# US 2018/0027223 A1 · System and method for generating 3d image content which enables user interaction > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0027223 A1 - Document ID: US20180027223A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/489,077 - Filed: 2017-04-17 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-22 - Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology - Applicants: Korea Institute of Science and Technology - Inventors: Dae Il SEO; Byoung Hyun YOO; Hee Dong KO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180027223A1 ## CPC - H04N 13/194: Transmission of image signals - G06F 40/143: Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD] - H04N 13/178: Metadata, e.g. disparity information - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Provided is a three dimensional (3D) image content generating system. The 3D image content generating system includes a display profiler configured to receive profile information including a hardware characteristic of a display device from the display device, and a content generator configured to receive at least one of a first type of content having no 3D information and a second type of content having 3D information, and to generate an image according to the profile information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for generating a three dimensional (3D) image content comprising: a display profiler configured to receive profile information including a hardware characteristic of a display device from the display device; and a content generator configured to receive at least one of a first type of content having no 3D information and a second type of content having 3D information from a content provider, and to generate an image according to the profile information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The 3D image content generating system of claim 1, further comprising a user interaction handler configured to perform a user interaction with respect to the first type of content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The 3D image content generating system of claim 2, wherein the content generator comprises: a content loader configured to receive content according to a format of the first type of content and the second type of content; and a content renderer configured to generate 3D image content from the first type of content and the second type of content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The 3D image content generating system of claim 3, wherein the content renderer of the content generator comprises a 3D content renderer configured to blend and render the first type of content and the second type of content, wherein the 3D content renderer comprises a 3D blender configured to construct a first scene graph for the first type of content and a second scene graph for the second type of content according to a type of content received through the content loader, and to integrate the first scene graph and the second scene graph into a scene graph on the same 3D space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The 3D image content generating system of claim 4, wherein the content render of the content generator further comprises a stereographic content renderer configured to generate 3D image content from the integrated scene graph, wherein the stereographic content renderer comprises a stereographic image renderer configured to generate an image for each viewing zone from scene information in which the first type of content is blended with the second type of content according to the integrated scene graph; and a multiplexer configured to generate a 3D image by multiplexing the images for each viewing zones. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The 3D image content generating system of claim 1, wherein the first type of content includes a Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) document. ### Claim 7 A method for generating three dimensional (3D) image content, the method comprising steps of: (a) receiving profile information including a hardware characteristic of a display device from the display device; (b) receiving at least one of a first type of content having no 3D information and a second type of content having 3D information from a content provider; and (c) generating an image by using at least one of the first type of content and the second type of content according to the profile information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the step of (c) comprises generating a 3D image when the profile information indicates a 3D display, and providing a rendered image when the profile information indicates a general display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the step of (c) comprises constructing a first scene graph for the first type of content and a second scene graph for the second type of content when both the first type of content and the second type of content are provided in (b), and integrating the first scene graph and the second scene graph into a scene graph on the same 3D space. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the step of (c) comprises generating an image for each viewing zone from scene information in which the first type of content is blended with the second type of content according to the integrated scene graph. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the step of (c) comprises rendering images for n-view points from the integrated scene graph. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the step of (c) comprises generating a 3D image by multiplexing the images for each viewing zones. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising providing the display device with the generated 3D image.