Enabling motion parallax with multilayer 360-degree video

This invention describes a way to make 360-degree videos feel more immersive by simulating depth. It works by a server creating multiple video streams, each representing a different depth layer of the original scene. A viewer's device then receives these streams, tracks the user's head movements (specifically side-to-side or up-and-down shifts), and renders the appropriate depth layers to create the illusion that objects move relative to each other as the viewer shifts their head. The number of depth layers sent depends on the viewer's device capabilities.