Codec for processing scenes of almost unlimited detail

A method for decoding scene data comprising:

• transmitting one or more requests for scene data related to a scene, wherein the one or more requests comprise:
• a request for data representing a first light field in the scene, and
• data related to one or more characteristics of a system;
• and
• receiving a response to the request, wherein the response comprises:
• data representing the first light field in the scene, and
• additional data representing at least one additional light field in the scene, wherein the additional data is related to the one or more characteristics of the system;
• monitoring the characteristics of the system,
• determining contents of the one or more requests,
• processing light field information, wherein the light field information comprises the data representing the first light field in the scene and the additional data related to the at least one additional light field,
• determining whether to output any portion of the additional data related to the at least one additional light field;
• and
• outputting at least a portion of the processed light field information, wherein the outputted processed light field information comprises:
• the processed light field information related to the data representing the first light field in the scene, and
• if a processor has determined to output at least a portion of the additional data related to the at least one additional light field, the portion of the processed light field information related to the additional data related to the at least one additional light field determined to be output by the processor.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of a computer system, causes the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• transmitting one or more requests for scene data related to a scene, wherein the one or more requests comprise:
• a request for data representing a first light field in the scene, and
• data related to one or more characteristics of the system;
• and
• receiving a response to the request, wherein the response comprises:
• data representing the first light field in the scene, and additional data representing at least one additional light field in the scene, wherein the additional data is related to the one or more characteristics of the system;
• monitoring the characteristics of the system,
• determining contents of the one or more requests,
• processing light field information, wherein the light field information comprises the data representing the first light field in the scene and the additional data related to the at least one additional light field,
• determining whether to output any portion of the additional data related to the at least one additional light field;
• and
• outputting at least a portion of the processed light field information, wherein the outputted processed light field information comprises:
• the processed light field information related to the data representing the first light field in the scene, and
• if the processor has determined to output at least a portion of the additional data related to the at least one additional light field, the portion of the processed light field information related to the additional data related to the at least one additional light field determined to be output by the processor.