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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2023
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Joon-Young Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Je-Won Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Dong-Joon Choi, Daejeon, KR;
Eun-Hee Hyun, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a hybrid download method and apparatus for multiview streaming. The hybrid download method includes requesting a group download for an n−1-th segment from a server, playing an n−3-th segment at a viewpoint VP1 of a viewer, when a group download request for the n−1-th segment is completed, making a group download request for an n-th segment, when a change in a viewpoint of the viewer occurs at a time at which an n−2-th segment is played, playing a low-quality n−2-th segment at a viewpoint VP3, when the group download for the n-th segment is completed, requesting a single download for a high-quality n−1-th segment corresponding to the viewpoint VP3 from the server, and when the single download for the high-quality n−1-th segment corresponding to the viewpoint VP3 is completed, playing the high-quality n−1-th segment at the viewpoint VP3.