Granted Patent B2

US 8,874,673 · App. 13/408,736 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Abstract

Claims (46)

1. A method for performing a communication using a virtual object, comprising:

identifying a dynamic virtual object on a display screen in response to a selection input;

determining a target to which the identified dynamic virtual object is to be transmitted;

establishing a communication channel with the target through the identified dynamic virtual object: and

performing a communication through the identified dynamic virtual object,

wherein the communication channel provides at least one operation among a text message, a voice message, a video message, a voice call, a video call, multimedia data, and advertisement data;

if the dynamic virtual object is identified by the selection input, determining whether a preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object,

wherein, if the preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object, the preset communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target, and, if the preset communication channel is not associated with the dynamic virtual object, a new communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target designated by a user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the identified dynamic virtual object to the target, and the communication channel is established using contact information or information corresponding to a social network service.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying an augmented reality comprising the dynamic virtual object.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a tool item to select the dynamic virtual object, wherein the dynamic virtual object moves in the display screen comprising the dynamic virtual object.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising linking the dynamic virtual object with at least one of a text message, a voice message, a video message, a data file, a voice call, a video call, and an advertisement data.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the dynamic virtual object is based on at least one of a tool item and accuracy of the selection input.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing map information to indicate a distribution of dynamic virtual objects.

8. A method for communicating using a virtual object, comprising:

generating an augmented environment by combining a real environment with a virtual environment, the virtual environment comprising one or more dynamic virtual objects;

displaying the augmented environment;

receiving an object selection input, the object selection input corresponding to a first dynamic virtual object among the dynamic virtual objects;

receiving a selection of a target using the first dynamic virtual object; and establishing a communication channel with the target through the first dynamic virtual object, and transmitting the first dynamic virtual object to the target;

if the dynamic virtual object is identified by the selection input, determining whether a preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object,

wherein, if the preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object, the preset communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target, and, if the preset communication channel is not associated with the dynamic virtual object, a new communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target designated by a user.

9. A terminal to communicate using a virtual object, comprising:

a virtual object providing unit to provide a dynamic virtual object on a display screen;

a virtual object managing unit to store the dynamic virtual object and target information of a target corresponding to the dynamic virtual object;

a virtual object selection unit to select the dynamic virtual object in response to a selection input; and

a channel establishing unit to establish a communication channel with the target through the dynamic virtual object;

if the dynamic virtual object is identified by the selection input, determining whether a preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object,

wherein, if the preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object, the preset communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target, and, if the preset communication channel is not associated with the dynamic virtual object, a new communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target designated by a user.

10. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the virtual object providing unit further provides an augmented reality comprising the dynamic virtual object.

11. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the virtual object providing unit further provides a tool item to select the dynamic virtual object, and

wherein the dynamic virtual object moves in the display screen.

12. The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the virtual object providing unit links the dynamic virtual object with at least one of a text message, a voice message, a video message, a data file, a voice call, a video call, and an advertisement data.

13. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the channel establishing unit transmits the dynamic virtual object to the target, and the communication channel is established using contact information or information corresponding to a social network service.

14. The terminal of claim 9 , wherein the virtual object selection unit selects the dynamic virtual object based on at least one of a tool item and accuracy of the selection input.

15. A server to provide a communication using a virtual object, comprising:

a client information database to store client information comprising information of a terminal;

a virtual object information database to store and manage information corresponding to a generated dynamic virtual object;

a processor to generate the dynamic virtual object, and to provide the dynamic virtual object to the terminal; and

a channel information database to store channel information between the terminal and a target terminal, the channel information associated with the dynamic virtual object wherein a communication channel between the terminal and the target terminal is established through the dynamic virtual object;

if the dynamic virtual object is identified by the selection input, determining whether a preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object,

wherein, if the preset communication channel is associated with the dynamic virtual object, the preset communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target, and, if the preset communication channel is not associated with the dynamic virtual object, a new communication channel is established as the communication channel with the target designated by a user.

16. The server of claim 15 , further comprising a channel establishment managing unit to establish a communication channel between the terminal and the target terminal using the channel information and the dynamic virtual object.

17. The server of claim 15 , wherein the virtual object information database further stores a tool item to select the dynamic virtual object, and the processor transmits the tool item to the terminal.

18. The server of claim 15 , wherein the virtual object information database further stores linking information to link the dynamic virtual object with at least one of a text message, a voice message, a video message, a data file, a voice call, a video call, and an advertisement data.

19. The server of claim 15 , wherein the virtual object information database further comprises control information corresponding to display characteristics of the dynamic virtual object on a display screen of the terminal.

Assignments (7)