Bookmarking system and method in 360° immersive video based on gaze vector information
US10356387B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47217
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for facilitating bookmarks in a 360° immersive video network environment. Bookmarks may be set and recorded based on user gaze vector data for defining a spatial dimension component in a bookmark wherein multiple gaze locations in a video frame may be associated with a single point in time. When the user commences playback of a video asset for which multiple bookmarks have been set, the user may be presented with a plurality of resume location points within the paused frame from which the user may resume at a particular time point.
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