Patents Examined by Neil R Mikeska
  • Patent number: 11856199
    Abstract: A method for encoding a video sequence is provided that includes entropy encoding syntax elements representative of transform coefficients generated as the video sequence is processed, wherein entropy encoding syntax elements representative of a transform coefficient includes binarizing the syntax elements representative of the transform coefficient to generate a plurality of binary symbols (bins), coding a portion of the plurality of bins in context coding mode, and coding a remaining portion of the plurality of bins in bypass coding mode. The method further includes reducing the number of bins that are coded in context coding mode for each transform coefficient in a plurality of subsequent transform coefficients that are entropy encoded after a specified number of transform coefficients have been entropy encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Vivienne Sze, Madhukar Budagavi
  • Patent number: 11849108
    Abstract: A method of encoding a motion information predictor index, comprising: generating a list of motion information predictor candidates; when an Affine Merge mode is used, selecting one of the motion information predictor candidates in the list as an Affine Merge mode predictor; when a non-Affine Merge mode is used, selecting one of the motion information predictor candidates in the list as a non-Affine Merge mode predictor; and generating a motion information predictor index for the selected motion information predictor candidate using CABAC coding, one or more bits of the motion information predictor index being bypass CABAC coded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Guillaume Laroche, Christophe Gisquet, Patrice Onno, Jonathan Taquet
  • Patent number: 11849146
    Abstract: A method of utilizing an N-point primary transform core matrix to encode may include determining whether to use a first transform core matrix that is an N-point 8-bit primary transform core matrix. When a result of the determination is to use the first transform core matrix, the method may include: (i) constructing the first transform core based on a set of unique numbers, and (ii) encoding using the derived primary transform core. The method may further include, when a result of the determination is to not use the first primary transform: (i) deriving a second transform core based on the same set of unique numbers, and (ii) encoding using the derived second transform core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11849140
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is provided for decoding pictures using inter-prediction. The video decoding apparatus includes a predictor that generates affine prediction samples for respective subblocks in a target block in a current picture to be decoded by performing affine motion prediction on a subblock-by-subblock basis using control point motion vectors which respectively correspond to corners of the target block. The predictor also modifies sample values of the affine prediction samples by executing a first coding tool, the first coding tool compensating for motion according to sample positions in each of the subblocks using the control point motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Ewha University—Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Je Won Kang, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11843801
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block; deriving reference samples located around the current block; generating a prediction sample for the current block on the basis of the intra prediction mode and the reference samples; and generating residual samples for the current block on the basis of the prediction sample, wherein the step of generating the prediction sample for the current block may comprise the steps of: deriving an interpolation filter, which is to be applied to the reference sample, on the basis of the prediction mode of the current block or the size of the current block; and generating the prediction sample by applying the derived interpolation filter to the reference sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunmi Yoo, Jin Heo
  • Patent number: 11838513
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for Progressive Subsampled Transmission of image data. In one embodiment, a source computer may: generate a first down-sampled frame by sampling an input image according to a first sampling pattern; generate a first encoded down-sampled frame; transmit the first encoded down-sampled frame to a recipient device to cause the recipient device to display/use a first output frame generated by decoding and up-sampling the first encoded down-sampled frame; generate a second down-sampled frame by sampling the input image according to a second sampling pattern; generate a second encoded down-sampled frame; and transmit the second encoded down-sampled frame to the recipient device to cause the recipient device to display/use a second output frame generated based on the first encoded down-sampled frame and the second encoded down-sampled frame and in accordance with the first sampling pattern and the second sampling pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Funt, Behnam Bastani, Curtis Buckoll
  • Patent number: 11838509
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC., KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yongjo Ahn, Donggyu Sim, Hochan Ryu, Seanae Park, Woong Lim
  • Patent number: 11838538
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is provided for decoding pictures using inter-prediction. The video decoding apparatus includes a predictor that generates affine prediction samples for respective subblocks in a target block in a current picture to be decoded by performing affine motion prediction on a subblock-by-subblock basis using control point motion vectors which respectively correspond to corners of the target block. The predictor also modifies sample values of the affine prediction samples by executing a first coding tool, the first coding tool compensating for motion according to sample positions in each of the subblocks using the control point motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Je Won Kang, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11823397
    Abstract: A system includes sensors and a tracking subsystem. The subsystem receives a first image feed from a first sensor and a second image feed from a second sensor. The field-of view of the second sensor at least partially overlaps with that of the first sensor. The subsystem detects an object in a frame from the first feed. The subsystem determines a first pixel position of the object. The subsystem determines a second pixel position of the object. Based on the first pixel position and the second pixel position, a global position for the object is determined in a space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: 7-ELEVEN, INC.
    Inventors: Shahmeer Ali Mirza, Sailesh Bharathwaaj Krishnamurthy
  • Patent number: 11818381
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for signaling picture information in access units in video bitstream processing are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video comprising one or more pictures and a bitstream of the video, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that a flag and a syntax element, when included in the bitstream, are access unit (AU) specific, and wherein the flag indicates, in response to a current AU not being a first AU in the bitstream in a decoding order, whether a nominal coded picture buffer (CPB) removal time of the current AU is determined relative to (a) a nominal CPB removal time of a previous AU associated with a buffering period supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message, or (b) a nominal CPB removal time of the current AU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventor: Ye-kui Wang
  • Patent number: 11818370
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, an ID value of an LMCS APS may be within a predetermined range. Thus, an LMCS procedure can be efficiently performed, and the complexity of LMCS is reduced. Since the performance of LMCS is improved, efficiency of video/image coding may increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jie Zhao, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11812061
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for decoding a video including determining a coding unit to be decoded by block partitioning, decoding prediction syntaxes for the coding unit, the prediction syntaxes including a skip flag indicating whether the coding unit is encoded in a skip mode, after the decoding of the prediction syntaxes, decoding transform syntaxes including a transformation/quantization skip flag and a coding unit cbf, wherein the transformation/quantization skip flag indicates whether inverse transformation, inverse quantization, and at least part of in-loop filterings are skipped, and the coding unit cbf indicates whether all coefficients in a luma block and two chroma blocks constituting the coding unit are zero, and reconstructing the coding unit based on the prediction syntaxes and the transform syntaxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sun Young Lee, Jeong-yeon Lim, Tae Young Na, Gyeong-taek Lee, Jae-seob Shin, Se Hoon Son, Hyo Song Kim
  • Patent number: 11805249
    Abstract: A filter for video coding is provided, where the filter is configured for processing a block for generation of a filtered block, and the block comprises a plurality of pixels. The filter includes one or more processor configured to: obtain a quantization parameter (QP) of the block; obtain a threshold (THR) based on the QP; and obtain a look up table based on QP, so as to generate a filtered block based on the threshold and the look up table. The filter is provided allowing improving the efficiency for video coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sergey Yurievich Ikonin, Victor Alexeevich Stepin, Dmitry Yurievich Kuryshev, Jianle Chen, Roman Igorevich Chernyak
  • Patent number: 11805237
    Abstract: A display system is provided. The display system includes a virtual reality display apparatus, an autostereoscopic display apparatus, and a host. In response to a processing unit of the host receiving a specific input signal, the processing unit generates a display-mode control signal, executes an image-conversion software development kit of an OpenVR driver to convert a virtual-reality (VR) stereoscopic image, that is generated by a VR application executed by the host, into an autostereoscopic image, and writes the autostereoscopic image to a second image buffer of the host. In response to the display-mode control signal, the autostereoscopic display apparatus is switched to an autostereoscopic display mode, and a multiplexing circuit of the host selects the autostereoscopic image stored in the second image buffer as an output image signal, and sends the output image signal to the autostereoscopic display apparatus for displaying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shih-Hao Lin, Chao-Kuang Yang, Wen-Cheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 11785247
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is provided for decoding pictures using inter-prediction. The video decoding apparatus includes a predictor that generates affine prediction samples for respective subblocks in a target block in a current picture to be decoded by performing affine motion prediction on a subblock-by-subblock basis using control point motion vectors which respectively correspond to corners of the target block. The predictor also modifies sample values of the affine prediction samples by executing a first coding tool, the first coding tool compensating for motion according to sample positions in each of the subblocks using the control point motion vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Je Won Kang, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11765387
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of transmitting point cloud data, including encoding geometry data of point cloud data, encoding attribute data of the point cloud data based on the geometry data, and transmitting the encoded geometry data, the encoded attribute data, and signaling data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunmook Oh, Sejin Oh
  • Patent number: 11765385
    Abstract: Disclosed are an intra prediction method of a chrominance block using a luminance sample and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method comprises the steps of calculating an intra prediction mode of a chrominance block on the basis of an LM mapping table when the chrominance block uses an LM; and generating a prediction block for the chrominance block on the basis of the calculated intra prediction mode of the chrominance block. When intra prediction mode information of chrominance blocks are decoded, mutually different tables are used depending on whether or not an LM is used, so that encoding and decoding can be performed without an unnecessary waste of bits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Joon Jeon, Seung Wook Park, Jae Hyun Lim, Jung Sun Kim, Joon Young Park, Young Hee Choi, Jae Won Sung, Byeong Moon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11758197
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing in-loop filtering in an encoder or a decoder provide regions which use a common set of filter parameters An index can be sent from an encoder to a decoder indicating which set of filter parameters is to be used for a particular region. The in-loop filter can be Sample Adaptive Offset, Adaptive Loop Filter, or any other such filter. An encoder classifies regions of a picture according to blocks using a common set of filter parameter. The classification can be in the form of a map. Filtering blocks use the common set of filter parameters for a region. A decoder parses a bitstream for a set of filter parameters and an index indicative of the filter parameter set for a region being decoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Fabien Racape, Philippe Bordes, Edouard Francois
  • Patent number: 11750804
    Abstract: A method of controlling an Adaptive Loop Filter for one or more image portions of an image, the method comprising controlling filtering on a first sample of an image portion based on one or more neighbouring sample value(s) of the first sample value, wherein the controlling uses a nonlinear function which has one or more variables based on one or more of the neighbouring sample value(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jonathan Taquet, Christophe Gisquet, Guillaume Laroche, Patrice Onno
  • Patent number: 11743501
    Abstract: An example device for decoding point cloud data includes memory configured to store the point cloud data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine dimensions of a region box and determine dimensions of a slice bounding box. The one or more processors are also configured to decode a slice of the point cloud data associated with the slice bounding box. The dimensions of the region box are constrained to not exceed the dimensions of the slice bounding box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Adarsh Krishnan Ramasubramonian, Bappaditya Ray, Geert Van der Auwera, Louis Joseph Kerofsky, Marta Karczewicz