Abstract: Device comprising: a rear panel comprising a network of backlighting elements, a front panel comprising a network of optical valves which are each capable of modulating the brightness of a single primary colour. By the modulation of chrominance which is added to the modulation of luminance for the backlighting elements of the rear panel, the device according to the invention makes it possible to display the images with even more contrast and better quality. A specific control mode makes it possible to avoid the colour “interferences”.

Abstract: A streaming device may request and download multi-layer video segments based on a number of factors including the artistic interest associated with the video segments and/or the status of a buffer area managed by the streaming device. The multi-layer segments may be coded using scalable coding techniques or a combination of scalable coding and simulcast coding techniques by which each of the video segments may be coded into one or more representations of different qualities and/or bitrates. When requesting the multi-layer segments, the streaming device may ensure that the fullness of the buffer area falls between a buffer underflow threshold and a backfilling threshold under various network conditions. The streaming device may estimate the available network bandwidth in order to facilitate the scheduling decisions. The streaming device may consider the artistic interest associated with the video segments during scheduling and may give priority to those segments with higher artistic interest.

Abstract: Cross plane filtering may be used for enhanced chroma coding. An indication of a cross-plane filter associated with a current picture may be received. The current picture may include an intra-coded video block and a plurality of reference samples. The plurality of reference samples may be used to predict the intra-coded video block. A luma sample region may be determined in the current picture. The luma sample region may determined to enhance a corresponding chroma sample in the current picture. The cross-plane filter may be applied to a plurality of luma samples in the luma sample region to determine an offset. The cross-plane filter may be a high pass filter. The offset may be applied to the corresponding chroma sample to determine an enhanced chroma sample.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for displaying 360-degree video using a viewing direction and/or a viewpoint position that is determined based on a user-selected level of automation. If full automation is selected by the user, the viewing direction and/or viewport position is determined by a defined viewing path. If partial automation is selected, the viewing direction and/or viewport position is determined by user input in combination with the defined viewing path. For example, a high-pass-filtered version of the user input may be added to the defined viewing path to obtain a partially-automated viewing direction and/or viewpoint position. Example systems and methods may be implemented using a head-mounted display (HMD).

Abstract: Cross-plane filtering may be used to restore blurred edges and/or textures in one or both chroma planes using information from a corresponding luma plane. Adaptive cross-plane filters may be implemented. Cross-plane filter coefficients may be quantized and/or signaled such that overhead in a bitstream minimizes performance degradation. Cross-plane filtering may be applied to select regions of a video image (e.g., to edge areas). Cross-plane filters may be implemented in single-layer video coding systems and/or multi-layer video coding systems.

Abstract: Cross plane filtering may be used for enhanced chroma coding. An indication of a cross-plane filter associated with a current picture may be received. The current picture may include an intra-coded video block and a plurality of reference samples. The plurality of reference samples may be used to predict the intra-coded video block. A luma sample region may be determined in the current picture. The luma sample region may determined to enhance a corresponding chroma sample in the current picture. The cross-plane filter may be applied to a plurality of luma samples in the luma sample region to determine an offset. The cross-plane filter may be a high pass filter. The offset may be applied to the corresponding chroma sample to determine an enhanced chroma sample.

Abstract: A portable device controlling playback of video data on a first device external to the portable device and including a browser module operative to present a display of a plurality of images, each image corresponding to a section of the video data, and to highlight an image corresponding to the section of the video data currently played back by the first device, a communication module coupled to the browser module and operative, in response to a selection of an image among the plurality of images by a user, to transmit a first command to the first device to play back the video data corresponding to the image selected by the user, wherein the browser module is further operative to adapt highlighting of the plurality of images in response to a second command received from said first device upon a change of the section of video data currently played back on the first device.

Abstract: Method (1000) of providing power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1010) media content comprising a plurality of media segments, determining (1020) a power consumption indicator for a media segment of the plurality of media segments, determining (1030) power saving information for the media segment based on the power consumption indicator for the media segment and providing (1040) the power saving information. Method (1100) of receiving power saving information for media content is described including receiving (1110) power saving information for a media segment in a media content, applying (1120) said power saving information to the media segment to generate a power adjusted media content and providing (1130) the power adjusted media content. Equivalent apparatuses for providing (110, 200) and for receiving (120, 200, 250) power saving information for media content are also provided.

Abstract: An example disclosed method includes (i) transmitting a first point cloud to a client, wherein the first point cloud corresponds to a reference point cloud, (ii) receiving a second point cloud, and (iii) hierarchically determining changes in the second point cloud from the reference point cloud, wherein hierarchically determining the changes includes (a) identifying first areas in the second point cloud that have changed from the reference point cloud, and (b) for a first area having a highest priority, determining a first rigid 3D transformation that approximates a first change from the reference point cloud, and if the first rigid 3D transformation cannot be determined, further determining first points to be used to modify the reference point cloud, wherein the first points are representative of the first change.

Abstract: Network equipment for establishing a manifest to be provided to a requesting terminal configured to receive a multimedia content divided into segments from a network equipment, each segment being available in one or more representations, said manifest listing available representations for the multimedia content and specifying a plurality of adaptation sets, each adaptation set defining a spatial object of the multimedia content, the spatial objects of the adaptation sets defining a whole spatial object is described. The network equipment includes at least one memory and at least one processing circuitry configured to define, in the manifest, a type of mapping of the multimedia content to the whole spatial object and a point of reference in one adaptation set of reference amongst the adaptation sets, and associate depth information with each adaptation set.

Abstract: Cross-plane filtering may be used to restore blurred edges and/or textures in one or both chroma planes using information from a corresponding luma plane. Adaptive cross-plane filters may be implemented. Cross-plane filter coefficients may be quantized and/or signaled such that overhead in a bitstream minimizes performance degradation. Cross-plane filtering may be applied to select regions of a video image (e.g., to edge areas). Cross-plane filters may be implemented in single-layer video coding systems and/or multi-layer video coding systems.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. The method provides display of preference information using depth perception, such as on a three dimensional display or in a virtual reality space. Objects are identified in an image or image sequence and assigned relevance information based on the preference information. Objects that are favored are shown in foreground planes of the display, to varying degrees based on the strength of the preference. Objects that are disfavored are shown in background planes of the display, also to varying degrees based on the strength of the preferences. Unidentified or neutral objects are shown at a base level, neither foreground nor background. An exemplary embodiment is provided for a movie database application with various actors shown pushed in or out. Another embodiment allows a user to adjust the plane of the objects to alter his preferences.

Abstract: Some embodiments of an example method disclosed herein may include receiving point cloud data representing one or more three-dimensional objects; receiving a viewpoint of the point cloud data; selecting a selected object from the one or more three-dimensional objects using the viewpoint; retrieving a neural network model for the selected object; generating a level of detail data for the selected object using the neural network model; and replacing, within the point cloud data, points corresponding to the selected object with the level of detail data.

Abstract: Expressions of artistic intent are identified (e.g. by signaling or content analysis) and expressed as a set of artistic intent positions P.sub.ART and artistic intent characteristics C.sub.ART, Artistic intent characteristics C.sub.ART may be signaled and used to identify artistic intent positions P.sub.ART. Artistic intent preservation coding and processing may be applied to sample positions P.sub.ART to preserve characteristics C.sub.ART. A coding user interface may permit a user to specify an artistic set (e.g. P.sub.ART and/or C.sub.ART) and to select and/or configure treatment of pixels and/or blocks associated with an artistic set, such as a fidelity enhancement, QP adjustment value and/or postprocessing. Content priority or importance levels may be impliedly and/or expressly indicated at fine (e.g. pixel, sample) and/or coarse (e.g. block) levels of content for varying (e.g. enhanced, reduced) levels of treatment in content coding, delivery, processing and/or error resilience/robustness.

Abstract: Methods (700, 800) and apparatuses (160-1, 181, 184, 220, 600, 156, 105) of providing and receiving audio content are described. The method of providing audio content (700) includes receiving (710) a first audio content from a first user, processing (720) the first audio content based on a first viewing direction for the first user facing at least one section of an audiovisual content and on a viewing direction for a second user facing at least one section of the audiovisual content, and providing (730) the processed first audio content. The audiovisual content may be an immersive reality content. A computer-readable storage medium, computer program and a non-transitory article of manufacture are described.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for unified significance map coding. An apparatus includes a video encoder (400) for encoding transform coefficients for at least a portion of a picture. The transform coefficients are obtained using a plurality of transforms. One or more context sharing maps are generated for the transform coefficients based on a unified rule. The one or more context sharing maps are for providing at least one context that is shared among at least some of the transform coefficients obtained from at least two different ones of the plurality of transforms.

Abstract: Network equipment for establishing a manifest to be provided to a requesting terminal configured to receive a multimedia content divided into segments from a network equipment, each segment being available in one or more representations, said manifest listing available representations for the multimedia content and specifying a plurality of adaptation sets, each adaptation set defining a spatial object of the multimedia content, the spatial objects of the adaptation sets defining a whole spatial object is described. The network equipment includes at least one memory and at least one processing circuitry configured to define, in the manifest, a type of mapping of the multimedia content to the whole spatial object and a point of reference in one adaptation set of reference amongst the adaptation sets, and associate depth information with each adaptation set.

Abstract: Programmable media interfaces, methods and systems for programming a plurality of displays in a multiple display environment are described herein. The media interfaces, methods and systems include processors configured to program a sequence of broadcast content to the plurality of display devices, control pre-set or pre-programmed sequencing of the broadcast of the future content at times, and select particular displays in the plurality of displays to display portions of the broadcast content at the pre-set or pre-programmed times for future playing.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are provided for displaying video content in a multi-device environment where video content may be synchronized between two or more display devices. Video content displayed on one or more of the display devices may be a cropped version (or region of interest) of video content shown on a main display. Some embodiments may make recommendations to determine regions of interest based on contextual cues and user preferences. For some embodiments, a user may indicate a desire to follow a traced object, which may be used to determine regions of interest.

Abstract: A method for decoding a block of a picture represented in a current HDR/WCG format is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a bitstream representative of a coded block of picture, an indication representative of a default d QP table (index_d QP_table), an indication representative of a QP offset (slice_qp_delta); determining a quantization parameter responsive to the current format based on the default d QP table and the QP offset; decoding the coded block of a picture using the determined QP. Corresponding encoding method, transmitting method, decoding device, encoding device and transmitting device are disclosed. Besides an embodiment relative to adapting generic codec parameters to any HDR/WCG format as done for d QP table is also disclosed.