KR20230036218A - Performance service provision system using avatar - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a performance service provision system using an avatar which comprises: a connection server allowing a terminal of a user to be connected; a performance hall creation unit allowing the terminal of the user connected to the connection server to create a virtual performance hall as a performer; an authentication server performing a given authentication procedure through the terminal of the user connected to the connection server; a performance server allowing a performer avatar created by the terminal of the user in the virtual performance hall created by the performance hall creation unit to perform and monitor a performance by receiving gestures along with the voice and sound source transmission of the performer and allowing a spectator avatar created by each of the terminals of other users to receive the voice transmission and gestures for the spectator avatars to watch the performance respectively; and a performance hall database unit storing information necessary for creating the performance hall by the performance hall creation unit and information related to the created performance hall. According to the present invention, various virtual performance stages, including, for example, a small factory or the middle of an African grassland can be implemented, thereby satisfying the various performance needs of the performer and spectator and helping the performer become a star by generating revenue for the performance and gaining fans. In addition, the fans are allowed to freely use a performance hall and communicate smoothly with the performer, and performance activities are provided to be in line with an untact era caused by infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Description

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The present invention relates to a performance service providing system using avatars, and more particularly, to implement various performance stages, satisfy various performance needs of performers and spectators, and generate revenue for performances and secure fans to become a star. It relates to a performance service providing system using an avatar that helps to become a person.

Recently, as the general public's interest in culture has increased, the number of spectators watching various cultural performances, including concerts such as operas, concerts, concerts, plays, musicals, exhibitions such as art and photography, etc. is rapidly increasing. The situation is.

Among these spectators, in order to satisfy the desire for performance and its viewing, various services are provided. As a related art, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0132185 "real-time and content-based real-time performance sharing service providing system" " has been presented.

In this prior art, in a real-time knowledge sharing service system executed in a subject real-time knowledge sharing VR virtual service providing server, at least one normal stage on which at least one performer as the subject performs in real time; a performance hall having at least one normal location or at least one audience seat where at least one or more consumers facing the stage are located; an admission fee paid to a manager by at least one consumer who is a viewer who enters the performance hall to watch the performance of the performer; A consumption terminal used by the consumer or paid to the consumer as the admission fee payment; at least one normal consumer's consumption terminal supplied with normal video-generated content by paying the entrance fee; At least one normal collection body that is at least a two-sided camera or a 360-degree video camera that collects, creates, and delivers real-time videos of the performer's performance: Generates a normal video of the video collection body and subject information of the normal pre-stored subject information and the storage Content processing of information and at least one normal consumption terminal of manager and at least one normal content supply terminal of manager which delivers the contents of at least one of the above-mentioned video creation to at least one normal consumption terminal of consumer: the payment of the price By receiving the video fish content, selecting at least one of the collection body or at least one supply terminal, and processing the contents of stored information, or selecting and searching the video creation contents, and generating the video using a normal wired connection or a conventional a wirelessly connected consuming terminal and a selection unit of the consuming terminal; and the consuming terminal and a normal screen on which VR or VR and AR or MR videos of the consuming terminal are generated.

However, such a prior art has a problem in that it is insufficient to implement various performance stages, satisfy various performance needs of performers and spectators, and has limitations in expanding profits through performances.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention can implement various virtual performance stages, including, for example, small factories or the middle of African grasslands, thereby satisfying various performance needs of performers and spectators. It helps to become a star by generating revenue for performances and securing fans, allowing free use of the venue and smooth communication with performers as fans, and meeting the untact era caused by infectious diseases such as COVID-19. It aims to provide performance activities that

Other objects of the present invention will be easily understood through the description of the following embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, the connection server for allowing the user's terminal to access; a performance hall creation unit that allows the user's terminal connected to the connection server to create a virtual performance hall as a performer; an authentication server for performing a given authentication procedure through a terminal of a user accessing the access server; The performer avatar created by the user's terminal in the virtual performance hall created by the performance hall creation unit receives motions along with the performer's voice delivery and sound source transmission to perform and monitor performances, and is performed and monitored by each of the terminals of other users. a performance server allowing the created viewer avatars to receive voice transmission and motions and watch the performances, respectively, so that motions can be expressed along with voice output in the virtual performance hall; and a performance hall database unit configured to store information necessary for generating a performance hall by the performance hall creation unit and information related to the generated performance hall.

In order to prepare a performance performed by the performance server, a terminal of a user corresponding to a performer accesses and communicates with each other, and information on each performance performed among the performance servers consisting of a plurality of terminals of the user. It may further include a lobby server that allows you to select a performance you want to watch by receiving the provided.

It may further include a sponsor execution unit that allows the terminal of the user corresponding to the spectator to provide donations for the performance and to distribute the sponsorship money to performers of the sponsored performance in a predetermined ratio.

Uploading of one's own music, creation of an azit, and registration of a performance product through a user's terminal, and download and streaming of the self-composed composition, use of the azit, and purchase of the performance product through another user's terminal are provided, It may further include a profit providing unit for distributing the cost to users who have uploaded the self-composed song, created the hideout, and registered the performance product at a predetermined rate.

The performance server allows performances and viewings to be performed by bi-directional socket communication with a user's terminal consisting of some or all of PCs, VR devices, mobile devices, and offline booths, and the offline booths transmit the user's voice inside the booth. A microphone for receiving input, a speaker for outputting audio to the user, a camera for photographing the user, and a motion information providing unit for extracting motion information for implementing an avatar motion by an image process from an image captured by the camera, A display unit for displaying the performance and the video to the outside, an input unit for inputting information and selecting an operation, a control unit for performing control necessary for operation, a communication unit for performing communication for connection to the connection server, information necessary for operation It may include a memory unit for storing and a power supply unit for supplying power required for operation.

According to the performance service providing system using an avatar according to the present invention, it is possible to implement various virtual performance stages, including, for example, a small factory or the middle of an African grassland, thereby satisfying various performance needs of performers and spectators. It can help to become a star by generating revenue for performances and securing fans, and as a fan, you can freely use the venue and communicate with performers smoothly, and you can avoid contact due to infectious diseases such as COVID-19. It has the effect of providing performance activities that conform to the times.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a performance service providing system using an avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram showing an offline booth of a performance service providing system using an avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can make various changes and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood in such a way as to include all changes, equivalents, or substitutes included in the technical spirit and scope of the present invention, and may be modified in various other forms. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals will be assigned to the same or corresponding components regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a performance service providing system using an avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a performance service providing system 10 using an avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an access server 11, a performance hall generator 12, an authentication server 13, a performance server 14, and A performance hall database unit 15 may be included.

The access server 11 allows the user's terminal 30 to access. The access server 11 may be, for example, a web server that provides a web page for the user's terminal 30 to access, or an app server that provides an app service. A server may be applicable.

The performance hall creation unit 12 allows the terminal 30 of the user connected to the connection server 11 to create a virtual performance hall as a performer. The venue creation unit 12 may set stage background selection, stage lighting and venue structure, etc., as well as variable stage background and lighting during a performance, in order to create a performance venue, and store related information in advance. It can be provided from the performance hall database unit 15. For example, the stage background may be configured to include a factory or a meadow, space or underwater space, and various other backgrounds.

The authentication server 13 performs a given authentication procedure through the terminal 30 of the user who accesses the access server 11 . The authentication server 13 may be configured to be used only by a legitimate user through a user authentication procedure as a performer or a spectator through the user's terminal 30. In addition, it may be configured to perform certificate authentication, mobile phone authentication or credit card authentication.

In the performance server 14, the performer's avatar created by the user's terminal 30 is transmitted to the virtual performance hall created by the performance hall generator 12, along with the performer's voice transmission and sound source transmission, and performs a performance by receiving motions and To monitor, and to allow spectator avatars generated by each of the terminals 30 of other users to receive voice transmission and motion, and to express motion along with audio output in a virtual performance hall, so that each performance is watched. That is, the user can select a favorite avatar among various avatars provided in advance through the terminal 30, and for the performance, the user's voice is transmitted to the performance server 14, the voice of the virtual performance hall, etc. It is possible to receive the audio of the performance, and the sound source (MR) necessary for the performance is stored in advance and provided to the performance server 14 to perform the performance, or the sound source necessary for the performance is generated and provided to the performance server 14 to perform This can be done, and in order for the avatar to operate corresponding to the performance, select and perform a pre-stored operation, or extract its own motion from an image obtained from a camera by an image process so that the avatar follows it. It can be configured, and furthermore, audio can be synchronized to match the motion or voice of the avatar. In addition, the user can appear and watch the virtual performance hall as a spectator through the avatar selected through the terminal 30, but the user's avatar can be transmitted through the terminal 30 so that voice output and motion expression are possible. , As a result, the avatar can output a voice or operate as a viewer in the state of watching, and in this state, it is possible to view the performance.

The performance hall database unit 15 stores information necessary for the generation of a performance hall by the performance hall creation unit 12 and information related to the generated performance hall. Here, the information necessary for creating a performance hall can store various information necessary for performing a performance, including information necessary for generating a stage background, stage lighting, and structure of a performance hall, information necessary for changing stage background and lighting during a performance, and the like. It is possible to store and provide various types of information for providing the performance hall created by the generating unit 12 so that it can be used for a virtual performance.

The performance service providing system 10 using an avatar according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a lobby server 16, a sponsor execution unit 19, and a profit providing unit 21, and further, a main database unit. (17) and a patch server 18 may be further included.

The lobby server 16 can allow the user's terminal 30 corresponding to the performer to access and communicate with each other so that the performance performed by the performance server 14 can be prepared, and the user's terminal 30 is provided with information on each performance performed among the plurality of performance servers 14 so that a desired performance can be selected.

The sponsor execution unit 19 allows the terminal 30 of a user corresponding to a viewer to provide sponsor money for a performance, and distributes the sponsor money to performers of a sponsored performance in a predetermined ratio. Here, the donation may be not only an amount but also a predetermined token. In case of an amount, it may be provided by a method such as account transfer, and the token may also be delivered by a predetermined method. In this case, the sponsorship money may be accumulated so that only the performer or an account registered in advance by the performer can use it.

The revenue providing unit 21 enables uploading of self-composed songs, creation of hideouts, and registration of performance products through the user's terminal 30, download and streaming of self-composed songs, use of hideouts, and performances through the terminals 30 of other users. Profits can be distributed at a predetermined rate to users who upload their own songs, create hideouts, and register performance products by receiving the cost of product purchase. Here, the cost may be an amount or a predetermined token, similar to the donation described above. In addition, this distribution of revenue may be provided in the form of a deposit to the account of the party or an operational reserve.

The main database unit 15 may store various applications or programs necessary for the user's personal information or operation from the user's terminal 30, and various other information necessary for providing services according to the present invention.

The patch server 18 can patch various programs or applications necessary for operation of a user's terminal or system.

On the other hand, the performance server 14 can perform performances and viewings through bi-directional socket communication with the user's terminal 30 consisting of some or all of PCs, VR devices, mobile devices, and offline booths. Here, socket communication is a communication in which a server and a client are connected in both directions, and the client can send a request to the server and the server can send a request to the client.

The PC enables the downloading and driving of programs to receive the services provided by the present invention, thereby enabling the provision of various services such as setting, performing, and watching performances provided by the present invention, and furthermore, Communication with external devices such as the access server 11 is performed.

The mobile device, for example, enables downloading and driving of an application for receiving the service provided by the present invention, thereby enabling the provision of various services such as setting of a performance hall, performance, viewing, etc., provided by the present invention, and furthermore It may be a variety of portable information processing and communication devices such as smart phones or tablet PCs to perform communication with external devices such as the connection server 11.

The VR device may be VR glasses for viewing a virtual performance or other various VR-related devices for a VR experience.

The offline booth 40 includes, for example, a microphone 41 for receiving the user's voice inside the booth, a speaker 42 for outputting audio to the user, a camera 43 for photographing the user, and a camera 43. A motion information providing unit 44 for extracting motion information for realizing avatar motions by an image process from images captured by the camera, a display unit 45 for externally displaying performances and videos, and a display unit 45 for inputting information and selecting motions. An input unit 46, a control unit 47 that performs control necessary for operation, a communication unit 48 that performs communication for connection with the connection server 11, etc., a memory unit 49 that stores information necessary for operation, and A power supply unit 51 for supplying power required for operation may be included.

According to the performance service providing system using avatars according to the present invention, it is possible to implement various virtual performance stages, including, for example, a small factory or the middle of an African grassland, thereby satisfying various performance needs of performers and spectators. can make it

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to help become a star by generating revenue for performances and securing fans, and as fans, free use of the venue and communication with performers can be facilitated, and epidemics such as COVID-19 It is possible to provide performance activities that meet the untact era due to

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and should be defined by not only the claims to be described later, but also those equivalent to these claims.

11: access server 12: venue creation unit
13: authentication server 14: performance server
15: concert hall database unit 16: lobby server
17: main database unit 18: patch server
19: Sponsorship Execution Department 21: Profit Provision Department
30: user's terminal 31: PC
32: VR device 33: mobile device
40: offline booth 41: microphone
42: speaker 43: camera
44: operation information providing unit 45: display unit
46: input unit 47: control unit
48: communication unit 49: memory unit
51: power supply

Claims (5)

A connection server that allows the user's terminal to access;
a performance hall creation unit that allows the user's terminal connected to the connection server to create a virtual performance hall as a performer;
an authentication server for performing a given authentication procedure through a terminal of a user accessing the access server;
The performer avatar created by the user's terminal in the virtual performance hall created by the performance hall creation unit receives motions along with the performer's voice delivery and sound source transmission to perform and monitor performances, and is performed and monitored by each of the terminals of other users. a performance server allowing the created viewer avatars to receive voice transmission and motions and watch the performances, respectively, so that motions can be expressed along with voice output in the virtual performance hall; and
a performance hall database unit for storing information necessary for generating a performance hall by the performance hall creation unit and information related to the generated performance hall;
A performance service providing system using an avatar comprising a. The method of claim 1,
In order to prepare a performance performed by the performance server, a terminal of a user corresponding to a performer accesses and communicates with each other, and information on each performance performed among the performance servers consisting of a plurality of terminals of the user. A system for providing a performance service using an avatar, further comprising a lobby server for receiving and selecting a performance desired to watch. The method of claim 1,
A system for providing a performance service using an avatar, further comprising a sponsor execution unit configured to allow a terminal of a user corresponding to the spectator to provide donations for a performance and to distribute the sponsorship money to performers of a sponsored performance in a predetermined ratio. The method of claim 1,
Uploading of one's own music, creation of an azit, and registration of a performance product through a user's terminal, and download and streaming of the self-composed composition, use of the azit, and purchase of the performance product through another user's terminal are provided, The system for providing a performance service using an avatar further comprising a revenue providing unit for distributing revenue at a predetermined rate to users who have uploaded the self-composed song, created the hideout, and registered the performance product. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The performance server,
Performance and viewing are made by bi-directional socket communication with the user's terminal consisting of some or all of PCs, VR devices, mobile devices and offline booths,
The offline booth,
Inside the booth, a microphone for inputting the user's voice, a speaker for outputting audio to the user, a camera for photographing the user, and motion information for implementing the avatar motion by image processing are extracted from the video captured by the camera. A display unit for displaying the performance and the video to the outside, an input unit for inputting information and selecting an operation, a control unit performing control necessary for operation, and performing communication for connection with the connection server A performance service providing system using avatars, including a communication unit, a memory unit for storing information necessary for operation, and a power supply unit for supplying power required for operation.

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