Encoding and decoding virtual reality video

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley, Z Htet - US Patent 10,469,873, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …

Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,546,424, 2020 - Google Patents
US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences -
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …

Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,341,632, 2019 - Google Patents
An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric
video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera …

Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,419,737, 2019 - Google Patents
A video stream for a scene for a virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be
stored and delivered to a viewer. The video stream may be divided into a plurality of units …

Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley - US Patent 10,567,464, 2020 - Google Patents
US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal -
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …

Stereo image generation and interactive playback

K Akeley - US Patent 10,540,818, 2020 - Google Patents
Video data of an environment may be prepared for stereo scopic presentation to a user in a
virtual reality or augmented reality experience. According to one method, a plurality of …

Free-viewpoint video generating method and free-viewpoint video generating system

T Matsunobu, T Sugio, S Yoshikawa… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A free-viewpoint video generating method includes obtain ing a multi-
viewpoint video including N videos of N view points (N being an integer greater than 1), and …

Image capture for virtual reality displays

C Pitts - US Patent 10,412,373, 2019 - Google Patents
A light-field camera system such as a tiled camera array may be used to capture a light-field
of an environment. The tiled camera array may be a tiered camera array with a first plurality …

Generation of virtual reality with 6 degrees of freedom from limited viewer data

T Carothers, K Akeley - US Patent 10,474,227, 2019 - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience may be presented for a viewer through the
use of input including only three degrees of freedom. The input may include orientation data …

Method and apparatus for combining data to construct a floor plan

AE Afrouzi, C Zhang, S Schweigert, L Fath - US Patent 11,348,269, 2022 - Google Patents
A robot for perceiving a spatial representation of an environment, including: an actuator, at
least one sensor, a processor, and memory storing instructions that when executed by the …