Virtual world processing device and method

Abstract

Disclosed are a virtual world processing device and method. By way of example, data collected from the real world is converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, or is converted to XML data, or the converted XML data is further converted to binary form data which is then transmitted, thereby allowing the data transmission rate to be increased and a low bandwidth to be used, and, in the case of a data-receiving adaptation RV engine, the complexity of the adaptation RV engine can be reduced as there is no need to include an XML parser.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A sensor comprising:
 an encoder configured to generate sensed information based on a predefined representation syntax,   wherein the predefined representation syntax defines elements, and flags corresponding to the elements, and   wherein the sensed information includes the flags corresponding to the elements, and at least one element corresponding to at least one of the flags having a predefined logic value.   
     
     
         2 . The sensor of  claim 1 , wherein the elements comprise at least one of an ID element, a sensor ID reference element, a linked list element, a group ID element, a priority element, and an activation element. 
     
     
         3 . The sensor of  claim 2 , wherein the elements further comprise a time stamp element. 
     
     
         4 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a light sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a value element, a unit element, and a color element. 
     
     
         5 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an ambient noise sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a life span element, a value element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         6 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a distance sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and a pressure sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a value element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         7 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a position sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a position element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         8 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a velocity sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a velocity element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         9 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an acceleration sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of an acceleration element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         10 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an orientation sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of an orientation element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         11 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an angular velocity sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of an angular velocity element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         12 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an angular acceleration sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of an angular acceleration element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         13 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a force sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a force element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         14 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a torque sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a torque element, and a unit element. 
     
     
         15 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is a motion sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a position element, an orientation element, a velocity element, an angular velocity element, an acceleration element, and an angular acceleration element. 
     
     
         16 . The sensor of  claim 1 , when the sensor is an intelligent camera, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a facial animation ID element, a body animation ID element, a facial feature element, and a body feature element. 
     
     
         17 . An apparatus for enabling interoperability between virtual world and real world, the apparatus comprising:
 a processor comprising:   an adaptation unit configured to acquire sensed information of a predefined representation syntax from a sensor,   wherein the predefined representation syntax defines elements, and flags corresponding to the elements, and   wherein the sensed information includes the flags corresponding to the elements, and at least one element corresponding to at least one flag having a predefined logic value.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the elements comprise at least one of an ID element, a sensor ID reference element, a linked list element, a group ID element, a priority element, and an activation element. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , when the sensor is an intelligent camera, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a facial animation ID element, a body animation ID element, a facial feature element, and a body feature element. 
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , when the sensor is a motion sensor, wherein the elements comprise at least one of a position element, an orientation element, a velocity element, an angular velocity element, an acceleration element, and an angular acceleration element.