Samsung patents method to send 3D scenes using standard video compression
Samsung describes a way to compress 3D Gaussian Splat data, a technique for rendering realistic 3D scenes, by packing it into standard video frames. The system converts the 3D data into simple whole numbers and stores them in video patches, allowing existing video decoders to process the information. Once decoded, the device reconstructs the 3D data to display the scene.
In the filing’s own words
An apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream comprising 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGS) data and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The processor is configured to decode the compressed bitstream using a video decoder. The processor is also configured to retrieve the 3DGS data from raw patches included in a plurality of video frames of the decoded compressed bitstream, wherein the 3DGS data is included as integer values converted from original floating point values. The processor is also configured to reconstruct 3DGS information for rendering based on the 3DGS data.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An apparatus comprising: a communication interface configured to receive a compressed bitstream comprising 3D Gaussian Splats (3DGS) data; and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to: decode the compressed bitstream using a video decoder; retrieve the 3DGS data from raw patches included in a plurality of video frames of the decoded compressed bitstream, wherein the 3DGS data is included as integer values converted from original floating point values; and reconstruct 3DGS information for rendering based on the 3DGS data.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- 3D GAUSSIAN SPLAT CODING USING VIDEO-BASED POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION CODEC
- Publication number
- US20260330694A1
- Application number
- 19650054
- Filed
- Apr 16, 2026
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06T 9/001 Physics & computingH03M 7/24 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in AR, VR & displays
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