Method and apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into single video stream

An apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream, comprising:

• an encoding device configured to receive multiple video streams, wherein each multiple video stream is formed by a plurality of video frames, wherein the multiple video streams are configured such that each multiple video stream provides a different content view than other streams of the multiple video streams, wherein the encoding device is configured to encode the plurality of video frames for each multiple video stream at multiple bitrates to form multiple bitrate encodings corresponding to multiple resolution qualities for each multiple video stream, wherein the multiple resolution qualities range from a highest resolution quality to a lowest resolution quality, wherein the encoding device is configured to combine the multiple bitrate encodings for the multiple video streams to form a video bunch frame stream, wherein the video bunch frame stream includes the multiple bitrate encodings for each multiple video stream based on the combining;
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• a streaming server assembly configured to access the video bunch frame stream and configured to obtain a higher resolution quality of a first video stream of the multiple video streams from the bunch frame stream and a lower resolution quality of a second video stream of the multiple video streams from the bunch frame stream, wherein the first video stream is associated with a first content view and selected in response to first identifying information received from a viewer client device, wherein the second video stream is associated with a second content view and selected in response to second identifying information received from the viewer client device, wherein the first identifying information is associated with the first content view and the second identifying information is associated with the second content view, wherein the streaming server assembly is configured to combine the higher resolution quality of the first video stream and the lower resolution quality of the second video stream to form a customized multi-view video stream, wherein the streaming server assembly is configured to send the customized multi-view video stream to the viewer client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by at least one computer or processor, cause a computer-controlled system to perform a method of morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream, the method comprising:

• receiving multiple video streams at an encoding device, wherein each multiple video stream is formed by a plurality of video frames, wherein the multiple video streams are configured such that each multiple video stream provides a different content view than other streams of the multiple video streams;
• at the encoding device, encoding the plurality of video frames for each multiple video stream at multiple bitrates to form multiple bitrate encodings corresponding to multiple resolution qualities for each multiple video stream, wherein the multiple resolution qualities range from a highest resolution quality to a lowest resolution quality;
• at the encoding device, combining the multiple bitrate encodings for the multiple video streams to form a video bunch frame stream, wherein the video bunch frame stream includes the multiple bitrate encodings for each multiple video stream based on the combining;
• combining a higher resolution quality of a first video stream of the multiple video streams from the bunch frame stream and a lower resolution quality of a second video stream of the multiple video streams from the bunch frame stream to form a customized multi-view video stream, wherein the first video stream is associated with a first content view and selected in response to first identifying information received from a viewer client device, wherein the second video stream is associated with a second content view and selected in response to second identifying information received from the viewer client device, wherein the first identifying information is associated with the first content view and the second identifying information is associated with the second content view;
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• sending the customized multi-view video stream to the viewer client device.