Virtual reality apparatus, feedback apparatus, and system and method for providing realistic service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016342202-A1
Application number	US-201615079288-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 24, 2016
Priority date	May 18, 2015
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A virtual reality apparatus, a feedback apparatus, and a system and method for providing a realistic service. The virtual reality apparatus for providing a realistic service in association with at least one feedback apparatus includes: a video analyzer configured to analyze a video being played; a video feedback information generator configured to generate realistic feedback information based on the analyzing by the video analyzer; and a feedback information transmitter configured to transmit the generated realistic feedback information to the at least one feedback apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A virtual reality apparatus for providing a realistic service in association with at least one feedback apparatus, the virtual reality apparatus comprising:
a video analyzer configured to analyze a video being played; a video feedback information generator configured to generate realistic feedback information based on the analyzing by the video analyzer; and a feedback information transmitter configured to transmit the generated realistic feedback information to the at least one feedback apparatus.

2 . The virtual reality apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the video analyzer is configured to analyze, in real time, the video being played.

3 . The virtual reality apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the video analyzer is configured to identify and classify an object in the video being played and to analyze an activity or a status of the identified object.

4 . The virtual reality apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the realistic feedback information comprises at least one of:
a type of realistic feedback to be provided through the at least one feedback apparatus; a start time for providing the realistic feedback; an end time for providing the realistic feedback; and an intensity of the realistic feedback.

5 . The virtual reality apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one feedback apparatus comprises an olfactory feedback apparatus and a tactile feedback apparatus.

6 . The virtual reality apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a video player configured to play the video, which is received by the virtual reality apparatus, in virtual reality.

7 . A method for providing a realistic service in association with at least one feedback apparatus, the method comprising:
analyzing a video being played; generating realistic feedback information based on the analyzing; and transmitting the generated realistic feedback information to the at least one feedback apparatus.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing comprises analyzing, in real time, the video being played.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the analyzing comprises identifying and classifying an object in the video being played and analyzing an activity or a status of the identified object.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the realistic feedback information comprises at least one of:
a type of realistic feedback to be provided through the at least one feedback apparatus; a start time for providing the realistic feedback; an end time for providing the realistic feedback; and an intensity of the realistic feedback.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one feedback apparatus comprises an olfactory feedback apparatus and a tactile feedback apparatus.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising playing the video, which is received by the virtual reality apparatus, in virtual reality.

13 . A system for providing a realistic service, the system comprising:
a virtual reality apparatus configured to analyze a video being played, to generate realistic feedback information based on the analyzing, and to transmit the generated realistic feedback information to a feedback apparatus; and the feedback apparatus configured to receive the transmitted realistic feedback information from the virtual reality apparatus, and to provide realistic feedback based on the received realistic feedback information.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the virtual reality apparatus is configured to analyze, in real time, the video being played.

15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the virtual reality apparatus is configured to classify and identify an object in the video being played and to analyze an activity or a status of the identified object.

16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the realistic feedback information comprises at least one of:
a type of realistic feedback to be provided through the feedback apparatus; a start time for providing the realistic feedback; an end time for providing the realistic feedback; and an intensity of the realistic feedback.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the feedback apparatus comprises at least one of an olfactory feedback apparatus and a tactile feedback apparatus.

18 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the virtual reality apparatus plays the video, which is received by the virtual reality apparatus, in virtual reality.

19 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program executable by a computer for performing the method of claim 7 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Jae Min
• Kwon Yong Joo
• Kim Sun Kwon

Classifications

• G06F3/011 Primary

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• H04N21/44008

  involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream (arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59) · CPC title

• G06K9/00718

  Physics · mapped topic