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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Alexander Smith, London, GB;
Michael Adam Kavallierou, London, GB;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data encoding method includes identifying within an image at least a foveal zone and a peripheral zone, the foveal zone of the image being estimated to coincide with the fovea of a user's eye when viewed by the user, encoding for transmission the different zones of the image at different qualities, the encoding quality for the foveal zone being higher than for the peripheral zone, and transmitting the encoded image to a remote viewing device; meanwhile, a data decoding method includes receiving an encoded image, different portions of the encoded image having been encoded at different qualities according to whether they are in at least a foveal zone and a peripheral zone, the foveal zone of the image being estimated to coincide with the fovea of a user's eye when viewed by the user, and the encoding quality for the foveal zone being higher than for the peripheral zone, decoding the portions of the image according to a respective decoding scheme corresponding to the respective encoding of each portion of the image, and outputting the decoded image for display.