Patent ID: 11949848
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
capturing image data using one or more cameras, wherein the image data includes a primary image and associated depth values;
encoding the image data in an image format, wherein the encoded image data includes:
the primary image, encoded in the image format; and
image metadata that includes:
a device element that includes a profile element indicative of an image type; and
a first camera element, wherein the first camera element includes an image element and a depth map based on the depth values, wherein the depth map comprises a plurality of pixel values, each pixel value indicative of a respective distance from a particular camera of the one or more cameras and a lens focal model that defines a respective radius value of a circle of confusion corresponding to a plurality of distances from the particular camera;

after the encoding, storing the image data in a file container based on the image format; and
causing the primary image to be displayed.