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Methods and apparatus for communicating and/or using frames including a captured image and/or including additional image content

  • US 10,567,733 B2
  • Filed: 03/09/2018
  • Issued: 02/18/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A playback method implemented by a content playback device, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at the content playback device, content including a first frame, said first frame including a first image captured by a first camera and first additional image content from an additional content source, said first additional image content occupying a portion of said first frame which is smaller than the first image and providing pixel values to replace pixel values of said first image during playback or be blended with pixel values of said first image during playback;

    receiving, at the content playback device, a first mesh model of a first portion of an environment to which said first image is to be applied as a texture; and

    generating, at the content playback device, a first output image to be displayed, said step of generating a first output image to be displayed including performing a rendering operation to generate said first output image, said rendering operation including generating said first output image using said first image as a first texture, said first additional image content as a second texture and said first mesh model as a model of an environment to which at least one of said first and second textures is applied, said generating a first output image including;

    i) combining one pixel value of the first image included in the first frame with one pixel value of the first additional image content to generate one pixel value of said first output image or ii) replacing said one pixel value of the first image included in the first frame with said one pixel value of the first additional image content to generate said one pixel value of said first output image.

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