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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin D. Buckner, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/81 (2011.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/00 (2018.01); H04N 13/167 (2018.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/8146 (2013.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 13/167 (2018.05); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20212 (2013.01); H04N 2013/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2013/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Providing multiple versions of a 3D media item includes obtaining a 3D media item associated with a first interpupillary distance, synthesizing a plurality of additional versions of the 3D media item each associated with an additional interpupillary distance, and providing the 3D media item and the plurality of additional versions of the 3D media item to one or more playback devices. For each additional interpupillary distance, the 3D media item is reprojected based on a particular additional interpupillary distance and a predetermined depth.