US 11,790,488 B2
Methods and apparatus for multi-encoder processing of high resolution content
David Newman, Del Mar, CA (US); Daryl Stimm, Encinitas, CA (US); and Adeel Abbas, Belmont, CA (US)
Assigned to GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by GoPro, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on May 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/332,953.
Application 17/332,953 is a continuation of application No. 16/781,953, filed on Feb. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,024,008.
Application 16/781,953 is a continuation of application No. 16/234,396, filed on Dec. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,049,219.
Application 16/234,396 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/982,945, filed on May 17, 2018, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/515,999, filed on Jun. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0287337 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 3/40 (2006.01); H04N 19/80 (2014.01); G06T 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 3/4038 (2013.01) [G06T 3/0018 (2013.01); G06T 3/0062 (2013.01); H04N 19/80 (2014.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera apparatus, comprising:
a first imaging sensor;
a second imaging sensor;
processor apparatus; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium in data communication with the processor apparatus and comprising one or more instructions which are configured to, when executed by the processor apparatus, cause the camera apparatus to:
capture a first hemispheric image of a scene via the first imaging sensor;
capture a second hemispheric image of the scene via the second imaging sensor;
generate a spherical image of the scene by stitching at least a portion of the first hemispheric image and at least a portion of the second hemispheric image;
project the spherical image of the scene onto six facets of a cube:
generate non-hemispheric images of the scene by splitting the spherical image projected onto the six facets of the cube, wherein individual ones of the non-hemispheric images of the scene include a portion of the spherical image projected onto the six facets of the cube and are encoded separately, and wherein the encoded individual ones are packed into A/V containers; and
store the non-hemispheric images of the scene, wherein the non-hemispheric images of the scene are separately decodable and combinable to provide a spherical view of the scene.