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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited, London, GB;

Inventors:

Simon John Hall, London, GB;

Stephen Broadley, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 13/344 (2018.01); H04N 13/183 (2018.01); H04N 13/161 (2018.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 13/398 (2018.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 13/161 (2018.05); H04N 13/183 (2018.05); H04N 13/344 (2018.05); H04N 13/398 (2018.05); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided of processing a primary video stream to which an overlay may be applied, for display by a head mountable display. The method includes identifying one or more suitable regions in the primary video stream for the display of overlay content. A suitable region is a region detected to lack one or more first predetermined features or to include one or more second predetermined features. The method also includes generating metadata indicative of a location and a depth of the suitable regions for the display of the overlay content, and that defines how a change in the detected orientation of the head mountable display, by which the primary video stream is displayed, changes the display of the overlay content. The method further includes providing the metadata in association with the primary video stream.


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