US 11,985,176 B2
Virtual-break-room providing system, virtual-break-room providing device, and virtual-break-room providing method
Yusuke Shimizu, Yokohama (JP)
Assigned to JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama (JP)
Filed by JVCKENWOOD Corporation, Yokohama (JP)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/945,143.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-155884 (JP), filed on Sep. 24, 2021; and application No. 2021-179028 (JP), filed on Nov. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108082 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 65/403 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 65/403 (2013.01) [G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04L 65/1069 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A virtual-break-room providing system comprising:
a detection device comprising a detection unit configured to detect, based on a detection result of a position detection sensor about a position of a user, whether the user satisfies a condition to connect to a virtual break room that enables the user to communicate with another user in virtual space; and
a terminal device comprising
a virtual-break-room connection unit configured to connect to the virtual break room in response to a determination by the detection device that the user satisfies the condition to connect to the virtual break room,
a virtual-break-room-information acquisition unit configured to acquire information about the virtual break room,
an output control unit configured to output the information about the virtual break room, and
a break-area-information acquisition unit configured to acquire break area information including information about a location of a break area of the user, the break area being set in real space,
wherein
the virtual-break-room-information acquisition unit acquires information of the virtual break room corresponding to the break area information,
the output control unit causes a display unit to display the virtual break room corresponding to the break area information,
the detection unit comprises an entrance detection unit configured to detect whether the user has entered a break area based on the detection result of the position detection sensor about the position of the user,
the terminal device further comprises a break-area setting unit configured to set the break area of the user in real space,
the virtual-break-room connection unit connects to the virtual break room in response to detecting entrance of the user into the break area,
the position detection sensor is a camera,
the detection device comprises a determination unit configured to determine, based on an image of the user captured by the camera, whether a user who has entered the break area is the user registered in advance, and
the virtual-break-room connection unit connects to the virtual break room in response to determining that the user who has entered the break area is the user registered in advance.