KR20220036378A - Video information providing device capable of providing incentivies and video information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a video information providing device and a video information providing method. The device selects images according to the scale of a displayed map to display a thumbnail and the like on the map, allows a control part to read a promotional video of an island area from a video database and display the promotional video and a mission video when promotional video reproduction request information of the thumbnail is received from an external terminal to the control part through a transceiving part, and issues local currency or discount coupons when performing a mission.

Description

Video information providing device capable of providing incentives and video information providing method

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing image information and a method for providing image information for providing incentives, by selecting an image according to the scale of a displayed map and expressing it as a thumb or nail on the map. It is characterized in that it is possible to efficiently provide information of interest to the user.

As the five-day work week system has been established, leisure activities such as travel, leisure, and sports are increasing. As a result, various travel products have appeared and leisure has been activated. Accordingly, the need for many people to acquire various travel experiences is increasing.

If I had to pick two of the most important criteria in choosing a trip, it would probably be a place and a time. And, the reality is that the importance of the travel location is gradually increasing among the two. Accordingly, many sites provide information for travel, and information on travel maps is also provided.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional Internet map provided from an Internet site.

Conventional Internet (internet) maps aim to provide general information rather than providing information for a specific purpose. only, and although the route between the departure point and arrival time is informed through search, it is a reality that efficient and condensed information about travel information is not effectively provided. In addition, the conventional internet map simply lists and shows information, and fails to provide an incentive to link between online and offline, which arouses the need to visit the relevant area directly in users who experience the internet map.

Therefore, when many people search for travel information, they acquire information through content written in a blog or travel tourism map rather than information provided by a portal.

2 and 3 are diagrams showing any one of the conventional travel maps printed on paper.

Since the desired travel information cannot be effectively and compressedly provided through the map provided by the existing portal, many people still use the paper travel map 1 a lot. The travel map 1 made of paper in this way shows and guides the places worth visiting in the relevant area with certain symbols, etc., and provides information on transportation means for moving in a compressed manner. However, since we are trying to provide as much information as possible within a limited space, through the travel map 1 as shown in Fig. 2, which place will give you the highest satisfaction versus time, the time is limited. In this case, it does not provide sufficient information on where to visit. In addition, there was a limitation that it was impossible to know what the site was to be visited.

In order to supplement this, a map was also devised to provide photo information of points considered to be major tourist points as shown in Figure 3, but a single photo alone cannot give a sufficient impression of the point to be visited. There were limits.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for providing image information and a method for providing image information, which can effectively express information on a travelable area along with a map.

In addition, a device for providing image information and a method for providing image information that can save users' time by providing not only compressed information on travel destinations, but also thumbnails of visited points by selecting them according to the scale information of the map would like to provide

In addition, it is intended to provide an image information providing apparatus and image information providing method that can provide a vivid sense of presence by providing a 360-degree image and a VR (virtual reality) image of a point to be visited.

In addition, it provides a video information providing device and video information providing method that provides promotional videos and information about the travel destination, and provides local currency or discount coupons depending on the degree of participation so that a closer relationship with the destination can be established. want to

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a transceiver for exchanging data with an external terminal; an image database in which promotional images for promoting the island are stored; When the promotional image reproduction request information is received from the external terminal through the transceiver, the promotional image is read from the image database and output, and the display operation of the promotional image is performed according to the reproduction mode included in the promotional image reproduction request information. a control unit to control; an information display unit for receiving the promotional image through the control unit and expressing it in a time slap method, or as a VR (Virtual Reality) image, or as an AR (Augmented Reality) image; and a season change application unit for outputting a seasonal change function.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for providing image information, in which the promotional image reproduction request information is information of a thumbnail received through a transceiver.

In addition, the VR image is to provide an apparatus for providing image information including treasure hunting or problem solving information as mission information.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for providing image information in which the treasure hunting or problem solving information is displayed through a Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display (HMD).

In addition, when the user finds a treasure or solves a problem, the controller issues local currency or a discount coupon to provide an image information providing device that is transmitted to the external terminal or stored in an incentive storage unit.

In addition, it is intended to provide an image information providing device in which GPS information of a corresponding island area is recorded in the local currency or discount coupon.

In addition, it is intended to provide an apparatus for providing image information issued in the form of a barcode or QR code for the local currency or discount coupon.

In addition, the information display unit is to provide an image information providing apparatus that receives the seasonal images of tourist attractions from the image database and displays them in a time slap method.

In addition, the information display unit is intended to provide an image information providing apparatus for displaying the seasonal image by applying the seasonal change function supplied from the seasonal change application unit.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for providing image information that is displayed through an HMD for the seasonal images.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, when the promotional image reproduction request information of the thumbnail is received from the control unit from the external terminal through the transceiver, the control unit reads the promotional image of the island area from the image database and displays the information. A promotional video display step to be expressed through; When the information display unit expresses a VR (Virtual Reality) image included in the promotional image through a Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display (HMD), it displays a mission image included in the VR image, and by the user When the mission is successfully performed, the control unit issues a local currency or a discount coupon, mission image display step for transmitting to the external terminal; and an online sales step of selling at a discount at a preset discount rate when a user requests payment with local currency or a discount coupon when selling special products produced in the island region through an internet shopping mall. would like to provide

In addition, in the step of displaying the promotional image, it is intended to provide a method for providing image information in which the promotional image is expressed in a time slap method, expressed as a VR image, or expressed as an AR image.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of providing image information in which GPS information of the relevant island area is recorded in the local currency or discount coupon.

In addition, in the online selling step, it is intended to provide a method of providing image information for discounting at the discount rate by checking whether the region in which the special product is produced and regional information in the GPS information match.

In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing image information in which the local currency or discount coupon is issued in the form of a barcode or QR code.

In addition, the mission image is to provide a method for providing image information including images related to treasure hunting or problem solving.

According to the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.

First, there is an effect of maximizing user convenience by efficiently providing information such as tourist destinations on a displayed map. More specifically, information to be displayed in a thumbnail format is selected and displayed according to the scale information of the displayed map, so that excessive information is not provided to the user and only essential information is efficiently provided.

Second, when the thumbnail is displayed on the map, the size is adjusted and displayed according to the given rating information, so it has the effect of guiding travelers to the destination with the highest satisfaction compared to time. That is, there is an effect that the user does not accept information on tourist spots at the same level, but acquires them with different weights, so that the provided information is given priority.

Third, when any one of the thumbnails displayed on the map is selected, additional points are added based on the category of the corresponding thumbnail, thereby providing the user with more focused information on the related topic. However, since thumbnails of images having a rating higher than or equal to the display rating corresponding to the scale information of the map are displayed on the map as they are, it is possible to prevent bias in the provision of topics provided to the user.

Fourth, it has the effect of providing a vivid sense of presence as it provides 360-degree images and VR images of the point you want to visit.

Fifth, when an image of a tourist point is provided as a VR image, an avatar of identification information to be accessed can be expressed in the corresponding image and the image can be shared with avatars of other identification information, so that virtual You can also get the experience of travel.

Sixth, there is an effect of providing sufficient data on island travel to users, etc., by specifically providing tourist information about island areas that lack information compared to other areas and videos on tourist attractions.

Seventh, the number of travelers by providing promotional videos and information about the travel destination to promote the relevant island area There is an effect that can contribute to increase and increase the sales volume of local specialties.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional Internet map provided from an Internet site.
FIG. 2 is a view showing one of the conventional travel maps printed on paper.
3 is a view showing one of the conventional travel maps printed on paper.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which a thumbnail in which summary information about images is written is displayed on a map provided by the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which thumbnails are displayed on the map when the scale of the map is increased compared to that of FIG. 4 .
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which thumbnails are displayed on the map when the scale of the map is increased compared to that of FIG. 5 .
7 is a diagram illustrating another example in which thumbnails are displayed on a map in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating map changes when any one of thumbnails displayed on a map is selected.
9 is an enlarged view of a thumbnail provided in the present invention.
10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image provided when a thumbnail displayed on a map is selected in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.
11 is a diagram illustrating another example of an image provided when a thumbnail displayed on a map is selected in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.
12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall system environment in which an apparatus for providing image information and a method for providing image information according to the present invention are performed.
13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing image information according to the present invention.
14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an apparatus for providing image information according to the present invention.
15 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing image information according to another embodiment of the present invention.
(a) to (d) of FIG. 16 are four season landscape photos of tourist attractions included in a promotional video according to another embodiment of the present invention.
17A to 17D are four seasons VR landscape photos included in a promotional video according to another embodiment of the present invention.
18A and 18B are diagrams illustrating problem solving according to another embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing image information according to another embodiment of the present invention.
20 is a diagram illustrating payment of a discount coupon according to another embodiment of the present invention.
21 is a flowchart of a method of purchasing a product on/offline according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, terms such as "first" and "second" are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and are not used to limit any meaning. And, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the singular expression includes the plural expression, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or It is to be understood that this is intended to indicate the existence of any combination thereof, and does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

4 to 6 are diagrams showing thumbnails in which summary information about images are displayed on the map provided by the present invention, and FIG. 5 shows thumbnails on the map when the scale of the map is increased compared to FIG. 4 . It is a view showing the displayed state, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which a thumbnail is expressed on the map when the scale of the map is increased compared to that of FIG. 5 .

An apparatus for providing image information and a method for providing image information according to the present invention receive scale information of a displayed map, determine a display grade in response to the scale information, and store the image data in an image database 130 according to the display grade. It is characterized in that the thumbnail 10 of the extracted images is displayed on a map in response to the location information included in the corresponding thumbnail 10 and provided to the user. Here, the display grade may be determined to be higher as the scale is smaller, and may be determined to be lower as the scale is larger. And, in the description of the present invention, the largeness and smallness of the scale information may be determined based on a scale value expressed as a fraction. That is, it can be understood that the scale of 1:1,000,000 is smaller than the scale of 1:1,000.

This can be understood as follows when described in light of the drawings.

In the present invention, since the magnitude of the scale is compared using scale information expressed in fractional form, the scale of Figure 4 is smaller than that of Figures 5 and 6, and the scale of Figure 5 is smaller than that of Figure 6 . And, as described above, since a higher display grade is determined when the scale information is small, the display grade in the scale of FIG. 4 is the highest, and then the display grade is determined in the order of FIGS. 5 and 6 . For example, if the display grade has a higher grade as it has a smaller value, if the display grade in FIG. 4 is grade 1, FIG. 5 may be grade 2 and FIG. 6 may be grade 3, for example. In addition, the 1st grade may represent a region more popular than the 2nd and 3rd grades or indicate a popular tourist area that many people want to visit. Therefore, the number of images or thumbnails 10 included in the high display grade may be smaller than the number of images or thumbnails 10 included in the low grade, and therefore, in the case of FIG. 4, compared to FIG. 5 Only smaller thumbnails 10 may be displayed on the map, and in the case of FIG. 4 , only three thumbnails 10 are displayed.

While viewing such a map, the user can move to another point by using the mouse or finger touch, or zoom-in the point by moving the wheel of the mouse, that is, to increase the scale information. there is. Then, the display grade determining unit 140 of the image information providing apparatus 1000 according to the present invention determines a low display grade according to the scale information received through the transceiver 110 . For example, the display grade of the first grade may be lowered to the display grade of the second grade. Accordingly, images with rating information of grade 2 or higher are extracted from the image database 130, and thumbnails 10 of the images extracted in this way are displayed on the map, so that more thumbnails 10 can be confirmed on the map. do. And, similarly, if the scale information from FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 increases, more information on the thumbnails 10 is provided to the user in FIG. 6 as compared to FIG. 5 . For reference, in the description of the present invention, the meaning of more than a certain display grade means a higher high-dimensional display grade including the corresponding display grade, and 3 or more grades includes grades 3, 2, and 1 And, grade 2 or higher may mean including grade 2 and grade 1.

Accordingly, in the present invention, since the number of thumbnails 10 displayed according to the scale of the displayed map is adjusted and provided to the user, etc., there is an effect that only necessary information can be preferentially provided to the user at each corresponding point in time.

7 is a diagram illustrating another example in which a thumbnail is displayed on a map in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.

The image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention may provide the size of the thumbnail 10 displayed or expressed on the map in the same size as described above, but the rating information included in the thumbnail 10 It can also be displayed on the map by adjusting it to a corresponding size. For example, the thumbnail 10 having the grade 1 information may be displayed at the corresponding point on the map larger than the thumbnail 10 having the grade 2 or 3 grade information. For reference, the display of the thumbnail 10 on the map and the display on the map by adjusting the size corresponding to the grade information may be performed by the information display unit 160 in the image information providing apparatus 1000 .

Accordingly, the user acquires information with different weights, rather than accepting information on tourist spots and the like at the same level. And, this can be understood as a kind of filtering effect, through which the present invention can prevent too much information from being provided to the user and achieve the effect of giving priority to the provided information. For reference, the rating information of the images stored in the image database 130 may be determined by the sum of the image itself score and the identification information period score, and the sum of the two may be 100 points. And, the video itself score may be determined based on the number of times the video is played, the number of clicks, touches, etc. of the thumbnail 10 for the video, and evaluation scores of users who have viewed the video. It can also be determined according to the advertising cost paid by the person running the accommodation. Here, the rate at which the advertising cost contributes to the video itself score is determined to be less than 10 percent so as not to mislead the guide to the tourist recommendation point displayed on the map by the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention due to excessive advertising expenditure. can Also, the identification information-based score may be determined based on the selection history of the thumbnail 10 of the accessed identification information and/or the image reproduction history.

8 is a diagram illustrating map changes when any one of thumbnails displayed on a map is selected.

In the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention, when any one of the thumbnails 10 displayed on a map is touched or clicked and selected, such information is received and the scale information is displayed at the currently displayed scale. The process of adjusting the area of the map displayed on the screen may be performed so that the information is increased by a preset amount and the selected thumbnail 10 is located in the center of the displayed screen. And, at the same time, a first additional point, which is a kind of incentive, may be given to the rating information of images having the same category information as the category information included in the thumbnail 10 selected from among the images stored in the image database 130 . there is. For example, if the category information included in the selected thumbnail 10 relates to fishing, the image information providing apparatus and the image information providing method according to the present invention are related to the fishing category among the images stored in the image database 130 . A first additional point may be given to the rating information of the images, and through this, it is possible to adjust the likelihood that more images or thumbnails 10 about fishing will be displayed on the corresponding map.

This is provided to the user as another feature of the image information providing apparatus and the image information providing method according to the present invention. Compared to the conventional recommendation system extracting items belonging to the same category as selected or reproduced by the user and providing them as it is, , the present invention does not extract and provide the same category, but temporarily gives additional points and provides thumbnails 10 for images extracted in a situation in which these additional points are reflected to the user. That is, even if it is in the same category as the selected thumbnail 10, it is not necessarily displayed on the map and provided to the user, etc., but only increases the possibility of being displayed. The first additional point is canceled and adjusted to the original grade.

Accordingly, according to the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention, information is not provided in a biased manner just because any one thumbnail 10 is selected, but is evenly distributed in a state in which a weight is assigned to the corresponding category. The information to be displayed will be selected and provided with priority. That is, even if the thumbnail 10 selected in the island area provides information on the fishing point, not only the contents of the fishing information in the island area are displayed on the map, but even if additional points are given in the same category, the scale of the map If the display rating does not exceed the display rating determined by the display rating determiner 140 according to the information, display on the map may be restricted.

9 is an enlarged view of a thumbnail provided in the present invention.

The image information providing apparatus and the image information providing method according to the present invention may include an image information section 11 and a summary information section 12 in the thumbnail 10 that is preferentially provided on a map, Through the image information section 11, an image such as a photo that can be visually recognized for the corresponding point is provided, and through the summary information section 12, compressed information expressed in writing about the corresponding point, such as a tourist destination, is presented. can be For reference, information to be expressed in the thumbnail 10 and the thumbnail image information section 11 and the summary information section 12 may be stored in the image database 130 .

10 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image provided when a thumbnail displayed on a map is selected in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.

An apparatus for providing image information and a method for providing image information according to the present invention determine a display grade based on the scale information of a received map, extract an image of a display grade or higher according to the scale information from the image database 130, and perform a thumbnail therefor (10) is displayed on the map to effectively provide information about the travelable area to users, etc., and at the same time, the thumbnail 10 including the image information section 11 and the summary information section 12 is clicked and touched When selected in such a way, by providing an image of the corresponding thumbnail 10, it is possible to provide the user with a vivid sense of presence of a point to be visited.

The image provided when the thumbnail 10 is selected may be an image or a VR image photographed through a 360-degree camera, and in the case of FIG. . For reference, the present invention may be specialized in providing information on tourism information for an island region (island) and providing an image for tourist attractions in an island region, and through this, in order to provide users with sufficient data about the insufficient island trip. do.

11 is a diagram illustrating another example of an image provided when a thumbnail displayed on a map is selected in the image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention.

In the image stored in the image database 130 of the image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, a VR image, which is a virtual reality image, may be stored in addition to an image captured using a 360-degree camera. In addition, the avatar 13 of identification information connected to the image may be displayed and displayed, and the avatar 13 of identification information connected to the same image in the same time period may be displayed together as shown in the drawing. Therefore, it is possible to enjoy a virtual tour to the tourist point together by accessing it like a game in an environment built with virtual reality. And, since the experience in the virtual reality image can be recorded by the recording unit 180 and stored based on the identification information, the effect of allowing the user to save the experience in the virtual reality with a person traveling together as a precious memory there is also

12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an overall system environment in which the image information providing apparatus and the image information providing method according to the present invention are performed.

The image information providing apparatus and image information providing method according to the present invention include an image information providing apparatus 100 that serves to provide tourism information and images specialized for an island region, and a map and a map from the image information providing apparatus 100 It may be composed of an external terminal 200 that receives information such as a thumbnail 10 to be displayed together. In addition, the external terminal 200 accessing the image information providing apparatus 100 may be a smart phone, a tablet, etc., but is not limited thereto, and the image information providing apparatus 100 through the Internet, etc. ) is included in the concept of the external terminal 200 understood in the present invention if it is a device that can be provided with a map and the like.

13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing image information according to the present invention.

The image information providing method according to the present invention can be performed from the process of first receiving, through the transceiver 110, the scale information of the map displayed from the external terminal 200, etc. (S13-1), and According to the scale information, the display grade determining unit 140 may perform a process of determining the display grade. (S13-2) This may be performed in real time whenever the scale information is changed.

After the display grade is determined by the display grade determining unit 140, the process of extracting images having grade information on the display grade in the image database 130 through the image extracting unit 150 may be performed (S13) -3), the thumbnails 10 for the extracted images may be displayed on a map provided by the map providing unit 120 to the external terminal 200 through the information displaying unit 160 (S13-4). ) More specifically, when the thumbnail 10 is displayed on the map, it may be displayed corresponding to the location information included in the thumbnail 10, and also in a size corresponding to the grade information included in the thumbnail 10. It can be adjusted and displayed on the map.

In the process of changing the thumbnails 10 displayed on the map according to the changed scale in this way, when any one thumbnail 10 is selected (S13-5), it is selected from among the images stored in the image database 130. A process in which a first additional point is given to images having the same category information as the category information of the thumbnail 10 may be performed (S13-6), and at about the same time, the selected thumbnail 10 is displayed in the center, A process of displaying the map by increasing the currently displayed scale information by a preset amount may be performed. (S13-7) Next, a process of checking whether the selected thumbnail 10 is released may be performed, When the selection of touch or click on the selected thumbnail 10 is canceled, the process of canceling the first additional point may be performed. (S13-9) Through this, the method for providing image information according to the present invention can achieve the effect of preventing the information from being limited to only the subject and at the same time allowing the content of the subject selected by the user to be more expressed on the map.

Next, when the image reproduction request information for the selected thumbnail 10 is received through the transceiver 110 , the control unit 170 provides an image for the thumbnail 10 from the image database 130 . may be performed (S13-11), and in this process, a process of adding a second additional point to the rating information of images having the same category information as the category information of the thumbnail 10 selected in this process may be performed (S13-11). S13-12) That is, when selecting the thumbnail 10 that provides motivation for viewing an image, the first additional point is obtained, and when the corresponding image is played, it is determined that the user is more interested in the corresponding category, and the second additional point is obtained. The process of giving can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to select and provide information and images to be displayed to the user step by step.

During the process of playing an image, the image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention receives the recording request information for the image reproduced through the transceiver 110 (S13-13), and through the recording unit 180, the corresponding The process of recording an image may be performed. (S13-14) This function is more meaningful when the image provided from the image database 130 is a VR image, which is a virtual reality image, and is displayed in the same time zone as the VR image. This is because, when the avatar connected together is displayed, the experience of traveling together in virtual reality can be saved based on the recorded video. Finally, when the provided image ends (S13-16), in the image information providing method according to the present invention, the process of canceling the second additional point can be performed (S13-16).

Accordingly, according to the method for providing image information according to the present invention, travel information that may be of interest to a user is selected and expressed on a map displayed on a limited screen, so that only essential information is efficiently provided.

14 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an apparatus for providing image information according to the present invention.

The image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a transceiver 110 , a map providing unit 120 , an image database 130 , a display grade determining unit 140 , an image extracting unit 150 , an information display unit ( 160) and the control unit 170 may be included. More specifically, the transceiver 110 may perform a role of exchanging data with the external terminal 200, and the map providing unit 120 stores a digitally expressed map. , may serve to provide a map through the transceiver 110 in response to a request from the external terminal 200 and the like. In addition, the image database 130 may serve to store the thumbnails 10 to be displayed on the map and the images for these thumbnails together with ancillary information, for example, rating information, location information, and the like. , the display grade determiner 140 may receive scale information of the currently displayed map received through the transceiver 110 and determine a display grade according to the scale information. In addition, the image extractor 150 may receive the display grade determined by the display grade determiner 140 and perform a process of extracting images having grade information greater than or equal to the display grade received from the image database 130 based on this. In addition, the information display unit 160 may perform a role of receiving thumbnails 10 for images extracted by the image extraction unit 150 and displaying them on a map provided by the map providing unit 120 . . Additionally, the image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention includes a recording unit 180 that records and stores an image provided through the image database 130 based on identification information recognized by the connected external terminal 200 . The control unit 170 may further include a transceiver unit 110 , a map providing unit 120 , an image database 130 , a display grade determining unit 140 , an image extracting unit 150 , and an information display unit 160 . ), and may serve to instruct data exchange and operation between the recording units 180 . Furthermore, when the control unit 170 receives information indicating that the thumbnail 10 displayed on the map is selected through the transceiver 110, it gives a first additional point, and when receiving information indicating that the selection is canceled, the A process of instructing the image database 130 to cancel the first additional point may be performed, and when image reproduction information is received through the transceiver 110 , images having the same category information as the category of the selected thumbnail 10 are displayed. The image database 130 may instruct the image database 130 to assign a second additional point to the rating information, and to cancel the second additional point when the provision of the image is terminated.

Through this configuration, the image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention can achieve the effect of allowing the user to receive information on tourist points displayed on the map at different weights rather than at the same level. there is. For reference, the image information providing apparatus 100 according to the present invention and each internal component constituting the same may be a physically identified device or may be a function recognized by software.

Meanwhile, Fig. 15 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing image information according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Figs. 16 (a) to (d) are four seasons of tourist attractions included in a promotional image according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a landscape photograph, and FIGS. 17A to 17D are four season VR landscape photographs according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 18A and 18B are exemplary diagrams of problem solving according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 15 , an apparatus for providing image information according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a transceiver 110 , a map providing unit 120 , an image database 130 , a display grade determining unit 140 , and an image extracting unit 150 , an information display unit 160 , a control unit 170 , a recording unit 180 , a season change application unit 191 , and an incentive storage unit 192 .

In describing the operation of the image information providing apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 15 , parts that are different from FIG. 14 will be described as follows.

The image database 130 stores promotional images related to tourist attractions in the island area. The type of the promotional image is not particularly limited, and may include, for example, a photo, a moving image, a virtual reality (VR) image, and an augmented reality (AR: Augmented Reality) image. A mission image may be included in the VR image. The mission image may include treasure hunt and problem solving information (program).

The information display unit 160 displays a picture or a video supplied through the control unit 170 . In addition, the information display unit 160 may include a Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display (HMD) that displays a VR image or an AR image.

When the promotional image reproduction request information of the thumbnail 10 is received through the transceiver 110, the control unit 170 reads the promotional image related to the tourist attraction in the island area from the image database 130 and displays the information It is output to ( 160 ) and controls the display operation of the promotional image in the information display unit 160 according to the reproduction mode included in the promotional image reproduction request information.

For example, when the promotional image reproduction request information is received from the external terminal 200 through the transmitting/receiving unit 110, the control unit 170, as shown in FIG. The seasonal images are read and displayed through the information display unit 160 . In this case, the seasonal image may be expressed in a time slap method or may be expressed in a time slap method for one day (eg, from early morning to night).

Accordingly, users can simply and conveniently appreciate the actual scenery of the relevant island area and refer to it for travel.

As another example, the control unit 170 reads a VR image or an AR image for a tourist attraction in the island area produced by computer graphics from the image database 130 according to the promotional image reproduction request information from the image database 130 and displays the information display unit 160 ) is expressed through In this case, the control unit 170 controls the expression operation in the information display unit 160 so that the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191 is applied to display the images of the four seasons. Accordingly, the user can enjoy the four seasons VR image for promotion through the HMD.

17A to 17D show examples of display of VR images for tourist attractions. As shown in Fig. 17a, when the user selects 'spring' by adjusting the slide bar 191 for season selection, the control unit 170 applies the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191 to display the image of spring. do. As shown in Fig. 17b, when the user selects 'summer' by adjusting the slide bar 191 for season selection, the control unit 170 applies the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191 to display the image of summer. do. 17c, when the user selects 'autumn' by adjusting the season selection slide bar 191, the control unit 170 applies the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191 to display the image of autumn. do. As shown in Fig. 17d, when the user selects 'winter' by adjusting the slide bar 191 for season selection, the control unit 170 applies the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191 to display the image of winter. do.

As another example, the control unit 170 reads promotional images related to tourist destination information, traditional market information, food guide, experience center guide, festival site guide, convenience facility guide, entertainment guide, etc. from the image database 130, and reads the information display unit ( 160) to express it. At this time, the information display unit 160 displays the promotional image as described above according to the requested playback mode, but expresses it in the normal mode or in a time slap method as described above. Here, the tourist destination guide, traditional market guide, food guide, experience center guide, festival site guide, convenience facility guide, and entertainment guide may include text, images, and graphics in which the contents of the guide are clearly organized at a glance.

In addition, a mission image such as a treasure hunt or problem solving may be included in the VR image or AR image displayed by the information display unit 160 . To this end, when a promotional image is produced with a VR image (or AR image), it is produced in a form including a treasure hunt or problem-solving image and stored in the image database 130 . The control unit 170 reads the promotional VR and AR images produced as described above from the image database 130 according to the playback mode requested from the external terminal 200 through the transceiver unit 110 and sends it to the information display unit 160 . output, and the information display unit 160 displays the promotional image in VR or AR mode through the HMD under the control of the control unit 170 . Therefore, the user can perform the mission while viewing tourist attractions, traditional markets, restaurants, experience centers, festivals, various convenience facilities, etc. through the VR or AR image displayed as described above through the HMD.

As an example of the treasure hunt, when a user enjoys a tourist attraction, a traditional market, a restaurant, an experience center, a festival, various convenience facilities, etc. through VR or AR images as if traveling, a text or voice message indicating that a treasure is hidden in a certain area notify the user through If the user points out the location where the treasure is hidden within a preset time from this, the control unit 170 displays the treasure through the information display unit 160 . In this case, the control unit 170 may generate local currency or a discount coupon and transmit it to the external terminal 200 through the sending unit 110 , or may store it in the incentive storage unit 192 . For reference, such local currency or discount coupons may include GPS coordinates of island areas. The reason for doing this is to induce the user to use the local currency or discount coupon issued as described above while actually traveling to the island area in the future, although the issued local currency or discount coupon may be used online. The local currency or discount coupon may be issued in the form of a barcode or QR code. 17a to 17d, it is exemplarily shown that the gift (P) of the treasure hunt is hidden under the tree.

As an example of solving the above problem, when a user enjoys a tourist attraction, a traditional market, a restaurant, an experience center, a festival, various convenience facilities, etc. as if traveling through VR or AR images as described above, the user is asked at any location or point of view. Present common sense, history, and issues related to the island area. At this time, when the user inputs the correct answer to the problem, the control unit 170 checks whether the entered correct answer is correct, and if it is found to be correct, generates local currency or discount coupon that may include GPS coordinates, and then sends it to an external terminal through the sending unit 110 . 200 , or may be stored in the incentive storage unit 192 . Fig. 18a shows an example in which a mission image is displayed in a VR image, and Fig. 18b shows an example in which a mission image is expressed in an AR image.

Here, when the user does not find the treasure within a predetermined time or does not input the correct answer to the problem, the control unit 170 may give a hint through text or voice several times to the user through the information display unit 160 .

The promotional image may be an image generated based on an image captured along a road map. The roadmap may include beautiful places, restaurants, lodging establishments, coffee shops, etc. designated by residents or related persons in the island area.

In this way, by providing a mission to users and providing local currency or discount coupons to users who have achieved the mission, the motivation for tourism is more clearly given to the user, so that the user is more interested in the island area. do.

Meanwhile, FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a method for providing image information according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating payment of a discount coupon according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 21 is another embodiment of the present invention It is a flowchart of a product purchase method in online and offline according to

Referring to FIG. 19 , the method for providing image information according to the present invention may include a promotional image display step (S191), a mission image display step (S192) and an online sales step (S193).

In the promotional image display step (S191), the control unit 170 receives the promotional image reproduction request information of the thumbnail 10 through the transceiver 110 . At this time, the control unit 170 reads the promotional image related to the tourist attraction in the island region from the image database 130 and outputs it to the information display unit 160, and displays the information according to the reproduction mode included in the promotional image reproduction request information. Controls the display operation of the promotional image in the unit (160).

For example, when the promotional image reproduction request information is received through the transceiver 110, the control unit 170 reads seasonal images from the image database 130 for tourist attractions in the island area as shown in FIG. 16 and provides information It is expressed through the expression unit 160 . In this case, the seasonal image may be expressed in a time slap method or may be expressed in a time slap method for one day (eg, from early morning to night).

As another example, the control unit 170 reads a VR image or an AR image of a tourist attraction in the island area produced by computer graphics from the image database 130 according to the promotional image reproduction request information from the image database 130 and displays the information display unit 160 ) is expressed through At this time, by applying the seasonal change function supplied from the season change application unit 191, the display operation in the display unit 160 is controlled so as to be displayed as images of the four seasons as shown in FIGS. 17A to 17D. Therefore, the user can enjoy the four seasons VR image for promotion through the HMD.

As another example, the control unit 170 reads promotional images related to tourist destination information, traditional market information, food guide, experience center guide, festival site guide, convenience facility guide, entertainment guide, etc. from the image database 130, and reads the information display unit ( 160) to express it. At this time, the information display unit 160 displays the promotional image as described above according to the requested playback mode, but expresses it in the normal mode or in a time slap method as described above. Here, the tourist destination guide, traditional market guide, food guide, experience center guide, festival site guide, convenience facility guide, and entertainment guide may include text, images, and graphics in which the contents of the guide are clearly organized at a glance.

In the mission image display step (S192), the control unit 170 reads the promotional VR (or AR) image produced as described above from the image database 130 according to the requested playback mode and outputs it to the information display unit 160 and , the information display unit 160 displays the promotional image in VR mode through the HMD under the control of the control unit 170 . However, the VR promotional image includes a mission image such as a treasure hunt as shown in FIG. 17 or problem solving as shown in FIG. 18 . Therefore, the user can perform the mission while viewing tourist attractions, traditional markets, restaurants, experience centers, festivals, various convenience facilities, etc. through the VR or AR image displayed as described above through the HMD.

As an example of the treasure hunt, when a user enjoys a tourist attraction, a traditional market, a restaurant, an experience center, a festival, various convenience facilities, etc. through VR or AR images as if traveling, a text or voice message indicating that the treasure is hidden in the area notify the user through If the user points out the location where the treasure is hidden within a preset time from this, the control unit 170 displays the treasure through the information display unit 160 . In this case, the control unit 170 may generate local currency or a discount coupon and transmit it to the external terminal 200 through the sending unit 110 , or may store it in the incentive storage unit 192 . GPS coordinates may be recorded in the discount coupons, etc. The reason for doing this is to facilitate the use of local currency or discount coupons issued as described above, but in the future, the user while traveling to the island area. am. The local currency or discount coupon may be issued in the form of a barcode or QR code.

As an example of solving the above problem, when a user enjoys a tourist attraction, a traditional market, a restaurant, an experience center, a festival, various convenience facilities, etc. as if traveling through VR or AR images as described above, the user is asked at any location or point of view. Present common sense, history, and issues related to the island area. At this time, when the user inputs the correct answer to the problem, the control unit 170 checks whether the entered correct answer is correct, and if it is found to be correct, generates local currency or a discount coupon. The generated local currency or discount coupon may include GPS coordinates, which may be transmitted to the external terminal 200 through the transmitter 110 or stored in the incentive storage 192 .

Here, when the user does not find the treasure within a predetermined time or does not input the correct answer to the problem, the control unit 170 may give a hint through text or voice several times to the user through the information display unit 160 .

The promotional image may be an image generated based on an image captured along a road map. The roadmap may include beautiful places, restaurants, lodging establishments, coffee shops, etc. designated by residents or related persons in the island area.

In this way, by providing a mission to the user and providing local currency or discount coupons to the user who has achieved the mission, the user is motivated for tourism and has more interest and interest in the island area.

The online sales step ( S193 ) is a step of selling special products produced in the island area through an Internet shopping mall. When a user searches for the Internet shopping mall and purchases a desired special product, the user can purchase at a lower price using local currency or discount coupon obtained through the above process. In addition, the user can reserve accommodations or restaurants in the island area through the online shopping mall. At this time, a lower price, for example, a first discount rate (eg 10%), using the local currency or discount coupon You can book at a discounted price.

In addition, when the user directly visits the island and purchases a special product in an offline market (eg, a traditional market), the user can use the local currency or discount coupon to obtain a lower price, for example, a second discount rate (eg 20%). You can purchase special products at a discounted price. At this time, when the user runs the application, the application displays local currency or discount coupons matching the GPS information of the corresponding area among local currency or discount coupons stored in the user's smartphone. In this case, the user selects and presents a desired item from among the displayed local currency or discount coupons as described above, and the seller confirms it and can sell at a discount.

FIG. 20 exemplarily shows that a user presents a discount coupon in the form of a barcode through a smart phone, which is an external terminal 200 , and a seller in an island area recognizes the discount coupon using the barcode reader 301 . The barcode reader 301 is connected to one side of a point of sale information management system (POS (Point Of Sale) system), and the other side of the POS is connected to a payment server. Accordingly, the payment server recognizes that the discount coupon is a discount coupon that matches the GPS information of the region based on the identification information of the barcode reader 301 and the read barcode information, and applies a second discount rate (eg, 20%) will proceed with the payment.

In this way, the payment server, which performs payment for users who directly visit the island and purchase local specialties using the discount coupons obtained as above, determines that the payment area is an island area based on the identification information of the POS. Based on the barcode information, it is recognized that discount coupons are issued in the relevant island area, and the second discount rate is applied to proceed with the payment.

The reason that more benefits are given to users who directly visit island areas to purchase local products is because these users contribute more to the local economy. In this way, more users can expect to visit the island area.

The promotional image display step (S191), the mission image display step (S192) and the online sales step (S193) may be performed irrespective of the order.

As described above, although described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. and may be changed.

1: Travel Map
10 : Thumbnail
11: Image Information Section
12: Summary Information Section
13 : Avatar
100: image information providing device
110: transceiver
120: map providing unit
130: image database
140: display grade determining unit
150: image extraction unit
160: information display unit
170: control unit
180: recording unit
191: Seasonal change application part
192: incentive storage
200: external terminal
301: barcode reader

Claims (2)

a transceiver for exchanging data with an external terminal;
an image database in which promotional images for promoting the island are stored;
When the promotional image reproduction request information is received from the external terminal through the transceiver, the promotional image is read and output from the image database, and the display operation of the promotional image is performed according to the reproduction mode included in the promotional image reproduction request information. a control unit to control;
an information display unit for receiving the promotional image through the control unit and expressing it in a time slap method, or as a VR (Virtual Reality) image, or as an AR (Augmented Reality) image;
A seasonal change application unit that outputs a seasonal change function, and
and a map providing unit that stores a digitally expressed map and provides the map through the transceiver in response to a request from the external terminal.
When the promotional image reproduction request information of the thumbnail is received from the external terminal to the control unit through the transceiver, the control unit reads the promotional image of the island region from the image database and displays the promotional image through the information display unit;
When the information display unit displays a VR (Virtual Reality) image included in the promotional image through a Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display (HMD), it displays a mission image included in the VR image, and by the user When the mission is successfully performed, the control unit issues a local currency or a discount coupon, mission image display step for transmitting to the external terminal;
an online sales step of selling the special products produced in the corresponding island region through an internet shopping mall, discounting the sales at a preset discount rate when the user requests payment with the local currency or discount coupon; and
When selling the special product offline, the discount coupon is recognized using a barcode reader connected to the point-of-sale information management system (POS system), and the discount coupon is combined with GPS information of the area through the point-of-sale information management system. A method of providing image information, comprising a discount rate application step of recognizing a matching discount coupon and applying the corresponding discount rate.

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