US 11,716,454 B2
Systems and methods for improved delivery and display of 360-degree content
Ishan Bhadula, Uttarakhand (IN); Vivek Sehgal, Uttar Pradesh (IN); Greeshma Jagadha Phani Lakshmi Alapati, Andhra Prades (IN); Srikanth Channapragada, Karnataka (IN); and Reda Harb, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/502,836.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119626 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 13/117 (2018.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 13/178 (2018.01); H04N 13/161 (2018.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04L 65/70 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 13/117 (2018.05) [H04L 65/70 (2022.05); H04N 13/161 (2018.05); H04N 13/178 (2018.05); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a user preference for a character and/or a genre of a scene in a spherical media content item, wherein the scene comprises a plurality of tiles and determining the user preference comprises:
identifying a plurality of objects in the scene of the spherical media content item, wherein the scene comprises a plurality of tiles;
tagging the plurality of objects; and
generating, based on the identified objects, a preference map;
identifying a tile of the plurality of tiles based on the preference map;
predicting, based on the identified tile, a viewport to be generated for display at a computing device;
identifying, based on the predicted viewport to be generated for display, a first tile to be transmitted to a computing device at a first resolution; and
transmitting, to the computing device, the tile at the first resolution.