Encoding and decoding virtual reality video
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 …
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …
Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences
US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality experiences -
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …
Google Patents US10546424B2 - Layered content delivery for virtual and augmented reality …
Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume
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 …
video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera …
Video capture, processing, calibration, computational fiber artifact removal, and light-field pipeline
B Bevensee, T Du, J Karafin, J Merritt… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
2017-05-10 Assigned to LYTRO, INC. reassignment LYTRO, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DU, TINGFANG …
ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: DU, TINGFANG …
Data structures and delivery methods for expediting virtual reality playback
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 …
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
US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent lighting removal -
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …
Google Patents US10567464B2 - Video compression with adaptive view-dependent …
High dynamic range and tone mapping imaging techniques
Algorithms for improving the performance of conventional tone mapping operators (TMO) by
calculating both a contrast waste score and a contrast loss score for a first tone-mapped …
calculating both a contrast waste score and a contrast loss score for a first tone-mapped …
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 …
virtual reality or augmented reality experience. According to one method, a plurality of …
Multi-view scene segmentation and propagation
F Bleibel, T Du, T Nonn, J Tan - US Patent 10,275,892, 2019 - Google Patents
The reference mask may be used to generate one or more other masks that indicate the
foreground and background regions for one or more different images, from different frames …
foreground and background regions for one or more different images, from different frames …
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 …
of an environment. The tiled camera array may be a tiered camera array with a first plurality …