Method for operating augmented reality contents and device and system for supporting the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsEunsun Kim, Hwayoung Song, Yujin Lee, Hayoung Jeong
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods of operating augmented reality (AR) contents, and a device and a system supporting the same. In one method, a real world image is captured using a camera in a portable device. A virtual space corresponding to the real world image is built, by partitioning image elements included in the virtual space into plural background objects and displaying the background objects. Augmented reality contents are generated by mapping one or more user contents onto the background objects. In other embodiments, location information of the portable device is used to obtain AR contents for enhancing captured images.
Claims18
A method performed by an electronic device, for generating augmented reality contents, the method comprising:
- capturing a real world image using a camera of the electronic device;
- building a virtual space corresponding to the real world image, by partitioning image elements included in the captured image into plural background objects, and displaying the background objects;
- and
- generating augmented reality contents by mapping one or more user contents onto the background objects;
- wherein displaying the background objects comprises one of:
- identifying a number of predefined user contents to be included within the augmented reality contents, and partitioning the image elements into the background objects corresponding to the number of user contents;
- and
- partitioning the image elements into background objects according to a number of user contents defined by default.
A method performed by an electronic device, for generating augmented reality contents, the method comprising:
- capturing a real world image using a camera of the electronic device;
- building a virtual space corresponding to the real world image, by partitioning image elements included in the captured image into plural background objects, and displaying the background objects;
- and
- generating the augmented reality contents by partitioning the image elements into background objects in the virtual space based on a selected placement scheme for placing user contents on the virtual space in a predetermined form, wherein selection of the placement scheme is detected according to a movement trace and speed;
- and
- mapping the user contents onto the background objects.
A device supporting generation of augmented reality contents, the device comprising:
- a camera unit configured to capture a real world image;
- a display unit;
- and
- a controller configured to build a virtual space corresponding to the captured image, by partitioning image elements included in the virtual space into plural background objects, displaying the background objects via the display unit, and generating the augmented reality contents by mapping one or more user contents onto the background objects;
- wherein displaying the background objects comprises one of:
- identifying a number of predefined user contents to be included within the augmented reality contents, and partitioning the image elements into the background objects corresponding to the number of user contents;
- and
- partitioning the image elements into background objects according to a number of user contents defined by default.
A device supporting generation of augmented reality contents, the device comprising:
- a camera configured to capture a real world image;
- a display;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- build a virtual space corresponding to the real world image, by partitioning at least a part of the captured image into plural background objects based on a selected placement scheme for placing user contents on the virtual space in a predetermined form, wherein selection of the placement scheme is detected according to a movement trace and speed;
- and
- generate the augmented reality contents by mapping the user contents onto the background objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.