.

Specifically, the singing content unit 221 stores singing content singing in virtual reality similar to karaoke or concert halls, game content stores game content that can enjoy games, and media content stores virtual reality similar to DVD rooms or movie theaters. In reality, media contents such as movies and dramas can be viewed and media contents can be stored.

For example, a user who plays game content sets settings to divide or duplicate game content on six display panels constituting the inner surface of the data room 100, and feels three-dimensional and immersive inside the data room 100. You can play the game while doing it.

In this way, the user can enjoy various leisure activities without visiting different leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, game rooms, and DVD rooms by singing songs, playing games, or watching media in the data room 100, and the data room ( The operator of 100) does not need to have various facilities for configuring each of the karaoke rooms, game rooms, and DVD rooms, and simultaneously operates leisure facilities such as karaoke rooms, game rooms, and DVD rooms simply by operating the data room 100 of the present invention can have the same effect as

On the other hand, the service server 200 includes a recommendation setting value providing unit 230 that derives and provides recommended setting values for the user by referring to setting values of other users and an avatar representing the user performing content in the data room 100. It may further include an avatar generator 240 that generates. A detailed description of the recommended setting value providing unit 230 and the avatar generating unit 240 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10 .

Meanwhile, the operating system of the data room 100 according to the present invention further includes a separate payment server, and can perform payment for the user terminal 300.1 that wants to purchase the right to use the data room 100. Specifically, the payment server communicates with the user terminal 300.1 and the service server 200 to process the payment for the user terminal 300.1 that wants to purchase the right to use the data room 100, and sends the user terminal 300.1 where the payment is completed. Payment information may be transmitted to the service server 200 so that the service server 200 grants permission to use the data room 100 to the corresponding user terminal 300.1.

The payment server may preferably perform payment for the user terminal 300.1 through a normal online payment system, but it may also be implemented as a payment method using virtual currency or a non-fungible token (NFT). .

3 shows the structure of the data room 100 operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the operating subject of the operating system of the data room 100 of the present invention may be a content provider and a service operator. Specifically, the content provider is a subject that produces and provides content provided in the data room 100, and may produce and provide song content, game content, media content, and VR content to the service server 200. As described above, the content provided by the content provider may be stored in the content storage unit 220 of the service server 200 .

On the other hand, the service operator is a subject that operates the data room 100, and the service operator can operate one or more data rooms 100 through the server system. Specifically, the server system collects information received from a plurality of data rooms 100 and stores it in the database 250, and when a specific data room 100 requests specific information, the corresponding information is sent to the corresponding data room 100. can send Preferably, the information on the user received from the plurality of data rooms 100 is collected by the server system, and even if the user visits a branch other than the previously visited data room 100, the pre-stored settings are loaded and provided to the user. can do.

On the other hand, as described above, the user inputs the setting value of the data room 100 through the user terminal 300.1 in the form of a smartphone, or selects and inputs the content to be performed from among a plurality of provided content to enter the service server 200. can be sent

FIG. 4 shows steps performed by the operating system of the data room 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1, the user terminal 300.1 may log in to the service server 200 and transmit user information for the corresponding user. Specifically, the user terminal 300.1 may log in to a web page or application provided by the operator of the data room 100 through their respective IDs, and transmit user information about the corresponding user to the service server 200. Preferably, the user information includes information on the user's age group, height, weight, and physical condition, and may be transmitted to the service server 200 with the consent of the user.

In step S2, the service server 200 may perform authentication for the user terminal 300.1. Specifically, based on the information received from the user terminal 300.1 in step S1, the service server 200 can inquire whether or not the corresponding user terminal 300.1 accessed through a normal procedure, the visit history of the corresponding user, and the like. there is.

In addition, step S2 further includes a separate payment step, in which the user terminal 300.1 pays the amount for the data room 100 to use through the payment server, and the right to use the data room 100 can also be obtained.

In steps S3 and S4, the service server 200 provides a content list to the user terminal 300.1, and the user terminal 300.1 can select and input specific content it wants to perform from among the content list.

As described above, the content provided by the present invention includes singing content, game content, media content, and VR content, and the corresponding content may be pre-stored in the content storage unit 220 of the service server 200. The service server 200 provides corresponding content lists to the user terminal 300.1, and the user terminal 300.1 may select and transmit specific content to be performed from among the corresponding content lists to the service server 200.

In step S5, the service server 200 may inquire setting values and content record information for the user terminal 300.1. Specifically, the service server 200 checks whether setting values and content record information are stored for the user terminal 300.1 for the content selected and input by the user terminal 300.1, and loads the corresponding information. can

Specifically, by visiting the data room 100 at least once and performing content, a user whose setting values and content record information for the data room 100 are previously stored loads the previously stored information and sets the same settings. Content can be performed in the data room 100 with the value and content record information.

As an example, a user who has a history of playing game content sets values for each of the six display panels of the video output unit 120 (for example, displays content on the front display panel and displays background media on other display panels). and content can be performed by setting the brightness of each display panel, etc.), the output size of the sound device 130, the sensitivity of the controller, and the like, and when the user revisited, the user can individually view the corresponding components. Content can be performed by loading previously stored setting values without newly inputting setting values for the content.

In addition, the content record information for the user who has completed the game content includes information on the progress of the game, and when the user returns, the user can play the content following the previous progress.

In steps S6 and S7, the user terminal 300.1 transmits new setting values to the service server 200, and the service server 200 may update the setting values for the corresponding user terminal 300.1 to the corresponding new setting values. there is.

Specifically, when a user visits the data room 100 for the first time or when a user wants to set a new setting value for the data room 100, the setting value is transmitted to the service server 200 through the user terminal 300.1. and the service server 200 may update the setting value for the corresponding user terminal 300.1 to a new setting value.

Preferably, in step S6, the user directly inputs setting values for each component of the data room 100, or receives setting values of acquaintances, such as family and friends, from the service server 200 and sets them in the same way. , or setting values of other users having a similar age group, physical condition, and physical condition to the service server 200 as recommended setting values, and setting their own setting values in the same way.

In step S8, the service server 200 may transmit setting values to the data room 100. Specifically, the service server 200 may transmit the setting values for the user terminal 300.1 to the data room 100 to which the corresponding user terminal has the right to use.

In step S9, the data room 100 may set up each component based on the setting value. As described above, the setting values include settings for the video output unit 120, sound device 130, input device 140, lighting device 160, etc. constituting the data room 100, and (100) may set corresponding components based on the setting values for the user terminal (300.1).

In step S10, the service server 200 may create an avatar for the user. Specifically, the avatar is an object representing a user in content, and may be created by the avatar generator 240 of the service server 200 . A detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 10 .

In step S11, the service server 200 may set up content based on the content recording information. In the previous step, the service server 200 inquired for the content record information for the user terminal 300.1, and the service server 200 can set up the content that the user wants to perform based on the content record information.

For example, the service server 200 sets up the content so that the user can perform the content following the existing progress, or sets up the content for the user terminal 300.1 based on the content record information for the other user terminal 300.2. can be set up.

In step S12, the service server 200 may transmit content to the data room 100. Specifically, the service server 200 may transmit set-up content to the data room 100 to which the user terminal has the right to use.

In step S13, content can be performed in the data room 100. Specifically, the user can perform content in the form of singing, playing games, or watching a video in an environment set by the user.

In steps S14 and S15, the data room 100 transmits content recording information to the service server 200, and the service server 200 can update the content recording information for the user terminal 300.1. Specifically, as the user performs the content, the content record information can be updated, and the corresponding user can perform the content following the progress of the content he/she was performing when revisiting later.

Meanwhile, the user's activities in the data room 100 may be recorded and stored in the service server 200 . As described above, the data room 100 further includes a recording device 170 that records all or part of the data room 100, and the user's motion and voice performing content by the recording device 170 are recorded. It is recorded and stored in the service server 200, and can be provided to the user according to the user's request.

5 shows a six-sided display panel of the video output unit 120 displaying content or background media according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the video output unit 120 of the data room 100 may be composed of six display panels forming the inner surface of the data room 100 . Specifically, FIG. 5 shows the user's clock inside the data room 100, and the six display panels are the upper, lower, left, right, front, and rear six sides (D2, D5) of the data room 100. , D3, D4, D1 (not shown), and each display panel can display content or background media.

As an example, in the case of FIG. 5, the user sets the front display panel D1 to display content, and other upper, lower, left, right, and rear display panels that do not display content (D2, D5, D3, D4, Not shown) is set to display the background media corresponding to the background.

Specifically, the user sets the front display panel (D1) to display the song content, sets the upper display panel (D2) to display the background media corresponding to the sky, and sets the lower display panel (D2) to display the background corresponding to the grass By setting the media to be displayed, and setting the left, right, and rear display panels (D3, D4, not shown) to display the background media corresponding to the forest, a sense of immersion, such as singing in nature, can be felt three-dimensionally.

Alternatively, the user sets the upper, lower, left, right, and rear display panels (D2, D5, D3, D4, not shown) to display the background media corresponding to the concert hall so that the user becomes a singer and conducts a concert. You can feel the immersion.

In this way, among the six display panels constituting the data room 100 of the present invention, the display panel that does not display content can display background media corresponding to various backgrounds that allow the user to feel immersive.

On the other hand, the background media includes various types of media such as sky, grass, forest, city, concert hall, etc. Specifically, the background media may be stored in the database 250 of the service server 200 in the form of images or images. .

6 illustrates a screen displayed on the user terminal 300.1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6 , a user may transmit setting values for each component of the data room 100 to the service server 200 through a user terminal 300.1 such as a smart phone. Specifically, FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a screen displayed on the user terminal 300.1 in order for the user terminal 300.1 to select content or transmit setting values to the service server 200 in steps S4 and S6 described above. .

The L1 layer is a layer provided to input setting values for each of the 6 display panels constituting the image output unit 120, and the user selects a specific display panel to input setting values to on the corresponding display panel. You can enter settings for

Specifically, the L1 layer displays the data room 100 in three dimensions, and the user drags, pans, pinch-out & pinch-in the data room 100 displayed on the L1 layer. ) method, it is possible to check the structure of the data room 100 that the person wants to use.

Meanwhile, when the user selects a specific display panel from the L1 layer, the L6 layer may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 300.1. Specifically, the L6 layer is a layer provided to the user to select and input whether to display content or background media on a specific display panel selected by the user.

Preferably, the L6 layer includes an E2 element for displaying content and an E3 element for displaying background media on a display panel selected and input by a user, and the E3 element includes sky, lawn, forest, city, beach, and concert hall. It may be configured in a form further including elements for each.

Meanwhile, the screen displayed on the user terminal 300.1 may further include an L2 layer for selecting and inputting content, an L3 layer for setting an output value for the sound device 130, and an L4 layer for setting the illuminance for the lighting device 160. can Specifically, the L2 layer includes elements for each of song content, game content, media content, and VR content that can be performed in the data room 100, and the user selects an element for the content he/she wants to perform among a plurality of elements You can choose.

In addition, the L3 layer and the L4 layer are layers for inputting set values for the sound device 130 and the lighting device 160 constituting the data room 100, and the user can set the output size, illuminance, color, etc. of the device. can be set

Meanwhile, the L5 layer is a layer for providing recommended setting values for the user. As described above, the recommended setting value providing unit 230 of the service server 200 may provide the recommended setting value to the user by referring to setting values of other users having conditions similar to those of the user. The user can load recommended setting values without directly setting setting values for each component of the data room 100 by selecting the L5 layer.

Preferably, when the user selects the L5 layer, setting values of the L1, L2, L3, L4, and L6 layers may be automatically set as recommended setting values derived for the user. Alternatively, when the user selects the L5 layer, a separate layer (not shown) displaying the recommended setting value derived for the user is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 300.1, allowing the user to check the corresponding recommended setting value. can

On the other hand, the E1 element is an element for calling setting values and content record information for other user terminals 300.2, and when the user selects the E1 element, other users, more specifically, appear on the screen of the user terminal 300.1. A separate layer (not shown) displaying setting values and content record information of acquaintances such as the user's family and friends may be displayed, and the user communicates with the service server 200 to other user terminals 300.2 through the corresponding layer. Stored setting values and content recording information can be requested.

As a result, the E1 element is an element provided to confirm setting values and content record information of acquaintances such as the user's family and friends, and to inherit and transfer information about specific acquaintances.

In this way, the user sends the service server 200 through his/her user terminal 300.1 the setting values for each component of the data room 100, that is, the contents or content for each of the six display panels of the video output unit 120. Information about which one of the background media will be displayed is selected and input by the user terminal 300.1, information about brightness, brightness, contrast, and resolution for each of the six display panels of the image output unit 120, the sound device ( 130), information on the output size and sensitivity of the controller may be transmitted to the service server 200.

FIG. 7 illustrates how the environment of the data room 100 is set based on setting values according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the data room 100 can set the environment for each component of the data room 100 based on the setting values for the user terminal 300.1 received from the service server 200. . Specifically, each of the six display panels of the video output unit 120 may be set by the user to output content or background media, and the output values of the sound device 130 and the lighting device 160 may also be set by the user. can

On the other hand, as shown in the image below in FIG. 7, when a user sets content to be displayed on the front, left, and right display panels D3, D1, and D4, the corresponding display panels can display the content by dividing or duplicating it. .

For example, when a user plays game content, the front, left, and right display panels D3, D1, and D4 divide and display the corresponding game content, so that the user feels more immersed in playing the game.

8 illustrates steps performed by the operating system of the data room 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, FIG. 8 shows the setting values for the user terminal 300.1 by inheriting and transferring the setting values and content record information for other user terminals 300.2 by the third setting unit 213 of the contents setting unit 210. and a step of setting content record information.

In step S20, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information from other user terminals 300.2. Specifically, another user terminal 300.2 in FIG. 8 is a user who visits the data room 100 one or more times, sets the settings for the data room 100, and executes the content one or more times to store content record information. As the terminal 300.1, it may be preferably a terminal of an acquaintance such as a family member or friend of the user.

More preferably, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information from one or more other user terminals 300.2, respectively.

In step S21, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information of another user terminal 300.2 from the user terminal 300.1. Preferably, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information for each of one or more other user terminals 300.2 through the user terminal 300.1.

In step S22, the user terminal 300.1 may select and input one of the setting value and content recording information of the other user terminal 300.2 received from the service server 200 and transmit the selected input to the service server 200. Specifically, the user terminal 300.1 displays setting values and content record information for each of the plurality of other user terminals 300.2 received from the service server 200, and the user displays information about each of the plurality of other user terminals 300.2. One of setting values and content recording information may be selected and transmitted to the service server 200 .

Preferably, step S22 may be performed in a separate layer for performing the corresponding step on the screen of the user terminal 300.1 shown in FIG. 6 .

In step S23, the service server 200 may update setting values and content recording information for the user terminal 300.1 based on information received from the user terminal 300.1.

As such, in the present invention, a user can perform content in the same environment as other users, preferably acquaintances such as his or her family and friends, or perform content following content performed by acquaintances.

FIG. 9 shows steps performed by the data room 100 operating system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 shows steps of deriving recommended setting values for a user according to an embodiment of the present invention. will be. Specifically, FIG. 9 illustrates a step of deriving and providing recommended setting values for the user terminal 300.1 by the recommended setting value providing unit 230 .

In step S30, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information from other user terminals 300.2. Specifically, another user terminal 300.2 in FIG. 9 is a user who visits the data room 100 one or more times, sets settings for the data room 100, and executes the content one or more times to store content record information. As the terminal 300.1, it may preferably be another user's terminal having a physical condition similar to that of the user.

More preferably, the service server 200 may receive setting values and content recording information from one or more other user terminals 300.2, respectively.

Meanwhile, in step S1 of FIG. 4, it has been described in detail that 'the user terminal 300.1 can transmit user information including information about age group, height, weight, and condition to the service server 200'. That is, in step S30, each of the other user terminals 300.2 may transmit user information including information about the age group, height, weight, and condition of the user of the corresponding terminal to the service server 200.

In step S31, the service server 200 derives first, second, third, and fourth parameter values for each of the other user terminals 300.2 based on the setting values and content record information received from the other user terminals 300.2. can Specifically, the first parameter value may be calculated for the user's age group, the second parameter value may be calculated for the user's physical condition (height and weight), and the third parameter value may be calculated for the user's physical condition. Meanwhile, the fourth parameter value is a value calculated based on content recording information for a user, and may be calculated in proportion to content execution time in an embodiment of the present invention.

The service server 200 may store in the database 250 the first, second, third and fourth parameter values derived for each of the other user terminals 300.2.

In step S32, the service server 200 may select some of the data for the plurality of other user terminals 300.2. Specifically, the service server 200 may select only data suitable for deriving a recommended setting value from among data on a plurality of other user terminals 300.2.

As shown in FIG. 10 , the service server 200 may select only data for other user terminals 300.2 whose fourth parameter value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value among data for a plurality of other user terminals 300.2.

Alternatively, the service server 200 may select only data for other user terminals 300.2 whose fourth parameter value has a larger size among the data for a plurality of other user terminals 300.2.

That is, the data selected in step S32 may be information about other user terminals 300.2 whose content execution time is greater than or equal to a predetermined value or whose content execution time is higher. In other words, the data selected in step S32 may be suitable data for deriving the recommended setting value.

Specifically, since the usage fee for the data room 100 in a normal case can be calculated in proportion to the content execution time, in the present invention, the user terminal 300.1 By deriving a recommended setting value for , it is possible to induce an increase in content execution time for the corresponding user.

On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, the fourth parameter value is calculated based on the content recording information and may be calculated in proportion to the usage fee. Specifically, a user using the data room 100 pays a usage fee through a payment server, and the corresponding information may be stored in the database 250 of the service server 200. The recommended setting value providing unit 230 may calculate a fourth parameter value based on the corresponding information.

That is, the recommended setting value providing unit 230 derives a recommended setting value for the user terminal 300.1 based on the information on the user with a high usage fee, thereby inducing the usage fee to be paid by the corresponding user to increase.

In this way, the operator of the data room 100 can generate higher profits.

In step S33, the user terminal 300.1 may transmit setting values and content recording information to the service server 200. Also, as described above, the user terminal 300.1 may transmit user information including information about the age group, height, weight, and physical condition of the user of the corresponding terminal to the service server 200.

In step S34, the service server 200 may derive recommended setting values for the user terminal 300.1. As shown in FIG. 10, the recommended setting value providing unit 230 provides the first, second, and third parameter values for the age group, physical condition, and condition of the user of the other user terminal 300.2 and the user of the user terminal 300.1. Recommended setting values may be derived based on the first, second, and third parameter values for age group, physical condition, and physical condition.

Specifically, the service server 200 derives an average value for each of the first, second, and third parameter values for the other user terminals 300.2 selected in step S32, and the average value for the user terminal 300.1. Based on the difference between 2 and 3 parameter values, a recommended setting value can be derived.

In other words, the recommended setting value for the user terminal 300.1 may be derived by averaging setting values of a plurality of other user terminals 300.2 similar to the user's age group and physical condition (height and weight). In addition, as described above, since the data for the plurality of other user terminals 300.2 is selected according to content execution time or usage fee, the recommended setting value is similar to the user's physical condition, content execution time or usage fee. It can be calculated based on this high setting value of other users.

Alternatively, the recommended setting value for the user terminal 300.1 may be derived by averaging setting values of a plurality of other user terminals 300.2 similar to the user's condition. In detail, the condition may include information about the user's current emotions, such as joy, sadness, excitement, and depression, and recommend setting values may be derived by referring to setting values of other users who had similar emotions to the user.

Meanwhile, in one embodiment of the present invention, the recommended setting value may be calculated by further considering content record information. Specifically, the third parameter value includes information about the user's current emotions, such as joy, sadness, excitement, and depression, and the recommended setting value includes information about content performed by other users who had similar emotions to the user. can

For example, content recommended for a user with a current feeling of sadness may be content performed a lot by other users with a feeling of sadness in the past. Specifically, if the media content that a number of users with sad feelings watched in the past is a comedy movie, the comedy movie can be recommended to the users with sad feelings in the same way.

In steps S35 and S36, the user terminal 300.1 requests a recommended setting value from the service server 200, and the service server 200 may transmit the recommended setting value for the corresponding user terminal 300.1. As described above in FIG. 6 , the user may request a recommended setting value from the service server 200 in the L5 layer of the screen displayed on the user terminal 300.1.

11 illustrates a step of generating an avatar for a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 11, the data room 100 operating system of the present invention has a first parameter value for the age group of a user who wants to perform content, and a second parameter value for the physical condition of the user who wants to perform the content. and an avatar generator 240 generating an avatar representing the user in the content based on a third parameter value for the condition of the user who wants to perform the content.

The content provided in the data room 100 of the present invention includes VR content, and a user who wants to perform the VR content can perform the VR content in the data room 100 wearing an HMD (Head Mounted Display) device. there is.

On the other hand, most commercialized VR contents are developed in a way that is performed by a single user, so when two or more users visit the data room 100 and perform VR contents, a specific user performs the VR contents. However, there is a problem in that other users cannot perform content together.

Therefore, in the present invention, when a specific user wears an HMD (Head Mounted Display) device to perform content, the same content displayed on the corresponding HMD device is displayed in the data room 100, so that other users visiting together can view the content. Users can intuitively recognize what kind of activity they are doing in VR content.

The avatar generator 240 may generate an avatar representing a user who performs content, reflect the avatar to content, and display the avatar. Specifically, the appearance of the avatar may be determined in consideration of the user's age, physical condition, physical condition, and the like.

The avatar created by the avatar generator may be reflected in the content being performed by the user and displayed on the display panel. Specifically, when one user wears an HMD device and performs VR content singing a song in a concert hall, a screen similar to the user's appearance singing a song in the concert hall can be displayed on the display panel, and through this, other users ( A user not wearing an HMD device can intuitively recognize what activity the corresponding user (user performing VR content) is performing within the content.

In addition, as described above, the user's avatar has the first, second, and third parameter values, that is, the user's age, height, and weight are similar, and the appearance of the avatar is determined in the form of having a facial expression corresponding to the user's emotion. It is possible to more realistically feel that the avatar represents the user performing the content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, six inner surfaces of the data room are composed of display panels, and the content is displayed on the top, bottom, left, right, and front sides of the user performing the content, so that the user can be more immersed in the content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides users with content that allows them to sing songs, play games, or watch media, so that operators can indirectly experience karaoke rooms, game rooms, DVD rooms, etc. in the same space. You can run a service business.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system stores information on data room environment settings and content execution status for each user, and allows the user to continue performing the content in the same environment as before when the user visits again. there is.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may set his or her environment identical to that of another user's data room environment, or perform content following the execution status of other users' content.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system can set the data room environment customized for the user by providing the user with data room setting values for other users similar to the user's physical condition.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides the user with setting values of other users who have a high content execution time, induces the user to be immersed in the content, and the operator of the system can create higher profits. .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the data room operating system provides the user with setting values of other users with high usage fees and induces the user to be immersed in the content, so that the operator of the system can create higher profits.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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As a data room operating system capable of performing complex contents in a virtual reality space,
The inner surface of the data room is composed of 6 display panels on the top, bottom, left, right, front and rear sides, and a video output unit for outputting independent image information from each of the 6 display panels; a sound device that outputs sound information about content to a speaker disposed on one side of the data room; an input device including a microphone and a controller to acquire voice information and motion information from a user performing content; a data room including a central processing unit controlling operations of the video output unit, audio device, and input device;
a user terminal for inputting setting values for each of the sound device, the input device, and the six display panels of the image output unit; and
a first setting unit configured to set a hardware environment of the data room based on setting values for each of the six display panels of the sound device, the input device, and the video output unit received from the user terminal;
a second setting unit for determining a software environment of the content based on content recording information pre-stored in the user terminal;
a content setting unit including a third setting unit that inherits and transfers setting values and content recording information received from other user terminals to determine the hardware environment of the data room and the software environment of the content; and
A content storage unit that stores a plurality of contents provided to the data room; and a service server that receives information on at least one of age group, height, weight, and physical condition from a user terminal;
The service server,
Calculate a first parameter value for the age group of the user who wants to perform the content, a second parameter value for the physical condition of the user who wants to perform the content, and a third parameter value for the condition of the user who wants to perform the content do,
The average value of the first parameter value, the second parameter value, and the third parameter value for a plurality of other user terminals in which the fourth parameter value calculated based on the content record information for the user terminal is equal to or greater than the preset value and the user terminal Based on the first parameter value, the second parameter value and the third parameter value,
A recommended setting value providing unit providing an average value of setting values for a plurality of other user terminals in which the fourth parameter value is equal to or greater than a preset value as a recommended setting value for the user terminal;
The fourth parameter value means a content execution time proportional to the usage fee, the operating system of the data room.
The method of claim 1,
The content includes singing content, game content, media content and VR content,
Some of the six display panels display content selected and input by the user terminal among a plurality of contents, and display panels that do not display the contents display background media corresponding to the background of the data room.
The method of claim 1,
The setting value is
Information about which one of the content or background media is to be displayed for each of the six display panels of the video output unit selected and inputted by the user terminal, and information on the luminance, brightness, contrast, and resolution of each of the six display panels of the video output unit. , information on the output level of the sound device, and information on the sensitivity of the controller,
The content record information,
Information on the progress of the content for each of the song content, game content, media content, and VR content for the user terminal that performed the content one or more times;
The first setting unit,
Based on the setting value, the environment of the video output unit, sound device, and input device of the data room is set,
The second setting unit,
Based on the content record information, the operating system of the data room updates the progress of the content for the user terminal that intends to perform the content.
The method of claim 1,
The third setting unit,
A data room that updates setting values and content record information for a user terminal with setting values and content record information of other user terminals selected and input by the user terminal among setting values and content record information received from a plurality of other user terminals. operating system.
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