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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-si, KR;
Andrew J. Dickerson, Allen, TX (US);
Nick Antonelli, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeff Wilkinson, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method is provided for navigating a 360-degree video. The method includes displaying a portion of the 360-degree video on a display. The method also includes displaying a graphical indicator overlaid on the 360-degree video. The graphical indicator represents a plurality of viewing directions within the 360-degree video. The graphical indicator includes at least one marker identifying a first viewing direction corresponding to the portion of the 360-degree video. The method also includes receiving an input at a position along the graphical indicator corresponding to a second viewing direction. The method also includes displaying another portion of the 360-degree video on the display, the other portion corresponding to the second viewing direction.