Patents Examined by Hesham K Abouzahra
  • Patent number: 11979555
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image including deriving intra prediction mode of a current block using an intra prediction mode of a neighbor block adjacent to the current block, constructing a reference sample of the current block, and performing intra prediction with respect to the current block using the intra prediction mode of the current block and the reference sample. The deriving of the intra prediction mode of the current block includes constructing a most probable mode (MPM) list based on whether the intra prediction mode of the current block is a Planar mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Ho Lee, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11968397
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present document is characterized by comprising: a step for deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; a step for deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) of the transform coefficients; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform of the modified transform coefficients, wherein the inverse RST using a transform kernel matrix is performed on transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region of an 8×8 region of the target block, and the modified transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region, upper-right 4×4 region, and lower-left 4×4 region of the 8×8 region are derived through the inverse RST.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11968355
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: constructing an AMVP candidate list comprising at least one AMVP candidate for a current block; deriving an HMVP candidate list for the current block that includes HMVP candidates for the current block; selecting at least one HMVP candidate among the HMVP candidates in the HMVP candidate list; deriving an updated AMVP candidate list by adding the at least one HMVP candidate to the AMVP candidate list; deriving motion information for the current block on the basis of the updated AMVP candidate list; deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the motion information for the current block; and generating reconstruction samples for the current block on the basis of the prediction samples for the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: TCL King Electrical Appliances (Huizhou) Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11962771
    Abstract: An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The picture includes one or more sub-pictures, and the bitstream representation conforms to a format rule that specifies that a length of a syntax element is equal to Ceil(Log 2(SS)) bits. SS is greater than 0, and the syntax element indicating a horizontal or a vertical position of a top-left corner of a coding tree unit of a sub-picture of the picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11943451
    Abstract: This application provides a chroma block prediction method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining chroma values of chroma samples; obtaining, luma values of luma samples corresponding to the chroma samples; obtaining, from the luma values, a first luma set and a second luma set; grouping the chroma values into a first chroma set and a second chroma set; determining a scaling coefficient in a linear model based on an average value of luma values in the first luma set, an average value of luma values in the second luma set, an average value of chroma values in the first chroma set, and an average value of chroma values in the second chroma set; determining, based on the scaling coefficient, an offset factor in the linear model; and determining prediction information of the chroma block based on the scaling coefficient and the offset factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Ma, Fan Mu, Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 11943444
    Abstract: A method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode, where the conversion includes performing the upsampling operation in which the final prediction block is determined by using a reduced prediction block of the current video block and by using reconstructed neighboring samples of the current video block according to a rule, and where the reduced prediction block is obtained by performing the matrix vector multiplication operation on reduced boundary samples of the current video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11936874
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode in which a prediction block of the current video block is determined by performing, on previously coded samples of the video, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and followed by an upsampling operation, where the upsampling operation is performed, in both a vertical direction and a horizontal direction in a fixed order, on samples obtained from the matrix vector multiplication operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: BYTEDANCE INC., BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11930216
    Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block in a video region of a video and a coded representation of the video, that splitting the current block into multiple transform units is permitted based on a characteristic of the current block. A signaling of the splitting is omitted in the coded representation. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Hongbin Liu
  • Patent number: 11909955
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present disclosure may include the steps of: determining whether a combined prediction mode is applied to a current block; when the combined prediction mode is applied to the current block, obtaining first and second prediction blocks with respect to the current block; and, on the basis of a calculation of a weighted sum of the first and second prediction blocks, obtaining a third prediction block with respect to the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11909966
    Abstract: An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The picture includes one or more sub-pictures, and the bitstream representation conforms to a format rule that specifies that a length of a syntax element is equal to Ceil(Log 2(SS)) bits. SS is greater than 0, and the syntax element indicating a horizontal or a vertical position of a top-left corner of a coding tree unit of a sub-picture of the picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11903564
    Abstract: The disclosure extends to systems and methods for reducing the area of an image sensor by reducing the imaging sensor pad count used for data transmission and clock generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Blanquart, Donald M. Wichern
  • Patent number: 11902529
    Abstract: A method of video processing is provided to include determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a parameter of a cross-component linear model (CCLM) for the video block according to a rule, and performing the conversion based on the determining, and wherein the rule specifies to use a variable representing a neighbouring luma sample in the determining of the parameter of the CCLM only in case that the variable has a certain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Yang Wang, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11895329
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: generating a merge candidate list of a current block including at least one merge candidate corresponding to each of a plurality of reference picture lists; determining at least one piece of motion information by using the merge candidate list; and generating a prediction block of the current block by using the determined at least one piece of motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Ha Hyun Lee, Dong San Jun, Jin Ho Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi
  • Patent number: 11889077
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: dividing a coding block into a first prediction unit and a second prediction unit; deriving a merge candidate list for the coding block; deriving first motion information for the first prediction unit and second motion information for the second prediction unit by means of the merge candidate list; and on the basis of the first motion information and the second motion information, acquiring a prediction sample within the coding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11882293
    Abstract: A method for intra prediction includes: obtaining multiple previously reconstructed neighbouring blocks corresponding to a current processing block; determining prediction modes, that are signalled in a bitstream, corresponding to neighbouring blocks of the multiple previously reconstructed neighbouring blocks, to obtain multiple first prediction modes; if the multiple first prediction modes comprise at least two directional modes, taking directional modes comprised in the multiple first prediction modes as first prediction directions; performing, according to a preset operation rule, operation on multiple first prediction directions of the first prediction directions to obtain second prediction directions; obtaining a prediction mode set according to the second prediction directions and the multiple first prediction modes; and performing intra prediction on the current processing block based on the prediction mode set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanzhuo Ma, Junyan Huo, Shuai Wan, Fuzheng Yang, Ze Guo, Xinwei Li
  • Patent number: 11882272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image decoding method performing intra prediction according to the present invention may comprise dividing a current block into at least one sub-block; deriving an intra prediction mode for the at least one sub-block; constructing a reference sample for the intra prediction; and performing intra prediction for the at least one sub-block based on the derived intra prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Ho Lee, Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Dong San Jun, Ha Hyun Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi
  • Patent number: 11882282
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining whether a coding block is divided into a first prediction unit and a second prediction unit; determining a partition type of the coding block when determining that the coding block is divided; deriving first motion information about a first prediction unit and second motion information about a second prediction unit within the coding block; and acquiring a prediction sample within the coding block on the basis of the first motion information and the second motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11876956
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inter prediction of a block includes estimating local illumination compensation (LIC) parameters using first reference samples of a current block and second reference samples of a reference block, wherein a third reference sample of the second reference samples is based on an integer part of a fractional motion vector (MV), and obtaining inter prediction of the current block according to the LIC parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Maxim Borisovitch Sychev, Timofey Mikhailovich Solovyev, Alexander Alexandrovich Karabutov, Sergey Yurievich Ikonin, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11876960
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter prediction type of a current block indicates biprediction, weight index information for candidates in a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list can be induced or derived, and coding efficiency can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11877002
    Abstract: A method of video processing is provided to include maintaining one or more tables, wherein each table includes one or more motion candidates and each motion candidate is associated with corresponding motion information; performing a conversion between a current block and a bitstream representation of a video including the current block by using motion information in a table; and updating, after performing of the conversion, one or more tables based on M sets of additional motion information associated with the current block, M being an integer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang