Vr video transmission with layered video by re-using existing network infrastructures

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising obtaining media content; receiving a request from equipment of a user to view the media content; identifying a predicted field of view of the user; sending a base layer of the media content to the equipment of the user using a first stream; and sending a first enhancement layer of the predicted field of view to the equipment of the user using a second stream. The first stream and the second stream may utilize different protocols, different servers, different buffer sizes, and/or a combination thereof. While the first stream may include an entire 360 degrees of the base layer of the media content, the second stream may be limited to the first enhancement layer of the predicted field of view of the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:   sending, to equipment of a user, a base layer of media content using a first stream in a first streaming session;   sending, to the equipment of the user, a first enhancement layer for a predicted field of view of the user using a second stream in a second streaming session separate from the first streaming session; and   sending, to the equipment of the user, a second enhancement layer for an actual field of view of the user using the second stream,   wherein the sending the second enhancement layer has a priority higher than that of the sending the base layer and the sending the first enhancement layer,   wherein at least one of the sending the base layer or the sending the first enhancement layer is paused in accordance with the priority while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 monitoring the actual field of view of the user; and   determining an overlap of the predicted field of view of the user and the actual field of view of the user.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, to the equipment of the user, a third enhancement layer for the overlap using the second stream, wherein the third enhancement layer is provided for an overlap region where the predicted field of view is accurate. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the equipment of the user comprises a buffer, wherein the first streaming session utilizes a portion of the buffer greater than 50% of the buffer. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first stream and the second stream utilize different protocols, different servers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the sending the base layer is paused while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the sending the base layer and the sending the first enhancement layer are paused while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the first stream includes an entire 360 degrees of the base layer of the media content. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the sending the base layer is performed using a DASH protocol. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 sending, by a processing system including a processor, to equipment of a user, a base layer of media content, wherein the sending is performed using a first stream in a first streaming session;   sending, by the processing system to the equipment of the user, a first enhancement layer for a predicted field of view of the user using a second stream in a second streaming session separate from the first streaming session; and   sending, by the processing system to the equipment of the user, a second enhancement layer for an actual field of view of the user using the second stream,   wherein the sending the second enhancement layer has a priority higher than that of the sending the base layer and the sending the first enhancement layer,   wherein at least one of the sending the base layer or the sending the first enhancement layer is paused in accordance with the priority while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 monitoring, by the processing system, the actual field of view of the user; and   determining, by the processing system, an overlap of the predicted field of view of the user and the actual field of view of the user.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising sending, by the processing system to the equipment of the user, a third enhancement layer for the overlap using the second stream, wherein the third enhancement layer is provided for an overlap region where the predicted field of view is accurate. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the equipment of the user comprises a buffer, wherein the first streaming session utilizes a portion of the buffer greater than 50% of the buffer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first stream and the second stream utilize different protocols, different servers, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the sending the base layer is paused while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the sending the base layer is performed using a DASH protocol. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 sending, to equipment of a user, a base layer of media content using a first stream in a first streaming session;   sending, to the equipment of the user, a first enhancement layer for a predicted field of view of the user using a second stream in a second streaming session separate from the first streaming session, wherein the first stream and the second stream utilize different protocols, different servers, or a combination thereof; and   sending, to the equipment of the user, a second enhancement layer for an actual field of view of the user using the second stream,   wherein the sending the second enhancement layer has a priority higher than that of the sending the base layer and the sending the first enhancement layer,   wherein at least one of the sending the base layer or the sending the first enhancement layer is paused in accordance with the priority while the sending the second enhancement layer is performed.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 monitoring the actual field of view of the user; and   determining an overlap of the predicted field of view of the user and the actual field of view of the user.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise sending, to the equipment of the user, a third enhancement layer for the overlap using the second stream, wherein the third enhancement layer is provided for an overlap region where the predicted field of view is accurate. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the equipment of the user comprises a buffer, wherein the first streaming session utilizes a portion of the buffer greater than 50% of the buffer.