KR20060112960A - A touring system by cyber and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for VR(Virtual Reality) tour are provided to realize tour/remains experience, hotel reservation, and souvenir purchase in one environment by offering a user an environment similar to the real tour of a site without directly visiting the site. A communication interface(310) transceives data and transmits site information for an experience target by connecting to a user terminal(100) through the Internet(200). A member managing module(330) manages member information and points by linking with a member database(331). A VR managing module(340) provides the site information of the experience target site by linking with a VR database(341) storing various kinds of information for the specific site. An event managing module(350) provides an event by linking with an event database(351). A reservation managing module(360) manages the reservation of a member by linking with a reservation database(361). A chatting managing module(370) manages chatting among users visiting the same site. A goods managing module(380) manages goods sales by linking with a goods database(381).

Description

A virtual reality travel system and its method {A touring system by cyber and method of the same}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a virtual reality travel system according to the present invention,

2 is a flowchart showing a virtual reality travel method according to the present invention;

3 is an exemplary view of the virtual experience agent main screen in the present invention,

4 is an exemplary view of a virtual experience agent initial screen in the present invention,

5 is an exemplary view showing a main map of a specific area in the present invention.

6 is an exemplary view of the screen when the point is insufficient in the present invention,

7 is an exemplary view showing an example of an event progress screen in the present invention,

8 is an exemplary view showing an example of point reduction during the virtual experience in the present invention,

9 is an exemplary view showing an example of the case of selecting a specific building in the present invention,

10 is a diagram illustrating a screen guiding information to a video in the present invention,

11 is an exemplary view showing an example of chatting in the virtual experience in the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: user terminal 200: the Internet

300: virtual experience travel server 320: control unit

340: virtual experience management module 350: event management module

360: reservation management module 370: chat management module

The present invention relates to a virtual reality travel system and a method thereof, in particular, the location and various site information of a target (buildings, ruins, etc.) previously input to a specific region (cultural heritage site, museum, tourist attraction, etc.) in a virtual space, ie, cyber space. The present invention relates to a virtual reality travel system and its method that enable users to travel and view as if they are traveling to a real place using materials (text, pictures, videos, etc.).

In this case, virtual reality refers to a realistic representation of a phenomenon that does not exist by causing human error and is realized through a computer as a next-generation technology related to multimedia. Models can be modeled in three dimensions on a computer and explored, interacted with, and lead the environment in the environment, thus creating a desired situation in a virtual world formed according to human intention, and virtually creating a situation that is difficult to experience. You can experience.

In general, travelers often want to know information about their destinations before they leave, and want to book accommodations before departure. They also want to get information about the area, even if they can't go directly to time and economics. However, most of the information currently available through the Internet or other media can be obtained only by describing the individual tourist destinations and monuments.

In particular, the existing travel-related information implemented on the Internet is focused on delivering static text-oriented information, and it is useful for efficient travel such as booking travel destinations, booking car rentals, introducing travel agencies, and selecting travel packages using reverse auctioning techniques. The services have evolved dramatically, but the information about the actual destination is fragmentary and poor.

In addition, in the case of acquiring travel-related information using an existing Internet, etc., when booking a lodging facility, the inconvenience of making a reservation using another site or another medium has also occurred.

Accordingly, the present invention goes beyond providing only fragmentary information and provides a user with an environment similar to that in which he or she is sightseeing in the area without actually visiting the area. As I made the purchase in one environment,

The purpose is to use the location of the target (architecture, ruins, etc.) and the field information (characters, pictures, videos, etc.) input in advance for a specific area (cultural heritage site, museum, tourist attraction, etc.) in the virtual space. It is to provide a virtual reality travel system and a method for traveling and viewing as if traveling.

"Virtual reality travel system" according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the virtual reality travel system that allows the user to realize the same experience in cyberspace as the actual cultural / tourist experience,

A user terminal accessing the virtual reality travel site through the Internet and performing a virtual tour;

When the user terminal is connected to the virtual reality travel site, the entire map of the experience subject area for the virtual reality trip is provided to the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal, and the experience subject of the experience subject region is displayed on the whole map provided to the virtual reality simulator. When selected, it is characterized in that it comprises a virtual experience travel server to display the site information previously input for the experience object to enable the user to implement a virtual experience.

In the above virtual experience travel server,

A communication interface unit connected to the user terminal through the Internet and responsible for transmitting / receiving data and transmitting field information about an experience target;

A control unit for controlling providing of site information for a virtual experience to the user terminal through the communication interface unit;

A member management module for managing member information and managing points in association with a member database storing member information under the control of the controller;

A virtual experience management module that provides on-site information of an experience target area by interworking with a virtual experience database in which various information about a specific area for a virtual experience is controlled under the control of the controller;

Or an event management module for providing an event in association with an event database in which event information is stored under the control of the controller;

A reservation management module configured to manage reservations of members in association with a reservation database storing reservation information under the control of the controller;

A chat management module for managing a chat between users who have visited the same area under the control of the controller;

Under the control of the control unit is further characterized in that the product management module for managing the sale of the product in conjunction with the product database stored product information.

"Virtual reality travel method" according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the virtual reality travel method that allows the user to realize the same experience in cyberspace as the actual cultural / tourist experience,

Confirming whether or not the agent is executed when the user accesses the virtual experience homepage operated by the virtual experience travel server using the user terminal;

When the agent is executed as a result of the checking of the above step, displaying the entire map of the experience target area on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal;

When the user selects a cultural property or a business of the region to be experienced, it includes the step of displaying the site information input in advance for the object to be experienced so that the user can implement the virtual experience.

The above steps to implement a virtual experience,

Checking whether a point is insufficient when the user selects a cultural property;

Checking whether the event is progressed when the point is insufficient, and proceeding with the event and updating the point when the user requests the event;

If the point check result is sufficient points, subtracting points according to cultural property experiences and embodying a virtual experience for the cultural property;

Updating the user's points by adding a predetermined additional point when the user selects a business without selecting the cultural property;

After the user's points are added, the user is provided with site information about the selected business to implement a virtual experience.

In addition, the step of updating the point by proceeding with the event,

Selecting one of the events stored in the event database and performing a question;

Checking whether the answer is correct when the user presents the answer through the user terminal in response to the question;

If the check result is incorrect, select a new question to re-execute the question, and if the answer is correct, add a point to update the point and store the event information in the event database.

And, the step of implementing a virtual experience for the cultural property in the above,

Displaying the cultural property information on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal;

When the user selects a specific building through the user terminal by viewing the displayed cultural property information, it is characterized in that it comprises the step of controlling the user to experience the virtual experience by displaying the site information on the virtual reality simulator.

And, in the above step to implement the virtual experience for the business,

Displaying business information on a specific area selected by a user on a virtual reality simulator of a user terminal;

When the user selects a specific business through the user terminal by looking at the displayed business information, it is characterized in that the step of controlling the user to experience the virtual experience by displaying the site information about the business in the virtual reality simulator.

In the above, the screen of the user terminal,

Avatar of another user who has a virtual experience with the avatar (character) corresponding to the user is displayed, and when the user moves the position through the mouse, his avatar is moved correspondingly and the information of the position is displayed on the screen. ,

The chat window is further displayed according to the management of the chat management module on the screen content of the user terminal, so that the user can chat while having a virtual experience if desired.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention according to the technical spirit as described above in detail.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a "virtual reality travel system" according to the present invention.

Here, reference numeral 100 denotes a user who performs a virtual tour while accessing the virtual reality travel site through the Internet 200 and viewing the entire map of the experience target area provided by the virtual experience travel server 300 to be described later through the virtual reality simulator. Indicates a user terminal used by tourists (tourists, tour operators).

Also, when the user terminal 100 is connected, the reference numeral 300 provides the entire map of the experience target area for the virtual reality trip to the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal 100, and the experience target area through the user terminal 100. When the selection of the cultural property or the business is selected, the virtual experience travel server that displays a video and the like based on the pre-input location of the target and various field information materials for the selected region and implements the virtual experience.

The virtual experience travel server 300, the communication interface unit 310 is connected to the user terminal 100 through the Internet (200) responsible for the transmission and reception of data and information about the experience target; A control unit 320 for controlling the provision of on-site information for a virtual experience to the user terminal 100 through the communication interface unit 310; A member management module 330 for managing member information and managing points in association with a member database 331 in which member information is stored under the control of the controller 320; Under the control of the controller 320, the virtual experience management module 340 is provided with the site information of the experience target area in association with the virtual experience database 341 in which various information about a specific area for the virtual experience is stored.

In addition, the virtual experience travel server 300, under the control of the control unit 320, there is an event management module 350 for providing an event in conjunction with the event database 351 is stored, wherein the control unit A reservation management module 360 for managing a reservation of a member in association with a reservation database 361 in which reservation information is stored under the control of 320; A chat management module 370 for managing a chat between users who visited the same area under the control of the controller 320; Under the control of the controller 320, a product management module 380 for managing the sale of the product in conjunction with the product database 381 in which the product information is stored may be further included.

2 is a flowchart showing a "virtual reality travel method" according to the present invention.

As shown therein, when the user accesses the virtual experience homepage operated by the virtual experience travel server 300 using the user terminal 100, checking whether the agent is executed (S101 to S104); If the agent is executed as a result of the checking of the above step, displaying the entire map of the experience target area on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal (S105); When the user selects a cultural property or a business in a region to be experienced, steps (S106 to S120) may be performed to display a video and information based on location information and various materials previously input for the selected region.

The virtual reality travel service system and method thereof according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

First, a user (a tourist or a tourism-related company representative) accesses a virtual experience homepage operated by a virtual experience travel server 300 through the Internet 200 using the user terminal 100 (S101).

When access to the virtual experience homepage is made, the main screen of the virtual experience homepage operated by the virtual experience travel server 300 as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal 100.

The user enters the corresponding information into the ID and password input window on the main screen as shown in FIG. 3, and when the respective information is inputted into the ID and password input window, the control unit 320 in the virtual experience travel server 300 is In conjunction with the member management module 330 to extract the user ID and password information stored in the member database 331 to determine whether the user is a predetermined member (S102).

If the user confirms that the user is not a regular member or the user selects the member registration icon, the preset member registration form is displayed on the screen.If the user normally inputs the information, the user is registered as a member according to the prescribed procedure. Information is stored in the member database 331 (S103).

If the user is authenticated as a member or joined as a member, when the member executes the agent displayed on the right side of the main page (S104), the virtual experience agent as shown in FIG. 4 through interworking with the virtual experience management module 340 The initial screen is displayed.

When the user presses the start icon in this state, the entire map of the experience target area as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen (S105). The experience can be a tourist attraction or a business place such as an accommodation or souvenir shop. The main map shows the geographic information of the area at a glance, as well as traffic information. On this screen, you can get information on the location and information of other nearby cultural and tourist attractions.

When the user selects the cultural property using the mouse while the entire map of the experience target area is displayed on the screen (S106), it is checked whether the points for the experience are sufficient (S107).

If the check point is insufficient, as shown in FIG. 6, a screen including a message indicating that the use point is insufficient is displayed. Here, the points are basically paid when a member, points can be obtained through online payment, there are also points generated during the virtual experience.

If the point is insufficient, the control unit 320 may proceed with the event in conjunction with the event management module 350, which is a user's option.

When the user selects an event, the event management module 350 extracts the event information stored in the event database 351 and transmits the event information to the controller 320, and the controller 320 transmits the event information through the communication interface 310. The display is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100 (S108). 7 is a screen illustrating an event displayed on a screen of the user terminal 100 during an event.

The event is a question set in advance as shown in Figure 7 (S109), if the user selects the answer to the question using the mouse control unit 320 in conjunction with the event management module 350 whether the correct answer? It will be confirmed (S110). If the result of the check is the correct answer, the member management module 330 is added to add the member's points and then update the points to be stored in the member database 331 (S111) and the event management module 350 stores the event information. It is stored in the event database 351 (S112).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the point is insufficient, if the point is sufficient, as shown in FIG. 8, the point corresponding to the usage fee of the cultural property selected by the user is subtracted (S113), and the controller 320 controls the virtual experience management module 340. In conjunction with and displays the cultural property information on the screen (S114).

Then, when the user selects a specific building (architecture, ruins, etc.) using the mouse (S115), as shown in FIG. 9, a description and a manual of the building selected by the user are displayed. When you select a specific building, information about the selected building is displayed on the screen. In this case, when the user clicks the video view icon to view a video of the selected specific building, a video of the selected specific building is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 10, and at the same time, the guide transmits the information by voice (S116). ). As a result, the user can obtain the same effect as the actual experience in the field.

If the user does not select the cultural property in step S106 is a point is added according to the existing execution of the agent to update the member information (S117), the control unit 320 is linked to the virtual experience management module 340 to store the business information The display is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100 (S118).

When the user selects a specific business, as is well known, the business information is provided to the user through video and data information.In the state of checking the information, the user can reserve the business without visiting other media or other sites. (S119 to S120). That is, the control unit 320 may make a reservation by interlocking with the reservation management module 360 to store reservation information input by the user to the user terminal 100 in the reservation database 361.

In addition, products that are sold in the shop can be immediately purchased while visiting the shop on the cyber. For example, the controller 320 displays a product of a corresponding business stored in the product database 381 in a state of interworking with the product management module 380 on the screen. Then, the user selects a product to purchase using a mouse, and when the product is selected, the controller 320 stores information of the purchased product in association with the product management module 380 in the product database 381. The delivery of the goods is then delivered to the user using the usual delivery method.

On the other hand, the present invention, as shown in Figure 11, can also chat during the virtual experience. That is, when the virtual experience of a specific area, the avatar of the user is displayed on the screen, and when the user scrolls or clicks on a specific location using the mouse, the user moves to the location. Of course, other users in the same area are also displayed as avatars, and if a chat is desired, the controller 320 controls the chat to be performed during the virtual experience as shown in FIG. 11 in conjunction with the chat management module 370. Here, the method for chatting is the same as the chatting method in the general Internet, and thus its detailed description is omitted.

According to the present invention described above, the user can provide a three-dimensional experience and information about the region so that the user can virtually travel the same without actually visiting the region.

In addition, since it is possible to purchase products such as accommodation reservations or souvenirs within the same site, there is an effect of providing convenience to the user.

In addition, since the information on historical sites and cities of the past can be provided in a realistic sense in cyberspace, there is an advantage that an educational effect can be expected.

Claims (10)

In the virtual reality travel system that allows the user to realize the same experience in cyberspace as the actual cultural / tourist experience, A user terminal accessing the virtual reality travel site through the Internet and performing a virtual tour; When the user terminal is connected to the virtual reality travel site, the entire map of the experience subject area for the virtual reality trip is provided to the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal, and the experience subject of the experience subject region is displayed on the whole map provided to the virtual reality simulator. And a virtual experience travel server configured to display a site information input in advance for the experience object to allow a user to implement a virtual experience. The method of claim 1, The virtual experience travel server, A communication interface unit connected to the user terminal through the Internet and responsible for transmitting / receiving data and transmitting field information about an experience target; A control unit for controlling providing of site information for a virtual experience to the user terminal through the communication interface unit; A member management module for managing member information and managing points in association with a member database storing member information under the control of the controller; A virtual experience management module that provides on-site information of an experience target area by interworking with a virtual experience database in which various information about a specific area for a virtual experience is controlled under the control of the controller; The virtual reality travel system, characterized in that configured as an event management module for providing an event in conjunction with the event database, the event information is stored under the control of the controller. The method of claim 2, The virtual experience travel server, A reservation management module for managing a reservation of a member in association with a reservation database storing reservation information under the control of the controller; A chat management module for managing a chat between users who have visited the same area under the control of the controller; The virtual reality travel system, further comprising a product management module for managing the sale of goods in conjunction with the product database stored product information under the control of the controller. In the virtual reality travel method that allows the user to realize the same experience in cyberspace as the actual cultural / tourist experience, Confirming whether or not the agent is executed when the user accesses the virtual experience homepage operated by the virtual experience travel server using the user terminal; When the agent is executed as a result of the checking of the above step, displaying the entire map of the experience target area on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal; And when the user selects a cultural property or a business in a region to be experienced, displaying the site information input in advance for the object to be experienced so that the user can implement a virtual experience. The method of claim 4, wherein The step of implementing the virtual experience, Checking whether a point is insufficient when the user selects a cultural property; Checking whether the event is progressed when the point is insufficient, and proceeding with the event and updating the point when the user requests the event; If the point check result is sufficient points, subtracting points according to cultural property experiences and embodying a virtual experience for the cultural property; Updating the user's point by adding a predetermined separate point when the user selects a business without selecting a cultural property; And adding the user's points and allowing the user to receive the site information on the selected business to implement a virtual experience. The method of claim 5, The step of updating the point by proceeding with the event, Selecting one of the events stored in the event database and performing a question; Checking whether the answer is correct when the user presents the answer through the user terminal in response to the question; And if the answer is incorrect, select a new question to re-execute the question, and if correct, update the point by adding points and storing event information in the event database. The method of claim 5, Steps to implement a virtual experience for the cultural property, Displaying the cultural property information on the virtual reality simulator of the user terminal; When the user selects a specific building through the user terminal after viewing the displayed cultural property information, the virtual reality trip comprising the step of controlling the user to experience the virtual experience by displaying the site information on the building in the virtual reality simulator Way. The method of claim 5, Steps to implement a virtual experience for the business, Displaying business information on a specific area selected by a user on a virtual reality simulator of a user terminal; When the user selects a specific business through the user terminal by looking at the displayed business information, the virtual reality travel comprising the step of controlling the user to experience the virtual experience by displaying the site information about the business in the virtual reality simulator. Way. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 8, On the screen of the user terminal, An avatar of another user who has a virtual experience with an avatar corresponding to the user is displayed, and when the user moves the position through the mouse, his / her avatar is moved correspondingly and the information of the position is displayed on the screen. Virtual reality travel method characterized in that. The method of claim 9, On the screen of the user terminal, The virtual reality travel method characterized in that the chat window is further displayed according to the management of the chat management module, the user can chat while having a virtual experience.

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