Small-screen movie-watching using a viewport
US10056114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1637
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for small-screen movie-watching using a viewport. These techniques enable viewers to experience movies and other media programs using a small screen as a viewport to the movie rather than dramatically compressing or cropping the movie to fit the small screen. A viewer may select whatever portion of the movie imagery he or she desires to experience through the small screen at a size sufficient to perceive details of plot elements and an environment in which the plot elements interact. Thus, the viewer may follow plot elements central to the plot while also exploring the environment that provides context for these plot elements.
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