TWI566111B - Method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and system thereof - Google Patents

Description

Method and system for sharing panoramic images to social media

The present invention relates to a method and system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media.

As people's dependence on electronic products is increasing day by day, such as computers, notebook computers, palm-sized computers, tablets, smart phones and other terminal devices have become the mainstream trend in the market. In recent years, due to the popularity of the Internet and the rapid development of social media (such as FB, Twitter, etc.), people can access information anytime and anywhere, and can discuss, interact and share information at any time through social media. Users can share their status, mood, current status, photos, videos or location with friends.

Although users can now share a lot of information on the social media platform, there is still no application for panoramic virtual reality sharing or a way to share the panoramic virtual reality to the social media platform. Therefore, even if the user is currently able to interact in the panoramic virtual reality, it is not able to share the view to be shared in the panoramic virtual reality to others, and others are further unable to further share the same view with the user. Panoramic virtual reality interaction.

Therefore, the present invention provides a method and system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media, and the user can share his subjective visual field in the panoramic virtual reality to the social media. For others to watch. The viewer can return to the virtual reality with the same vision as the user through the visual field shared by the user, so as to experience the on-the-spot experience of the user's shared vision and perform the panoramic interaction.

According to a specific embodiment, the method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media of the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying a current visual field image of a panoramic image stored in a panoramic database by a display, and capturing a current visual field image; Generating a photo; generating a specific view chain associated with the current view image based on the current view image; and simultaneously transmitting the photo and the specific view link to a social media to form a shared material; wherein the photo can be displayed in the social The group media is viewed by the viewer on the terminal device, and a specific view chain is available for the terminal device to connect and receive the current view image and the panoramic image. The specific perspective link contains one of a URL and API parameters.

The method of the present invention may further comprise the steps of: capturing a current view image in a panoramic image by a virtual camera to generate a photo, wherein the specific view link comprises one of a URL and an API parameter, and the URL is The address contains coordinate data, and the API parameters contain coordinate data. A specific view chain can be bound to the photo.

The panoramic database can be stored in a server. When a certain perspective sharing material on the social media is clicked, a specific view chain is activated and transmitted to the server, and the server can transmit the corresponding panoramic image according to the parameter to The terminal device of the viewer.

The terminal device can display the panoramic image on the display of the terminal device in the original window, the new window or the APP according to the operation of the viewer on the social media.

According to a specific embodiment, the system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting with the present invention comprises a panoramic database, a display, a picker, a link generation module, and a transmission module. The panoramic library stores panoramic images. The display displays the current view image of the panoramic image. The picker captures the current view image to produce a photo. The link generation module generates a specific view chain associated with the current view image based on the current view image. The delivery module simultaneously transmits the photo and the specific view link to the social media to form a shared material. The photo can be displayed on the social media for the viewer to view on the terminal device, and the specific view chain can be used for the terminal device to connect and receive the current view image and the panoramic image.

The picker can be a virtual camera that can capture the current view image in the panoramic image to generate a photo, and the specific view link includes one of a URL and an API parameter.

In summary, the method and system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media provided by the present invention, the viewer does not need to passively accept a single and limited screen display, and can provide users and viewers with more flexibility and more. Personalized service.

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10‧‧‧ Panorama Database

20‧‧‧ display

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301‧‧‧Shutter button

302‧‧‧Share button

40‧‧‧ Link Generation Module

50‧‧‧Transmission module

1 is a functional block diagram of a system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic diagram showing a panoramic image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a current view image displayed on a display according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting with the embodiment of the present invention.

The system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media provided by the present invention can share a subjective visual field (FOV) picture of a user in a panoramic virtual reality to a social media through a terminal device such as a computer, a mobile phone, or a tablet computer.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an implementation according to the present invention. A schematic diagram of a panoramic image of an example. In the embodiment, the system 1 for sharing and interacting with the panoramic image to the social media includes a panoramic database 10, a display 20, a skimmer 30, a link generation module 40, and a transfer module 50.

The panoramic database 10 stores a panoramic image, which is shown as a continuous image within a 360-degree space as shown in FIG. 2, but in order to be expressed by a graphic, the panoramic image provided herein will have a three-dimensional panoramic view. A schematic diagram of an image converted into a two-dimensional panoramic image. In practical applications, the panoramic image viewed by the user on the terminal device may be a three-dimensional panoramic image. In an embodiment, the panoramic image may be indexed and stored in a meta data repository.

The display 20 is coupled to the panoramic library 10 to receive a panoramic image and display its current field of view image. Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a display of a current view image in a display according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the display may be a screen of a mobile phone, but not limited thereto. In practical applications, the display may be a screen of any terminal device. The user interacts with the panoramic image in the panoramic image (such as the panoramic virtual reality navigation). In this embodiment, the mobile phone can display the corresponding visual field image on the mobile phone screen through the user's operation. When the view image to be shared is found in the panoramic image, the view image displayed on the mobile phone screen at this time can be regarded as the current view image and further shared to others.

The picker 30 is connected to the display 20, and the picker 30 can capture a view image (current view image) that the user displayed on the display 20 wants to share to generate a photo. In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the picker 30 can be a virtual camera, which can capture the current view image displayed on the screen of the mobile phone, but the picker is not limited to the virtual camera, and in actual application, Can be installed for the terminal A module with image capture function. In an embodiment, the virtual camera can be connected to the shutter button 301 of the mobile phone (as shown in FIG. 3), and the virtual camera is activated by the shutter button to capture and save the current view image that the user wants to share as a photo, but To this end, in actual application, it can also provide a virtual camera shutter or a social media sharing button 302 (shown in FIG. 3) in the APP, and capture the current field of view through the touch of a mobile phone or a screen. Image to produce a photo.

The link generation module 40 can be coupled to the display 20 and generate a particular view chain associated with the current view image based on the current view image. In an embodiment, the specific view chain may be a URL whose address contains coordinate data generated according to the position of the current view image in the panoramic image. In another embodiment, the specific view chain may also be an API parameter whose parameters include coordinate data generated according to the position of the current view image in the panoramic image.

The transmitting module 50 can be connected between the picker 30 and the link generating module 40 to simultaneously transmit the specific view chain generated by the photograph and the link generating module generated by the picker to the social media. To form a share of information. The photo can be displayed on the social media for a viewer to view on the terminal device, and the specific view chain can be used for the viewer's terminal device to connect and receive the current view image and the panoramic image shared by the user. . In this way, when the mobile terminal of the viewer receives the current field of view image and the panoramic image shared by the user, the panoramic image can be viewed in the same view of the user to feel the presence of the user's shared vision. In addition, the viewer can further manipulate the terminal device to further perform panoramic interaction, and can view other fields of view that the user does not share the panoramic image on the social media. In an embodiment, the viewer's mobile terminal can be correctly connected and obtain the current view image and the panoramic image having the same view as the user shares through the URL or API parameter including the coordinate data. The social media can be FB, Twitter, etc., but not by transmitting the shared materials to the social media. In the application, the transfer module can also transfer the shared data to Instant Messaging (IM), such as WhatsApp, Line and WeChat. In an embodiment, the viewer's terminal device can display the panoramic image on the display of the terminal device in the original window, the new window, or the APP according to the operation of the viewer on the social media.

In an embodiment, the specific view chain is a URL. When the shared material is clicked by the viewer, the URL is started and transmitted to the panoramic database, and the panoramic database transmits the corresponding panoramic image and the current view according to the URL. Like the terminal device to the viewer, the viewer can initially view the current field of view image having the same field of view as the user on the display of the terminal device, and then interact in the panoramic image. In another embodiment, the specific view chain is an API parameter, and when the shared material is clicked by the viewer, the API parameter is started to call the social media (such as FB) or the terminal device (such as a mobile phone) to generate internal parameters or external parameters. The internal parameter or the external parameter is transmitted to the panoramic database, and the panoramic database transmits the corresponding panoramic image and the current visual image according to the internal parameter or the external parameter, so that the viewer can be from the social media or The current view image having the same field of view as the user is viewed on the display of the terminal device, and interaction can be performed in the panoramic image. However, the activation of a specific perspective link is not limited to the viewer's click operation. In actual application, the viewer's operation can start a specific view chain.

In an embodiment, the link generation module 40 can also bind the generated specific view chain to the photo, so that when the viewer clicks on the photo, the specific view chain can be activated. The terminal device of the viewer connects and receives the current view image and the panoramic image through the specific view chain.

In an embodiment, the panoramic database 10 can be stored in a server, and when the shared material on the social media is clicked, the specific view chain is activated and transmitted to the server. The server further transmits the corresponding panoramic image to the viewer's terminal device according to the specific viewing angle link. In an embodiment, the specific view chain is a URL. When the shared data is clicked by the viewer, the URL is started and transmitted to the server, and the corresponding panoramic image and the current view image are transmitted according to the URL. To the viewer's terminal device, the viewer can view the current field of view image having the same field of view as the user on the display of the terminal device, and then interact in the panoramic image. In another embodiment, the specific view chain is an API parameter, and when the shared material is clicked by the viewer, the API parameter is started to call the social media (such as FB) or the terminal device (such as a mobile phone) to generate internal parameters or external parameters. And transmitting the internal parameter or the external parameter to the server, and the server further transmits the corresponding panoramic image and the current view image according to the internal parameter or the external parameter, so that the viewer can be from the social media or The current view image having the same field of view as the user is viewed on the display of the terminal device, and interaction can be performed in the panoramic image.

In an embodiment, the user (such as a renter or a seller who wants to sell the house) can generate a better view image of the panoramic image of the house into a shared material and upload and share it to the social media. If you want to rent a house or want to buy a house, you may be interested in this house after sharing the information. You can further activate the URL or API parameters in the shared data to receive a panoramic image of the house by its terminal device. The view image shared by the user at the beginning can be viewed in the panoramic image, and then the other fields of view in the panoramic image can be navigated through the panoramic image. However, the actual application is not limited to the panoramic image of the house to be rented or sold. In practical applications, it can also be a panoramic image of a space such as a school, a museum, an art gallery, a shopping mall, or even a panoramic view. Like the game you built.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the steps of a method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting with the embodiment of the present invention. Shared panoramic image provided by the present invention The method of social media can share the subjective view of the user in the panoramic virtual reality to the social media through terminal devices such as computers, mobile phones, and tablets. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media, comprising the steps of: (S1) displaying a current view image of a panoramic image on a display and extracting it to generate a photo; S2) generating a specific view chain associated with the current view image according to the current view image; and (S3) simultaneously transmitting the photo and the specific view link to the social media to form the shared material.

For further description (S1), in an embodiment, the display may be a mobile phone screen, but not limited to the mobile phone screen. In practical applications, the display may be a screen of any terminal device, and the terminal device may also be Computers, tablets, etc. In this embodiment, when the mobile phone screen is displayed to the current view image that the user wants to share, the current view image can be further captured to generate a photo, wherein the photo can be captured by the picker. In an embodiment, the capture device can be a virtual camera, but not limited thereto. In practical applications, the capture device can also be a module having an image capture function in the terminal device.

Further described for (S2), that is, it generates coordinate data based on the position of the current view image in the panoramic image and includes it in a specific view chain. In an embodiment, the specific view chain may be a URL, and the address of the URL includes the coordinate data. In another embodiment, the specific view link may be an API parameter, and the API parameter includes the coordinate data.

(S3) Simultaneously transfer photos and specific perspective links to social media to form shared materials. The photo can be displayed on the social media for the viewer to view on the terminal device, and the specific view chain can be used for the viewer's terminal device to connect and receive the current view image and the panoramic image.

In this embodiment, when a specific view chain is clicked by a viewer, parameters are generated. And the parameter is transmitted to the panoramic database, according to which the panoramic database transmits the corresponding panoramic image and the current view image to the viewer's terminal device, so that the viewer can view from the beginning of the terminal device. The current view image with the same field of view as the user can then interact in the panoramic image.

In an embodiment, the specific view chain may also be bound to the photo, so that when the viewer clicks on the photo, the user may click on the specific view link, and the link may be connected and received through the link. The current field of view image and panoramic image shared by the person.

The immersive panoramic virtual reality allows users to have a more on-the-spot experience of space display and experience. Through the method and system for sharing the panoramic image to the social media by the invention, the user does not need to change the original habit, nor does it need to change the design and architecture of the original social media, and then can himself in the panoramic virtual reality. The subjective view of the picture is directly shared into the social media. The viewer can return to the virtual reality with the same vision as the user through the visual field shared by the user, to experience the on-the-spot experience of the user's shared vision and to perform panoramic interaction. In summary, the method and system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media provided by the present invention, the viewer does not need to passively accept a single and limited screen display, and can provide users and viewers with more flexibility and more. Personalized service.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed. Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Scope is attached The scope of the patent application is subject to change.

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Claims (10)

A method for sharing a panoramic image to a social media, comprising the steps of: displaying a current view image of a panoramic image stored in a panoramic database by a display, and capturing the current view image to generate a a photo; generating a specific view link associated with the current view image according to the current view image; and simultaneously transmitting the photo and the specific view link to a social media to form a shared material; wherein The photo can be displayed on the social media for viewing by a viewer on a terminal device, and the specific view chain is used for the terminal device to connect and receive the current view image and the panoramic image. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific view chain comprises one of a URL and an API parameter. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: capturing the current view image in the panoramic image with a virtual camera to generate the photo. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: generating a piece of information based on a position of the current view image in the panoramic image. The method of claim 4, wherein the specific view link comprises one of a URL and an API parameter, the address of the URL link includes the coordinate data, and the API parameter includes the coordinate data. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific view chain is bound to the photo. The method of claim 1, wherein the panoramic database is stored in a server, and when the shared material on the social media is clicked, the specific view chain is activated and transmitted to the server. And the server transmits the corresponding panoramic image to the terminal device of the viewer according to the specific viewing angle link. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal device can display the panorama on a display of one of the terminal devices in the original window, the new window or the APP according to the operation of the viewer on the social media. image. A system for sharing a panoramic image to a social media and interacting, comprising: a panoramic database storing a panoramic image; a display displaying a current view image of the panoramic image; a picker, 撷Taking the current view image to generate a photo; a link generation module, generating a specific view chain associated with the current view image according to the current view image; and a transfer module, the photo and the photo The specific view link is simultaneously transmitted to a social media to form a shared material; wherein the photo can be displayed on the social media for a viewer to view on a terminal device, and the specific perspective link is used The terminal device is connected to and receives the current view image and the panoramic image. The system of claim 9, wherein the picker is a virtual camera capable of capturing the current view image in the panoramic image to generate the photo, wherein the specific view chain Contains one of a URL and an API parameter.