Electronic device for providing VR image based on polyhedron and image providing method thereof

An image providing method, the method comprising:

• verifying state information of an electronic device;
• selecting one of first information indicating first image data generated using a first polyhedron projection rendering scheme based on a first polyhedron configured with a first number of flat surfaces to which an omnidirectional image is to be mapped and second information indicating second image data generated using a second polyhedron projection rendering scheme based on a second polyhedron configured with a second number of flat surfaces to which an omnidirectional image is to be mapped, based on at least the state information, so as to select different numbers of flat surfaces for a corresponding polyhedron based on different respective determined states of the electronic device;
• transmitting a request corresponding to the selected information to an external electronic device via a communication module of the electronic device;
• receiving image data corresponding to the selected information among the first image data and the second image data from the external electronic device in response to the request;
• and
• controlling playback of the received image data.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a processor causes and electronic device to perform operations comprising:

• verifying state information of an electronic device;
• select one of first information indicating first image data generated using a first polyhedron projection rendering scheme based on a first polyhedron configured with a first number of flat surfaces to which at least a portion of an omnidirectional image is to be mapped and second information indicating second image data generated using a second polyhedron projection rendering scheme based on a second polyhedron configured with a second number of flat surfaces to which at least a portion of an omnidirectional image is to be mapped, based at least on the state information, so as to select different numbers of surfaces for a corresponding polyhedron based on different respective determined states of the electronic device;
• transmitting a request corresponding to the selected information to an external electronic device via a communication module of the electronic device;
• receiving image data corresponding to the selected information between the first image data and the second image data from the external electronic device in response to the request;
• and
• controlling playback of the received image data.