Method for Providing Augmented Reality Service, Server and Computer-Readable Recording Medium
First Claim
1. A method for providing an augmented reality service using an application programming interface (API) server, comprising:
- determining, by the API server, whether content related to an input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality based on a matching result, the matching result being received by the API server, if an image input through a camera of a terminal is determined to be matched to a specific image among previously stored images as a result of performing image matching operation on the input image as a target; and
requesting directly, by the API server, an augmented reality (AR) content server to provide augmented reality content for implementing an augmented reality scenario, or requesting, by the API server, the AR content server to provide the augmented reality content for implementing the augmented reality scenario by way of the terminal, if the content related to the input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality.
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Abstract
According some aspects of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing an augmented reality service, including (a) receiving an image through a camera, (b) performing image matching operation on the input image in an image matching server, (c) determining by an API server whether the image can be implemented as augmented reality using a result of the image matching if the image is matched to a specific image among previously stored images, (d) providing by an AR content server augmented reality content for implementing an augmented reality scenario, if it is determined that the image can be implemented as augmented reality and (e) implementing the augmented reality using the augmented reality content by a terminal. Various images input through a camera may be implemented as augmented reality by receiving only the data needed to implement a corresponding image into the augmented reality from a server by applying an image matching technique before implementing the augmented reality, without storing the data required for implementing the augmented reality in a limited memory space of a terminal.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing an augmented reality service using an application programming interface (API) server, comprising:
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determining, by the API server, whether content related to an input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality based on a matching result, the matching result being received by the API server, if an image input through a camera of a terminal is determined to be matched to a specific image among previously stored images as a result of performing image matching operation on the input image as a target; and requesting directly, by the API server, an augmented reality (AR) content server to provide augmented reality content for implementing an augmented reality scenario, or requesting, by the API server, the AR content server to provide the augmented reality content for implementing the augmented reality scenario by way of the terminal, if the content related to the input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality. - View Dependent Claims (13, 32, 34, 35)
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6. A method for providing an augmented reality service using a fourth augmented reality service providing server, comprising:
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determining, by the fourth augmented reality service providing server, whether content related to an input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality based on a matching result, if the fourth augmented reality service providing server performs image matching operation on an image as a target input through a camera of a terminal and determines that the input image is matched to a specific image among images previously stored in the fourth augmented reality service providing server; and transmitting, by the fourth augmented reality service providing server, augmented reality content for implementing an augmented reality scenario to the terminal, the augmented reality content being extracted by the fourth augmented reality service providing server, if the content related to the input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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22. A fourth augmented reality service providing server for providing an augmented reality service, comprising:
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an AR region determination unit for determining whether content related to an input image is decide to be displayed as augmented reality based on a matching result, if image matching operation is performed on an image as a target input through a camera of a terminal and it is determined that the input image is matched to a specific image among previously stored images; and a content providing unit for transmitting augmented reality content for implementing an augmented reality scenario to the terminal, the augmented reality content being extracted by the content providing unit, if the content related to the input image is decided to be displayed as augmented reality. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31)
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