Patents Examined by Fabio S Lima
  • Patent number: 11979612
    Abstract: A device may be configured to signal level information according to one or more of the techniques described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sachin G. Deshpande, Jonatan Samuelsson
  • Patent number: 11973977
    Abstract: An image decoding method executed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of the current chroma block by means of cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; deriving downsampled luma samples on the basis of the current luma block; deriving downsampled neighboring luma samples on the basis of neighboring luma samples of the current luma block; and deriving the CCLM parameter on the basis of the downsampled neighboring luma samples and neighboring chroma samples of the current neighboring chroma block, wherein the number of downsampled neighboring luma samples and number of neighboring chroma samples are equal to the previously set thresh-hold value, and the thresh-hold value is derived on the basis of the width and height of the current chroma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwon Choi, Jin Heo, Seunghwan Kim, Sunmi Yoo, Jungah Choi, Ling Li
  • Patent number: 11971535
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates optical imaging devices and methods useful in biological and medical imaging applications. In one embodiment, an optical imaging device includes a flexible lightguide having a first end and a second end, the output of the source of pulsed infrared radiation being optically coupled to the first end of the flexible lightguide; a lens assembly attached to and optically coupled to the second end of the flexible lightguide, the lens assembly comprising a variable-focus lens element, the a variable-focus lens element having a tunable focal length; and a photodetector coupled to the flexible lightguide to detect radiation propagating from the second end toward the first end of the flexible lightguide. The optical imaging devices and methods can be used in both confocal and multi-photon techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Juliet T. Gopinath, Emily A. Gibson, Victor M. Bright, Richard Weir, Diego Restrepo, Baris Ozbay
  • Patent number: 11949853
    Abstract: A data decoding method, performed by a computer device, is provided. The data decoding method includes obtaining coded data corresponding to a current to-be-decoded unit, obtaining a coding mode restriction type corresponding to the current to-be-decoded unit by decoding the coded data, determining a candidate coding mode set corresponding to the current to-be-decoded unit according to the coding mode restriction type, the candidate coding mode set comprising a block copy intra-frame coding mode, selecting a target coding mode from the candidate coding mode set, and decoding the current to-be-decoded unit according to the target coding mode, thereby obtaining corresponding decoded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LTD
    Inventors: Yiming Li, Xiaozhong Xu, Ye Hu, Shan Liu, Zhenzhong Chen
  • Patent number: 11943477
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for successive intra block prediction. Methods and apparatus for successive intra block prediction may comprise a matching decoder to generate data that replicates the internal state and/or the decompressed data at the decoder. The apparatus may further comprise a prediction module that utilizes the replicated data to make predictions. The apparatus may then utilize the predicted data and the original, input source data to determine a difference value and encode the difference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventor: Marko Mlinar
  • Patent number: 11943496
    Abstract: To reduce the possibility of occurrence of problems such as missing frames and an increase in display delay even if a disturbance occurs in a communication path. A reception device includes a reception unit that sequentially receives image information transmitted by a transmission device at a given first interval by wireless communication, a display unit that sequentially displays frame images on the basis of the image information in accordance with a display clock and generates display time information indicating a time corresponding to the update time of the frame image, and a control unit that calculates a second interval indicating an interval at which the frame images are displayed on the basis of plural pieces of the display time information and controls the update cycle of the frame image in accordance with the display clock such that the second interval approximates to the first interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Masakazu Tanikawa
  • Patent number: 11943446
    Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including obtaining a flag indicating that a conformance window is not used for reference picture resampling; based on the flag indicating that the conformance window is not used for the reference picture resampling, determining whether a resampling picture size is signaled; based on determining that the resampling picture size is signaled, determining a resampling ratio based on the resampling picture size; based on determining that the resampling picture size is not signaled, determining the resampling ratio based on an output picture size; and performing the reference picture resampling on a current picture using the resampling ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Stephan Wenger, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11936866
    Abstract: A method for lossy video encoding, transmission and decoding, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input video at a first computer system; encoding an input frame of the input video to produce a latent representation; producing a quantized latent; producing a hyper-latent representation; producing a quantized hyper-latent; entropy encoding the quantized latent; transmitting the entropy encoded quantized latent and the quantized hyper-latent to a second computer system; decoding the quantized hyper-latent to produce a set of context variables, wherein the set of context variables comprise a temporal context variable; entropy decoding the entropy encoded quantized latent using the set of context variables to obtain an output quantized latent; and decoding the output quantized latent to produce an output frame, wherein the output frame is an approximation of the input frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DEEP RENDER LTD.
    Inventors: Chris Finlay, Christian Besenbruch, Jan Xu, Bilal Abbasi, Christian Etmann, Arsalan Zafar, Sebastjan Cizel, Vira Koshkina
  • Patent number: 11930184
    Abstract: Video processing can involve encoding and/or decoding a picture based on determining an activation of a processing mode involving a motion vector refinement process and a second process other than the motion vector refinement process; modifying the motion vector refinement process based on the activation and the second process; and encoding and/or decoding the picture based on the modified motion vector refinement process and the second process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Urban, Franck Galpin, Philippe Bordes
  • Patent number: 11930221
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for picture header constraints for multi-layer coding are described. An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video including one or more pictures and a bitstream of the video. The bitstream conforms to a format rule. The format rule specifies a constraint on a value of a first syntax element that specifies whether a second syntax element is present in a picture header syntax structure of a current picture. The second syntax element specifies a value of a picture order count (POC) most significant bit (MSB) cycle of the current picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventor: Ye-kui Wang
  • Patent number: 11928865
    Abstract: One variation of a method for monitoring occupancy in a work area includes, at a sensor block: transitioning from an inactive state into an active state when an output of a motion sensor indicates motion in a work area; during a scan cycle in the active state, recording an image through an optical sensor at a time, detecting a set of humans in the image, detecting a second set of human effects in the image, predicting a second set of humans occupying but absent the work area based on the second set of human effects, and estimating a total occupancy in the work area at the time based on the set of humans and the second set of humans; and transmitting the total occupancy to a remote computer system for update of a scheduler for the work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: VergeSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Ryan, Kelby Green
  • Patent number: 11917210
    Abstract: A method by which a video decoding device decodes a video, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: parsing, from a bitstream, level information indicating the level with which output layer sets comply; acquiring, from the bitstream, constraint information about constraints with which the output layer sets comply; and performing a decoding procedure on the current picture on the basis of the level information and the constraint information, wherein the level information and the constraint information are included in a profile_tier_level syntax structure of the bitstream, and the constraint information in the profile_tier_level syntax structure can be next to the level information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hendry Hendry, Junghak Nam, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11910077
    Abstract: A camera device including a housing, and a radio frequency circuit, a communications module, and a heating drive circuit that are disposed in the housing. The housing is provided with a window panel, and the window panel is provided with a hole to form a window. The window is provided with a window lens capable of receiving and transmitting a radio frequency signal, and the window lens is provided with a first terminal. The radio frequency circuit is connected to the communications module, and the radio frequency circuit and the heating drive circuit are provided with a common second terminal. The first terminal is electrically connected to the second terminal, to form a radio frequency channel including the communications module, the radio frequency circuit, and the window lens, and a heating channel including the heating drive circuit and the window lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guoqing Wang
  • Patent number: 11902590
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video. According to an embodiment, provided is a method of setting a level for each of one or more regions, including decoding a definition syntax element related to level definition and a designation syntax element related to target designation from a bitstream; defining one or more levels based on the definition syntax element; and setting a target level designated by the designation syntax element among the defined levels for a target region designated by the designation syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-yeon Lim, Jae Seob Shin, Sun Young Lee, Se Hoon Son, Tae Young Na, Jae Il Kim
  • Patent number: 11902505
    Abstract: A video decoding device, in the case where a video of the progressive format is inputted, processes a frame as a picture, in the case where a video of the interlace format is inputted, processes a field as a picture. A video decoding device performs display control corresponding to a format of the both video by analyzing display control information in display control information analyzer. The display control information includes sequence unit display control information which is commonly used in a display process of all pictures that belong to a sequence to be decoded and picture unit display control information which is individually used in a display process of a picture to be decoded. A second code string analyzer acquires each of the sequence unit display control information and the picture unit display control information from an extended information area in units of pictures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Kiyofumi Abe, Kazuhito Kimura, Hideyuki Ohgose, Hiroshi Arakawa, Koji Arimura
  • Patent number: 11902556
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method comprises obtaining, from a bitstream, video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type information of a current picture and first flag information specifying whether a subpicture included in the current picture is treated as one picture, determining a NAL unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the current picture, based on the obtained VCL NAL unit type information, and decoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type and the first flag information. The current picture may comprise two or more subpictures based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types, and the first flag information may have a predetermined value specifying that each of the two or more subpictures is treated as one picture based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hendry Hendry
  • Patent number: 11895336
    Abstract: Video encoders and video decoders are configured to supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages. The SEI messages may include picture orientation transform type syntax elements that indicate how a picture may be rotated and/or mirrored. The SEI messages may also include quality metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yong He, Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Dmytro Rusanovskyy
  • Patent number: 11894865
    Abstract: A method for partitioning of input vectors for coding is presented. The method comprises obtaining of an input vector. The input vector is segmented, in a non-recursive manner, into an integer number, NSEG, of input vector segments. A representation of a respective relative energy difference between parts of the input vector on each side of each boundary between the input vector segments is determined, in a recursive manner. The input vector segments and the representations of the relative energy differences are provided for individual coding. Partitioning units and computer programs for partitioning of input vectors for coding, as well as positional encoders, are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Tomas Jansson Toftgård, Volodya Grancharov, Jonas Svedberg
  • Patent number: 11895310
    Abstract: A device may be configured to signal range extension profile information for coded video according to one or more of the techniques described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Sachin G. Deshpande, Christopher Andrew Segall
  • Patent number: 11889232
    Abstract: One variation of a method for monitoring occupancy in a work area includes, at a sensor block: transitioning from an inactive state into an active state when an output of a motion sensor indicates motion in a work area; during a scan cycle in the active state, recording an image through an optical sensor at a time, detecting a set of humans in the image, detecting a second set of human effects in the image, predicting a second set of humans occupying but absent the work area based on the second set of human effects, and estimating a total occupancy in the work area at the time based on the set of humans and the second set of humans; and transmitting the total occupancy to a remote computer system for update of a scheduler for the work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VergeSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Ryan, Kelby Green