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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:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:

Gopro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

David A. Newman, San Diego, CA (US);

Cesar Douady, Orsay, FR;

Alexis Lefebvre, Paris, FR;

Daryl Stimm, Encinitas, CA (US);

Michael Kraak, Cachan, FR;

Assignee:

GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 19/40 (2014.01); H04N 19/52 (2014.01); H04N 19/182 (2014.01); H04N 19/196 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/52 (2014.11); G06T 3/0087 (2013.01); H04N 19/182 (2014.11); H04N 19/198 (2014.11); H04N 19/40 (2014.11);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for processing of video content to optimize codec bandwidth. In one embodiment, the method includes capturing panoramic imaging content (e.g., a 360° panorama), mapping the panoramic imaging content into an equi-angular cubemap (EAC) format, and splitting the EAC format into segments for transmission to maximize codec bandwidth. In one exemplary embodiment, the EAC segments are transmitted at a different frame rate than the subsequent display rate of the panoramic imaging content. For example, the mapping and frame rate may be chosen to enable the rendering of 8K, 360° content at 24 fps, using commodity encoder hardware and software that nominally supports 4K content at 60 fps.


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