US 6,747,647 B2 · System and method for displaying immersive video

Abstract

An immersive video system is provided which enables a user to interact with immersive video on a variety of platforms. To accommodate different types of platform components, the resolution of the immersive video may be changed. In one embodiment, a pair of immersive videos, one of the immersive videos having a 360° field of view, are simultaneously played in a standard display software program. In another embodiment, a single immersive video mapping an environment greater than 360° is played in a standard display software program. The display software program can be chosen such that it is supported by a variety of platforms. A view window associated with the standard display software program defines the portion of the immersive video shown to the viewer. A control adjusted by the viewer pans the view window around one of the pair of immersive videos.

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Dependent claims

A method for panning around an immersive movie, the method comprising:

sequentially playing a first set of immersive pictures as a first movie;
sequentially playing a second set of immersive pictures as a second movie, wherein the first and second movies are simultaneously played, and wherein a portion of the second movie overlaps a portion of the first movie including a seam of the first movie, the portion of the second movie and the portion of the first movie having identical picture content;
selecting the first movie to be displayed as the immersive movie;
defining a view window within the immersive movie;
moving the view window with respect to the immersive movie;
and
selecting the second movie to be displayed as the immersive movie when the view window reaches a predetermined distance relative to the seam of the first movie.

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System and method for displaying immersive video

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System and method for displaying immersive video

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