Prediction-based methods and systems for efficient distribution of virtual reality media content
US10270825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2200/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary device renders, within a field of view of an immersive virtual reality world (“world”) presented on a display screen, content of the world based on a stream of a first content file comprising a first content sector of the world. The device predicts that a user will provide user input representative of a request to shift additional content included in a second content sector of the world but not the first content sector into the field of view. Based on the prediction, the device requests and begins receiving a stream of a second content file comprising the second content sector. The device then detects the predicted user input from the user and, in response, switches from rendering the content included in the first content sector based on the first content file to rendering the additional content included in the second content sector based on the second content file.
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