Patent ID: 9641645
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T,G09G,H04L

Claim:
1. A method of communicating images for display, the method comprising steps of: processing data of a source image to obtain a series (K receiving a first request at the one or more servers from a wireless portable device over a network communication channel, the first request being for a first image parcel of the series, wherein the first image parcel is selected based on a first user-controlled image viewpoint on the wireless portable device relative to the source image; sending the first image parcel from the one or more servers to the wireless portable device over the network communication channel, in response to the first request; receiving a second request at the one or more servers from the wireless portable device over the network communication channel, the second request being for a second image parcel of the series, wherein the second image parcel is selected based on the first user-controlled image viewpoint or on a second user-controlled image viewpoint on the wireless portable device relative to the source image, the step of receiving the second request being performed after the step of receiving the first request; and sending the second image parcel from the one or more servers to the wireless portable device over the network communication channel, in response to the second request.