Samsung patents method for choosing how to display 3D data
Samsung has filed a patent for a system that receives a single compressed file containing multiple versions of 3D data. The device's processor decides which specific version to use based on its capabilities, then extracts and reconstructs that data for display.
In the filing’s own words
An apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream comprising volumetric data. The apparatus also includes a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The processor is configured to determine, from two or more volumetric data types, a type of volumetric data to be rendered. The processor is also configured to retrieve the volumetric data corresponding to the determined type of volumetric data from the compressed bitstream. The processor is also configured to reconstruct the volumetric data for rendering.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An apparatus comprising: a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream comprising volumetric data; and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to: determine, from two or more volumetric data types, a type of volumetric data to be rendered; retrieve the volumetric data corresponding to the determined type of volumetric data from the compressed bitstream; and reconstruct the volumetric data for rendering.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- MULTIPLE ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATION OF VOLUMETRIC DATA
- Publication number
- US20260303864A1
- Application number
- 19562655
- Filed
- Mar 10, 2026
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04N 19/597 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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