System and method of predicting field of view for immersive video streaming

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• processing image content of an immersive video frame of a sequence of immersive video frames, to obtain an image processing result;
• selecting a first group of segments of a plurality of segments of the immersive video frame based on the image processing result, wherein the plurality of segments collectively span an entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame, and wherein the first group of segments spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
• determining a field-of-view of an immersive video viewer, wherein the field-of-view spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
• determining, by the processing system a second group of segments of the plurality of segments based on the selecting of the first group of segments and the determining of the field-of-view, wherein the second group of segments spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
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• facilitating transport of the second group of segments via a communication network to the immersive video viewer for presentation at the immersive video viewer, without requiring transmission of all of the plurality of segments of the immersive video frame.

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• processing image content of an immersive video frame of a sequence of immersive video frames, to obtain an image processing result;
• identifying a first group of segments of a plurality of segments of the immersive video frame based on the image processing result, wherein the plurality of segments collectively span an entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame, and wherein the first group of segments spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
• determining a size of a display region of an immersive video viewer, wherein the size of the display region spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
• determining, by the processing system a second group of segments of the plurality of segments based on the identifying of the first group of segments and the determining of the size of the display region, wherein the second group of segments spans less than the entire space portrayed by the immersive video frame;
• and
• facilitating transport of the second group of segments via a communication network to the immersive video viewer for presentation at the immersive video viewer, without requiring transmission of all of the plurality of segments of the immersive video frame.