Patent ID: 9596446
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method of encoding a video data signal for use in a multi-view stereoscopic display device, wherein the multi-view stereoscopic device is arranged for view rendering of multiple views from a display screen, the method comprising: providing a first image of a scene as seen from an input viewpoint, the input viewpoint being relative to a base-line between a reference left view and a reference right view, providing a depth map associated with the first image, providing preference data comprising an indicator, wherein the indicator is indicative of a preferred position relative to the base-line of a center view at a center position in a viewing cone for use in view rendering based on the first image and the depth map, and generating the video data signal comprising encoded data representing the first image, the depth map and the preference data for enabling the device to render the views, wherein said rendering comprises rendering the views coincident with or around the preferred position of the center view, the center view being directed at an angle perpendicular to the display screen.