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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2020
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fai Yeung, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ling Yao, Portland, OR (US);
Sankar Jayaram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Uma Jayaram, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ritesh Kale, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ok Joon Kim, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shaun Carrigan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are described for providing real-time capture, processing, and distribution of panoramic virtual reality (VR) content of a live event. One or more triggering events are identified and used to generate graphics and/or audio on client VR devices. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: capturing video of an event at an event venue with a plurality of cameras to produce a corresponding plurality of video streams; generating a virtual reality (VR) stream based on the plurality of video streams; transmitting the VR stream to a plurality of client VR devices, wherein the client VR devices are to render VR environments based on the VR stream; detecting a triggering event during the event; and transmitting an indication of the triggering event to the plurality of client VR devices, wherein a first client VR device is to generate first event-based graphics and/or first event-based audio in accordance with the indication.