Encoding and decoding virtual reality video

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley, Z Htet - US Patent 10,469,873, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …

Method and an apparatus and a computer program for encoding media content

M Hannuksela - US Patent App. 15/602,863, 2017 - Google Patents
A method, apparatus and computer readable medium are provided for facilitating encoding
of media content. In the context of a method, information is included in a manifest of …

Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,546,424, 2020 - Google Patents
US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences -
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …

Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,341,632, 2019 - Google Patents
An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric
video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera …

Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,419,737, 2019 - Google Patents
A video stream for a scene for a virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be
stored and delivered to a viewer. The video stream may be divided into a plurality of units …

Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,567,464, 2020 - Google Patents
US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal -
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …

Selective streaming of immersive video based on field-of-view prediction

B Han, V Gopalakrishnan, L Ji, F Qian - US Patent 10,818,087, 2020 - Google Patents
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that determines a field-
of-view of an immersive video viewer, determines present orientation of the immersive video …

Stereo image generation and interactive playback

K Akeley - US Patent 10,540,818, 2020 - Google Patents
Video data of an environment may be prepared for stereo scopic presentation to a user in a
virtual reality or augmented reality experience. According to one method, a plurality of …

Image capture for virtual reality displays

C Pitts - US Patent 10,412,373, 2019 - Google Patents
A light-field camera system such as a tiled camera array may be used to capture a light-field
of an environment. The tiled camera array may be a tiered camera array with a first plurality …

System and method for providing multiple 360° immersive video sessions in a network

C Phillips, RH Forsman, S Cohen - US Patent 10,523,914, 2019 - Google Patents
US10523914B1 - System and method for providing multiple 360 immersive video sessions in a
network - Google Patents US10523914B1 - System and method for providing multiple 360 …