InterDigital Announces Collaboration with Philips on Video-Based Immersive Codec Research to Enable XR Opportunities
October 20 2022 - 4:00AM
Today, InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDCC) announced a collaboration
with Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) to jointly develop MPEG
Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding (V3C) immersive codecs to the
benefit of telepresence and XR-driven experiences. As part of the
collaboration, InterDigital and Philips will demonstrate the impact
and benefit of these technologies in critical industry use cases.
During the AWE XR Expo on October 20-21, the partners will display
video-based MPEG V3C codecs and associated system layers for 6DoF,
VR and AR content streaming, for XR use cases like telelearning.
The MPEG V3C standard defines the general mechanism for coding
and streaming volumetric content. The first two main codecs
associated with MPEG V3C standard are Video-based Point Cloud
Compression (V-PCC) for point clouds data transmission and MPEG
Immersive Video (MIV) for multi-views with depth content.
Volumetric video is a critical component to create and enjoy
increasingly immersive experiences made popular through XR
applications. Unlike traditional video, volumetric video is
comprised of a sequence of frames, where each frame is a 3D
representation of a real-world object or scene capture from a
moment in time. Volumetric content requires significant bandwidth,
and compression is crucial to achieve data rates that are
sustainable and economically viable for the industry. Standards
like MPEG V3C play a critical role in reaching this reality and
ensuring interoperability for new and emerging experiences.
The collaboration will leverage each partner’s research
expertise - InterDigital will contribute expertise on immersive
codecs, including V3C Systems and V-PCC and MIV extensions. In
addition to its contribution to MIV and V3C systems standards,
Philips will contribute critical six degrees of freedom (6DoF)
immersive codec technologies in the areas of image reconstruction
and rendering. Together, the partners will integrate their
technologies to enhance the benefit to emerging immersive
experiences.
“We take pride in our unique research expertise at InterDigital,
and our industry impact is only amplified through the application
of collaborative research with esteemed partners like Philips,”
said Rajesh Pankaj, EVP and Chief Technology Officer, InterDigital.
“Our technology contributions ensure greater efficiency and sharper
outcomes when processing volumetric content and make the desire for
increasingly immersive experiences a reality.”
“Implementing real-time volumetric video will enable a much more
realistic immersive experience, fostering remote collaboration,
training and support in various sectors,” said Jako Eleveld, Head
of IP Licensing, Philips. “By adopting an open innovation approach,
we can use our technology and intellectual property to bring
innovations to the market through Philips propositions, and those
of partners. Our collaboration with InterDigital will help to
demonstrate the benefits of the MPEG V3C standard and its V-PCC and
MIV extensions to accelerate its adoption across industries.”
InterDigital and Philips will showcase the latest results of
their immersive codec collaboration within InterDigital’s booth at
the AWE XR expo in Portugal from October 20 – 21. Specifically, the
partners will showcase an immersive telelearning application that
leverages new V3C standards, including V-PCC and MIV codecs.
In addition, InterDigital’s Video Solutions Director Valerie
Allie will explain at AWE XR how this collaborative project
contributes to V3C codecs that enable more efficient volumetric
video-based media streaming. Her presentation “Video-Based
Immersive Codecs for Telelearning and XR Experiences” will be
delivered on October 20 at 16:35 CET at Sala1 – XR Enablement
track.
To learn more about the technology showcase at the AWE XR Expo,
please click here.
About InterDigital ®
InterDigital develops mobile and video technologies that are at
the core of devices, networks, and services worldwide. We solve
many of the industry’s most critical and complex technical
challenges, inventing solutions for more efficient broadband
networks, better video delivery, and richer multimedia experiences
years ahead of market deployment. InterDigital has licenses and
strategic relationships with many of the world’s leading technology
companies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on
NASDAQ.
InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital,
Inc. For more information, visit:
www.interdigital.com.
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