Method and apparatus for playing a 360-degree video
US11336963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/698
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises playing, by the media player, a 360-degree video. The method further comprises recording, by the media player, one or more viewing angles corresponding to a user's viewing of the 360-degree video. Further, the method comprises detecting, by the media player, a video seek event to a seek point of the 360-degree video. The method further comprises playing, by the media player, the 360-degree video from the seek point according to a viewing angle determined based on at least one of (a) a recorded viewing angle and (b) a view mode.
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