System and method for displaying a stream of images

A method comprising:

• determining gaze data of an eye of a user at a plurality of times;
• classifying the gaze data of an eye of a user at the plurality of times as one of a plurality of eye movement types including a static fixation, a moving fixation, and a saccade;
• predicting a point of regard of the user at a future time based at least in part on the classification;
• and
• displaying an image at the future time such that a first part of the image in a first area around the point of regard is displayed according to a first parameter value of an image quality parameter and a second part of the first image in at least one second area outside the first area is displayed according to a second parameter value of the image quality parameter.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor to:
• determine gaze data of an eye of a user at a plurality of times;
• classify the gaze data of an eye of a user at the plurality of times as one of a plurality of eye movement types including a static fixation, a moving fixation, and a saccade;
• and
• predict a point of regard of the user at a future time based at least in part on the classification;
• and
• a display device to display an image at the future time such that a first part of the image in a first area around the point of regard is displayed according to a first parameter value of an image quality parameter and a second part of the first image in at least one second area outside the first area is displayed according to a second parameter value of the image quality parameter.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

• determining gaze data of an eye of a user at a plurality of times;
• classifying the gaze data of an eye of a user at the plurality of times as one of a plurality of eye movement types including a static fixation, a moving fixation, and a saccade;
• predicting a point of regard of the user at a future time based at least in part on the classification;
• and
• displaying an image at the future time such that a first part of the image in a first area around the point of regard is displayed according to a first parameter value of an image quality parameter and a second part of the first image in at least one second area outside the first area is displayed according to a second parameter value of the image quality parameter.