KR102425624B1 - Method and system for avatar's gesture or emoji transmission in virtual space using sensor operation signal of user terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method for displaying a gesture or emoji of an avatar in virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal, and a method for constructing a virtual space management system therefor. A method for transmitting a gesture or emoji of an avatar in virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal may obtain a sensor operation signal built into or attached to a user terminal, transmit login information and the sensor operation signal obtained from the user terminal to a virtual space management server, generate an image of a gesture or emoji of a user avatar based on the received login information and the sensor operation signal by the virtual space management server, transmit the image to each user terminal connected to the virtual space management system, and display an avatar gesture or emoji.

Description

Method and system for avatar's gesture or emoji transmission in virtual space using sensor operation signal of user terminal

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a gesture or emoji of an avatar in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal, and a system for the same.

With the recent development of mobile communication technology and communication terminal technology, a user can access a wireless communication network using a user terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a lap top while moving. It can be accessed, and various tasks can be performed through various applications or programs installed in the user terminal.

In addition to basic call and message transmission, the user terminal can send various signals to the virtual space management system connected to the application by using a sensor built into the terminal or a sensor connected to the terminal.

In the virtual space service system, identification is mainly performed through an avatar and communication with the other party is performed. In addition to verbal communication methods such as calls or chatting, non-verbal communication methods such as gestures and emojis can be used to communicate with the other party. An object of the present invention is to transmit or display an avatar's gesture or emoji in a virtual space more easily by using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for transmitting a gesture or emoji of an avatar in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal includes: obtaining login information from a user in the user terminal; obtaining a sensor operation signal of each user terminal in the user terminal; transmitting the login information and the sensor operation signal obtained from the user terminal to a virtual space management system; determining, in the virtual space management system, a gesture or an emoji of an avatar based on the received login information and a sensor operation signal; generating an image of the determined avatar's gesture or emoji; and transmitting, in the virtual space management system, an avatar gesture or an emoji to each linked user terminal.

The acquiring of the sensor operation signal may be performed through a sensor operation acquiring unit of the user terminal.

The user terminal includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor having mutually different functions, and the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and It may be any one of angle sensing sensors.

In the determining of the gesture or emoji of the avatar, the gesture or emoji of the avatar may be determined based on the sensor operation signal sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor.

The user terminal further includes an auxiliary sensor, wherein the auxiliary sensor includes an illuminance sensor, and the gesture or emoji of the avatar in consideration of ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar It can be determined whether or not

The auxiliary sensor further includes a distance measuring sensor, and considering the distance between the ambient illuminance sensed in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar and the surrounding object forming the ambient illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor can

A system using a method for transmitting an avatar's gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment for solving the above problem includes: a user manager configured to obtain login information from a user in the user terminal; a sensor operation acquisition unit for acquiring a sensor operation signal of each user terminal from the user terminal; a sensor operation receiving unit for receiving the acquired sensor operation signal transmitted from the user terminal; an avatar jester/emoji determiner configured to determine a gesture or an emoji of the avatar based on the received sensor operation signal and the login information; an avatar gesture/emoji generator for generating the determined gesture or emoji of the avatar; and a transmitter for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji to each of the linked user terminals.

The user terminal includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor having mutually different functions, and the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and It may be any one of angle sensing sensors.

The jester or emoji of the avatar may be determined based on the sensor operation signal sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor.

The user terminal further includes an auxiliary sensor, the auxiliary sensor includes an illuminance sensor, and the avatar gesture or emoji generating unit generates the avatar gesture or emoji in consideration of ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor. can determine whether

The auxiliary sensor may further include a distance measuring sensor, and the gesture or emoji generating unit of the avatar considers the distance between the sensed ambient illuminance and the peripheral object forming the ambient illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor. It is possible to determine whether an avatar gesture or an emoji is generated.

According to a method and a system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to embodiments, the gesture of the avatar in a virtual space more easily using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal , can convey or display an emoji.

Effects according to the embodiments are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a configuration environment diagram of a system for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
3 to 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating various sensor operations of a system for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
9 is a block diagram illustrating an avatar gesture/emoji determining unit of a system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
10 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an avatar gesture/emoji determining unit of a system for a method for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Reference to an element or layer "on" of another element or layer includes any intervening layer or other element directly on or in the middle of the other element or layer. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The shapes, sizes, proportions, angles, numbers, etc. disclosed in the drawings for explaining the embodiments are illustrative and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated matters.

Although the first, second, etc. are used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the spirit of the present invention.

Each feature of the various embodiments of the present invention may be partially or wholly combined or combined with each other, technically various interlocking and driving are possible, and each of the embodiments may be implemented independently of each other or may be implemented together in a related relationship. may be

Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration environment diagram of a system for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

1 is a configuration environment diagram of a system 10 for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminals, the virtual space management system 100, and a plurality of different user terminals may be configured to include a system server that interlocks the virtual space management system 100 . The interworking may be implemented by a communication network.

In this case, the virtual space management system 100 may be configured as a server.

In addition, the communication network described in the present invention may include a wired/wireless communication network, and as an example of such a wireless communication network, a wireless LAN (WLAN), a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a Wibro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), CDMA2000 (Code Division Multi Access 2000), EV-DO (Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice- Data Only), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-A (LTE-A) Advanced), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), 5G mobile communication service, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), LoRa (Long Range), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), Ultra Sound Communication (USC), Visible Light Communication (VLC), Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct may be included. In addition, wired communication networks include wired LAN (Local Area Network), wired WAN (Wide Area Network), Power Line Communication (PLC), USB communication, Ethernet, serial communication, optical/coaxial cables, etc. may be included.

In addition, the user terminal includes a smart phone, a portable terminal, a mobile terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, a notebook computer, and a slate PC. (Slate PC), tablet PC (Tablet PC), ultrabook (ultrabook), wearable device (Wearable Device, for example, watch-type terminal (Smartwatch), glass-type terminal (Smart Glass), HMD (Head Mounted Display), etc. included) and the like).

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the system 10 for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the above configuration.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

1 and 2, the system 10 for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal is a user management unit 110 that obtains login information from a user in the user terminal. ; a sensor operation acquisition unit 210 for acquiring a sensor operation signal of each user terminal in the user terminal; a sensor operation receiving unit 120 for receiving the acquired sensor operation signal transmitted from the user terminal; an avatar jester/emoji determining unit 130 that determines a gesture or emoji of the avatar based on the received sensor operation signal and the login information; an avatar gesture/emoji generator 140 that generates the determined gesture or emoji of the avatar; and a transmitter 150 for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji to each of the linked user terminals.

The user manager 110 , the sensor motion receiver 120 , the avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 , the avatar gesture/emoji generator 140 , and the transmitter 150 may be configured by the controller 101 . can

In some embodiments, the other of the user manager 110 , the sensor motion receiver 120 , the avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 , the avatar gesture/emoji generator 140 , and the transmitter 150 is Of course, it may be configured by a separate device instead of being configured in the control unit 101 .

In addition, the control unit 101 may execute an overall control function of the virtual space management system 100 by using the program and data stored in the storage unit of the virtual space management system 100 , and the control unit 101 may It may include RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, and a bus, and the RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, etc. may be connected to each other through the bus.

In addition to the control unit 101 , the virtual space management system 100 includes a user input unit for receiving a user input, a communication unit for communication between the user terminal and the virtual space management system 100 , and a storage unit for storing various information. , and various components such as a display unit displaying various information, and the components constituting the virtual space management system 100 may be controlled by the control unit 101 .

Based on the above-described configuration, the member management unit 110 may receive user information for each user (or member) and register it as member information.

In this case, the member management unit 110 may receive the user information from a personal terminal for each of a plurality of different users (or members) and register it in the member DB 102 included in the virtual space management system 100 .

The virtual space management system 100 includes a user manager 110 , a sensor motion receiver 120 , an avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 , an avatar gesture/emoji generator 140 , and a transmitter 150 . In addition, the system of the user terminal 200 may include a sensor motion acquisition unit 210 and a plurality of sensors. The plurality of sensors may include a first sensor 220 , a second sensor 230 , a third sensor 240 , and an auxiliary sensor 250 . The auxiliary sensor 250 may include a plurality of sensors. The auxiliary sensor 250 may include an illuminance sensor and a distance measuring sensor.

The sensor motion acquisition unit 210 may be included in the system of the user terminal 200 to acquire motion sensing information of the terminal 200 used by the user. The motion sensing information may be generated through the above-described sensors 220 , 230 , and 240 . The sensors 220 , 230 , and 240 may be different sensors. For example, the sensors 220 , 230 , and 240 may be any one of an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and an angle sensing sensor. For example, the first sensor 220 may include an acceleration sensing sensor, the second sensor 230 may include a gyroscope sensor, and the third sensor 240 may include an angle sensing sensor. In the present specification, three sensors for sensing the operation of the terminal 200 except for the auxiliary sensors 250 have been exemplified, but the number of the corresponding sensors may be four or more.

Hereinafter, before describing the operation of the terminal 200, a direction will be defined.

3 to 8 are schematic diagrams illustrating various sensor operations of a system for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

3 to 8 together with FIG. 2 , a first direction (X direction), a second direction (Y direction), and a third direction (Z direction) may be defined. The first direction (X direction), the second direction (Y direction), and the third direction (Z direction) may cross each other. For example, the first direction (X direction), the second direction (Y direction), and the third direction (Z direction) may be orthogonal to each other.

A sensor operation signal of the user terminal 200 may be generated through a sensor operation of the terminal 200 . The sensor motion acquisition unit 210 may acquire and store the generated sensor motion signal. The sensor operation of the terminal 200 may include shaking and rotation sensor operation. For example, shaking during the sensor operation of the terminal 200 is left and right shaking (X-axis shaking) (reference distance: d1), up-and-down shaking (Z-axis shaking) (reference distance: d3), and front and rear shaking (Y-axis shaking) (reference distance: d2), and the rotation during the sensor operation of the terminal 200 is rotation about the Y axis (eg, 360 degrees), rotation about the X axis (eg, 360 degrees), and Z Rotation about an axis (eg, 360 degrees) may be included. However, the illustrated sensor operation of the terminal 200 is not limited thereto and may include various sensor operations in the art. The various sensor operations may include various sensor operations that can be recognized through a combination of the above-described sensors 220 , 230 , and 240 .

First, in Figs. 3(a) and 3(b), left-right shaking (X-axis shaking) (reference distance: d1) is exemplified.

4 exemplifies forward and backward shaking (Y-axis shaking) (reference distance: d2).

5 exemplifies vertical shaking (Z-axis shaking) (reference distance: d3).

6 illustrates rotation (eg, 360 degrees) about the Y axis.

7 illustrates rotation (eg, 360 degrees) about the X axis.

8 illustrates rotation (eg, 360 degrees) about the Z axis.

Table 1 below shows the sensor actions shown in FIGS. 3 to 8 , and the avatar action and emoji determined by the sensor actions. The table below exemplifies only the avatar motions performed in 2D, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the avatar motions can be performed in 3D. of course there is

9 is a block diagram illustrating an avatar gesture/emoji determining unit of a system for a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 9 , a plurality of avatar gesture/emoji determiners 130 may be provided. That is, the avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 may include a first determiner 130a and a second determiner 130b. In the present embodiment, the reason why the avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 is provided in plurality is to improve the user's convenience and the degree of freedom in using the avatar. The avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 may determine the avatar gesture/emoji according to a sensor operation signal acquired by a preset stored through the My Setting unit 131 to be described later with reference to FIG. 10 . For example, as described above in Table 1, left and right shaking (X-axis shaking) (reference distance: d1), up-and-down shaking (Z-axis shaking) (reference distance: d3), back and forth shaking (Y-axis shaking) (reference distance) : d2), the rotation about the Y-axis as a central axis (eg 360 degrees), the rotation about the X-axis as the central axis (eg 360 degrees), and the rotation about the Z-axis as the central axis (eg 360 degrees). You can set avatar motions and emojis to be displayed. However, in determining the gesture/emoji of the avatar, the user may want to determine different gestures/emoji in different situations. For example, when the user communicates with comfortable people such as friends and family, and when the user communicates with people with formal relationships such as co-workers, bosses, or clients, even with the same sensor motion signal, different avatar motions or aunts may want to be expressed. To this end, the avatar gesture/emoji determiner 130 includes a plurality of determiners 130a and 130b, and thus may determine different gestures or emojis of avatars according to situations.

10 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of an avatar gesture/emoji determining unit of a system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10 , each decision unit includes a my setting unit 131 , a designated user setting sharing unit 132 , a multiple user setting sharing unit 133 , a decision screen output unit 134 , and a decision screen ON/Off control unit ( 135), and a My Settings automation selection unit 136 . As described above, the my setting unit 131 may determine an avatar gesture/emoji according to a sensor operation signal obtained by a pre-stored setting. The setting subject of the my setting unit 131 may be a user of the terminal 200 . In some embodiments, the my setting unit 131 may be initialized to the most used setting (available gesture or emoji setting according to the acquired sensor operation signal) without user setting.

The designated user setting sharing unit 132 enables sharing of the My Setting unit between the user and other users, as shown in FIG. 2 . In more detail, the user determines the avatar gesture/emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained through the my setting unit 131, or the user determines the avatar gesture/emoji by setting the initial settings according to some embodiments described above, and has a close relationship with the other user. , you may want to use the avatar gesture or emoji determination setting according to the acquired sensor operation signal, which is the most convenient and most used in view of the other user's experience of using the system as it is. In this case, when the user and the other user simultaneously access the virtual space management system 100 through the designated user setting sharing unit 132 described above, the other user's My Setting unit 131 determines related settings. It can be pasted into the user's My Setting Unit 131 as it is.

The multiple user setting sharing unit 133 enables sharing of the My Setting unit between the user and multiple users, unlike the designated user setting sharing unit 132 described above. In more detail, the user determines the avatar gesture/emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained through the my setting unit 131, or the initial setting according to some embodiments described above, and the decision used by multiple users You may want to use the settings as they are. The decision setting used by the plurality of users includes an avatar gesture or emoji determined for each acquired sensor operation signal. That is, for each acquired sensor operation signal, the avatar gesture or emoji most frequently used by users is included. In this case, through the multiple user setting sharing unit 133 described above, the user can copy the decision setting used by multiple users and paste it into the user's My Setting unit 131 as it is.

The decision screen output unit 134 receives one sensor operation signal through the sensor operation receiving unit 120 after the user sets an avatar gesture/emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained through the My Setting unit 130 . In this case, an avatar gesture or emoji is determined according to the set sensor operation signal and an avatar gesture or emoji corresponding thereto is generated. It can be output on the screen of the terminal 200 . In this case, the outputted avatar gesture or emoji may be two or more. For example, in one area of the divided output screen, an avatar gesture or emoji (hereinafter, referred to as the first avatar image) recently set through the My Setting unit 130 is displayed, and in the other area, an avatar gesture or emoji recently set through the My Setting unit 130 is displayed. Before the set avatar gesture or emoji An avatar gesture or emoji (hereinafter, referred to as a second avatar image) set through the My Setting unit 130 may appear. In the example, only two avatar gestures or emojis are described, but there may be three or more. The output screen may be turned on for a predetermined time during which the user can select between the first avatar image and the second avatar image displayed on the screen (controlled through the decision screen on/off control unit 135). In this case, the user may select the first avatar image, the user may select the second avatar image, or may not select the second avatar image. When the first avatar image is selected, the first avatar image is generated and transmitted to the terminal 200 through the transmitter 150. When the second avatar image is selected, the second avatar image is generated and transmitted may be transmitted to the terminal 200 through the unit 150 . If neither the first avatar image nor the second avatar image is selected, the first avatar image that has been recently set is automatically regarded as selected, and the first avatar image is generated, and the terminal 200 is transmitted through the transmitter 150. ) can be transmitted to In some embodiments, the predetermined time during which the output screen is turned on and off may be adjusted through the decision screen on/off control unit 135 . In some other embodiments, the automatic determination screen on/off control unit 135 may adjust the predetermined time according to the user's age group according to the user's login information. That is, the predetermined time may increase in proportion to the age group.

When the number of times of selecting the above-described second avatar image exceeds a predetermined number, the my setting automation selection unit 136 sets an existing (or recent) setting (avatar gesture according to a sensor operation signal) of the my setting unit 131 . Alternatively, a selection window requesting to change the emoji setting) may be output on the screen of the terminal 200 . In the selection window, a sensor operation signal exceeding the predetermined number of times, a gesture or emoji setting of a recently set avatar corresponding to the sensor operation signal (eg, the first avatar image) (output to the main location, eg, the leftmost side); and a previously set avatar gesture or emoji setting (eg, a second avatar image) corresponding to the sensor operation signal (output to a sub-position, eg, immediately right of the first avatar image) may be displayed. When there is a history in which three or more avatar gestures or emojis have been set, the sub-positions may be divided into two or more according to the selected number of times, and the gesture or emoji settings of each previously set avatar may be output. When the corresponding screen is displayed, if the user wants to keep the latest settings, he can select the first avatar image. avatar images) displayed in the fields. Even in this case, if the predetermined time is exceeded, the corresponding output screen may be turned off and the latest setting may be maintained.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2 , the user terminal 200 may further include an auxiliary sensor 250 . The auxiliary sensor 250 may include a plurality of sensors. The auxiliary sensor 250 may include an illuminance sensor and a distance measuring sensor.

Before generating the avatar gesture or emoji through the avatar gesture/emoji generator 140 , it may be further determined whether the avatar gesture or emoji is generated. In this case, it may be determined whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated in consideration of the ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor.

In some embodiments, the auxiliary sensor further includes a distance measuring sensor, and forming the ambient illuminance sensed in the step of determining whether to generate a gesture or an emoji of the avatar and the peripheral illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor Whether to generate a gesture or an emoji of the avatar may be determined in consideration of the distance from the surrounding object. Through this, whether the sensor operation signal is artificially generated by the user's operation of the terminal 200, or in a dark environment such as a pocket or bag (in consideration of illumination, and a pocket or bag, etc. It is possible to determine whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated by determining whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated by determining whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated. If it is determined that the avatar gesture/emoji generating unit 140 is undesirably generated in a dark environment such as a pocket or bag (in consideration of illumination, and the terminal 200 is located very close to a nearby pocket or bag, etc.) ) may not generate the determined avatar gesture or emoji, so that generation of the avatar gesture or emoji in an undesired situation can be prevented in advance.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

11 is different from the system for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of the user terminal according to FIGS. 1 to 10 described above, except in a category different from that of FIG. Accordingly, detailed steps and descriptions of detailed configurations will be substituted for the contents described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10 .

Referring to FIG. 11 , a method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal includes: obtaining login information from a user in the user terminal (S10); obtaining a sensor operation signal of each user terminal in the user terminal (S20); transmitting the login information and the sensor operation signal obtained from the user terminal to the virtual space management system (S30); determining, in the virtual space management system, a gesture or an emoji of an avatar based on the received login information and a sensor operation signal (S40); generating an image of the determined avatar's gesture or emoji; and transmitting, in the virtual space management system, an avatar gesture or an emoji to each linked user terminal (S50).

The acquiring of the sensor operation signal may be performed through a sensor operation acquiring unit of the user terminal.

The user terminal includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor having mutually different functions, and the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and It may be any one of angle sensing sensors.

In the determining of the gesture or emoji of the avatar, the gesture or emoji of the avatar may be determined based on the sensor operation signal sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor.

The user terminal further includes an auxiliary sensor, wherein the auxiliary sensor includes an illuminance sensor, and the gesture or emoji of the avatar in consideration of ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar It can be determined whether or not

The auxiliary sensor further includes a distance measuring sensor, and considering the distance between the ambient illuminance sensed in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar and the surrounding object forming the ambient illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor Thus, it is possible to determine whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: system
100: virtual space management system
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120: sensor operation receiving unit
130: avatar gesture / emoji determining unit
140: avatar gesture / emoji generator
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Claims (11)

obtaining login information from a user in a user terminal;
obtaining a sensor operation signal of each user terminal in the user terminal;
transmitting the login information and the sensor operation signal obtained from the user terminal to a virtual space management system;
determining, in the virtual space management system, a gesture or an emoji of an avatar based on the received login information and a sensor operation signal;
generating an image of the determined avatar's gesture or emoji; and
transmitting, in the virtual space management system, an avatar gesture or an emoji to each linked user terminal;
In the step of acquiring the sensor operation signal, it is performed through the sensor operation acquisition unit of the user terminal,
The user terminal includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor having mutually different functions, and the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and Any one of the angle sensing sensors,
In the step of determining the gesture or emoji of the avatar, the gesture or emoji of the avatar is determined based on the sensor operation signal sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor,
The user terminal further includes an auxiliary sensor, wherein the auxiliary sensor includes an illuminance sensor, and the gesture or emoji of the avatar in consideration of ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar to determine whether or not the
The auxiliary sensor further includes a distance measuring sensor, and considering the distance between the ambient illuminance sensed in the step of generating the gesture or emoji of the avatar and the surrounding object forming the ambient illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor to determine whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated,
The sensor operation signal of the terminal includes shaking and rotation sensor operation,
The shaking includes left and right shaking (X-axis shaking), up-and-down shaking (Z-axis shaking), and front-back shaking (Y-axis shaking),
The rotation includes rotation about the Y-axis as a central axis, rotation about the X-axis as a central axis, and rotation about the Z-axis as a central axis,
The determination of the gesture or emoji of the avatar is performed by the avatar gesture/emoji determining unit,
A plurality of avatar gesture/emoji determining units are provided to perform different avatar motions when the user communicates with friends or family and when the user communicates with coworkers, bosses, or clients, even with the same sensor motion signal , or an emoji is expressed,
The avatar gesture/emoji determining unit includes a my setting unit, a designated user setting sharing unit, a multiple user setting sharing unit, a decision screen output unit, a decision screen ON/Off control unit, and a my setting automation selection unit,
The my setting unit determines an avatar gesture / emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained by a pre-stored setting,
The designated user setting sharing unit enables sharing of the my setting unit with the user and other users,
The multiple user setting sharing unit enables sharing of my setting unit with the user and multiple users,
When the user sets an avatar gesture/emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained through the My Setting unit and then receives one sensor operation signal through the sensor operation receiving unit, the determination screen output unit responds to the set sensor operation signal. an avatar gesture or emoji is determined and a corresponding avatar gesture or emoji is generated, and the avatar gesture or emoji determined between the determination of the avatar gesture or emoji and generation of the avatar gesture or emoji is output to the terminal screen; The output avatar gesture or emoji is two or more,
The first avatar image recently set through the My Setting unit is displayed in one area of the divided output screen, and the second avatar image recently set through the My Setting unit before the avatar gesture or emoji recently set through the My Setting unit is displayed in the other area. appear,
The output screen is turned on for a predetermined time during which the user can select between the first avatar image and the second avatar image displayed on the screen, and is controlled through the decision screen on/off control unit,
the user may select the first avatar image, the user may select the second avatar image, or both the first avatar image and the second avatar image may not be selected,
When the number of times to select the second avatar image exceeds a predetermined number of times, the My Settings automation selection unit changes the existing (or recent) settings of the My Settings unit (available gestures or emoji settings according to sensor operation signals). A requesting selection window is output to the screen of the terminal, and the sensor operation signal exceeding the predetermined number of times, a gesture or emoji setting of a recently set avatar corresponding to the sensor operation signal, and the sensor operation signal A method of transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal indicating a previously set avatar gesture or emoji setting corresponding to .
delete delete delete delete delete a user manager for obtaining login information from a user in a user terminal;
a sensor operation acquisition unit for acquiring a sensor operation signal of each user terminal from the user terminal;
a sensor operation receiving unit for receiving the acquired sensor operation signal transmitted from the user terminal;
an avatar gesture/emoji determining unit configured to determine an avatar's gesture or emoji based on the received sensor operation signal and the login information;
an avatar gesture/emoji generator for generating the determined gesture or emoji of the avatar; and
A transmitter for transmitting an avatar gesture or emoji to each of the linked user terminals,
The user terminal includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a third sensor having mutually different functions, and the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor are an acceleration sensing sensor, a gyroscope sensor, and Any one of the angle sensing sensors,
The gesture or emoji of the avatar is determined based on the sensor operation signal sensed by the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor,
The user terminal further includes an auxiliary sensor, wherein the auxiliary sensor includes an illuminance sensor, and the avatar gesture or emoji generating unit generates the avatar gesture or emoji in consideration of ambient illuminance sensed by the illuminance sensor. to determine whether
The auxiliary sensor further includes a distance measuring sensor, and the gesture or emoji generating unit of the avatar considers the distance between the sensed ambient illuminance and the peripheral object forming the ambient illuminance sensed through the distance measuring sensor. Determining whether the avatar's gesture or emoji is generated,
The sensor operation signal of the terminal includes shaking and rotation sensor operation,
The shaking includes left and right shaking (X-axis shaking), up-and-down shaking (Z-axis shaking), and front-back shaking (Y-axis shaking),
The rotation includes rotation about the Y-axis as a central axis, rotation about the X-axis as a central axis, and rotation about the Z-axis as a central axis,
The determination of the gesture or emoji of the avatar is performed by the avatar gesture/emoji determining unit,
A plurality of avatar gesture/emoji determining units are provided to perform different avatar motions when the user communicates with friends or family and when the user communicates with coworkers, bosses, or clients, even with the same sensor motion signal , or an emoji is expressed,
The avatar gesture/emoji determining unit includes a my setting unit, a designated user setting sharing unit, a multiple user setting sharing unit, a decision screen output unit, a decision screen ON/Off control unit, and a my setting automation selection unit,
The my setting unit determines an avatar gesture / emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained by a pre-stored setting,
The designated user setting sharing unit enables sharing of the my setting unit with the user and other users,
The multiple user setting sharing unit enables sharing of my setting unit with the user and multiple users,
When the user sets an avatar gesture/emoji according to the sensor operation signal obtained through the My Setting unit and then receives one sensor operation signal through the sensor operation receiving unit, the determination screen output unit responds to the set sensor operation signal. an avatar gesture or emoji is determined and a corresponding avatar gesture or emoji is generated, and the avatar gesture or emoji determined between the determination of the avatar gesture or emoji and generation of the avatar gesture or emoji is output to the terminal screen; The output avatar gesture or emoji is two or more,
The first avatar image recently set through the My Setting unit is displayed in one area of the divided output screen, and the second avatar image recently set through the My Setting unit before the avatar gesture or emoji recently set through the My Setting unit is displayed in the other area. appear,
The output screen is turned on for a predetermined time during which the user can select between the first avatar image and the second avatar image displayed on the screen, and is controlled through the decision screen on/off control unit,
the user may select the first avatar image, the user may select the second avatar image, or both the first avatar image and the second avatar image may not be selected,
When the number of times to select the second avatar image exceeds a predetermined number of times, the My Settings automation selection unit changes the existing (or recent) settings of the My Settings unit (available gestures or emoji settings according to sensor operation signals). A requesting selection window is output to the screen of the terminal, and the sensor operation signal exceeding the predetermined number of times, a gesture or emoji setting of a recently set avatar corresponding to the sensor operation signal, and the sensor operation signal A system using an avatar gesture or emoji transmission method in a virtual space using a sensor operation signal of a user terminal in which a previously set avatar gesture or emoji setting corresponding to . delete delete delete delete

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