DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

• US 20160005199A1
• Filed: 07/31/2014
• Published: 01/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: PARK, Sihwa
• Granted Patent: US 9,669,302 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/216 using geographical information, e.g. location of the game device or player using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/65 automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition

Abstract

A digital image processing apparatus and a controlling method thereof are disclosed. The digital image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive information on a real travel path, a sensor unit configured to detect position change information of the digital image processing apparatus, a display unit configured to play a scene image of a virtual travel path, and a controller configured to control the input unit, the sensor unit, and the display unit, wherein the controller may detect similarity levels of virtual travel paths in accordance with a predetermined reference based upon the real travel path, select one virtual travel path respective to a highest similarity level among the detected similarity levels or respective to a user selection, and control the play of a scene image of the selected virtual travel path based upon the information on the real travel path and the detected position change information.

Claims

1. A digital image processing apparatus, comprising:

an input unit configured to receive information on a real travel path;

a sensor unit configured to detect position change information of the digital image processing apparatus;

a display unit configured to play a scene image of a virtual travel path; and

a controller configured to control the input unit, the sensor unit, and the display unit, wherein the controller is further configured to;

detect similarity levels of virtual travel paths in accordance with a predetermined reference based upon the real travel path,

select one virtual travel path respective to a highest similarity level among the detected similarity levels or respective to a user selection, and

control the play of a scene image of the selected virtual travel path based upon the information on the real travel path and the detected position change information.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control of the play of the scene image indicates a control of a travel along the selected virtual travel path.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined reference standard includes at least one of a travel path length, a travel path shape, and a travel path direction.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller compares at least one of length, shape, and direction between the virtual travel path and the inputted real travel path and quantifies the compared results, so as to detect a similarity level.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the position change information includes at least one of speed information and direction information.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller controls the play of the scene image of the selected virtual travel path in proportion to the detected speed information.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller divides each of the selected virtual travel path and the real travel path to multiple sections and controls the play of a scene image of each section of the virtual travel path corresponding to each respective section of the real travel path.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the multiple sections are configured to be spaced apart from one another at equal intervals.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the multiple sections are configured based upon at least one of stations, predetermined locations in a city, and turning points turning at predetermined turning angles or more.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein, when the multiple sections are configured based upon station, the controller configures a number of stations on the real travel path to be equal to a number of stations used for configuring sections within the selected virtual travel path.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when no position change of the digital image processing apparatus occurs, the controller stops the play of the scene image respective to the selected virtual travel path.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls the play of the scene image respective to the selected virtual travel path, based upon a ratio of a distance of the real travel path with respect to a distance of the selected virtual travel path.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ratio of the distance of the real travel path with respect to a distance of the selected virtual travel path is configured based upon a point of departure and a point of arrival.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ratio of the distance of the real travel path with respect to a distance of the selected virtual travel path is configured based upon an interval between stations within each travel path.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ratio of the distance of the real travel path with respect to a distance of the selected virtual travel path is configured based upon a distance between turning points turning at more than a predetermined angle.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the ratio of the distance of the real travel path with respect to a distance of the selected virtual travel path is configured based upon a distance between predetermined location points within a city.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller controls a time of arrival at a predetermined location point within the selected virtual travel path to be equal to a time of arrival at a point of arrival within the respective real travel path.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when direction information of the digital image processing apparatus is detected to be deviating from the real travel path, the controller changes the selected virtual travel path in accordance with the detected direction information.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the controller controls the play of the scene image respective to the changed virtual travel path based upon the changed virtual travel path.

20. A controlling method of a digital image processing apparatus, comprising:

receiving information on a real travel path;

detecting similarity levels of virtual travel paths in accordance with a predetermined reference based upon the real travel path and selecting one virtual travel path respective to a highest similarity level among the detected similarity levels or respective to a user selection;

detecting position change information of the digital image processing apparatus; and

controlling the play of a scene image of the selected virtual travel path based upon the information on the real travel path and the detected position change information.