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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, London, GB;
Sharwin Winesh Raghoebardajal, London, GB;
Ian Henry Bickerstaff, London, GB;
Abstract
Aspects of the technology encompass image encoding, which includes generating image content according to a viewpoint defined by image viewpoint data. Successive output images are generated such that each output image includes image content generated according to one or more viewpoints, and encoding metadata associated with each output image which indicates each viewpoint relating to image content contained in that output image, and which defines which portions of that output image were generated according to each of those viewpoints. An image display method for generating successive display images from successive input images is also provided, which includes re-projecting portions of each input image to form a respective display image, according to any differences between a desired display viewpoint and a particular viewpoint defined for that portion by metadata associated with a respective input image. The metadata indicating viewpoints relating to image content contained in the respective input images.