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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthew J. Yaeger, Tustin, CA (US);
David M. Cole, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Benjamin D. Buckner, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Encoding an image stream may include receiving an image stream with an original image resolution; generating a plurality of copies of the image stream with the original image resolution; encoding, for each copy of the plurality of copies of the image stream, the copy of the image stream to generate an encoded copy of the image stream, wherein the encoded copy of the image stream comprises a first region having a first image resolution and a second region having a second image resolution, wherein each encoded copy of the plurality of encoded copies of the image stream has a different first region, and providing, to a playback device, at least one encoded copy of the plurality of encoded copies of the image stream.