KR102058190B1 - Apparatus for providing character service in character service system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing a character service in a character service system, wherein the character service system collects an image for face recognition and selects a character using one or more character samples generated using the collected image. A terminal device that generates a message, applies the generated character to a message to be transmitted and received, and receives a character message from the counterpart, executes the counterpart character included in the received character message on a standby screen, and notifies the reception of a message through the executed counterpart character. And receiving the image collected from the terminal device, recognizing a face from the received image, generating one or more character samples, transmitting one or more character samples generated at the request of the terminal device, and received from the other party. Sending a text message to the terminal device It includes a character service device, and the terminal device executes the character of the other party included in the message on the idle screen, and the other party notifies the reception of the message and delivers the message to my character, so that the message is sent even if the message is not confirmed. Receiving, the recipient can feel more familiar, and can have the same effect as receiving a message directly from the other party.

Description

Apparatus for providing character service in character service system

The present invention relates to a character service system, and more particularly, to an apparatus for providing a character service by interlocking a similar character to a mobile in a character service system.

As communication terminals are manufactured in a portable form, they are used in a wide range of fields due to their convenience and ease of use. These communication terminals have recently been developed in the form of smart phones equipped with various user functions, providing convenience and entertainment.

Meanwhile, with the spread of smart phones, users are using various user functions, and in particular, are using various communication services based on smart phones. For example, conventional users use a smartphone to use a chat service, a specific web service, or use an e-mail service with another user. At this time, the user is using a name and a phone number to inform who he is, and additionally uses his face picture. In addition, a conventional user generates a character associated with a face photograph and uses various characters to perform various communication services. To this end, the conventional user must perform a character generation process.

However, this character generation process has a drawback in that the user needs to select and adjust various facial features, for example, head, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, face contour, etc., very much time is required to generate the character. Because of these drawbacks, conventional users do not make efforts to create a separate character, and as a result, character-based service use is not activated.

Patent Document 1: KR 10-2003-0096983 A, December 31, 2003 (Name: Animation file generation method using a face image and wired / wireless integrated animation character providing service method using the animation)

The present invention has been proposed to solve the conventional inconvenience, a character service for automatically generating the character generation, interlocking the generated character to the mobile, and the character of the other party on the standby screen when receiving the message to inform the reception of the message To provide a device for providing.

Character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, collects an image for face recognition, generates a character using one or more character samples generated using the collected image A terminal device configured to apply the generated character to a message to be transmitted / received and to receive a character message from the counterpart, executing the counterpart character included in the received character message on a standby screen, and notifying the reception of a message through the executed counterpart character; And receiving the image collected from the terminal device, recognizing a face from the received image, generating one or more character samples, transmitting one or more character samples generated at the request of the terminal device, and received from the other party. Character service device for transmitting a character message to the terminal device.

In the character service system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, when receiving a message from the other party, the character service apparatus checks whether the character is included in the message, and if the character is not included, reads the character for the other party. The read party's character is included in the received message and transmitted to the terminal device.

A terminal device for providing a character service in a character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the communication unit for performing a communication for the character service device and the character service through a communication network; A photographing unit which collects an image for face recognition; And collecting an image for face recognition, generating a character using one or more character samples generated by using the collected image, applying the generated character to a message to be transmitted and received, and receiving a character message from the other party. And a controller configured to execute a counterpart character included in the executed character message on a standby screen and notify the reception of a message through the executed counterpart character.

A terminal device for providing a character service in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention displays a character and a motion of a character executed in response to receiving a message on a standby screen, and displays voice information transmitted from a control unit of the character. It further includes an output unit for output in conjunction with the motion.

A terminal apparatus for providing a character service in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the control unit comprising: an image collecting unit for collecting an image for face recognition and transmitting the collected image to the character service apparatus; A character manager configured to receive and manage one or more character samples generated using the collected images from the character service apparatus; A character execution unit generating a character to which a message to be transmitted and received is applied and receiving a character message from the other party, executing the character of the other party included in the character message on a standby screen to notify the reception of the message; And a message processing unit which controls to transmit the message by applying the generated character, checks whether a character of the other party is included in the received character message, and transmits the related character and information related to the other party's character to the character execution unit. Characterized in that it comprises a.

In the control unit of the terminal device for providing a character service in the character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the character execution unit, a mobile selected from one or more face character samples and one or more torso character samples received from the character service device; Select and synthesize a face character sample and a body character sample to be applied to the function, apply the synthesized character to the message to be transmitted and received, and when the message is received, execute the synthesized my character on the standby screen, The character motion is controlled so as to deliver a message received by the character of the opponent to the executed character.

In the control unit of the terminal device for providing a character service in the character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the character execution unit, the character of the other party is a voice message according to the confirmed other party character information executed on the standby screen Control to notify the reception.

Character service apparatus for providing a character service in the character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, Communication unit for performing a communication for the character service and the terminal device through a communication network; Generating a face image by recognizing a face from an image received from the terminal device, correcting the face image to resemble a recognized face, generating one or more character samples, and transmitting the generated one or more character samples to the terminal device, When the message is received from the terminal device, a character message mapped to the terminal device stored in the message to generate a character message, and includes a control unit for controlling to deliver the generated character message to the receiver terminal device, the generated one or more character samples Is applied to the message to be transmitted and received, and is executed to notify the reception of the message on the screen of the receiver terminal device.

Method for providing a character service in the caller terminal device of the character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, when receiving a character generation request from the user, collects the image for face recognition Doing; Requesting character generation by transmitting the collected image to the character service apparatus; Receiving and storing one or more character samples generated using the images collected from the character service apparatus; Receiving a message transmission request from a user, generating a character to be applied to the message to be transmitted; And including the generated character in the text message to be transmitted to the receiver terminal device.

A method for providing a character service in a caller terminal device of a character service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, the character to be applied to the message to be sent when a message transmission request from the user If not, characterized in that it further comprises the step of transmitting a message to the character service device, the character transmission request, the message transmitted to the character service device is transmitted to the receiver terminal device containing the character by the character service device; .

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a character service in a receiver terminal device of a character service system, the method including: receiving a character message; Checking whether the character message includes the character of the other party; If the character message includes the character of the opponent, executing the character of the opponent on a standby screen; Notifying reception of a text message through a character of an executed counterpart; Executing a preset my character; Controlling and executing motions of the counterpart character and the character of the counterpart so that the counterpart character delivers the received text message to the character; And switching the message window to display the message content through my character.

In the computer-readable recording medium of the present invention for achieving the above object, a program for executing a method for character service using an image is recorded.

The present invention can generate a more friendly face character resembling the user through the image that can recognize the face, and generates a character for interworking with the mobile function by synthesizing the preset body character according to the generated face character and the mobile function By transmitting the message input by the user by applying the character set at the time of transmission, the user can use the mobile function of the mechanical and hard feeling more intimately.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the terminal device receives the character message, the character of the other party included in the message is executed on the standby screen so that the other party notifies the reception of the message and delivers the message to my character. It is possible to check whether the message is one message, and the recipient can feel more friendly and can have the same effect as receiving the message directly from the other party.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a character service apparatus in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a character service for transmitting a message using a character generated and a generated character in a terminal device of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a character service for notifying reception of a message using a counterpart character in a terminal device of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms or words used in the specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventors are appropriate as concepts of terms for explaining their own invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts in accordance with the technical spirit of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configuration shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, and various alternatives may be substituted at the time of the present application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

First, a character service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the character service system may include a terminal device 100 (100a, 100b) and a character service device 200 connected through a communication network 10.

The character service system collects an image including a face of a user for producing a character to be generated by the terminal device 100 through the character service device 200, and transmits the collected image to the character service device 200. Then, the character service device 200 included in the character service system may generate a character corresponding to the corresponding image and provide the same to the terminal device 100. Accordingly, the character service system of the present invention generates a character through the character service device 200 even if the terminal device 100 does not have a separate character generation program, a face DB, a color DB, and various programs or data necessary for generating the character. This can be used.

The terminal device 100 refers to a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data via the communication network 10 according to a user's key manipulation, and may be a tablet PC, a laptop, or a personal computer. ), A smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication terminal, and the like.

In addition, the terminal device 100 is a terminal for performing voice or data communication using the communication network 10, and stores a browser, a program, and a protocol for communicating with the character service device 200 via the communication network 10. Means a terminal having a memory, a microprocessor for operating and controlling various programs. That is, the terminal device 100 may be any terminal as long as the character service device 200 and the server-client communication are possible, and are a broad concept including all communication computing devices such as a notebook computer, a mobile communication terminal, and a PDA. On the other hand, the terminal device 10 is preferably manufactured in the form having a touch screen, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

In particular, the terminal device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention operates an camera to capture an image of a user and acquires an image to be used to generate a character, or searches for and selects a previously stored specific picture to generate an image. Can be collected. The collected image may be transmitted to the character service apparatus 200 according to a user request. To this end, the terminal device 100 may form a communication channel for transmitting an image to the character service device 200, and the communication unit supporting the communication channel is formed in various forms such as a mobile communication module, a wireless communication module, and a wired communication module. It can be implemented as.

Meanwhile, the terminal device 100 may receive a plurality of character samples generated corresponding to an image including the face of the user from the character service device 200 through the communication channel of the communication unit. Then, the terminal device 100 outputs a character sample screen composed of character samples, and the user may select at least one character corresponding to his or her preference. When the selection is made, the terminal device 100 may transmit the character selection information to the character service device 200, and store the selected character and use the selected character when operating the mobile function and delivering a message.

The terminal device 100 may generate a character message including the selected character so that the character selected on the standby screen of the counterpart terminal device 100 may notify the reception of the message, and transmit the generated character message to the counterpart terminal device 100. In this case, the terminal device 100 may transmit the character service device 200 to the character service apparatus 200 by including its identification information in the message together with the character transmission request information without transmitting the character selected in the message. Accordingly, the character service apparatus 200 checks the identification information included in the received message according to the character transmission request, reads the stored character sample mapped with the identification information, and includes the read character sample in the received message. Generates and transmits the generated character message to the counterpart terminal device 100.

On the other hand, when the terminal device 100 receives a message from the other party, the terminal device 100 checks whether the character is included in the received message, and if the character is included, displays the character on the standby screen and executes it. In this case, the executed character is a character of the counterpart, which notifies the reception of the message transmitted by the counterpart, and may take a motion to deliver the received message to the executed my character on the standby screen.

The character service device 200 is a component that supports character generation and message transmission of the terminal device 100. The character service device 200 may be implemented as a separate server device, and may be connected to the terminal device 100 by wire or wirelessly. In addition, the character service device 200 may be a relay device of a communication company for transmitting and receiving a message including a character.

The character service device 200 may receive an image including a face from the terminal device 100, generate character samples based on the received image, and provide the same to the terminal device 100. Thereafter, the character service apparatus 200 maps and stores the character selected by the terminal apparatus 100 to identification information of a specific user (for example, the user of the terminal apparatus 100), and stores the specific user of the terminal apparatus 100. You can provide the character when operating the function. Particularly, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the character service request information is included in the message received from the terminal device 100, the character service apparatus 200 checks the identification information included in the message and maps it to the identified identification information. The character is read and the read character is included in the message and transmitted to the counterpart terminal device 100.

The terminal device 100 and the character service device 200 are interlocked through the communication network 10. The communication network 10 is connected to the Internet using various wired / wireless communication technologies such as an internet network, an intranet network, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network. A network that can send and receive data with a protocol. In addition, the communication network 10 is combined with the character service apparatus 200 to store computing resources such as hardware and software. Such a communication network 10 is not only an open network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), an open network such as the Internet, but also code division multiple access (CDMA) and wideband code division (WCDMA). It is a concept that collectively refers to networks such as Multiple Access (GSM), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Evolved Packet Core (EPC), as well as next-generation networks and computing networks to be implemented.

The configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention in the character service system configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 may include a control unit 110, an input unit 120, a communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, an output unit 150, and a photographing unit 160. have.

The controller 110 controls the overall operation of the terminal device 100 and operations related to the character service, collects (or captures) an image including the user's face, and passes the collected image to the character service device 200 through the collected image. Can provide. To this end, the terminal device 100 may include an image collector 111, a character manager 112, a character executor 113, and a message processor 114.

The image collector 111 is a component that controls various signal processing and data collection for collecting images. For example, the image collection unit 111 may control to automatically activate the photographing unit 160 when an input signal for activating the character generation service of the present invention is generated. The image collector 111 may support capturing an image including a face from which feature points can be extracted through the photographing unit 160.

In more detail, the image collecting unit 111 checks the preview image with the activation of the photographing unit 160 and checks whether there is a face having predetermined feature points. In this case, when the face is not detected in the preview image, the image collecting unit 111 may control the output of the guide sound to enter the face within the photographing angle. And although the user's face enters the shooting angle, the image collecting unit 111 does not automatically zoom in or zoom out of the camera of the recording unit 160 in order to be photographed in such a way that the feature point can be extracted if image extraction is impossible. Or control to guide a specific operation related to the camera or to guide the movement of the subject. Alternatively, when an input signal for activating the character generation service is generated, the image collecting unit 111 may support to output a screen for searching for images including a face among the images stored in the storage 140. When the specific image is selected, the image collection unit 111 may deliver the selected image to the character service apparatus 200 for the character generation service. Here, the selected image may be transmitted to the character manager 112, transformed into a form for character generation in the character manager 112, and transmitted to the character service apparatus 200.

When the character manager 112 receives an image including a face from the image collector 111, the character manager 112 transmits the image to the character service apparatus 200 to generate a character, and at least one generated by the character service apparatus 200. Controls to receive similar face character samples and store them in the face character DB (not shown) of the storage 140. At this time, the character manager 112 controls to display the received face character samples in the form of a list or a simplified image on the screen of the output unit 150, and the character execution unit to synthesize the face character samples selected by the user with the body character Forward to (113).

In addition, the character manager 112 receives and manages a character algorithm from the character service apparatus 200, and generates a torso character suitable for a mobile function through the character algorithm. The generated torso character is mapped to a mobile function and controlled to be previously stored in the torso character DB (not shown) of the storage 140. Accordingly, the character manager 112 reads the torso character and the face character at the request of the character executor 113 and transmits the character to the character executor 113. Meanwhile, the character manager 112 may download one or more torso characters periodically provided by the character service apparatus 200 without directly generating the torso characters. Accordingly, the character manager 112 displays the downloaded torso character on the screen of the output unit 150 in the form of a list or a simplified image for the user to select, and transmits the selected torso character to the character execution unit 113. . In addition, the character manager 112 may configure a screen for mapping the mobile function and the body character, through which the body character to be used in each mobile function can be set in advance.

When the character executor 113 selects a mobile function from the user, the character executor 113 reads out a face character sample resembling oneself stored for interworking with the corresponding mobile function and synthesizes the read face character sample into a preset torso character. Here, when there is more than one face character stored, the character execution unit 113 displays information on the face character (character image, brief description (expression of emotion such as crying, laughing, angry, annoying, etc.) on the screen so that the user can display the character on the screen. The desired character can be selected.

In particular, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the character execution unit 113 receives a confirmation result indicating that the character is included in the message from the message processing unit 114, the character execution unit analyzes the information on the character included in the message According to the information, the character is displayed on the standby screen and executed. At this time, the executed character is a character of the other party, and informs the reception of the message transmitted by the other party. For example, the executed character may display a message in the form of a word that pops up in a speech bubble, a notepad, or a mouth saying "the message has arrived," and may output a voice. To this end, the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the message may pre-set a sentence or word to be expressed by the character and include the set information in the message. Accordingly, the terminal device 100 receiving the message may execute the character by analyzing the information included in the message and connecting the analyzed information to the character. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display a partial content of the received message on the standby screen. At this time, the received character may display or output a partial content of the displayed message. For example, the terminal device 100 analyzes the received message, reads the first sentence, and includes the first sentence read out in the character execution program, and when a control signal for displaying the first sentence on the standby screen occurs, the character execution is executed. Run the program to display the first sentence in the character.

In addition, when a message is received, the character execution unit 113 may display and execute its own character together with the character of the other party on the standby screen. For example, when the character of the other party announces the arrival of the message, his character may take a motion to receive the message, and his character may display the received message. To this end, the character execution unit 113 may generate a torso character that takes a motion in which his character receives and displays a message, or may execute a character of his / her own character by connecting a torso character that performs such motion to a character execution program. have.

The message processing unit 114 analyzes the message received from the counterpart terminal device 100 to check whether the analyzed party's character is included in the analyzed message. The analyzed information is transmitted to the character execution unit 113.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the message processing unit 114 is requested to include a character in a message to be transmitted from the user, when the message processing unit 114 wants to transmit a message to the counterpart terminal device 100, information about its own character and character set in advance Is included in the message to generate a message for transmitting to the counterpart terminal device 100 together with the message content received through the input unit 120 from the user.

Meanwhile, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the message processing unit 114 does not include a character and generates and transmits a general message with the input content, the message processing unit 114 may request a character transmission from the character service apparatus 200. In this case, the message processing unit 114 may transmit a separate character transmission request message or include it in a general message. Accordingly, the character service apparatus 200 may include the corresponding character in the message received according to the character transmission request and transmit the character to the counterpart terminal device 100.

The input unit 120 may generate a user input signal corresponding to a user's request or information according to a user's operation, and may be implemented as various input means that are currently commercialized or may be commercialized in the future. For example, a keyboard and a mouse Gesture input means for detecting a user's motion and generating a specific input signal as well as a general input device such as a joystick, a touch screen, and a touch pad, and a voice input for generating an input signal for voice search by detecting a voice spoken by the user. Means may be included.

In particular, the input unit 120 inputs an input signal for activating a program for generating a character, an input signal for collecting an image including a face, a message input signal, and an input signal for controlling various service operations based on a character. Can be created according to the user's operation. Here, the input signal for collecting an image including a face selects an image including a user's face from input signals necessary for capturing an image including a face and a plurality of pre-stored images through the photographing unit 160. It may include at least one of necessary input signals, input signals required to receive an image including a face from the outside through the communication unit 130.

The communication unit 130 is a configuration that supports a communication function of the terminal device 100. The communication unit 130 communicates with the character service apparatus 200 through the communication network 10 to transmit and receive messages and character messages related to character generation, character service provision and character service subscription, and receives a face photo from the outside. In order to establish a communication channel with another terminal or a specific service device, a face picture may be received through the corresponding communication channel. The face picture received by the communication unit 130 may be stored in the storage unit 150 or used in real time for character generation under the control of the controller 110. In this case, the communicator 130 for collecting face photos may be configured as a corresponding communication module to support at least one of wired and wireless methods.

The communication unit 130 may be configured as a communication module for supporting wired communication as well as wireless communication. Accordingly, the network system may also be configured as communication network devices for supporting the communication method. In the case of supporting the mobile communication or wireless communication function, the communication unit 130 is not only a communication module supporting a communication method such as CDMA and GSM, but also a communication module supporting various communication methods such as 2G, 3G, and 4G such as WCDMA and OFDMA. It may be composed of at least one. On the other hand, in the character service system according to another embodiment of the present invention, the communication capable of transmitting a picture taken by the camera of the photographing unit 160 to the character service apparatus 200 to be provided by the character service apparatus 200 for character generation It can support the formation of channels. This will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings to be described later.

The storage unit 140 may collect information for the character service, information related to the transmitted and received character messages, similar face character information received from the character service apparatus 200, preset body character information, algorithms for generating and executing characters, and collection. Stored image information, synthesized character information, and the like. To this end, the storage 140 may include a face character DB, a body character DB, an image DB, and the like.

In addition, the storage 140 may store information on mobile functions executed in the terminal device 100, control information and a program for driving the terminal device 100, and the like. The storage unit 140 may include an optical media such as a magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and a digital video disk (DVD). And magneto-optical media such as floppy disks and ROM, random access memory (RAM), and flash memory.

The output unit 150 is a means for providing the user to recognize the operation result or state of the terminal device 100, and includes, for example, a display unit for visually outputting through a screen, a speaker for outputting an audible sound, and the like. can do. In particular, in the present invention, the output unit 150 displays the character of the other party as the message is received from the other party on the standby screen of the terminal device 100 to inform the reception of the message, and displays some contents of the message. In addition, the output unit 150 may display its own character on the standby screen.

In addition, the output unit 150 may display an application, a mobile function, a character, and the like related to the character service according to the mobile linkage driven by the terminal device 100, and display various screens to support the generation and execution of the character. It can provide an interface. Here, the display unit may provide various screens according to the use of the terminal device 100, for example, a standby screen, a menu screen, a mobile function execution screen, a message writing screen, a call screen, a terminal end screen, a terminal boot screen, and the like. The display unit may be formed in the form of a flat panel display panel such as a liquid crystal display (OLED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like, and may be manufactured in a structure including a display panel and a touch panel according to a manufacturing form. .

The photographing unit 160 is a camera installed in the terminal device 100 or a camera connected to the terminal device 100. The photographing unit 160 photographs subject images to include the user's face, and transmits the photographed image to the controller 110. In this process, the subject image photographed by the camera is preferably photographed in such a manner that the feature point of the face can be extracted. On the other hand, if the face picture used for character generation is received from the outside through the communication unit 130 without being collected through the above-described photographing unit 160 or provided in the form stored in the storage unit 140 in advance, the photographing unit The configuration of 160 may be omitted from the configuration of the terminal device 100.

Next, the configuration of the character service apparatus 200 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention in the character service system will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a character service apparatus in a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the character service apparatus 200 may include a controller 210, a communicator 220, and a storage 230.

The controller 210 may control overall operations of the character service apparatus 200 and operations for providing a character service, and may provide an application for the character service to the terminal device 100, and the terminal device 100. The user's personal information and the like can be received from the user's character service subscription procedure.

In addition, the controller 210 controls various signal flows required to support character generation according to the connection process of the terminal device 100 and the request of the terminal device 100, and is pre-registered by the connection of the terminal device 100. Authentication information can be checked.

On the other hand, the control unit 210 may give a predetermined charge associated with the character generation in accordance with the service policy. At this time, the control unit 210 may provide a sample of the basic character (face, torso or a combination of these) for free according to the service policy, the request of additional character samples required by the specific terminal device 100 occurs In this case, certain charges may be given according to the event occurrence. In addition, the controller 210 may assign a charge according to a policy that a predetermined charge per character sample is granted.

To this end, the controller 210 may include a character service provider 211, a character generator 212, and a message processor 213.

The character service provider 211 performs a character service subscription procedure, transmits an application for character service to the terminal device 100 through the communication unit 220, and generates a character generator (eg, at the request of the terminal device 100). The body character generated and stored at 212 and the face character generated through the received image are transmitted to the terminal device 100. In addition, the character service provider 211 may provide various types of body character and face character samples to the terminal device 100, and generates an emoticon or a flashcon using the generated face character, and thus the terminal device 100. You can also provide. Accordingly, the terminal device 100 may display the trunk character and face character samples in a list form or a simple image form on the screen to select a desired trunk character and face character.

The character generator 212 receives an image transmitted from the terminal device 100 through the communication unit 220, detects points that may be characterized from the received image through a method such as image filtering, and a feature point extraction algorithm. Determination of feature points of the corresponding points may be performed using. Here, in order to extract the feature points, the character generator 212 may perform image filtering and data area search, and collect information on the feature points through the arrangement relationship of specific data distribution areas and the distribution form of specific data. can do. When the feature point extraction is completed, the character generator 212 may display the corresponding feature points on the image to control which parts are extracted as the feature points. In this case, the feature point display function may be omitted when it is designed not to provide a separate display function for the feature point display.

In particular, the character generator 212 may search for a face image made up of a combination of face items most similar to the feature points extracted from the face DB of the storage unit 230, and may include a schedule including the feature points and the feature points of the face image. Enlarges or reduces the area by a predefined percentage. The character generator 212 may enlarge or reduce the feature points of the face at predetermined ratios with a predetermined crush on the basis of the stored warping program, and may support to enlarge or reduce the face size itself at a predetermined ratio. Can be.

Accordingly, when the character generator 212 provides a corrected face image by enlarging or reducing the feature points of the face at a program or a predetermined ratio, etc. stored in the storage 230, a plurality of faces based on the corrected face images Support to generate character samples. In this case, the character generator 212 may generate a plurality of character samples having high affinity by applying various image effects to the corrected face image. For example, in generating the character, the character generator 212 intentionally removes wrinkles formed in the mouth, eyes, forehead, and the like so as to display a younger image, or when the horizontal length of the face is wider than the average, the eyes By emphasizing the characteristics of the face, the face may be reduced by a predetermined ratio (eg, 10%), thereby creating a more attractive face character. The carrier generator 212 may apply the characteristics of the feature points extracted from the face image to support a unique character of the specific terminal device 100. For example, the device character generator 212 may perform an image correction process. By applying the relationship information between the feature points extracted from the image to the ratio adjustment to be applied, even if a character is generated based on the standardized face image, the image correction can be performed in the form of the feature of the user's face.

In addition, the character generator 212 may check whether the torso portion is provided in the initial image, and if the torso portion is included in the corresponding image, the character generator may extract and process the body portion to be used as the torso portion of the character. The character generator 212 may process the body part to match the generated facial character sample. That is, the character generator 212 may process the body portion according to a predetermined form to match the color or the face ratio of the face character samples.

Meanwhile, the character generator 212 may generate a torso character arbitrarily by dividing by gender, age group, body type, etc., and store and manage the generated torso character by item.

Also, the character generator 212 generates a three-dimensional motion by applying the generated one-dimensional face character and torso character samples, and generates a three-dimensional face and torso character based on the generated three-dimensional motion. . In particular, the character generator 212 may be produced to perform a three-dimensional motion through the processing, such as rotation or volume applied to each part of the one-dimensional face and body character, applying a predetermined image effect to the three-dimensional motion Can be created.

On the other hand, the face character and the body character generation as described above has been described as being performed in the character service device 200 for the convenience of providing the character service, the terminal device 100, as in the character generator 212 and the face character and You can create a torso character. In this case, the terminal device 100 may receive the character service by registering the generated face character and the body character or a character synthesized in the character service apparatus 200.

When the message processing unit 213 receives a message from the oscillator terminal device 100, it checks whether there is a character transmission request. As a result of the check, when the character is included in the message without the character transmission request and transmitted, the receiver identifies the identification information and transmits the character message including the character to the receiver terminal device 100.

As a result of the check, when there is a character transmission request, the message processing unit 213 reads the character stored in advance by mapping to the caller identification information according to the character transmission request information included in the message, and includes the read character in the message to identify the recipient. In accordance with the present invention, the character message including the character is transmitted to the receiver terminal device 100.

On the other hand, the message processing unit 213 checks the caller identification information, if the caller is subscribed to the character service and is set to always transmit a character when sending a message, even if receiving a general message without a character transmission request from the caller terminal device 100 The character may be included in the message and transmitted, or the character may be separately transmitted to the receiver terminal device 100.

The communication unit 220 forms a communication channel with at least one terminal device 100 requesting access to the character service device 200, and supports transmission and reception of various signals required for character service support through the corresponding communication channel. For example, the communication unit 210 may transmit a message requesting an image to be used for character generation to the terminal device 100 requesting a character service. In addition, the communicator 220 may receive an image corresponding to the corresponding message and provide the received image to the controller 210.

In addition, the communication unit 220 may receive the message transmitted from the caller terminal device 100 and transmit the character message including the character in the received message to the terminal device 100.

Meanwhile, when the face and torso character samples or character samples obtained by synthesizing them are generated, the communication unit 220 may provide the terminal device 100 with data about the corresponding character samples.

The communication unit 220 may be a communication module supporting at least one communication method capable of transmitting and receiving a character message, data necessary for supporting character generation, character service, and character service subscription of the terminal device 100. Therefore, the communication unit 220 of the present invention is not limited to a specific communication method or a specific communication module.

The storage unit 230 may include a face DB, a color DB, a face and a body character DB to support a character service, a character generation program for generating character samples, information related to character service provision and a character service subscription, and a character. Information related to the message can be stored. The character generation program may be embedded in the control unit 210 of the character service apparatus 200 to support a character generation service.

The face DB stores various face images having various feature points. When face feature points are extracted from an image transmitted by the terminal device 100, the face DB may be used to search for a face image most similar to the feature points of the extracted face. The face image retrieved from the face DB may be provided to the controller 210 to generate face character samples.

The color DB is configured to include various color information related to the face color of the received image. The color DB provides color information necessary for generating each face character in the process of generating face character samples from the received image. That is, the color DB provides color information applied when correcting face images. In this case, the color DB may preferentially provide color information similar to the color of the face in the received image at the request of the controller 210.

The face and torso character DB is a component that stores face and torso character samples generated by the character service apparatus 200. Here, the face and torso character DB may map and store at least one character sample selected through the terminal device 100 with a specific user.

In addition, the storage unit 230 may store information on overall functions executed in the character service apparatus 200, control information for driving and a program, and the like. The storage unit 230 may include an optical media such as a magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape, a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), and a digital video disk (DVD). And magneto-optical media such as floppy disks and ROM, random access memory (RAM), and flash memory.

Next, a method for providing a character service for character message transmission in the character service system configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, for convenience of description, the terminal device 100 that transmits a message will be referred to as a caller terminal device 100a, and the terminal device 100 that receives a message will be referred to as a receiver terminal device 100b. do.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a character service for transmitting a message using a character generated and a generated character in a terminal device of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4, it is checked whether there is a request for character generation from the user. As a result of the check, if a request for character generation is received, step 1102 is performed, otherwise step 1105 is performed or another user input signal is waited for.

In operation 1102, the terminal device 100 reads an image capable of face recognition photographed from the photographing unit 160 or stored in the storage 140 to collect an image for character generation. In operation 1103, the terminal device 100 transmits the collected image to the character service device 200. In this case, the terminal device 100 does not request the character service device 200 to generate the character, but recognizes the face from the collected image, that is, extracts the feature points of the face, generates a face image, and corrects the face image to directly resemble the same. You can also create facial characters.

Then, in step 1104, the terminal device 100 receives and stores the similar face character samples generated as described in the configuration of the character service device 200 from the character service device 200. Meanwhile, the terminal device 100 may download the body character samples from the character service device 200 periodically or at the request of the user, and store them in advance. The downloaded torso character may have a mobile function mapped and stored according to a user's selection. Can be. In addition, the 3D character of the terminal device 100 generated by synthesizing the face character and the body character may be received and stored without separately receiving the body character and the face character.

In this case, the terminal device 100 displays the face character samples and the body character samples received from the character service apparatus 200 on the screen in a list form or in a simplified image form to receive a selection from the user. Accordingly, the user selects a face character sample to be used as a base, and selects a body character sample to be synthesized to the face character sample for each mobile function. Then, the terminal device 100 may synthesize the selected face character sample and the body character sample and store the synthesized character in advance for each mobile function. Meanwhile, the caller terminal device 100 may not set the character in advance, but may read the desired face character sample and the body character sample in the subsequent process, synthesize them, and generate a character to be used in the selected mobile function.

Steps 1101 to 1104 related to the character generation as described above may be performed for the character generation in the receiver terminal device 100b as well as the sender terminal device 100a.

In step 1105, when the caller terminal device 100a checks whether there is a message transmission request from the user and receives the message content from the user, the caller terminal device 100a receives the message input to the receiver terminal device 100b in step 1106. Create a message to send as content. In this case, the caller terminal device 100a may generate a character message including a character stored in advance and a character related information set for character execution so that the character may be transmitted in the generated message. In addition, the caller terminal device 100a may transmit only the character transmission request information and the character related information to the character service apparatus 200 without including the character in the general message.

Then, in step 1107, the caller terminal device 100a transmits the generated message (or text message) to the receiver terminal device 100b through the character service device 200.

In operation 1108, the caller terminal device 100a may receive the message transmission result from the character service device 200 and check whether the message is normally transmitted.

Next, as described above, a character service method for notifying the reception of a message using a character included in a message received from the caller terminal device 100a according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Shall be.

5 is a diagram illustrating a method for providing a character service for notifying reception of a message using a counterpart character in a terminal device of a character service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, in step 1201, the receiver terminal device 100b checks whether a text message is received. That is, the receiver terminal device 100b checks whether a character is included in the message received from the sender terminal device 100a.

As a result of the check, if a character is included in the received message, the receiver terminal device 100b checks the counterpart character and the counterpart character related information included in the message and displays the counterpart character on the standby screen in step 1102.

Then, in step 1203, the receiver terminal device 100b executes the counterpart character according to the identified counterpart character information and notifies that the message is received through the counterpart character.

In this case, in step 1204, the receiver terminal device 100b displays a preset and stored my character on the standby screen, and in step 1205, the receiver terminal device 100b controls the character motion to transmit a message to the character of the other party. Run the opponent character and your character.

In step 1206, the receiver terminal device 100b displays a part of the message content through my character. Some of the contents of the message may be displayed through the counterpart character when notifying the reception of the message.

In step 1207, the receiver terminal device 100b switches the standby screen to the message window and displays the message content through My Character executed in the message window.

The program instructions recorded may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. For example, the recording medium may be magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical disks such as Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), digital video disks (DVD), Magnetic-Optical Media, such as floppy disks, and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and the like. do. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter as well as machine code such as produced by a compiler. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented specific examples for clarity and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

The present invention relates to a character service system and a method and apparatus for providing a character service in the system. The present invention can generate a more friendly face character resembling a user through an image capable of face recognition. By synthesizing the preset body character according to the mobile function with the mobile function, create a character to link with the mobile function and apply the set character when transmitting the message input by the user. It can be used in a friendly way.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the terminal device receives the character message, the character of the other party included in the message is executed on the standby screen so that the other party notifies the reception of the message and delivers the message to my character. It is possible to check whether the message is one message, and the recipient can feel more friendly and can have the same effect as receiving the message directly from the other party.

The present invention is a useful invention that is applied to the character service field, and generates an effect of enabling the location to be identified more accurately, thereby contributing to the development of the service industry.

10: communication network 100: terminal device 110: control unit
120: input unit 130: communication unit 140: storage unit
150: output unit 160: photographing unit 200: character service device
210: control unit 220: communication unit 230: storage unit

Claims (5)

Communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a communication network;
When receiving a character message including information on the other party character and the other party character transmitted from the other terminal device through the communication unit and information on which the sentence or word to be expressed by the other party character is set, the other party character included in the received character message is displayed on the standby screen. Display the received counterpart character according to the counterpart character related information, output the set information by voice through the executed counterpart character to inform the reception of a message, and display a previously stored my character on the standby screen to display the counterpart character. A control unit for controlling the counterpart character and the my character to take a motion of delivering a message to the my character, and displaying a part of the message through the my character;
An output unit for displaying the counterpart character and the inside character executed under the control of the controller;
Terminal device for providing a character service in a character service system comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit,
A character execution unit generating the my character to be applied to the message to be transmitted and received and executing the counterpart character included in the character message on the standby screen when the character message is received from another terminal device; And
Control to transmit the generated character message including the generated my character to the other terminal device, check whether the other party character is included in the character message received from the other terminal device, and check information related to the identified other party character and the other party's character A message processing unit for extracting and transferring the extracted character execution unit;
Terminal device for providing a character service in a character service system comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit
An image collector for collecting an image of a user for face recognition and transmitting the collected image to a character service apparatus;
In the character service system further comprises a character management unit for receiving and storing at least one character sample generated by using the collected image from the character service device, and delivers the character sample selected by the user to the character execution unit Terminal device for providing a character service. delete delete

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