Apparatus and method for capturing and displaying segmented content
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorDennis D. Castleman
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Abstract
A method for providing content is provided. One embodiment of the method includes determining a viewing direction of a user viewing a content item comprising a plurality of video streams, selecting two or more video streams of the content item based on the viewing direction of the user and directional data associated with the plurality of video streams, decoding the two or more video streams to form two or more decoded video streams, stitching the two or more decoded video streams to form a combined image, and causing the combined image to be displayed to the user. Systems perform similar steps and non-transitory computer readable storage mediums each store one or more computer programs.
Claims21
A method for providing content comprising:
- determining a viewing direction of a user viewing a content item comprising a plurality of video streams;
- selecting two or more video streams of the content item based on the viewing direction of the user and directional data associated with the plurality of video streams;
- decoding the two or more video streams to form two or more decoded video streams;
- stitching the two or more decoded video streams to form a combined image;
- and
- causing the combined image to be displayed to the user.
A system for providing content comprising:
- a video decoder;
- a graphic processor;
- and
- a central processor configured to:
- determine a viewing direction of a user viewing a content item comprising a plurality of video streams;
- selectively retrieve two or more video streams of the content item based on the viewing direction of the user and directional data associated with the plurality of video streams;
- cause the video decoder to decode the two or more video streams to form two or more decoded video streams;
- cause the graphic processor to stitch the two or more decoded video streams to form a combined image;
- and
- cause the combined image to be displayed to the user.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more computer programs configured to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:
- determining a viewing direction of a user viewing a content item comprising a plurality of video streams;
- selecting two or more video streams of the content item based on the viewing direction of the user and directional data associated with the plurality of video streams;
- decoding the two or more video streams to form two or more decoded video streams;
- stitching the two or more decoded video streams to form a combined image;
- and
- causing the combined image to be displayed to the user.
An apparatus for capturing content comprising:
- a plurality of cameras forming a multi-directional camera assembly;
- at least one inertial measurement unit coupled to the multi-directional camera assembly;
- a video encoder;
- a memory device;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- cause the plurality of cameras to capture a plurality of video streams;
- record directional data for the plurality of video streams based on the at least one inertial measurement unit;
- cause the video encoder to separately encode each of the plurality of video streams;
- and
- store, in the memory device, a plurality of encoded video streams and the directional data for playback by a playback device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.