Patents Examined by Jerry T Jean Baptiste
  • Patent number: 11979552
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image according to the present document includes obtaining prediction mode information and residual related information from a bitstream, deriving prediction samples of a current block by performing prediction based on the prediction mode information, deriving residual samples of the current block based on the residual related information, and generating reconstruction samples of the current block based on the prediction samples and the residual samples, and the residual related information includes a transform skip flag based on a size of the current block and a maximum transform skip size, the transform skip flag represents whether a transform skip is applied to the current block, and information about the maximum transform skip size is obtained from the bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Rosedale Dynamics LLC
    Inventors: Sunmi Yoo, Jungah Choi, Jangwon Choi, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11979558
    Abstract: A method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video unit of a video and a coded representation of the video using at least a video picture. Only one of a sub-picture coding mode or a resolution-changing coding mode is enabled for the video unit. The sub-picture coding mode is a mode in which the video picture is divided into multiple sub-pictures, and the resolution-changing coding mode is a mode in which a resolution of the video picture is adjusted during the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11973943
    Abstract: The image encoding/decoding method and device according to the present invention may determine an intra prediction mode of a current block and perform intra prediction on the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, wherein the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined for each of a luminance block and a color difference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11973970
    Abstract: A method of encoding video data by an electronic device is provided. A plurality of picture parameters included in a picture header of a picture in the video data is signaled into a bitstream. A present flag included in a sub-picture header of a sub-picture generated by dividing the picture is signaled into the bitstream. The electronic device determines, based on the present flag, whether a specific one of a plurality of sub-picture parameters is determined based on the sub-picture header or the picture header. The specific one of the plurality of sub-picture parameters corresponds to the specific one of the plurality of picture parameters. The sub-picture is reconstructed based on the specific one of the plurality of sub-picture parameters when the specific one of the plurality of sub-picture parameters is determined from the sub-picture header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Patent number: 11973986
    Abstract: A video signal processing device includes a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a secondary transform kernel for a current block based on an intra prediction mode of the current block to which a secondary transform is applied, to obtain a secondary inverse transformed block by performing a secondary inverse transform on a top-left specific region of the current block using the secondary transform kernel, wherein the secondary inverse transform is an inverse transform of the secondary transform, and the secondary transform is a low frequency non-separable transform, to obtain a residual block of the current block by performing a primary inverse transform on the secondary inverse transformed block, wherein one or more coefficients of the top-left specific region of the current block are derived in a preset scan order and the preset scan order is a 4×4 up-right diagonal scan order regardless of a size of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HUMAX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehong Jung, Dongcheol Kim, Juhyung Son, Geonjung Ko, Jinsam Kwak
  • Patent number: 11968400
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving an extracted bitstream that is a result of a sub-bitstream extraction process from an input bitstream containing a set of sub-pictures. The extracted bitstream contains only a subset of the sub-pictures of the input bitstream to the sub-bitstream extraction process. A flag from the extracted bitstream is set to indicate that sub-picture information related to the subset of the sub-pictures is present in the extracted bitstream. One or more sub-picture identifiers (IDs) for the subset of the sub-pictures are obtained based on the flag. The subset of the sub-pictures is decoded based on the sub-picture IDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang, FNU Hendry
  • Patent number: 11962785
    Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining identification information of a first tile and identification information of a last tile from a bitstream, wherein the first and last tiles are included in a first slice, determining an index difference between the first tile and the last tile, based on a result of comparing the identification information of the first tile with the identification information of the last tile, determining the number of tiles included in the first slice, by using the index difference between the first tile and the last tile, and decoding a plurality of tiles included in the first slice according to an encoding order by using the number of tiles included in the first slice, the identification information of the first tile, and the identification information of the last tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woongil Choi, Gahyun Ryu, Minsoo Park, Minwoo Park, Seungsoo Jeong, Kwangpyo Choi, Kiho Choi, Narae Choi, Anish Tamse, Yinji Piao
  • Patent number: 11956443
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for signaling a high level syntax (HLS) and a method of transmitting a bitstream are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure may include obtaining first information indicating whether to constrain luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS), obtaining second information indicating whether LMCS for a current video sequence is allowed, and reconstructing a current picture within the current video sequence based on the second information. A value of the second information may be determined based on a value of the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hendry Hendry, Seung Hwan Kim, Seethal Paluri, Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 11956473
    Abstract: Video coding tools can be controlled by including syntax in a video bitstream that makes better use of video decoding resources. An encoder inserts syntax into a video bitstream to enable a decoder to parse the bitstream and easily control which tools combinations are enabled, which combinations are not permitted, and which tools are activated for various components in a multiple component bitstream, leading to potential parallelization of bitstream decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Edouard Francois, Pierre Andrivon, Franck Galpin, Fabrice Leleannec, Michel Kerdranvat
  • Patent number: 11949917
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a video decoding device according to the present document may comprise the steps of: acquiring image information from a bitstream, wherein the image information includes a picture header associated with a current picture, and the current picture includes multiple slices; on the basis of the picture header, acquiring at least one of a first flag indicating whether information required for an inter-prediction operation exists in the picture header and a second flag indicating whether information required for an intra-prediction operation exists in the picture header; on the basis of at least one of the first flag and the second flag, generating prediction samples by performing at least one of intra-prediction and inter-prediction with respect to a current block in the current picture; generating residual samples on the basis of residual information acquired from the image information; and generating reconstruction samples on the basis of the prediction samples and the residu
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Hendry Hendry, Seunghwan Kim, Jie Zhao
  • Patent number: 11949886
    Abstract: Methods for determining a prediction value, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. Reconstructed values of neighboring samples of a current block are acquired, and then filtered to obtain a reference value set of the current block. When a size of the current block is smaller than a preset threshold value, a first constant value is calculated according to a bit depth value of a luma component of a sample in the current block. A difference between the first constant value and a first reference value in the reference value set is determined as a first prediction input value in a prediction input value set. Other prediction input values in the prediction input value set other than the first prediction input value are determined according to the reference value set. Prediction values of samples at specific positions in the current block is calculated and then filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyan Huo, Yanzhuo Ma, Shuai Wan, Fuzheng Yang, Wei Zhang, Haixin Wang, Yu Sun
  • Patent number: 11943459
    Abstract: Signalling of syntax elements in a sequence parameter set of a video bitstream is addressed. Particularly, it is provided a method of decoding a video bitstream wherein a sequence parameter set, SPS, is coded that contains syntax elements that apply to a video sequence, the method comprising obtaining a value of a first syntax element from the SPS used to specify whether a decoded picture buffer, DPB, parameters syntax structure is present in the SPS and obtaining a value of a second syntax element from the SPS, at least when determining that the value of the first syntax element specifies that the DPB parameters syntax structure is present in the SPS, used to specify the presence of a DPB syntax element in the DPB parameters syntax structure, wherein the DPB syntax element is applied to a temporal sublayer except for the highest temporal sublayer in the video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Biao Wang, Semih Esenlik, Anand Meher Kotra, Elena Alexandrovna Alshina, Han Gao
  • Patent number: 11943465
    Abstract: Motion vectors of a first reference frame are permitted to point to a plurality of further reference frames. A method of storing the motion vectors comprises, when a block of the first reference frame has two motion vectors (V2A, V2B) initially, selecting one of the two motion vectors, the non-selected motion vector not being stored. The selected motion vector may be scaled. This can reduce the motion vector memory size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Guillaume Laroche, Patrice Onno, Edouard Francois
  • Patent number: 11936913
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for video decoding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that is configured to decode a current picture based on a bitstream. The processing circuitry can determine, from a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message, a first flag indicating whether a warping process is applied to the current decoded picture. Based on the first flag indicating that the warping process is applied to the current decoded picture, the processing circuitry can determine warping information of the warping process based on the SEI message. The processing circuitry can determine a warped picture from the current decoded picture based on the warping information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Stephan Wenger, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11936896
    Abstract: Motion vectors of a first reference frame are permitted to point to a plurality of further reference frames. A method of storing the motion vectors comprises, when a block of the first reference frame has two motion vectors (V2A, V2B) initially, selecting one of the two motion vectors, the non-selected motion vector not being stored. The selected motion vector may be scaled. This can reduce the motion vector memory size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Guillaume Laroche, Patrice Onno, Edouard Francois
  • Patent number: 11936897
    Abstract: Motion vectors of a first reference frame are permitted to point to a plurality of further reference frames. A method of storing the motion vectors comprises, when a block of the first reference frame has two motion vectors (V2A, V2B) initially, selecting one of the two motion vectors, the non-selected motion vector not being stored. The selected motion vector may be scaled. This can reduce the motion vector memory size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Guillaume Laroche, Patrice Onno, Edouard Francois
  • Patent number: 11924448
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, LMCS may also be applied to a block having a dual tree structure. In addition, the number of LMCS APS may be limited. Therefore, an LMCS procedure may be efficiently performed, and the complexity of LMCS may be reduced. As the performance of LMCS is improved, the video/image coding efficiency may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS
    Inventors: Jie Zhao, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11921209
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a signal generation apparatus that is used in a ToF camera system especially adopting an indirect system and can suppress occurrence of erroneous distance measurement caused by distance measurement of a same target by a plurality of cameras with a simple configuration. [Solving means] There is provided a signal generation apparatus including a first pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a light source that irradiates light upon a distance measurement target, a second pulse generator configured to generate a pulse to be supplied to a pixel that receives the light reflected by the distance measurement target, and a signal generation section configured to generate a pseudo-random signal for inverting a phase of signals to be generated by the first pulse generator and the second pulse generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yohtaro Yasu, Nobuhiko Shigyo
  • Patent number: 11924414
    Abstract: The image encoding/decoding method and device according to the present invention may determine an intra prediction mode of a current block and perform intra prediction on the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, wherein the intra prediction mode of the current block is determined for each of a luminance block and a color difference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Ki Baek Kim
  • Patent number: 11917207
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving an extracted bitstream that is a result of a sub-bitstream extraction process from an input bitstream containing a set of sub-pictures. The extracted bitstream contains only a subset of the sub-pictures of the input bitstream to the sub-bitstream extraction process. A flag from the extracted bitstream is set to indicate that sub-picture information related to the subset of the sub-pictures is present in the extracted bitstream. One or more sub-picture identifiers (IDs) for the subset of the sub-pictures are obtained based on the flag. The subset of the sub-pictures is decoded based on the sub-picture IDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang, FNU Hendry