Apparatus and method for character image generation using genetic information, and recording medium for the programming method

Abstract

The present invention relates to a character image generation device, a method, and a recording medium storing a program of said method. More specifically, it relates to a character image generation device using genetic information, a method, and a recording medium storing a program of said method, which acquires genetic information of a parent of a character such as an animal and automatically generates a plurality of offspring character images having genetic traits that can be inherited in correspondence with the acquired genetic information of the parent character.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a character image generation device, a method, and a recording medium storing a program of said method. More specifically, it relates to a character image generation device using genetic information, a method, and a recording medium storing a program of said method, which acquires genetic information of a parent of a character such as an animal and automatically generates a plurality of offspring character images having genetic traits that can be inherited in correspondence with the acquired genetic information of the parent character. Background Technology

[0002] Generally, characters such as people and animals have grown in tandem with the development of the fancy goods industry.

[0003] The influence of computers has become so significant that it is now called the Multimedia era, and the world is undergoing surprisingly rapid changes due to advancements in computer, communication, and mobile device technologies. Characters have also undergone many changes.

[0004] Furthermore, advancements in computer technology, communication technology, and mobile terminal technology have led to the rapid development of not only computer games but also mobile games, and this rapid advancement in game technology and high-display environments are demanding more diverse and colorful character images.

[0005] In particular, characters are often animals rather than humans, and since animals vary in color and pattern, there are many different forms of characters.

[0006] In addition, when generating offspring characters through the breeding of such animal characters, various characters must be created based on genetic information possessing genetic traits such as different patterns based on the different locations of colors, patterns, spots, etc., of the parent characters.

[0007] The work on these animal characters with various colors and patterns is performed using hand-painted textures.

[0008] As mentioned above, conventionally, the production of animal characters with various colors, patterns, dots, and other patterns is done manually, which requires a significant amount of time and manpower, resulting in high costs.

[0009] Furthermore, when characters are pre-generated using hand-painted textures, there was a problem in that character diversity could not be provided because only a limited number of characters with colors and patterns likely to be popular were often created—in other words, a genetically possible number of characters could not be generated. Prior art literature

[0010] Republic of Korea Published Patent No. 10-2019-0003147 (Published Jan. 09, 2019) Republic of Korea Registered Patent No. 10-0534061 (Published Dec. 07, 2005) The problem to be solved

[0011] Accordingly, the objective of the present invention is to provide a character image generation apparatus using genetic information, a method, and a recording medium storing a program of the method, which acquires genetic information of a parent of a character such as an animal and automatically generates images of a plurality of offspring characters having genetic traits that can be inherited in correspondence with the acquired genetic information of the parent character. means of solving the problem

[0012] A character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned purpose comprises: a storage unit including a genetic DB that stores genetic images corresponding to each genetic trait; and a control unit that, upon the occurrence of a offspring character image generation event, obtains parental genetic information including parental genetic traits by referring to the genetic DB, determines offspring genetic traits that can be expressed with respect to the obtained parental genetic information, generates a plurality of offspring genetic information having the determined genetic traits, determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each offspring genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to the genetic DB, and generates offspring character images reflecting the genetic image information.

[0013] The above control unit is characterized by comprising: an event monitoring unit that monitors whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition unit that acquires parent genetic information when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation unit that determines a descendant genetic trait that can be expressed with respect to the acquired parent genetic information by referring to the gene expression information of the gene DB and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having one or more of the determined genetic traits; a phenotype determination unit that determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the descendant genetic information by referring to the gene DB; a genetic expression unit that loads genetic image information corresponding to the phenotype information from the gene DB; and a descendant character image generation unit that generates a descendant character image by applying the loaded genetic image information.

[0014] The above parent genetic information acquisition unit is characterized by acquiring parent character images for each of the father and mother, and analyzing each acquired parent character image to extract and acquire parent genetic information from each parent character image.

[0015] The above device further comprises a display unit; and an input unit capable of receiving text input, wherein the parent genetic information acquisition unit is characterized by receiving and acquiring genetic trait information for each of the father and mother as text input through the display unit and the input unit.

[0016] The genetic expression unit comprises: a color determination unit that extracts color phenotype information among the phenotype information by referring to the genetic DB and loads color genetic image information corresponding to the extracted color phenotype information; a pattern determination unit that extracts pattern phenotype information among the phenotype information and loads pattern genetic image information corresponding to the extracted pattern phenotype information; and a pattern position determination unit that determines the position of a body part of a 3D model to which the loaded pattern genetic image information is to be applied and outputs pattern position genetic image information.

[0017] The above genetic representation unit is characterized by further including a texture generation unit that generates a texture reflecting the loaded color genetic image information, pattern genetic image information, and pattern position genetic image information.

[0018] The above device further includes a communication unit that communicates with a game server providing a game that generates a descendant character resulting from the crossbreeding of a parent character and a mother character, wherein the control unit determines that a descendant character image generation event has occurred when a request signal for generating a descendant character image resulting from the crossbreeding of a parent character and a mother character is received from the game server.

[0019] A method for generating a character image using genetic information according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned purpose comprises: an event occurrence monitoring process in which a control unit checks whether a child character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parent genetic information including parent genetic traits when the child character image generation event occurs; a child genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines a child genetic trait that can be expressed with respect to the acquired parent genetic information and generates a plurality of child genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a child character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated child genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a child character image reflecting the genetic image information.

[0020] The above-described offspring character image generation process is characterized by comprising: a phenotype determination step in which the control unit determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the offspring genetic information by referring to the gene DB through a phenotype determination unit; a genetic expression step in which the control unit loads genetic image information for each generated phenotype information from the gene DB through a genetic expression unit; and an offspring character image generation step in which the control unit generates an offspring character image reflecting the genetic image information of the offspring loaded through an offspring character image generation unit.

[0021] The genetic expression step comprises: a color determination step of extracting color phenotype information among the phenotype information by referring to the genetic DB and loading color genetic image information corresponding to the extracted color phenotype information; a pattern determination step of extracting pattern phenotype information among the phenotype information and loading pattern genetic image information corresponding to the extracted pattern phenotype information; and a pattern position determination step of determining the position of a body part of a 3D model to which the loaded pattern genetic image information is to be applied and outputting pattern position genetic image information.

[0022] The above genetic representation step further includes a texture generation step that generates a texture reflecting the loaded color genetic image information, pattern genetic image information, and pattern position genetic image information, wherein the offspring character image generation step is characterized by generating an offspring character image by applying the generated texture.

[0023] The above parental genetic information acquisition process is characterized by comprising: an image acquisition step for acquiring parental character images for each of the father and mother; and a genetic information extraction step for analyzing each acquired parental character image to extract and acquire parental genetic information from each parental character image.

[0024] A recording medium storing a character image generation program using genetic information according to the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned purpose comprises: an event occurrence monitoring process in which a control unit checks whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parent genetic information including parent genetic traits when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines a descendant genetic trait that can be expressed with respect to the acquired parent genetic information and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a descendant character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated descendant genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information. Effects of the invention

[0025] The present invention has the effect of providing character diversity because, once the genetic information of the parents to be created is obtained, a character reflecting all possible genetic traits is automatically generated based on the obtained genetic information.

[0026] In addition, the present invention has the effect of significantly reducing the time required to create a character, as it automatically generates a character that reflects all possible genetic traits based on the acquired genetic information, once only the genetic information of the parents to be created is acquired.

[0027] In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing character production costs because it does not require creating offspring characters for all genetic traits that can be expressed based on parental genetic information using hand-painted textures, but only requires pre-registering genetic information image information corresponding to the genetic information, thereby enabling the creation of characters with minimal manpower. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0028] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a drawing illustrating an example of genetic information that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pattern image of genetic information in which the tabby and the color of the tabby are determined, which can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a drawing showing dotted pattern images that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a drawing showing an offspring cat character automatically generated based on genetic information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating a character image using genetic information according to the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for phenotyped genetic information among the methods for generating character images using genetic information according to the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0029] The configuration and operation of a character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings, and a method for generating a character image using genetic information in the device will be described.

[0030] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining an example of genetic information that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a pattern image of genetic information in which tabby and tabby colors are determined that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing spotted pattern images that can be applied according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an offspring cat character automatically generated based on genetic information according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following description refers to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5. In the present invention, the character may be an animal such as a cat, dog, fox, wolf, tiger, bird, or a person, but it is preferable that it be an animal. In the following description, the case where the character is a cat is explained as an example.

[0031] The character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention includes a storage unit (100), a display unit (200), and a control unit (400), and may further include an input unit (300), a communication unit (500), and an image acquisition unit (600) according to an embodiment.

[0032] The storage unit (100) includes a program area for storing a control program for controlling the operation of a character image generation device using genetic information according to the present invention, a temporary area for temporarily storing data generated during the execution of the control program, and a data area for semi-permanently storing data required for the control program or generated during the execution of the control program. The data area may be configured with a gene DB (110) and a descendant character image storage unit (120) according to the present invention.

[0033] The above gene DB (110) stores gene expression information that defines genetic traits that can be expressed in offspring according to the genetic traits of the parents, multiple phenotype information determined by the combination of at least one genetic trait, and genetic image information corresponding to each of the phenotype information. The phenotype information may be color information, pattern information such as mackerel tabby, classic tabby, etc., pattern information such as dots, etc., and the genetic image information is a representation of the phenotype information as image-related information, and may be general text information such as color codes, 3D modeling coordinate codes (location information), etc., images, etc. Additionally, if the genetic traits include eye shape, pupil shape, etc., phenotype information and respective images for the eye shape and pupil shape may be further included.

[0034] For example, the gene expression information of the gene DB (110) is information that affects the appearance and can be defined as follows.

[0035] 1. Gene expression information affecting fur color

[0036] 1) Genetic traits affecting black fur color: B (dominant), b (recessive) -> Genetic patterns: BB -> Black, Bb -> Chocolate, bb -> Cinnamon

[0037] 2) Genetic traits affecting red fur color: R (dominant), r (recessive) -> Genetic image: RR, Rr -> Red (red even when the B genotype is present), rr -> Black range (black, chocolate, cinnamon) when the B genotype is present

[0038] 3) Genetic traits affecting white coat color: W (dominant), w (recessive) -> Genetic image: WW, Ww -> white, ww -> determined by the presence of the B and R genotypes.

[0039] 2. Gene expression information affecting the pattern

[0040] 1) Genetic traits affecting mackerel tabby: G (dominant), g (recessive) -> Genetic images: GG, Gg -> 501 in Fig. 3, gg -> not expressed

[0041] 2) Genetic traits affecting spots: S (dominant), s (recessive) -> Genetic images: SS, Ss -> 502 in Fig. 3

[0042] 3. Gene expression information affecting location: None -> Random location

[0043] When gene expression information is defined as above, if father -> B and mother -> B, the offspring's genetic information will be BB, so it will be expressed as a black cat as shown in 401 of Fig. 2.

[0044] In the case where father is B and mother is b, the offspring's genetic information becomes Bb, so it will be expressed as a chocolate cat as shown in 402 of Fig. 2.

[0045] In the case where father->b and mother->b, the offspring's genetic information becomes bb, so it may be expressed as a cinnamon color as shown in 403 of Fig. 2.

[0046] Patterns such as mackerel tabby and spotted patterns can also be expressed according to dominance, and the location of the expressed pattern may be determined by a random number position or by applying a certain weight to the parent's pattern position.

[0047] Although the above example described a case where genetic traits are converted one-to-one into phenotypic information, two or more genetic traits may be combined and converted into phenotypic information.

[0048] The child character image storage unit (120) stores the generated child character image.

[0049] The display unit (200) displays various information generated according to the operation of the character image generation device and information generated according to the control program, including text, icons, graphics, still images, videos, etc., in one or more of the following. In particular, the display unit (200) according to the present invention displays a parent character image, a child character image, etc., according to the present invention.

[0050] The input unit (300) may include one or more of the following: a key input device such as a keyboard having multiple keys capable of inputting various commands and information; a touch pad formed integrally with the screen of the display unit (200) and outputting a position signal corresponding to a touched position; and a mouse that displays a cursor on the display unit (200), moves the cursor, and generates position information corresponding to the position of the cursor.

[0051] The communication unit (500) is connected to a wired and wireless data communication network combined with at least one of the following: a wide area network (WAN) including a WiFi network and a local area network (LAN), a mobile communication network such as 3rd generation (3G), 4G, 5G, and WiBro network, and performs data communication with other devices connected to the wired and wireless data communication network.

[0052] The image acquisition unit (600) may include one or more of a camera and a scanner, and acquires images of the father and mother characters through either the camera and the scanner and outputs them to the control unit (400).

[0053] The control unit (400) includes an event monitoring unit (410), a parent genetic information acquisition unit (420), a offspring genetic information generation unit (430), a phenotype determination unit (435), a genetic expression unit (440), and an offspring character image generation unit (450), and controls the overall operation of the character image generation device according to the present invention.

[0054] Specifically, the event monitoring unit (410) monitors whether a child character image generation event occurs. The child character image generation event may be generated by an administrator through the input unit (300), or it may occur upon receiving a child character image generation request signal from any game server (not shown) communicating through the communication unit (500). It is preferable that the child character image generation request signal includes the genetic information of the parents.

[0055] The parent genetic information acquisition unit (420) includes a parent genetic information acquisition unit (421) for acquiring genetic information of a father character, for example, a father cat, and a mother genetic information acquisition unit (421) for acquiring genetic information of a mother character, for example, a mother cat.

[0056] The parent genetic information acquisition unit (420) may acquire parent genetic information by directly receiving it from an administrator through the input unit (300), or it may acquire genetic information by analyzing the parent character image acquired through the image acquisition unit (600) and analyzing the fur color, eye color, eye shape, pattern, spot pattern, pattern location, etc. based on the image analysis, or it may acquire it by receiving a request signal to generate the offspring character image from a game server through the communication unit (500).

[0057] When parent genetic information is obtained from the parent genetic information acquisition unit (420), the offspring genetic information generation unit (430) refers to the gene expression information of the gene DB (110) and generates offspring genetic information for multiple offspring that can be born with all genetic traits that may appear in the offspring according to the genetic traits of the parent genetic information.

[0058] When offspring genetic information is input from the offspring genetic information generation unit (430), the phenotype determination unit (435) refers to the gene DB (110) to determine and output phenotype information for each of the multiple genetic traits of the offspring genetic information or for the combination of two or more genetic traits.

[0059] When phenotype information is input from the phenotype determination unit (435), the genetic representation unit (440) converts the phenotype information to be imaged among the phenotype information into genetic image information and outputs it. For example, among the phenotype information, color information may be general text information, and pattern information may be an image.

[0060] Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 and FIGS. 3, when describing the case where only patterns such as fur color, markings, and spots are applied to the genetic information of a cat, the genetic expression unit (440) includes a color determination unit (441), a pattern determination unit (442), and a pattern position determination unit (443), and may further include a texture generation unit (444) according to the embodiment.

[0061] The above color determination unit (441) determines genetic image information for color information, which is phenotypic information corresponding to the hair color trait information of the offspring genetic information, by referring to the gene DB (110).

[0062] The pattern determination unit (442) determines genetic image (pattern genetic image) information for phenotypic information (mackerel tabby, classic tabby, white spot, etc.) for genetic traits that determine the pattern of offspring genetic information by referring to the gene DB (110).

[0063] The pattern location determination unit (443) determines the location where pattern genetic image information is applied through the pattern determination unit (442), where pattern trait information is present in the offspring genetic information. The location may be determined randomly, or it may be determined by giving weight to the pattern location of the parent having the pattern so that it can be expressed with a higher probability at the location corresponding to the parent's pattern location.

[0064] The above genetic image information may be general text information (e.g., color information, location information) or may be an image (e.g., striped pattern, mackerel tabby pattern, spotted pattern of 601 to 605 in Fig. 4, etc.).

[0065] The above genetic expression unit (440) may be configured to output more diverse image information for genetic traits, such as eye shape, pupil shape, pupil color, size, hair shape, etc., according to the genetic traits implemented in the genetic DB (110).

[0066] The genetic image information output from the color determining unit (441), pattern determining unit (442), and pattern position determining unit (443) may be input directly to the offspring character image generating unit (450) or input to the texture generating unit (444) according to the embodiment.

[0067] The texture generation unit (444) is configured according to the embodiment to generate a texture that reflects genetic image information output from the color determination unit (441), pattern determination unit (442), and pattern position determination unit (443), and outputs it to the offspring character image generation unit (450). 501 in FIG. 3 represents a genetic image with color reflected in a striped pattern, and 502 represents a genetic image with a spotted pattern.

[0068] According to an embodiment, the offspring character image generation unit (450) receives genetic image information from the color determination unit (441), the pattern determination unit (442), and the pattern position determination unit (443), respectively, and applies it to the offspring frame image (or referred to as "3D modeling"), or according to another embodiment, applies a texture generated by the texture generation unit (444) to the 3D modeling to generate a plurality of 3D offspring character images in which each offspring genetic information is expressed as in FIG. 5, store them in the offspring character image storage unit (120), and display them on the display unit (200). Although it is depicted as a two-dimensional offspring character image in FIG. 5, the offspring character image is a three-dimensional offspring character image.

[0069] FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for generating a character image using genetic information according to the present invention.

[0070] Referring to FIG. 6, first, the control unit (400) checks whether a descendant character image generation event occurs (S111).

[0071] When a descendant character image generation event occurs, the control unit (400) monitors whether father genetic information and mother genetic information are obtained (S113, S115).

[0072] If the father's genetic information is not obtained, the control unit (400) requests the father's genetic information from the target that generated the offspring character image generation event, for example, an administrator or a game server (S114).

[0073] In addition, even if the mother genetic information is not obtained, the control unit (400) requests the mother genetic information from the target that generated the offspring character image generation event, for example, an administrator or a game server (S116).

[0074] If either the father's genetic information or the mother's genetic information is not obtained within a certain period of time, or if it is not obtained even after requesting genetic information more than a certain number of times, the control unit (400) may terminate the process after notifying of an error, mating failure, etc.

[0075] When parental genetic information is obtained, the control unit (400) refers to the gene expression information of the gene DB (110) of the storage unit (100) and generates offspring genetic information having genetic traits that can be expressed from the parental genetic information (S117).

[0076] When offspring genetic information is generated, the control unit (400) converts all generated offspring genetic information into genetic images, then generates offspring character images by applying the converted genetic images for each offspring genetic information (S119), stores them in the offspring character image storage unit (120), and displays them on the display unit (200) (S121).

[0077] The method for generating a descendant character image using the above-mentioned descendant genetic information is explained with reference to Fig. 7.

[0078] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for phenotyped genetic information among the methods for generating character images using genetic information according to the present invention, and is a flowchart performed for each offspring's genetic information, and is a flowchart showing only genetic traits for patterns such as fur color, markings, and spots.

[0079] Referring to FIG. 7, the control unit (400) extracts offspring color genetic traits from offspring genetic information (S211).

[0080] When a offspring color genetic trait is extracted, the control unit (400) determines color information, which is phenotypic information determined according to at least one extracted offspring color genetic trait, by referring to the gene DB (110), and determines color genetic image information corresponding to the determined color information (S213).

[0081] When color genetic image information is determined, the control unit (400) checks whether there is a genetic trait related to a pattern in the offspring genetic information (S215), and if there is a genetic trait related to a pattern, extracts the offspring pattern genetic trait from the offspring genetic information (S217), determines pattern genetic image information which is phenotype information according to the extracted offspring pattern genetic trait, and determines the determined pattern genetic image information (S219).

[0082] When pattern genetic image information is determined, the control unit (400) determines the location information for the location of the 3D model to which the pattern genetic image information is to be applied as the pattern location genetic image information (S221). The location may be applied randomly as described above, or may be applied to the same location as the parent's pattern location, or may be applied randomly but with weights given to the parent's pattern location so that the same location as the parent's pattern location appears with a higher probability.

[0083] When pattern position genetic image information is determined, the control unit (400) may, according to an embodiment, apply the fur color, pattern and pattern position genetic image information to a 3D model to generate a 3D offspring character image (S225), or, according to another embodiment, generate a texture to which the fur color, pattern and pattern position genetic image information is applied (S223), and then generate a 3D offspring character image to which the texture is applied (S225).

[0084] On the other hand, if there is no pattern in the offspring genetic information, the control unit (400) will generate a texture with only color information applied, which is color expression type information (S223), and generate an offspring character image (S225).

[0085] In the aforementioned Fig. 7, only hair color and pattern were applied as genetic traits, but as described above, more genetic traits such as size, eye shape, pupil shape, pupil color, whisker shape, whisker color, etc., can also be applied in the same way to the present invention.

[0086] Meanwhile, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the typical preferred embodiments described above, but can be implemented with various improvements, modifications, substitutions, or additions within the scope of the essence of the invention. If such implementation through improvements, modifications, substitutions, or additions falls within the scope of the appended claims below, the technical concept thereof should also be considered to belong to the present invention. Explanation of the symbols

[0087] 100: Storage Unit 110: Gene DB 120: Descendant Character Image Storage 200: Display section 300: Input section 400: Control section 410: Event Monitoring Department 420: Parental Genetic Information Acquisition Department 421: Father Genetic Information Acquisition Unit 422: Mother Genetic Information Acquisition Unit 430: Offspring Genetic Information Generation Unit 440: Genetic Expression Unit 441: Color determining unit 442: Pattern determining unit 443: Pattern positioning unit 444: Texture generation unit 450: Descendant Character Image Generation Section 500: Communications Department 600: Image acquisition unit

Claims

Claim 1 A storage unit including a gene DB that stores genetic images corresponding to each genetic trait; A control unit comprising, upon the occurrence of a descendant character image generation event, obtaining parental genetic information including parental genetic traits by referring to the gene DB, determining offspring genetic traits that may be expressed for the obtained parental genetic information, generating a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits, determining phenotype information for the genetic traits of each descendant genetic information, converting the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to the gene DB, and generating a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the control unit comprises: an event monitoring unit that monitors whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parental genetic information acquisition unit that obtains parental genetic information when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation unit that determines offspring genetic traits that may be expressed for the obtained parental genetic information by referring to gene expression information of the gene DB and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having one or more of the determined genetic traits; a phenotype determination unit that determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the descendant genetic information by referring to the gene DB; and genetic image information corresponding to the phenotype information from the gene DB. A character image generation device using genetic information, comprising: a genetic representation unit for loading; and a child character image generation unit for generating a child character image by applying the loaded genetic image information, wherein the parent genetic information acquisition unit acquires parent character images for each of the father and mother, and analyzes each acquired parent character image to extract and acquire parent genetic information from each parent character image. Claim 2 A character image generation device using genetic information according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit; and an input unit capable of receiving text input, wherein the parent genetic information acquisition unit acquires genetic trait information for each of the father and mother by receiving it as text input through the display unit and the input unit. Claim 3 A storage unit including a gene DB that stores genetic images corresponding to each genetic trait; A control unit comprising, upon the occurrence of a descendant character image generation event, obtaining parental genetic information including parental genetic traits by referring to the gene DB, determining offspring genetic traits that may be expressed for the obtained parental genetic information, generating a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits, determining phenotype information for the genetic traits of each descendant genetic information, converting the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to the gene DB, and generating a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the control unit comprises: an event monitoring unit that monitors whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parental genetic information acquisition unit that obtains parental genetic information when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation unit that determines offspring genetic traits that may be expressed for the obtained parental genetic information by referring to gene expression information of the gene DB and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having one or more of the determined genetic traits; a phenotype determination unit that determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the descendant genetic information by referring to the gene DB; and genetic image information corresponding to the phenotype information from the gene DB. The genetic expression unit includes a loading genetic expression unit; and a descendant character image generation unit that generates a descendant character image by applying the loaded genetic image information, wherein the genetic expression unit includes a color determination unit that extracts color phenotype information among the phenotype information by referring to the genetic DB and loads color genetic image information corresponding to the extracted color phenotype information; and a pattern determination unit that extracts pattern phenotype information among the phenotype information and loads pattern genetic image information corresponding to the extracted pattern phenotype information.A character image generation device using genetic information, characterized by including a pattern position determining unit that determines the position of a body part of a 3D model to which the loaded pattern genetic image information is to be applied and outputs pattern position genetic image information. Claim 4 A character image generation device using genetic information, characterized in that, in paragraph 3, the genetic representation unit further includes a texture generation unit that generates a texture reflecting the loaded color genetic image information, pattern genetic image information, and pattern position genetic image information. Claim 5 A character image generation device using genetic information, comprising: a storage unit including a genetic DB that stores genetic images corresponding to each genetic trait; a control unit that, upon the occurrence of a descendant character image generation event, obtains parental genetic information including parental genetic traits by referring to the genetic DB, determines genetic traits of descendants that may be expressed for the obtained parental genetic information, generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits, determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each descendant genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to the genetic DB, and generates a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information; and a communication unit that performs communication with a game server providing a game that generates a descendant character according to the crossbreeding of a father character and a mother character, wherein the control unit determines that the descendant character image generation event has occurred when a request signal for generating a descendant character image according to the crossbreeding of a father character and a mother character is received from the game server. Claim 6 An event occurrence monitoring process in which a control unit checks whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parental genetic information including parental genetic traits when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines a descendant genetic trait that can be expressed for the acquired parental genetic information and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a descendant character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated descendant genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the descendant character image generation process comprises: a phenotype determination step in which the control unit determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the descendant genetic information by referring to the genetic DB through a phenotype determination unit; and a genetic expression step in which the control unit loads genetic image information for each generated phenotype information from the genetic DB through a genetic expression unit. A method for generating a character image using genetic information, characterized in that the control unit generates a descendant character image that reflects genetic image information of a descendant loaded through a descendant character image generation unit, and the genetic expression step comprises: a color determination step that extracts color phenotype information among the phenotype information by referring to the genetic DB and loads color genetic image information corresponding to the extracted color phenotype information; a pattern determination step that extracts pattern phenotype information among the phenotype information and loads pattern genetic image information corresponding to the extracted pattern phenotype information; and a pattern position determination step that determines the position of a body part of a 3D model to which the loaded pattern genetic image information is to be applied and outputs pattern position genetic image information. Claim 7 In claim 6, the genetic representation step further comprises a texture generation step that generates a texture reflecting the loaded color genetic image information, pattern genetic image information, and pattern position genetic image information, wherein the offspring character image generation step generates an offspring character image by applying the generated texture. Claim 8 A method for generating a character image using genetic information, comprising: an event occurrence monitoring process in which a control unit checks whether a child character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parent genetic information including genetic traits of parents when the child character image generation event occurs; a child genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines genetic traits of children that can be expressed for the acquired parent genetic information and generates a plurality of child genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a child character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated child genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a child character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the parent genetic information acquisition process comprises: an image acquisition step of acquiring parent character images for each father and mother; and a genetic information extraction step of analyzing each acquired parent character image to extract and acquire parent genetic information from each parent character image. Claim 9 An event occurrence monitoring process in which a control unit checks whether a descendant character image generation event occurs; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parental genetic information including parental genetic traits when the descendant character image generation event occurs; a descendant genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines a descendant genetic trait that can be expressed for the acquired parental genetic information and generates a plurality of descendant genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a descendant character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated descendant genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a descendant character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the descendant character image generation process comprises: a phenotype determination step in which the control unit determines at least one phenotype information determined by at least one genetic trait of the descendant genetic information by referring to the genetic DB through a phenotype determination unit; and a genetic expression step in which the control unit loads genetic image information for each generated phenotype information from the genetic DB through a genetic expression unit. A recording medium storing a program of a method for generating a character image using genetic information, wherein the control unit generates a descendant character image that reflects genetic image information of a descendant loaded through a descendant character image generation unit, and the genetic expression step comprises: a color determination step that extracts color phenotype information among the phenotype information by referring to the genetic DB and loads color genetic image information corresponding to the extracted color phenotype information; a pattern determination step that extracts pattern phenotype information among the phenotype information and loads pattern genetic image information corresponding to the extracted pattern phenotype information; and a pattern position determination step that determines the position of a body part of a 3D model to which the loaded pattern genetic image information is to be applied and outputs pattern position genetic image information. Claim 10 A recording medium storing a program of a method for generating a character image using genetic information, wherein, in claim 9, the genetic representation step further includes a texture generation step that generates a texture reflecting the loaded color genetic image information, pattern genetic image information, and pattern position genetic image information, and the offspring character image generation step generates an offspring character image by applying the generated texture. Claim 11 A recording medium storing a program of a method for generating a character image using genetic information, wherein the control unit checks whether an event for generating a character image of a child is occurring; a parent genetic information acquisition process in which the control unit acquires parental genetic information including genetic traits of parents when the event for generating a character image of a child occurs; a child genetic information generation process in which the control unit determines genetic traits of children that can be expressed for the acquired parental genetic information and generates a plurality of child genetic information having the determined genetic traits; and a child character image generation process in which the control unit determines phenotype information for the genetic traits of each generated child genetic information, converts the determined phenotype information into genetic image information by referring to a genetic DB, and generates a child character image reflecting the genetic image information, wherein the parent genetic information acquisition process includes an image acquisition step of acquiring parental character images for each father and mother; and a genetic information extraction step of analyzing each acquired parental character image to extract and acquire parental genetic information from each parental character image.

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