KR20170054754A - Method and System for Providing Virtual Reality Service based on 360 Degree Image - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for providing a virtual reality content service are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing a virtual reality content service comprises the steps of: generating virtual reality content; storing/providing the generated virtual reality content; and playing the provided virtual reality content. Accordingly, the virtual reality content can be widely applied.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a 360-degree image-based virtual reality content service method and system,

The present invention relates to a virtual reality content service, and more particularly, to a method and system for generating, holding / managing / providing, and reproducing virtual reality content.

Currently, virtual reality content creation is only available at the professional level. Because it requires high-performance computers and editing tools for image processing and graphics. Generating virtual reality contents for the general public is impossible.

In addition, there is little or very limited supply to virtual reality content. This makes the use of virtual reality contents more difficult for the general public.

Also, even if a virtual reality content exists, a viewer for reproducing it is also a high-performance computer specification, and even if there is a virtual reality content, it is useless to the general public.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing a virtual reality contents service for generating, storing, managing, and providing virtual reality contents.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a virtual reality contents service, the method comprising: generating a virtual reality content; Storing and providing the generated virtual reality contents; And reproducing the provided virtual reality contents.

The generating includes generating virtual reality contents using real photographs; And converting the 3D model data into virtual reality contents.

The generating may include generating metadata for the virtual reality content; And adding the metadata to the virtual reality content.

The providing step may include: storing the virtual reality contents; Providing metadata added to the virtual reality content as search data; And providing the virtual reality content.

In addition, the reproducing step may include: searching for a virtual reality content; Downloading a viewer for reproducing virtual reality contents; And rendering the virtual reality contents retrieved by the viewer.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a virtual reality contents service system, comprising: a generation unit for generating a virtual reality content; A providing unit for storing and providing the generated virtual reality contents; And a reproducing unit for reproducing the provided virtual reality contents.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, virtual reality contents can be generated and metadata for the virtual reality contents can be generated. In addition, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to store / manage / provide the generated virtual reality contents, and to share and distribute them. Further, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it becomes possible to reproduce and interact with the virtual reality contents.

1 is a diagram illustrating an execution screen of a virtual reality content,
2 shows a concept of a virtual reality contents service,
FIG. 3 illustrates a virtual reality contents service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart showing a method of generating a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of reproducing a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an execution screen for a virtual reality content. The virtual reality contents illustrated in FIG. 1 can be used for a virtual reality experience, a virtual reality display education training, and the like, as well as other purposes.

2 is a diagram illustrating a concept of a virtual reality contents service. The virtual reality contents service refers to a series of processes or portions of processes for generating a plurality of virtual reality contents, sharing / distributing the generated virtual reality contents, and reproducing the shared / distributed virtual reality contents.

As shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to create a virtual reality-based virtual reality content. This can be easily made using a mono camera, a multi-view camera or a 360-degree omnidirectional camera carried by ordinary users. It is also possible to generate virtual reality contents based on 3D model data.

In addition, metadata is generated for the virtual reality content, and the created metadata is added to the virtual reality content and packaged to complete the creation of the virtual reality content. The metadata includes not only unique information of the virtual reality contents themselves but also various information such as the producer, the production location, and the production time.

The metadata is referenced by other users sharing the virtual reality content and editing it by expanding it to its own virtual reality content.

The generated virtual reality contents and metadata are managed for sharing / distribution and provide a search environment. In addition, a virtual reality content is provided to a terminal requesting a virtual reality content.

The reproduction of the virtual reality contents is reproduced in various ways through various devices as shown in the lower part of FIG. In this process, the metadata added to the virtual reality content is analyzed to provide related information and interact with the user.

3 is a diagram illustrating a virtual reality contents service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The virtual reality contents service system according to the embodiment of the present invention is for services for 360-degree image-based virtual reality contents, but may be extended to services for other types of virtual reality contents.

3, the virtual reality contents service system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a virtual reality contents generation apparatus 110, a virtual reality contents provision apparatus 120, and a virtual reality contents reproduction apparatus 130 .

The virtual reality content generation apparatus 110 includes a virtual reality content generation unit 111, a virtual reality content conversion unit 112, and a metadata insertion unit 113.

The virtual reality content generation unit 111 generates virtual reality contents using actual photographs obtained in various ways. In addition, the virtual reality content conversion unit 112 converts the 3D model data into the virtual reality content.

The metadata insertion unit 113 generates metadata for the virtual reality contents generated by the virtual reality contents generation unit 111 and the virtual reality contents conversion unit 112 and adds the generated metadata to the virtual reality contents do.

The virtual reality contents providing apparatus 120 includes a virtual reality contents storage unit 121, a metadata storage unit 122, and a virtual reality contents providing unit 123.

The virtual reality contents storage unit 121 collects and holds the virtual reality contents generated by the virtual reality contents generation apparatus 110. The virtual reality contents to be collected / stored are various virtual reality contents generated from the virtual reality contents generation apparatus 110 of various users.

The metadata storage unit 122 extracts metadata of the virtual reality contents stored in the virtual reality content storage unit 121 and provides the metadata as search data. That is, the metadata storage unit 122 provides a search result according to a search request of a virtual reality contents reproducing apparatus 130, which will be described later.

The virtual reality contents providing unit 123 provides virtual reality contents requested by the virtual reality contents reproducing apparatus 130. Virtual reality contents can be provided free of charge as well as free of charge.

The virtual reality content reproduction apparatus 130 includes a virtual reality content search unit 131, a virtual reality content rendering unit 132, and a user interaction unit 133.

The virtual reality content search unit 131 searches for a desired virtual reality content in the metadata storage unit 122 using the query entered by the user, and requests the searched virtual reality content.

The virtual reality content rendering unit 132 downloads and installs a viewer for reproducing the virtual reality content, and renders the virtual reality content provided by the virtual reality content providing apparatus 120 as a viewer installed.

The user interaction unit 133 recognizes the user's facial motion and gesture, and reconstructs the virtual space. Through this, users can experience virtual reality by various virtual reality contents.

4 is a flowchart provided in the description of a method for generating a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to generate a virtual reality content, a virtual reality content is first generated using actual photographs obtained in various ways (S210). In addition, the virtual reality contents may be generated by converting the 3D model data (S220).

Next, metadata for the virtual reality contents generated in step S210 / S220 is generated (S230). Then, the metadata generated in step S230 is added to the virtual reality content generated in step S210 / S220 (S240), and the virtual reality content package is completed (S250).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, in order to provide virtual reality contents, virtual reality contents generated in various ways in various devices of various users are collected and stored (S310).

Then, metadata extracted from the virtual reality contents stored in step S310 are extracted and stored as search data (S320). In addition, the virtual reality contents requested by the playback apparatus are provided to the corresponding playback apparatus (S330).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of reproducing a virtual reality content according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, in order to reproduce a virtual reality content, the user first searches for a desired virtual reality content using the query entered by the user (S410). Then, the retrieved virtual reality contents are requested and provided (S420).

If a viewer for reproducing virtual reality contents is not installed, the viewer is downloaded and installed (S430). Next, in step S430, the installed virtual reality content is rendered in step S420, in step S440.

After step S440, the virtual space is reconstructed according to the user's face, motion, gesture, etc. (S450).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

110: Virtual Reality Content Generation Device
120: Virtual Reality Content Providing Device
130: Virtual Reality Content Playback Device

Claims (6)

Creating virtual reality content;
Storing and providing the generated virtual reality contents; And
And reproducing the provided virtual reality contents.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the generating comprises:
Creating a virtual reality content using an actual photo; And
And converting the 3D model data into virtual reality contents.
The method of claim 2,
Wherein the generating comprises:
Generating metadata for the virtual reality content; And
And adding the meta data to the virtual reality content.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the providing step comprises:
Storing the virtual reality content;
Providing metadata added to the virtual reality content as search data;
And providing the virtual reality content. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 20 >
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Searching for a virtual reality content;
Downloading a viewer for reproducing virtual reality contents; And
And rendering the virtual reality contents retrieved by the viewer.
A generating unit for generating a virtual reality content;
A providing unit for storing and providing the generated virtual reality contents; And
And a reproducing unit for reproducing the provided virtual reality contents.

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