KR20020043522A - 3d avatar creating and using method in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for creating and using a 3-dimensional avatar in a mobile phone is provided to create a 3-dimensional avatar using a mobile phone and to transmit it to a remote place. CONSTITUTION: A user photographs a 2-dimensional image through a camera installed in a mobile phone and inputs it to a 3-dimensional image creation part(701). An avatar control part controls the 3-dimensional image creation part and creates a 3-dimensional image through the inputted 2-dimensional image and the personal information, figure information and style information stored in a database(703). If the user selects and inputs a desired design through an input part, the avatar control part creates the selected design through a design creation part(705). The avatar control part combines the 3-dimensional image information created at the 3-dimensional image creation part with the design created at the design creation part and creates the final 3-dimensional avatar through a 3-dimensional avatar creation part(707).

Description

3D AVATAR CREATING AND USING METHOD IN MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to mobile content that can be used in a mobile phone, and in particular, to create a three-dimensional avatar of the same image as the mobile phone, and use it in their mobile phone, or to a remote subscriber through a wireless network The present invention relates to a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone capable of transmitting or transmitting to the Internet through a wireless Internet network.

As the mobile market is emerging as a topic of the IT industry, the mobile content industry is already taking a large part of the IT industry in Japan and other foreign countries. According to Cahner IN-STAT Group, the world's $ 175 million wireless information market in 2002 reached $ 1.3 billion in 2004, and for the time being, messaging services will be active first, followed by m-commerce applications and We anticipate expanding entertainment, real-time financial information, travel and location information services.

US wireless Internet contents services are leading the market with the rapid movement of existing Internet leaders. In the case of AOL, we have partnered with well-known mobile operators such as Nokia, Motorola, and Sprint PCS to provide e-mail and instant messaging services, news, securities, and movies to wireless subscribers to 21 million subscribers. MSN Mobile 2.0 also allows MSN to use mobile services such as Microsoft's travel service or Hotmail to check flight schedules and exits, and delay flights.

In addition, Yahoo provides mobile directory information, e-mail, messaging services, financial information, movie information, etc. through Yahoo Mobile, and recently provides Pay Direct service for payment transactions between individuals through wireless web.

Amazon.com is working on a partnership with Sprint and Bell Atlantic that will allow customers to purchase CDs and books from their sites via mobile, which they know in taxis or on the radio.

In addition, Hollywood.com, an internet broadcaster that delivers Hollywood entertainment news as streaming video, will form a strategic alliance with Oracle mobile. Quokka, a professional internet station, also joined hands with Nokia, a mobile phone manufacturer, to offer a live broadcast of the America's Cup 2000 to the 7110 WAP phone users.

In the US mobile content market, e-Commerce and e-Business Service contents have been developed for efficient work performance rather than personal interests. Currently, the most active service in the US is E-Commerce. It is expected to reach 2440 billion in 2004 from an average of 3 billion monthly in 1999.

Europe lags behind the US in the wired Internet sector in the early 1990s, and has been supported by commercial and national policy support towards the wireless sector. Europe also accounts for 31% of the global market, reaching $ 1,528.2 billion in mobile communications.

European mobile content has many links with the topographical features of Europe. Due to the cold regional characteristics of Finland, it has become popular enough to pay vending machine beverages, parking fees, and car wash fees using a mobile phone.It also includes financial information, news, reservations, etc. Value Added Information (VAI) services have evolved.

Value added information (VAI) services are also broken down, and news includes world news, economic news, news headlines, and local news. It is also common to check train schedules, reserve train tickets, and pay fare using mobile phones.

In addition, as in the United States, SMS (Short Message Service) service is active. In Finland, with a population of 5 million people, 7.5 million SMS text messages are sent every month and are sent via SMS to send funny jokes and daily stars.

Recently, Europe has been fiercely competing to secure wireless Internet contents through alliances among mobile operators. Vodafone Air Touch in the UK plans to establish an internet joint venture with Vivendi Group to lead the market with content resources such as Vivendi's cable TV. In addition, TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), Europe's second-largest mobile operator, plans to launch wireless Internet service throughout Europe in cooperation with Yahoo, the world's leading portal company, to secure content. In addition, Deutsche Telecom of Germany will acquire Club Internet, a French Internet company, and pioneer the market by combining its subsidiary T Mobile and its Internet subsidiary T Online. Telephonica, Spain's largest telecommunications company, is also planning to acquire Lycos to use the rich content of Lycos in the wireless Internet business.

In the US and Europe, mobile content reflects regional and cultural characteristics, including e-mail information and SMS-based information, including value added information (VAI) to evolve into an M-Commerce rather than a service focused on individuals. The delivery service has evolved and is gradually preparing for sales and transactions through M-banking using mobile. In addition, competition to secure content for the preoccupation of the market between content companies that have led the Internet market and mobile operators who want to lead the new wireless market is expected to intensify.

Meanwhile, the mobile content industry in Asia is also expected to form a big market. According to the recent 'Digital Asia Future' published by IT market research firm IDC, mobile e-commerce is driven by the surge in mobile population in the Asian market. The m-commerce market is expected to surpass $ 3 billion in Korea by 2004, while China is expected to reach $ 3 billion by 2004.

In addition, in the December 2001 wireless Internet improvement statistics, subscriber and terminal dissemination status is shown in Table 1 below, and wireless Internet sales are shown in Table 2 below.

division SK Telecom New Century Communication KTF LG Telecom Sum Mobile Phone Subscriber (Unit: thousand people) 11,867 3,312 9,591 4,276 29,046 Wireless Internet subscribers (unit: thousand) ISMS method 2,194 - 2,596 894 5,684 Browser method (WAP / ME, etc.) 6,438 1,868 6,833 3,051 18,190 Terminal spread number 2G terminal (unit: thousand) 9,134 2,857 8,828 4,062 24,881 3G terminal (unit: large) 2,732,937 535,000 712,000 213,000 4,192,937

(In millions of Korean won) division Four companies' total sales SMS 27,342 Wireless Internet (ISMS method + browser method) 27,977 Sum 55,319

In addition, the top ten contents of the number of access by operators are shown in Table 3 below.

ranking Top 10 SK Telecom KTF LG Telecom One Picture Friend / My Bell Others (external portal) Mail / Character / Melody 2 Other (events, TTL, etc.) Picture / Sound / Dictionary Etc 3 Game / Entertainment game game 4 Email / Chat / Meeting Chat / Community Entertainment 5 Location / Transportation / Travel Mail / Message Chat / Community 6 Securities / Finance / Retech Adult / entertainment / dot Securities / Banks / Retail 7 Lottery / Shopping / Ticketing Securities / Banks / Retail News / Internet Portal 8 News / Sports / Life Location / Transportation / Travel Location / Transportation / Travel 9 e-book / learning / life Media / Entertainment / Sports Java Station 10 btob

As mentioned above, the mobile content industry now and in the future is expected to form a quantum leap and market among the IT industry.

On the other hand, in Table 3, there are characters, picture friends, pictures, and the like among those included in the highest connection ranking. These contents are to download the image of the character, picture friends, pictures, etc. from the mobile phone to use as wallpaper on their mobile phone.

However, characters made by other people, characters or pictures of famous celebrities or cartoon characters are not their own images, so they are less attractive and may get tired soon. In addition, in sending a character to another person, it is difficult to expect a connection to a party by sending a character that cannot think of its own image.

Therefore, it would not be difficult to see Table 3 above if the same avatar (AVATAR) can be created and provided to it, and the utilization would be explosive. Furthermore, if you can create and provide 3D avatars, all mobile subscribers can create their own 3D avatars and use them to recognize themselves within their mobile phones, or send them remotely at will, creating a high likelihood for subscribers. It will be possible for service providers to create second and third markets using them.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone that can generate and provide a 3D avatar using a mobile phone.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone that can transmit a 3D avatar generated in the mobile phone to a remote place through data and wireless Internet.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a WAP-based mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a diagram briefly illustrating a system configuration between a web server and a WAP-based mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram showing an OS configuration mounted on a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a detailed configuration of an OS mounted in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view showing a necessary configuration for generating a three-dimensional avatar in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of transmitting a 3D avatar generated in a mobile phone to another terminal subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 illustrates an operation for generating a 3D avatar in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention and then transmitting the generated 3D avatar to a remote location using a wireless network and a wireless internet network.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: WAP Device (Mobile Phone) 20: Base Station & MSC

30: SMSC40: SMAP

100: WAP GATEWAY 200: Web Server

11: avatar control unit 12: input unit

13: 3D image generator 14: design generator

15: 3D avatar generation unit 16: camera cut

17: Internet shopping mall

In order to solve the above object, a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone according to the first aspect of the present invention is:

Generating a three-dimensional image through two-dimensional images such as a portrait, a whole body, left and right sides, and a back of an individual, personal image, body shape information, and style information;

Selecting and inputting a design to be coordinated to the 3D image to generate a design;

Generating a final 3D avatar by synthesizing the 3D image and the generated design when the design selection input is completed; And

And transmitting the generated 3D avatar to a remote location or using the generated 3D avatar as a wallpaper of the mobile phone.

In addition, the two-dimensional image according to the second aspect of the present invention is a two-dimensional image of a person photographed two-dimensional images (images, such as portrait, whole body, left and right side, rear side) through a camera provided in the mobile phone or in advance Characterized in that it is a two-dimensional image of the individual stored.

In addition, according to a third aspect of the present invention, a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone may further include receiving the personal image, body shape information, and style information in advance.

In addition, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone further includes downloading a desired design through internet shopping through a mobile browser mounted on the mobile phone when the design is generated. It is characterized by.

In addition, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the remote transmission of the generated 3D avatar is performed by a subscriber who has created a 3D avatar through his mobile phone and includes the 3D avatar in a transmission message or independently of the other destination. Characterized in that the process made to send to the mobile phone.

In addition, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the remote location transmission of the generated three-dimensional avatar is characterized in that the process of transmitting the three-dimensional avatar to the Internet through the mobile browser.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone is characterized by transmitting the 3D avatar in an e-mail.

In addition, the three-dimensional avatar according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the transmission is included in the message that the subscriber wants to transmit when there is a message transmission.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same components have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a WAP-based mobile phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, which configures a system for SMS service and wireless Internet. The WAP-based system illustrated in FIG. 1 is a WAP device (a terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA) 10 having a mobile browser 1 as a basic element constituting a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and a WAP gateway. And a base server & MSC (20) and SMSC required between the WAP device (10) and the WAP gateway (100) for a short message service (SMS). 30 and SMAP 40 are provided.

The WAP device 10 is a mobile phone supporting WAP, and an application structure and a protocol for a wireless terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA are defined, and the web server 200 is built in the mobile browser 1 that is a web browser therein. It is a wireless terminal that supports the browsing of the contents transmitted from).

The WAP Gateway 100 is a software server that connects a wireless network with a wired Internet network based on TCP / IP. The WAP Gateway 100 plays a role in proper operation of the wireless Internet. The WAP Gateway 100 is a WAP protocol (WSP, WTP, WTLS, and WDP). It acts as an intermediary to convert data between IP-based packet networks. The WAP Gateway 100 may be implemented in various ways. The WAP Gateway 100 may be implemented in a single server form by a vendor and may be implemented to be distributed to multiple servers.

In addition, the WAP Gateway 100 performs a basic role of converting text type Hyper Text Transport Protocol (HTTP) information into a binary form, and encodes / decodes WML (Wireless Markup Language) content. It also handles access control, security, and WML script compilation.

A bearer type is used as a wireless network transmission method for connecting the WAP device 10 and the WAP gateway 100. The transmission protocol is a WSP (Wireless Session) which is a binary version of HTTP of a wired Internet as part of WAP. Protocol).

The Web server 200 performs data movement by the WAP Gateway 100 and the HTTP protocol, and transmits a WML file in a text form to the WAP Gateway 100.

In addition, a base station & mobile switching center (MSC) 20, a short message service center (MSC), which is a system component for SMS, for a short message service (SMS), which is a kind of push message, to be sent to the WAP device 10 customer. 30, a Short Message Application Platform (SMAP) 40, and a Push Application Server 110 are provided.

The SMS message may be a point-to-point message and a broadcast message according to a message type delivered to a customer.

In the case of using WAP Push in FIG. 1, an SMS message is generated in the push application server 110 of the WAP Gateway 100 and is then transmitted through the SMAP 40-SMSC 30-mobile communication system (base station & MSC) 20. Is sent to the mobile phone 10.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a system configuration between a web server and a WAP-based mobile phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, representative components of the system are a web server 200, a WAP gateway 100, and a WAP device 10. As described above with reference to FIG. 1, HTTP (S02) is used between the web server 200 and the WAP Gateway 100, and a WSP (S01) transmission method is used between the WAP Gateway 100 and the WAP Device 10.

The WAP Gateway 100 sends an SMS message (Alert message) in the form of a broadcast message containing specific contents to the WAP Device 10 customers (A01). At this time, the WAP Gateway 100 performs WML encoding / decoding (B01) between the web server 200 and the WAP device 10 and performs a protocol conversion (B02).

3 is a diagram illustrating an OS configuration mounted on a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The OS mounted on the mobile phone according to the present invention includes Device Products 310, Developer Tools 320, and Mobile Service Infrastructure. 330, Platform Services 340, and Communication Services 350.

The device products 310 include a mobile browser 311 and a device application 313 as shown in FIG. 4.

The Developer Tools 320 includes Software 321, Libraries 322, and UI Interface 323 as shown in FIG. 4.

The Mobile Service Infrastructure 330 has a Mobile Access Gateway.

The Platform Services 340 includes a Potal Framework 341, a Location Service 342, a Sync Manager 343, and a Download 344.

The Communication Services 350 includes Instant Message 351, Position Location 352, AVATARS 353, Video Games 354, E-mail 355, Group Chat 356, Music 357, Video ( 358).

3 and 4 illustrate only an example of an OS mounted in a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention described above is a mobile phone system other than the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. It can of course also work in configurations and OS environments.

Next, FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a necessary component for generating a 3D avatar in a mobile phone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Necessary components of the mobile phone for generating a 3D avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention include an input unit 12, an avatar control unit 11, a database (DB), a 3D image generating unit 13, and a design generating unit ( 14), the three-dimensional avatar generating unit 15. On the other hand, the camera cut photographed through the camera provided in the mobile phone is supported for the picture required for generating the 3D image in the 3D image generating unit 13. In addition, the designs provided to the design generator 14 are supported through a provider, which may be a provider of the mobile phone itself, or an internet shopping mall that provides a design through a browser on the mobile phone.

The input unit 12 is a keypad of a mobile phone, inputs personal image, body type information, style information, and the like into a database in the avatar control unit 11, selects a design suitable for oneself, and selects a model of its own. Or set the style.

The avatar controller 11 controls the overall operation related to the generation and provision of a 3D avatar according to the present invention. In particular, when personal body type information is input from the input unit 12, an image of an individual 3D graphic input through the 3D image generating unit 13 is generated, and the design information is stored through the design generating unit 14. Read and display from the database, the personal style information input through the input unit 12 and the design selection information by combining the design selected in the image of the three-dimensional graphics through the three-dimensional avatar generation unit 15 Create 3D graphics avatars.

The 3D image generating unit 13 converts an individual 2D image (images of a portrait, a whole body, left and right sides, a back side, etc.) into a 3D image through an input or a selected camera cut under the control of the avatar controller 11. To create a three-dimensional image.

The design generation unit 14 stores the corresponding design from the DB of a fashion design (a comprehensive design such as clothing, hair, beauty, accessories, etc.) purchased through itself or an internet shopping mall under the control of the avatar controller 11. Create

The 3D avatar generating unit 15 generates a final 3D avatar by coordinating a design generated in the 3D image generated under the control of the avatar control unit 11.

The 3D avatar generated in the mobile phone may be used as a background screen in itself or transmitted to a remote terminal or the Internet. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation of transmitting a 3D avatar generated in a mobile phone to another terminal subscriber according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the subscriber who created the 3D avatar through his terminal (mobile phone) 10a includes or does not include the 3D avatar generated by the normal transmission operation (calling and entering the calling party number) in the message. It transmits independently, and transmits it to the other terminal 10b which is the final destination through the other station base station & exchange 20b from the local base station & exchange 20a.

FIG. 7 illustrates an operation for generating a 3D avatar in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention including FIG. 6 and then transmitting the generated 3D avatar to a remote location using a wireless network and a wireless internet network. One drawing.

First, in operation 701, a two-dimensional image (an image of a portrait, a whole body, a left and right side, a back, and the like) of an individual is photographed through a camera provided in the mobile phone 10 and input to the three-dimensional image generator 13. If there is a two-dimensional image of an individual stored in advance, it can also be used. Therefore, the present invention can generate a three-dimensional avatar of the desired appearance at any time.

Next, in step 703, the avatar controller 11 controls the 3D image generator 13 to display personal image, body type information, and style information stored in the input 2D image and the database. Create a 3D image.

Next, when the subscriber selects and inputs the design through the input unit 12 in step 705, the avatar controller 11 generates the selected design through the design generator 14. In this case, if there is no desired design, the desired design may be downloaded through internet shopping through the mobile browser 1. You can also choose a design supported by your provider.

When the design selection input is completed, the avatar controller 11 proceeds to step 707 to synthesize the 3D image information generated by the 3D image generator 13 and the design generated by the design generator 14. The 3D generation unit 15 is controlled to generate a final 3D avatar.

The generated 3D avatar is then transmitted to another terminal in step 709 as in the example shown in FIG. 6, or in step 711 through the mobile browser 711, the 3D avatar is transmitted to the Internet in step 713. For example, the 3D avatar may be transmitted by being included in an e-mail, uploaded to a specific web server 200, or uploaded to a desired site.

By the preset, the 3D avatar may be included in the message of the content to be transmitted by the subscriber when there is a message transmission.

On the other hand, in the detailed description of the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, of course, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention can generate an explosion of subscribers by creating a new mobile content called AVATAR, which is the same as its own in a mobile phone, and moreover, all mobile subscribers can use their own 3D avatar. Create and use it to recognize yourself within your mobile phone, or send it remotely at will, creating a high likelihood for subscribers and a second and third market using 3D avatars for mobile content providers There is an advantage that can form.

Claims (8)

In the method of creating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone: Generating a three-dimensional image through two-dimensional images such as a portrait, a whole body, left and right sides, and a back of an individual, personal image, body shape information, and style information; Selecting and inputting a design to be coordinated to the 3D image to generate a design; Generating a final 3D avatar by synthesizing the 3D image and the generated design when the design selection input is completed; And And transmitting the generated 3D avatar to a remote location or using the wallpaper as the wallpaper of the mobile phone. The method of claim 1, The two-dimensional image is a two-dimensional image taken by the camera provided in the mobile phone (images of the portrait, the whole body, left and right sides, back, etc.) or two-dimensional image of the individual stored in advance 3D avatar generation and use method in a mobile phone. The method of claim 2, And receiving the personal image, the body shape information, and the style information in advance. The method of claim 3, wherein The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of downloading the desired design through the Internet shopping via a mobile browser mounted on the mobile phone when generating the design. The method of claim 4, wherein The remote location transmission of the generated 3D avatar is a process in which a subscriber who has created a 3D avatar through his mobile phone includes the 3D avatar in a transmission message or independently transmits to the other destination mobile phone. 3D avatar generation and use method in a mobile phone. The method of claim 4, wherein 3. The method of generating and using a 3D avatar in a mobile phone, wherein the remote transmission of the generated 3D avatar is performed by transmitting the 3D avatar to the Internet through the mobile browser. The method of claim 6, wherein the 3D avatar is included in the e-mail and transmitted. The method of claim 5, The 3D avatar generation and use method of the mobile phone, characterized in that when the message is transmitted is included in the message of the subscriber to be transmitted.