APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE USING AUGMENTED REALITY
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1. A system for providing a social network service (SNS), the system comprising:
- a first device configured to receive image of a first user, to create a reference image based on the received images, and to transmit the reference image to a second device; and
the second device is configured to receive the reference image from the first device, to generate a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user, and to display the virtual image at predetermined locations.
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Abstract
A system for providing a social network service (SNS) by utilizing augmented reality. The system includes a first device configured to receive image of a first user, to create a reference image based on the received images, and to transmit the reference image to a second device; and the second device is configured to receive the reference image from the first device, to generate a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user, and to display the virtual image at predetermined locations.
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1. A system for providing a social network service (SNS), the system comprising:
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a first device configured to receive image of a first user, to create a reference image based on the received images, and to transmit the reference image to a second device; and the second device is configured to receive the reference image from the first device, to generate a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user, and to display the virtual image at predetermined locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a social network service (SNS), the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first device, an image of a first user of the SNS; creating a reference image based on the received image; transmitting the reference image to a second device; generating, at the second device, a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user; and displaying the virtual image at predetermined locations. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device comprising:
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at least one image sensor, the image sensor configured to collect an image of a first user; a first communication unit configured to transmit the image of the first user to a second user, and to receive an image of the second user; an image creating unit configured to create a reference image based on the received image of the second user; and a second communication unit configured to transmit the reference image to a second device; and
to generate a virtual image to be displayed to the first user using the reference image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A second device comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive a reference image of a second user from a first device; a context recognizing unit configured to recognize a current contextual information of a first user watching content displayed on the first device; a rendering unit configured to generate a virtual image based on the received reference image and the context information; and a display unit configured to display the generated virtual image at a predetermined location. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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