Server for providing three-dimensional contents and method thereof, and terminal for three-dimensional display

• US 8,907,942 B2
• Filed: 06/18/2008
• Issued: 12/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: Kang, Moon-Soon, Park, Jang-Hyuk
• Primary Examiner(s): Tung, Kee M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cain, II, Leon T
• Application Number:
  US12/665,922
• Publication Number:
  US 20100321379A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,365 Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention relates to a 3D contents providing service. A 3D contents providing server includes a 3D contents providing request receiver for receiving a 3D contents providing request through a communication network, a subscriber manager for checking a communication terminal to which the 3D contents will be provided when the 3D contents providing request is received, a 3D contents selecting extractor for receiving 3D contents selecting information to be provided to the checked communication terminal and extracting the selected 3D contents, and a 3D contents provider for providing the extracted 3D contents to the communication terminal, and the 3D contents include side information provided to the communication terminal and output by the communication terminal.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional (“

3D”

) content data providing server for providing a 3D content data providing service, the server configured to;

receive a 3D content data providing request from a requesting communication terminal through a communication network;

determine, using subscriber information on the requesting communication terminal stored in a mobile communication service provider when the 3D content data providing request is received, whether the requesting communication terminal is able to perform a 3D content data output;

provide a 3D content data selection menu to the requesting communication terminal when the requesting communication terminal is able to perform the 3D content data output, wherein the 3D content data selection menu includes at least one submenu for selecting multimedia data to be output per side of the requesting communication terminal;

receive 3D content data selecting information determined through the 3D content data selection menu, from the requesting communication terminal;

extract a 3D content data corresponding to the 3D content data selecting information; and

provide the extracted 3D content data to the requesting communication terminal,

wherein the 3D content data includes (i) a plurality of multimedia data to be output through each multimedia data output unit included in a respective side of the requesting communication terminal, and (ii) side information indicating on which of the respective sides of the requesting communication terminal each of the plurality of multimedia data will be output.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein a type of the plurality of multimedia data includes at least one of image, video, sound, and fragrance, wherein the 3D content data further includes type information of the plurality of multimedia data.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein the plurality of multimedia data include one of (i) a plurality of sub-data forming a single multimedia data concept, and (ii) a plurality of individual image data corresponding to respective sides of an object.

4. A communication terminal for outputting three-dimensional (“

3D”

) content data, the communication terminal configured to;

transmit a 3D content data providing request to a 3D content data providing server;

receive a 3D content data selection menu from the 3D content data providing server, wherein the 3D content data selection menu includes at least one submenu for selecting multimedia data to be output per side of the communication terminal;

transmit 3D content data selecting information determined through the 3D content data selection menu, to the 3D content data providing server;

receive 3D content data corresponding to the 3D content data selecting information, from the 3D content data providing server, the 3D content data including (i) a plurality of multimedia data to be output through each multimedia data output unit included in a respective side of the requesting communication terminal, and (ii) side information indicating on which of the respective sides of the requesting communication terminal each of the plurality of multimedia data will be output,

wherein the 3D content data providing server uses subscriber information on the communication terminal stored in a mobile communication service provider, when the 3D content data providing request is received, to determine whether the requesting communication terminal is able to output the 3D content data; and

analyze the side information included in the received 3D content data, and respectively output the plurality of multimedia data of the received 3D content data through the each multimedia data output unit included in the respective sides corresponding to the side information.

5. The communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the each multimedia data output unit comprises at least one of a display, a speaker, and a fragrance generator installed on the respective sides of the communication terminal.

6. The communication terminal of claim 4, further configured to:

receive a condition for the output 3D content data,

wherein the 3D content data is output according to the input condition.

7. The communication terminal of claim 6, wherein at least two images are separately displayed on the respective sides of the communication terminal and the images displayed on the respective sides of the communication terminal are combined to provide a changed image.

8. The communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the input condition is time information, and the 3D content data is output according to the input time information.

9. The communication terminal of claim 6, further comprising:

a position determiner,

wherein the condition is position information, and the output 3D content data is preset or real-time downloaded according to the position information.

10. The communication terminal of claim 6, further comprising:

a temperature sensor,

wherein the condition is temperature information, and the output 3D content data is preset or real-time downloaded according to the temperature information.

11. The communication terminal of claim 6, further comprising:

a brightness sensor,

wherein the condition is brightness information, and the output 3D content data is preset or real-time downloaded according to the brightness information.

12. The communication terminal of claim 6, further comprising:

a noise sensor,

wherein the condition is information on the volume of noise, and the output 3D content data is preset or real-time downloaded according to the information on the volume of noise.

13. The communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the 3D content data is displayed on one side of the communication terminal and information set by a user is displayed on another side of the communication terminal.

14. The communication terminal of claim 6, wherein the 3D content data is displayed on one side of the communication terminal and another side is an input region for receiving information from the user of the communication terminal.

15. The communication terminal of claim 4, wherein the plurality of multimedia data include one of (i) a plurality of sub-data forming a single multimedia data concept, and (ii) a plurality of individual image data corresponding to respective sides of an object.

16. A method for a communication terminal to provide three-dimensional (“

3D”

) content data, the method comprising;

transmitting a 3D content data providing request to a 3D content data providing server;

receiving a 3D content data selection menu from the 3D content data providing server, wherein the 3D content data selection menu includes at least one submenu for selecting multimedia data to be output per side of the communication terminal;

transmitting 3D content data selecting information determined through the 3D content data selection menu, to the 3D content data providing server;

receiving 3D content data corresponding to the 3D content data selecting information from the 3D content data providing server, the 3D content data including (i) a plurality of multimedia data to be output through each multimedia data output unit included in a respective side of the requesting communication terminal, and (ii) side information indicating on which of the respective sides of the requesting communication terminal each of the plurality of multimedia data will be output,

wherein the 3D content data providing server uses subscriber information on the communication terminal stored in a mobile communication service provider, when the 3D content data providing request is received, to determine whether the requesting communication terminal is able to output the 3D content data; and

analyzing the side information included in the received 3D content data, and respectively outputting the plurality of multimedia data of the received 3D content data through the each multimedia data output unit included in the respective sides that correspond to the side information.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

after outputting the 3D content data,

receiving an output condition of the 3D content data; and

outputting the input contents according to the input condition;

wherein the input condition includes at least one of time information, position information, temperature information, brightness information, information on the volume of noise, and contact information.