KR102225494B1 - Method and apparatus for experiencing virtual fair using virtual realtiy device - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, in a virtual exhibition experience method using a VR (Virtual Reality) device, information on a virtual exhibition including information on at least one company, information on at least one product, and information on at least one advertisement is provided. Obtaining, providing a specific scene for the virtual exhibition to the user based on the user's location information and information on the virtual exhibition, obtaining motion information from the user, and the movement information based on the It may include the step of changing the specific scene for the virtual exposition to another scene.

Description

Virtual expo experience method and device using VR device {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPERIENCING VIRTUAL FAIR USING VIRTUAL REALTIY DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR (Virtual Reality) device, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for embedding a virtual exhibition including information on various companies and products using a VR device. About.

Recently, as technologies related to virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have developed, many services that have previously been provided using VR or AR have been developed and provided.

In particular, unlike augmented reality, which shows new information in reality, virtual reality (VR) can be widely used by providing a virtual space different from reality to a user.

For example, existing fairs or exhibitions have been conducted at a specific time and in a specific space, and all companies or visitors who want to participate in this have a problem that the number cannot but be limited due to such time and space constraints. In other words, the number of exhibitors or visitors in an exhibition according to a certain subject is limited due to temporal and spatial constraints, and accordingly, the effectiveness of the exhibition and exhibition is inevitably reduced. Conversely, it can be seen that when the temporal and spatial constraints for fairs and exhibitions disappear, a greater effect can be generated than that of existing fairs and exhibitions, and the present invention proposes a way to solve this problem using VR. I want to.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a virtual expo experience method using a VR device.

Another object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a virtual expo experience apparatus using a VR device.

A virtual expo experience method using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes information on at least one company, information on at least one product, and information on at least one advertisement. Acquiring information on a virtual fair, providing a specific scene for the virtual fair to the user based on the location information of the user and the information on the virtual fair, obtaining motion information from the user, and the It may include the step of changing the specific scene for the virtual exhibition to another scene based on the motion information.

Here, the location information of the user may include location information on the virtual exhibition at a time when the user previously ended the virtual exhibition.

Here, the location information of the user may include initial location information set in advance on the virtual exhibition when the user has not previously used the virtual exhibition history information.

Here, the other scene may include a scene for the virtual exhibition at another location moved from the previous location of the user according to the location movement information when the motion information includes location movement information.

Here, in the other scene, when the motion information includes selection information on a scene, a scene for the virtual exposition including detailed information of a company, product, or advertisement included in the specific scene according to the selection information on the scene Can include.

Here, the method may further include adding information on the company, the product, or the advertisement according to the selection information on the scene to an interest list, and providing the interest list to the user's terminal device.

Here, the providing of the interest list to the user's terminal device includes providing a scene of the virtual exhibition including detailed information of the company, the product, or the advertisement to the user's terminal device together with the interest list. It may include.

Here, if the information on the virtual exhibition is different from the information on the previous virtual exhibition, the user is provided with location information or deletion information on the virtual exhibition of companies, products, or advertisements added to the interest list in the previous virtual exhibition to the user. It may further include providing to.

Here, acquiring keyword information from the user, searching for a keyword-related company and product among the companies and products included in the virtual fair and the previous virtual fair based on the keyword information, and the searched keyword-related company and product It may further include the step of further comprising the step of providing information on the user.

Here, the step of obtaining purchase request information for the specific scene or a specific product included in the other scene from the user, and providing the user with a predetermined payment process based on the purchase request information. have.

A virtual expo experience device using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a VR device processor that displays a scene of virtual reality to a user, and at least one executed through the processor. It includes a memory in which the command is stored, and the at least one command acquires information on a virtual exhibition including information on at least one company, information on at least one product, and information on at least one advertisement Is executed to provide a specific scene for the virtual exhibition to the user based on the location information of the user and the information on the virtual exhibition through the VR device, and is executed to obtain motion information from the user, , It may be executed to change a specific scene for the virtual exhibition into another scene based on the motion information.

Here, the location information of the user may include location information on the virtual exhibition at a time when the user previously ended the virtual exhibition.

Here, the location information of the user may include initial location information set in advance on the virtual exhibition when the user has not previously used the virtual exhibition history information.

Here, the other scene may include a scene for the virtual exhibition at another location moved from the previous location of the user according to the location movement information when the motion information includes location movement information.

Here, in the other scene, when the motion information includes selection information on a scene, a scene for the virtual exposition including detailed information of a company, product, or advertisement included in the specific scene according to the selection information on the scene Can include.

Here, the at least one command may be executed to add information on the company, the product, or the advertisement according to the selection information on the scene to an interest list, and may be executed to provide the interest list to the user's terminal device.

Here, the at least one command may be executed to provide a scene for the virtual exhibition including detailed information of the company, the product, or the advertisement to the user's terminal device together with the interest list.

Here, the at least one command is, when the information on the virtual exhibition is different from the information on the previous virtual exhibition, the location information of the company, product, or advertisement added to the interest list in the previous virtual exhibition to the user on the virtual exhibition Alternatively, it may be executed to provide deletion information to the user.

Here, the at least one command is executed to obtain keyword information from the user, and is executed to search for a keyword-related company and product among companies and products included in the virtual fair and the previous virtual fair based on the keyword information, It may be executed to provide information on the searched keyword related companies and products to the user.

Here, the at least one command is executed to obtain purchase request information for the specific scene or a specific product included in the other scene from the user, and provides a payment process set in advance based on the purchase request information to the user Can be implemented to do so.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an experience of an exhibition or exhibition that is difficult to participate directly due to temporal or spatial constraints using a VR device.

According to the present invention, information on various companies and various products can be checked in detail without time constraints according to the virtual exhibition or exhibition.

According to the present invention, additional information, such as a homepage of a company of interest or a search result of a product of interest, can be immediately checked during a virtual expo or exhibition experience.

1 is a view for explaining a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a first screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a second screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a third screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are diagrams showing road views in a screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a block diagram of an apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart of a method for experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the present invention, various modifications may be made and various embodiments may be provided, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each drawing, similar reference numerals have been used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element. The term "and/or" includes a combination of a plurality of related described items or any of a plurality of related described items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. It should be. On the other hand, when a component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It is to be understood that the presence or addition of elements or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof does not preclude in advance.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein including technical or scientific terms have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms as defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessive formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this application. Does not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, in order to facilitate an overall understanding, the same reference numerals are used for the same elements in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same elements are omitted.

1 is a view for explaining a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A virtual expo experience method using a virtual reality (VR) device according to an embodiment of the present invention may use a VR device capable of displaying a scene of virtual reality to a user and a user's terminal device.

Referring to FIG. 1, a VR device may refer to a device capable of receiving information to be displayed from a terminal device or a server of a user and displaying it to a user. In addition, the VR device may be in close contact with the user's face or around the eyes of the user's face, so that a scene for the virtual space may be displayed on one screen, and two screens for the virtual space may be displayed according to the user's left and right eyes. The scene can be displayed.

The user's terminal device may be referred to as a portable electronic device or a smart device, and for example, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader (e -book reader), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a wearable device, and a smart watch.

However, the user's terminal device may be mounted on the VR device and operated as an integral part, and in this case, the operation of the user's terminal device may be omitted.

That is, a method of experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided to a user through a VR device based on information on the virtual exhibition. Information on the virtual exhibition can be transmitted from the server to the user's terminal device and transmitted from the user's terminal device to the VR device, and information on the pre-processed virtual exhibition is transmitted to the VR device after additional pre-processing is performed on the user's terminal device. It can be transmitted to, and information about the virtual exhibition can be directly transmitted from the server to the VR device.

Here, the information on the virtual exhibition may include information about the company, information about the product, and information about advertisements, which may include all information for displaying companies, products and/or advertisements at the virtual exhibition. , Appearance information and detailed information about the company's products and/or advertisements to be displayed may also be included.

In addition, the exposition does not include only a simple exposition, and may include all various forms such as an exhibition, but for convenience of explanation, it will be referred to as an exposition.

The virtual exhibition experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a specific scene of the virtual exhibition to the user through a VR device, which may be based on the user's location information and information on the virtual exhibition.

Here, the location information of the user may include information on the location of the user on the virtual fair, and if there is history information of the previous experience of the virtual fair, the last location information according to this history information, that is, the previous virtual fair It may include location information of the user at the time when the experience of the fair is ended. Accordingly, according to an embodiment, the experience of the virtual exhibition may be provided to the user from the position at which the experience of the previous virtual exhibition was ended.

However, if there is no history information about the user's previous virtual exhibition experience, preset or predetermined initial location information may be determined as the user's location information.

In addition, for this purpose, unique identification information for each user can be acquired and stored, and unique identification information can be obtained, used, and managed even at the start of a virtual expo experience.

The virtual exhibition experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention may change the scene of the virtual exhibition provided to the user based on the movement information by acquiring motion information from the user. That is, a specific scene of the virtual exhibition can be changed to another scene based on the motion information.

Here, the motion information may be obtained through a motion measurement device, a separate motion measurement device may be used, and may be mounted on a user's terminal device or a VR device and operated as an integral part.

Such motion information may include various information depending on the motion measurement device. For example, the motion information may include at least one of position movement information, rotation information, enlargement and reduction information, and selection information on a scene, and may further include other information depending on the motion measurement device, or obtained through various input methods. Can be.

In other words, the virtual exhibition experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention may change a specific scene of the virtual exhibition to another scene based on the above-described motion information. For example, when the motion information is position movement information, a scene at a moved position may be provided according to the position movement information, and in the case of rotation information, a scene in a rotated direction according to the rotation information may be provided. , In the case of zoom information, it is possible to provide a scene enlarged or reduced in the current scene according to the zoom information, and in the case of selection information on the scene, a specific point (company, product or advertisement) in the current scene according to the selection information on the scene A scene including detailed information, etc., may be provided by selecting a point indicating the etc.). A detailed description of this will be described later together with FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a diagram illustrating a first screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The virtual exhibition experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a specific scene of the virtual exhibition to a user based on information on the virtual exhibition. Here, the specific scene of the virtual exhibition may include at least one of information about a company, information about a product, and information about an advertisement.

For example, referring to FIG. 2, according to an exemplary embodiment, information on a booth of a company participating in an exhibition may be provided to a user. That is, it is possible to provide the same experience as the user visiting the booth. Here, the booth may include information on the company of the booth and information on the products sold by the company, and the user may visit the booth to obtain information on the company and information on the products to be sold.

In addition, the virtual exhibition may include a plurality of booths, and in one embodiment, when a user visits a specific booth on the virtual exhibition, information on the booth may be provided as described above. Here, the visit of a specific booth may be performed by obtaining motion information or location movement information from a user.

Further, in an exemplary embodiment, a user may visit a specific booth, check the relationship of a product sold by a company of the booth, and further check detailed information about a product by selecting a product. Here, product selection may be performed by obtaining motion information or selection information on a scene from a user.

3 is a diagram illustrating a second screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, according to an exemplary embodiment, information on a booth of a company participating in an exhibition may be provided to a user. That is, it is possible to provide the same experience as the user visiting the booth.

In particular, in an embodiment, when visiting a booth, the user may obtain information on a company of the booth, and the information on the company may include detailed information of the company. For example, detailed information of a company may include an introduction to the company, company introduction, product introduction, product inquiries, and directions. Here, an embodiment may provide a scene including information on any one of detailed information of a company by obtaining selection information on a scene from a user.

For example, an embodiment may provide a scene for inquiring when a product inquiry is selected, and a user may leave inquiry information directly from the scene, and this may be directly transmitted to a corresponding company. Here, the inquiry information may be composed of text or voice information. However, the format of the inquiry information is not limited thereto, and may be composed of various types of information. In addition, response information according to inquiry information may be obtained from a company and transmitted to the user's terminal device.

For example, an embodiment may provide a scene including detailed information of a product including at least one of an appearance of a product, a specification of a product, a price of a product, a feature of the product, and the like when product introduction is selected. Here, the user can immediately request the purchase of the product on the scene, and can proceed with the payment. Payment may be performed by a payment process set in advance on the scene, may be performed in conjunction with a payment process provided from an external device, or may be performed by transmitting payment information to the outside so that payment is performed externally. For example, payment may be performed in conjunction with the Google Store payment process.

In addition, the above-described product purchase procedure describes a case where a booth visit and product introduction are selected, but is not limited thereto. That is, in an embodiment, even when a booth visit or product introduction is not selected, detailed information of a product may be provided immediately by using a search function during a virtual exhibition experience, and purchase and payment of a product may also be provided.

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 3 according to an exemplary embodiment, a search function may be provided to a user experiencing a virtual exhibition as described above. Here, the search function may be performed by receiving a keyword from the user, and in one embodiment, a booth related to a keyword in a virtual fair and/or a product related to the keyword is searched and derived and provided to the user based on the keyword input from the user. can do.

Here, the keyword may be input such as infants, weddings, newlyweds, household goods, exercise goods, etc., but it is not limited thereto since it may be input in various ways by a user. For example, when the keyword is input as an infant, an embodiment may search and derive a booth related to an infant and/or a product related to an infant in a current virtual fair and provide it to the user. Here, in the case of providing a booth related to an infant and/or a product related to an infant that has been searched and derived, an exemplary embodiment may also provide location information of the corresponding booth or the current virtual exhibition for the corresponding product.

Further, according to an exemplary embodiment, a booth related to a keyword in a previous virtual exhibition and/or a product related to a keyword may be searched and derived and provided to a user. That is, according to an embodiment, the search range may be extended from a current virtual exhibition held on a current date to a previous virtual exhibition held previously. During the search, whether or not to perform an extended search may be determined according to the user's settings, but the search for previous virtual fairs may be automatically performed.

In one embodiment, when searching for and deriving a booth and/or product in a previous virtual exhibition and providing it to a user, at least one of information on the date the previous virtual exhibition was held and information on the location of booths and/or products in the previous virtual exhibition, etc. You can also provide detailed information about the previous virtual fairs it contains.

4 is a diagram showing a third screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, referring to FIG. 4, according to an exemplary embodiment, information on advertisements in a booth of a company participating in an exhibition or information on advertisements included in the exhibition may be provided to a user. That is, it is possible to provide an experience such as a user watching an advertisement.

In particular, the advertisement may be composed of a still image or a video, and in the case of a video, it may be automatically played, but when selection information on a scene is obtained from a user, and a video advertisement is selected through this, it may be played. However, this can be changed according to settings.

In addition, in an embodiment, when selection information on another scene is obtained from the user, detailed information of the corresponding advertisement may be provided instead of the reproduction of the video advertisement. For this purpose, a selection object and detailed information for playing the advertisement are provided to the scene. A selection object for may exist separately, and detailed information may be provided when it is selected again during playback of a video advertisement. However, this can be changed according to settings.

That is, the virtual expo experience method according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a scene including information on various booths by moving and selecting according to the user's motion information on the virtual expo, and including information on companies. A scene may be provided, a scene including information on a product may be provided, and a scene including information on an advertisement may be provided.

Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 4 in an embodiment, various missions may be provided to a user experiencing a virtual exhibition, and when the user performs a mission, issuing or providing a coupon that can be used within the virtual exhibition to the user. You may.

Here, the mission may include an information-based mission that can be acquired by a user in the current virtual exhibition and/or a mission that is not related to the current virtual exhibition. For example, the mission may include a mission in which an image of a booth or product (ex. a specific dog food image) is provided, and a user matches the name of the booth or product. Alternatively, the mission may include missions such as rotating roulette and rock, paper, scissors, and the like. Alternatively, it may include a mission to visit a preset number of booths in the current virtual exhibition. These missions may be provided based on the entire virtual exhibition or within a specific booth.

Here, the coupon may be used only within the current virtual exhibition, may be used in the future virtual exhibition, and a certain period of use may be set regardless of the schedule of the virtual exhibition, but this may be different depending on the setting. It is not limited. These coupons may be stored based on the user's unique identification information or account, and may be used when accessing later according to the available period or range of the coupon.

Meanwhile, the coupon may have various discount rates such as 10%, 30% or 50% according to the above-described mission, may be applicable to a specific booth, or may be applicable to a specific product. Alternatively, a coupon for exchanging a specific product or product may be included, or a coupon for providing a specific service may be included.

5 and 6 are diagrams showing a road view in a screen of a user experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a screen of a user according to an embodiment may include road view information. Here, the road view information may include information on a map of an expo that the user is currently experiencing. Alternatively, it may further include at least one of the overall structure of the exposition being experienced, the location information of booths in the exposition being experienced, and the location information of the user in the entire structure of the exposition being experienced.

In addition, the road view information may be located at a specific position in the screen. Here, the specific position may be any one of the upper left part, the upper part, the upper right part, the left part, the center part, the right part, the lower left part, the lower part and the lower right part of the screen. It can also be located in the position of. In addition, a specific position may be fixed, but may be changed by a user. For example, the road view may be moved from a first position in the screen to another second position in the screen by the user.

In addition, the road view information can maintain a certain degree of transparency and can be changed by the user. Here, the specific transparency may mean a certain degree between transparent and opaque. Alternatively, when a value of 0 represents completely transparent and a value of 100 represents completely opaque, it may be determined according to a value of 0 or more and 100 or less.

In addition, the road view information is located in the user's screen, and can always be located on the user's screen irrespective of the change to another scene. That is, even when the user moves or rotates in the virtual exhibition, the road view information may be maintained in the screen as it is.

Referring to FIG. 6, road view information may be enlarged. For example, when the user selects a road view from within the screen, that is, when selection information on the screen for the road view is input, the road view may be enlarged and provided to the user, and the same selection information may be provided once more. If input, it may be reduced again. Alternatively, the x button may exist at the upper left of the enlarged road view, and in this case, when selection information for the x button is input, it may be reduced again.

7 is a block diagram of an apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the apparatus 700 for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one processor 710, a memory 720, and a storage device 730. In addition, the virtual expo experience device 700 may be interlocked with a VR device that displays a scene of virtual reality to the user as a user's terminal or a smart device, but may be mounted on a VR device and be operated as an integral part with the VR device. May be.

The processor 710 may execute a program command stored in the memory 720 and/or the storage device 730. The processor 710 may mean a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), or a dedicated processor in which the methods according to the present invention are performed. The memory 720 and the storage device 730 may be formed of a volatile storage medium and/or a nonvolatile storage medium. For example, the memory 720 may be composed of read only memory (ROM) and/or random access memory (RAM).

The memory 720 may store at least one instruction executed through the processor 710. At least one command is a command for acquiring information on a virtual exhibition including information on at least one company, information on at least one product, and information on at least one advertisement, location information of the user, and the virtual exhibition. A command for providing a specific scene for the virtual exhibition to the user based on information about the virtual exhibition, a command for obtaining motion information from the user, and a command for changing a specific scene for the virtual exhibition to another scene based on the movement information It may include.

Here, the location information of the user may include location information on the virtual exhibition at a time when the user previously ended the virtual exhibition.

Here, the location information of the user may include initial location information set in advance on the virtual exhibition when the user has not previously used the virtual exhibition history information.

Here, the other scene may include a scene for the virtual exhibition at another location moved from a previous location of the user according to the location movement information when the motion information includes location movement information.

Here, in the other scene, when the motion information includes selection information on a scene, a scene for the virtual exposition including detailed information of a company, product, or advertisement included in the specific scene according to the selection information on the scene Can include.

Here, the at least one command may further include a command for adding information on the company, the product, or the advertisement to an interest list according to the selection information on the scene, and a command for providing the interest list to the terminal device of the user. have.

Here, the command for providing the interest list to the user's terminal device is a command for providing a scene for the virtual exhibition including detailed information of the company, the product, or the advertisement to the user's terminal device together with the interest list It may include.

Here, the at least one command is, when the information on the virtual exhibition is different from the information on the previous virtual exhibition, the user is given location information on the virtual exhibition of companies, products, or advertisements added to the interest list in the previous virtual exhibition, or It may further include a command for providing deletion information to the user.

Here, the at least one command is a command for acquiring keyword information from the user, a command for searching for a keyword-related company and product among companies and products included in the virtual fair and the previous virtual fair based on the keyword information, and the searched It may further include an instruction further comprising the step of providing information on the keyword-related company and product to the user.

Here, the at least one command is a command for obtaining purchase request information on the specific scene or a specific product included in the other scene from the user, and a command for providing the user with a preset payment process based on the purchase request information It may further include.

8 is a flowchart of a method for experiencing a virtual exhibition using a VR device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention may acquire information on a virtual exhibition including information on a company, information on a product, and information on an advertisement (S810).

Here, information about a company, information about a product, and information about advertisement may include all information for displaying a company, product, and/or advertisement at a virtual fair, and the appearance of the company's product and/or advertisement to be displayed Information and detailed information may also be included.

The apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a specific scene for a virtual exhibition to a user based on the user's location information and information on the virtual exhibition (S820).

Here, the user's location information may include location information on the virtual fair at a time when the user previously ended the virtual fair, and if the user did not have history information using the virtual fair before, It may include initial location information set in advance on the virtual exhibition. In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment, unique identification information for each user may be acquired and stored for this purpose, and education identification information may be obtained, used, and managed even at the start of a virtual expo experience.

The apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain motion information from a user (S830).

Here, the motion information may be obtained through a motion measurement device, a separate motion measurement device may be used, and may be mounted on a user's terminal device or a VR device and operated as an integral part. Such motion information may include various information depending on the motion measurement device. For example, the motion information may include at least one of position movement information, rotation information, enlargement and reduction information, and selection information on a scene, and may further include other information depending on the motion measurement device, or obtained through various input methods. Can be.

The apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention may change a specific scene for a virtual exhibition into another scene based on motion information (S840).

Here, the other scene may include a scene for the virtual exhibition at another location moved from the previous location of the user according to the location movement information when the motion information includes location movement information. Alternatively, the other scene includes a scene for the virtual exposition including detailed information of a company, product, or advertisement included in the specific scene according to the selection information on the scene, when the motion information includes selection information on the scene. can do.

Although the apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention is not shown in FIG. 6, information on companies, products, or advertisements according to the selection information on the scene can be added to the interest list, and the interest list can be added to the user's terminal device. You can also provide. Further, according to an embodiment, a scene for the virtual exhibition including detailed information of the company, the product, or the advertisement may be provided to the user's terminal device together with the interest list. That is, information on a company, product, or advertisement added to the interest list and a scene confirming it may be provided together.

In addition, when the information on the virtual exhibition is different from the information on the previous virtual exhibition, the apparatus for experiencing a virtual exhibition according to an embodiment of the present invention provides the user with the company, product, or advertisement added to the interest list in the previous virtual exhibition. Location information or deletion information on the virtual exhibition may be provided to the user.

The operation according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable program or code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. In addition, a computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over a network-connected computer system to store and execute a computer-readable program or code in a distributed manner.

Further, the computer-readable recording medium may include a hardware device specially configured to store and execute program commands, such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. The program instructions may include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While some aspects of the invention have been described in the context of an apparatus, it may also represent a description according to a corresponding method, where a block or apparatus corresponds to a method step or characteristic of a method step. Similarly, aspects described in the context of a method can also be represented by a corresponding block or item or a feature of a corresponding device. Some or all of the method steps may be performed by (or using) a hardware device such as, for example, a microprocessor, a programmable computer or electronic circuit. In some embodiments, one or more of the most important method steps may be performed by such an apparatus.

In embodiments, a programmable logic device (eg, a field programmable gate array) may be used to perform some or all of the functionality of the methods described herein. In embodiments, the field programmable gate array may work with a microprocessor to perform one of the methods described herein. In general, the methods are preferably performed by some hardware device.

Although the above has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will variously modify and change the present invention within the scope not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the following claims. You will understand that you can do it.

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In the virtual exhibition experience method using a VR (Virtual Reality) device,
Obtaining information on a virtual exhibition including information on at least one company, information on at least one product, and information on at least one advertisement;
Providing a specific scene for the virtual exhibition to the user based on the user's location information and the information on the virtual exhibition;
Obtaining motion information from the user;
Changing the specific scene for the virtual exhibition into another scene based on the motion information;
Confirming that the information on the virtual exhibition is different from the information on the previous virtual exhibition;
Obtaining keyword information from the user;
Searching for a keyword-related company and product among companies and products included in the virtual fair and the previous virtual fair based on the keyword information; And
Provides information on the searched keyword-related companies and products to the user, but if there are keyword-related companies and products included in the previous virtual exhibition among the information on the searched keyword-related companies and products, the previous virtual Providing information on a date of an exhibition and location information of the keyword-related companies and products in the previous virtual exhibition to the user;
Including, virtual exposition experience method. The method according to claim 1,
The location information of the user,
A method of experiencing a virtual exhibition, including location information on the virtual exhibition when the user previously ended the virtual exhibition. delete The method according to claim 1,
The other scene above,
When the motion information includes the location movement information, the virtual exhibition experience method comprising a scene of the virtual exhibition at another location moved from the previous location of the user according to the location movement information. The method according to claim 1,
The other scene above,
When the motion information includes selection information on a scene, a virtual exhibition experience including a scene for the virtual exhibition including detailed information of a company, product, or advertisement included in the specific scene according to the selection information on the scene Way. The method of claim 5,
Adding information on the company, the product, or the advertisement according to the selection information on the scene to an interest list; And
Further comprising the step of providing the interest list to the user's terminal device, virtual expo experience method. The method of claim 6,
Providing the interest list to the user's terminal device,
And providing a scene for the virtual exhibition including detailed information of the company, the product, or the advertisement together with the interest list to the user's terminal device. The method of claim 6,
And providing the user with location information or deletion information on the virtual exhibition of companies, products, or advertisements added to the interest list in a previous virtual exhibition to the user.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Obtaining purchase request information for the specific scene or a specific product included in the other scene from the user; And
And providing a payment process set in advance based on the purchase request information to the user.

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