KR-20260065420-A - Electronic device for AR/VR environment and its control method

KR20260065420AKR 20260065420 AKR20260065420 AKR 20260065420AKR-20260065420-A

Abstract

The present invention proposes an electronic device for an AR/VR environment and a method for controlling the same. The electronic device of the present invention comprises: a headset device equipped with at least one IMU sensor that is worn on a user's head and senses head movement information; and a display device that communicates with the headset device and in which a control unit adjusts the angle of a monitor according to the head movement information sensed by the IMU sensor. The head movement information includes information on the user's head tilt, and the monitor is angle-adjusted in the forward, backward, left, right, and up and down directions.

Inventors

길민성
박정환
장한뜻
김영진
박형모
최영호

Assignees

인천대학교 산학협력단

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20241101

Claims (13)

A headset device equipped with at least one sensor that is worn on a user's head and senses head movement information; and An electronic device for an AR/VR environment, characterized by comprising a screen display device that communicates with the above-mentioned headset device and includes a control unit that adjusts the angle of the monitor according to head movement information sensed by the sensor.
In paragraph 1, The above sensor is an electronic device for an AR/VR environment, which is an IMU sensor.
In paragraph 1, The above headset device includes a first communication module, and The above-mentioned screen display device includes a second communication module, and An electronic device for an AR/VR environment in which the first communication module and the second communication module are paired and connected to transmit the head movement information.
In paragraph 1, The above head movement information is, An electronic device for an AR/VR environment comprising a sensing value of one IMU sensor or an average value of sensing values sensed by multiple IMU sensors.
In paragraph 1, The above head movement information is, An electronic device for an AR/VR environment that includes head tilt information of the user.
In paragraph 1, The above screen display device is, Monitor; Support base; and It includes a connecting frame that connects the monitor and the support stand, A first rotating body structure to which the above monitor and the connecting frame are connected; and It includes a second rotating body structure in which the above-mentioned support base and connecting frame are connected, The above first rotating body structure and second rotating body structure are, An electronic device for an AR/VR environment that operates simultaneously in different directions or in which only one rotating body structure operates in a unidirectional manner.
In paragraph 6, The above-mentioned first rotating body structure is, The first-1 hinge of the monitor and the first-2 hinge of the connecting frame are hinge-joined in a structure, and The above second rotating body structure is a structure in which the second-1 hinge of the support base and the second-2 hinge of the connecting frame are hinge-coupled to each other, an electronic device for an AR/VR environment.
In Paragraph 7, An electronic device for an AR/VR environment, wherein a driving motor is provided at the rear of the above-mentioned first-1 hinge, first-2 hinge, second-1 hinge, and second-2 hinge.
In paragraph 1, The above control unit is, A main processor that displays screen information on the above monitor; and An electronic device for an AR/VR environment comprising an auxiliary processor for adjusting the angle of the above-mentioned monitor.
A step of pairing a headset device equipped with an IMU sensor and a screen display device; A step in which the IMU sensor senses head movement information of a user wearing the headset device; The step of the headset device transmitting the sensed head movement information to the screen display device; and The above-described screen display device includes a step of adjusting the angle of the monitor according to the head movement information, The above head movement information is, Includes the head tilt information of the above user, A method for controlling an electronic device for an AR/VR environment, characterized in that the above-described monitor is angle-adjustable in the forward, backward, left, right, and up and down directions.
In Paragraph 10, Prior to the pairing step mentioned above, a user authentication step may be further performed, and The above user authentication step is, A method for controlling an electronic device for an AR/VR environment, wherein the above-described screen display device displays guidance information for user authentication on the monitor or outputs voice, and pairing is performed only when the user authentication is successfully performed.
In paragraph 10 At least one of the above IMU sensors is provided, A method for controlling an electronic device for an AR/VR environment, wherein the head movement information includes a sensing value of one IMU sensor or an average value of sensing values sensed by a plurality of IMU sensors.
In paragraph 10 The above screen display device is, Monitor; Support base; and It includes a connecting frame that connects the monitor and the support stand, It includes a first rotating body structure in which the monitor and the connecting frame are connected; and a second rotating body structure in which the support base and the connecting frame are connected. A control method for an electronic device for an AR/VR environment, wherein the first rotating body structure and the second rotating body structure operate simultaneously in different directions or only one of the rotating body structures operates in one direction.

Description

Electronic device for AR/VR environment and its control method The present invention relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof that can further increase realism and immersion in an AR/VR environment. Electronic devices can provide users with augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) environments. For example, electronic devices can offer users various content (e.g., games, educational materials, various simulations, etc.) through applications that provide AR and/or VR environments. In particular, AR and VR technologies can provide a sense of immersion to users utilizing the content. Currently, electronic devices incorporating these AR and VR technologies primarily focus on enhancing visual immersion, which is achieved by tracking the user's head movements to adjust the screen. Electronic devices for AR and VR technologies may be configured to include a headset device and a display device. The user wears the headset device and utilizes various content displayed on the display device. However, these conventional electronic devices adjust the screen by sensing only the user's head rotation. Consequently, since movements such as tilting or lifting the head are not reflected at all, the realism of the content is diminished. Furthermore, because head tilting and lifting movements are not reflected on the screen, the user experiences a discrepancy between their actual movements and the virtual environment. Meanwhile, there is Korean registered patent No. 10-2569715 as a related prior art, which is a technology for reducing VR distance and discloses a configuration for adjusting the angle change of an output image. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic device for an AR/VR environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a drawing that more specifically illustrates a screen display device applied to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method for an electronic device for an AR/VR environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is capable of various modifications and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail. However, this is not intended to limit the invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood that it includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. In describing the invention, detailed descriptions of related prior art are omitted if it is determined that such detailed descriptions may obscure the essence of the invention. Terms such as "first," "second," etc., may be used to describe various components, but said components should not be limited by said terms. These terms are used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. The terms used in this invention are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprising" or "having" are intended to specify the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Expressions indicating a part, such as “part” or “component,” used in this invention mean that the corresponding component may represent a device capable of including a specific function, software capable of including a specific function, or a combination of a device and software capable of including a specific function; however, it is not necessarily limited to the expressed function. This is provided merely to aid in a more comprehensive understanding of the invention, and a person with ordinary knowledge in the field to which this invention pertains can make various modifications and variations from this description. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and all things equivalent to or having equivalent variations to the claims set forth below, as well as the claims themselves, shall be considered to fall within the scope of the concept of the present invention. The present invention will be described in more detail below based on the embodiments illustrated in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic device for an AR/VR environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device (10) is configured to include a headset device (100) and a screen display device (200) that displays content. A headset device (100) can be worn on the head by a user. This