SENSORY EFFECT MEDIA GENERATING AND CONSUMING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF

摘要

A sensory effect media generating and consuming method and an apparatus thereof are provided to generate and consume sensory effect media to maximize the effect of reproducing media. A sensory effect media consuming apparatus(402) includes an input unit(404) for receiving sensory effect metadata having sensory effect information on sensory effects that are applied to media, and a controller(406) for searching for devices(408) that reproduce the sensory effects and controlling the devices according to the sensory effect information. The sensory effect metadata includes effect description information for describing sensory effects and device control description information for controlling devices that perform sensory effects according to the effect description information. The input unit further receives the media. In this case, the media is packaged with the metadata. The sensory effect metadata further includes general information having sensory effect metadata generation information. The effect description information may include effect type information about types of sensory effects, identification information of devices, condition information of devices that perform sensory effect, and initial effect information of devices. The device control description information includes reference information for device identification information, synchronization information for synchronizing media and sensory effects, and parameter information for controlling devices.