Systems and methods for providing content based on multiple angles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021092463-A1
Application number	US-201916580400-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2019
Priority date	Sep 24, 2019
Publication date	Mar 25, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for identifying camera angles, based on network parameters, for content available at multiple camera angles. The system determines a network parameter of a network used to provide content that is recorded or rendered at various camera angles. The determined network parameters are used to identify camera angles that are supported by the network. For example, the video data associated with a camera angle having a prerequisite bit rate of 5 Megabits per second is supported by a network having a bandwidth parameter of 40 Mbps, while another camera angle having a prerequisite bit rate of 45 Megabits per second is not supported by the bandwidth parameter of 40 Mbps. The system provides the video data for identified camera angles supported by the network to a device for display.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method for providing over a network a video content item comprising video data for a plurality of camera angles, the method comprising:
determining a network parameter for the network; identifying, using processing circuitry remote from a device, one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data using the network based at least in part on the network parameter; and causing to be provided, to the device, video data for the one or more of the plurality of camera angles.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the network parameter for the network comprises determining at least one of a network bandwidth, a number of users on the network, or a maximum download speed.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data is further based on a predefined distribution of camera angles between 0° and 360°.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data is further based on a user indication of a camera angle of the plurality of camera angles.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the user indication of the camera angle corresponds to a change of an orientation of the device.

6 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a notification, to the device, indicating that the network will not adequately support the video data corresponding to the camera angle of the plurality of camera angles.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein causing to be provided, to the device, the video data for the one or more of the plurality of camera angles comprises communicating, to the device, one or more of a plurality of video data addresses corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of camera angles.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing an authorization to the device to access the one or more of the plurality of video data addresses.

9 . A system for providing over a network a video content item comprising video data for a plurality of camera angles, the system comprising:
processing circuitry remote from a device, the processing circuitry configured to:
determine a network parameter for the network; and
identify one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data using the network based at least in part on the network parameter; and
output circuitry configured to cause to be provided, to the device, video data for the one or more of the plurality of camera angles.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine the network parameter for the network by determining at least one of a network bandwidth, a number of users on the network, or a maximum download speed.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to identify the one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data further based on a predefined distribution of camera angles within 360 degrees.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to identify one or more of the plurality of camera angles for which to provide video data further based on a user indication of a camera angle of the plurality of camera angles.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the user indication of the camera angle corresponds to a change of an orientation of the device.

14 . The system of claim 12 , the processing circuitry further configured to provide a notification, to the device, indicating that the network will not adequately support the video data corresponding to the camera angle of the plurality of camera angles.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the output circuitry is configured to cause to be provided, to the device, the video data for the one or more of the plurality of camera angles by communicating, to the device, one or more of a plurality of video data addresses corresponding to the one or more of the plurality of camera angles.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the output circuitry is further configured to provide an authorization to the device to access the one or more of the plurality of video data addresses.

17 - 24 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Gupta Vikram Makam
• Panchaksharaiah Vishwas Sharadanagar

Classifications

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