Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for representing sensory effects, and a computer readable recording medium storing user sensory preference metadata. A method for providing user preference information includes: receiving preference information for predetermined sensory effects from a user; and generating user sensory preference metadata including the received preference information, wherein the user sensory preference metadata includes personal preference information that describes the preference information.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for generating sensory media. The method includes: generating sensory effect metadata (SEM) for a sensory effect which is applied to media; and outputting the SEM. The SEM includes sensory effect declaration information defining a sensory effect type other than a core sensory effect type and sensory effect representation information for representing the sensory effect.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for representing sensory effects, and a computer readable recording medium storing sensory effect metadata. A method for generating sensory effect media, includes: receiving sensory effect information about sensory effects applied to media; and generating sensory effect metadata including the received sensory effect information, wherein the sensory effect metadata includes sensory effect description information for describing the sensory effects and the sensory effect description information includes media location information that describes locations in the media where the sensory effects are applied to.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for representing sensory effects, and a computer readable recording medium storing sensory device command metadata. A method for representing sensory effects, includes: receiving sensory effect metadata including sensory effect information; obtaining the sensory effect information by analyzing the sensory effect metadata; and generating sensory device command metadata for controlling sensory devices corresponding to the sensory effect information, wherein the sensory device command metadata includes sensory device command description information for controlling the sensory devices.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for representing sensory effects, and a computer readable recording medium storing user sensory preference metadata. A method for providing user preference information includes: receiving preference information for predetermined sensory effects from a user; and generating user sensory preference metadata including the received preference information, wherein the user sensory preference metadata includes personal preference information that describes the preference information.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for representing sensory effects, and a computer readable recording medium storing sensory device capability metadata. A method for providing sensory device capability information includes: obtaining capability information for sensory devices; and generating sensory device capability metadata including the capability information, wherein the sensory device capability metadata includes device capability information that describes the capability information.