US 12,464,172 B2
Method, apparatus and computer program product providing for extended margins around a viewport for immersive content
Saba Ahsan, Espoo (FI); Igor Danilo Diego Curcio, Tampere (FI); and Ari Hourunranta, Tampere (FI)
Assigned to Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
Appl. No. 17/768,598
Filed by Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo (FI)
PCT Filed Oct. 6, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/077940
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/073940, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,309, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0114176 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/218 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/21805 (2013.01) [H04N 21/234345 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01); H04N 21/816 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client device, a message comprising one or more margin parameters associated with a margin area;
in response to the message, causing transmission of panoramic video content in accordance with the one or more margin parameters to the client device;
receiving viewport data and at least one motion signal from the client device;
determining, based on the viewport data and the at least one motion signal and at least one of video content or audio content associated with the panoramic video content, an updated margin area for the panoramic video content, wherein the updated margin area is determined further based on at least one threshold for an acceleration of the client device, wherein the acceleration is determined based, at least partially, on the at least one motion signal; and
causing transmission of updated panoramic video content based on the updated margin area for display.
 
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the updated panoramic video content is caused to be transmitted to the client device via a source device.