Content production and playout for surround screens
AssigneeWarner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
InventorsMichael Zink, Prashant Abhyankar, Ha Nguyen, Pamela J. Allison, Michael Smith
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for generating and configuring video content for surround screens include repurposing archive content and producing new content. Applications for the method include surround projection systems in cinemas, autonomous vehicles, home theaters, clubs, shops or other spaces for displaying content; and surround content for use with virtual reality headgear.
Claims52
A method for processing digital content by one or more processors of a media player for a surround screen output, the method comprising:
- accessing, by the one or more processors, an indication of a scheme for allocating the digital content between different portions of a surround screen system;
- allocating, by the one or more processors, the digital content to the different portions according to the scheme;
- and
- providing, by the one or more processors, different parts of the digital content to different output devices for output in synchrony to the surround screen system.
An apparatus for processing digital content for a surround screen output, the apparatus comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the memory holding program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the apparatus to perform:
- accessing an indication of a scheme for allocating the digital content between different portions of a surround screen system;
- allocating the digital content to the different portions according to the scheme;
- and
- providing different parts of the digital content to different output devices for output in synchrony to the surround screen system.
A method for providing digital content for a surround screen system by one or more processors of a server, the method comprising:
- accessing, by one or more processors, geometric information defining a surround screen system divided into different portions;
- determining, by the one or more processors, a priority order for synchronized output of different components of the digital content corresponding to the different portions of the surround screen system;
- configuring, by the one or more processors, the different components for including in a digital content package based at least in part on the geometric information and the priority order;
- and
- encoding, by the one or more processors, the different components in a data structure for synchronized display based at least in part on the priority order, resulting in the encoded digital content package for surround screen display.
An apparatus for providing digital content for a surround screen system, the apparatus comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the memory holding program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the apparatus to perform:
- accessing geometric information defining a surround screen system divided into different portions;
- determining a priority order for synchronized output of different components of the digital content corresponding to the different portions of the surround screen system;
- configuring the different components for including in a digital content package based at least in part on the geometric information and the priority order;
- and
- encoding the different components in a data structure for synchronized display based at least in part on the priority order, resulting in the encoded digital content package for surround screen display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.