System for active-focus prediction in 360 video
US10482653B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/44218
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining media content; analyzing the media content to discern a point of interest in the media content, wherein the analyzing may include scoring each of the point of interest in the media content; receiving a request from equipment of a user to view the media content; obtaining information about the user; identifying a predicted field of view of the user based on the information about the user and the analysis; sending the predicted field of view to the user; monitoring a line of sight of the user; and updating the analysis and the predicted field of view of the user based on the line of sight of the user. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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