Method for providing virtual object and electronic device therefor

An electronic device for providing a virtual object, the electronic device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, configured to:
• receive a request for the virtual object including a first condition set comprising a plurality of present conditions,
• execute a search for the virtual object by comparing each of the plurality of present conditions to each of a plurality of conditions included in a plurality of condition sets, each set associated with at least one virtual object stored in the memory,
• when none of the plurality of condition sets having the plurality of conditions matching all of the plurality of present conditions, determine one or more first conditions among the received plurality of present conditions coinciding with one or more second conditions included in one of the plurality of condition sets,
• when the coincidence between the one or more first conditions and the one or more second conditions is repeated a predetermined times, register the one or more first conditions as a partially matching condition set, and
• provide a partially matching virtual object corresponding to the partially matching condition set.

A method for providing a virtual object in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• requesting a virtual object by transmitting a plurality of present conditions detected by the electronic device to a server, the server having a memory for a plurality of condition sets;
• receiving a virtual object from the server;
• and
• generating and displaying the received virtual object as an image on a screen of the electronic device,
• wherein in response to none of the plurality of condition sets having a plurality of conditions matching all of the plurality of present conditions, the received virtual object is identified as a second virtual object associated with a partially matching condition set, the partially matching condition set including one or more second conditions among the plurality of present conditions which coincide with one or more third conditions included in one of the plurality of condition sets, and the one or more second conditions being registered by the server as the partially matching condition set in response to a coincidence between the one or more second conditions and the one or more third conditions being repeated a predetermined time.

A virtual object providing server comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor, configured to:
• store at least one virtual object for augmented reality associated with a plurality of conditions;
• receive a request for the virtual object including a first condition set comprising a plurality of present conditions from an external electronic device;
• execute a search the memory for the virtual object by comparing each of the plurality of present conditions to each of the plurality of conditions included in a plurality of condition sets, each set associated with at least one virtual object stored in the memory;
• when none of the plurality of condition sets has the plurality of conditions matching all of the plurality of present conditions, determine one or more first conditions among the plurality of present conditions coinciding with one or more second conditions included in one of the plurality of condition sets;
• when the coincidence between the one or more first conditions and the one or more second conditions is repeated a predetermined times, register the one or more first conditions as a partially matching condition set;
• and
• transmit to the electronic device a partially matching virtual object corresponding to the partially matching condition set.