Patents Examined by Zhihan Zhou
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Patent number: 11943439Abstract: A method for implementing an adaptive colour transform (ACT) mode during image/video encoding and decoding includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the current video block is coded using the ACT mode, wherein the conversion comprises applying an inverse ACT transform on the current video block according to a rule, and wherein the rule specifies that a clipping operation, based on a bit depth of the current video block, is applied to an input of the inverse ACT transform.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Ye-Kui Wang, Yue Wang
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Patent number: 11943461Abstract: A method includes receiving a bit stream; determining, using the bit stream, whether an adaptive resolution management mode is enabled; determining, using the bit stream, a scaling factor including a vertical scaling constant component and a horizontal scaling constant component; and reconstructing pixel data of a current block in adaptive resolution management mode and using the determined scaling factor, the reconstructing including scaling the current block horizontally by the horizontal scaling constant component and scaling the current block vertically by the vertical scaling constant component. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: OP Solutions. LLCInventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
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Patent number: 11943436Abstract: The present it relates to a video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method according to the present invention may comprise c coding filter information on a coding unit; classifying samples in the coding unit into classes on a per block classification unit basis; and filtering the coding unit having the samples classified into the classes on a per block classification unit basis by using the filter information.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Dong San Jun, Hyun Suk Ko, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim
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Patent number: 11943455Abstract: A method for inverse discrete cosine transformation (IDCT) in video coding is provided that includes receiving a transform block, identifying a region of non-zero transform coefficients in the transform block using a group significance map corresponding to the transform block, wherein any transform coefficients not in the region have a value of zero, applying a one-dimensional (1D) IDCT to the region of non-zero transform coefficients in a first direction to generate an interim results block, wherein 1D IDCT computations are not performed on transform coefficients outside the region, and applying a 1D IDCT to the interim results block in a second direction to generate a residual block.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Madhukar Budagavi
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Patent number: 11936875Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present document, a method for increasing the accuracy of in-loop filtering is proposed. In an example, the filtering accuracy of chroma blocks can be improved on the basis of luma blocks by performing a cross component adaptive loop filtering process.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Junghak Nam, Jangwon Choi
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Patent number: 11928837Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining a list of geographic location candidates from an image of an environment are described. Open source data indicative of the earth's surface may be obtained and combined into grids to create region data to gain a representation of the earth's surface within each grid cell. An image of an environment may be obtained from an unknown camera. Image characteristics may be compared to the region data to determine error between the image characteristics and projections of the region data. A list of lowest error geographic location candidates may be determined and provided to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Applied Research Associates, Inc.Inventor: Dirk B. Warnaar
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Patent number: 11930187Abstract: A method of performing intra prediction of a current block of a picture of a video sequence, includes determining whether a first flag indicates that an intra prediction mode corresponding to the current block is a directional mode, and based on the first flag being determined to indicate that the intra prediction mode corresponding to the current block is the directional mode, determining an index of the intra prediction mode in an allowed intra prediction modes (AIPM) list, and performing the intra prediction of the current block, using the intra prediction mode corresponding to the determined index in the AIPM list.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11924444Abstract: Method and apparatus for constrained de-blocking filter are disclosed. One method receives input data related to a current block in a current picture at a video encoder side or a video bitstream corresponding to compressed data including the current block in the current picture at a video decoder side, and determines a first boundary associated with the current block, wherein the first boundary corresponds to one vertical boundary or one horizontal boundary of the current block. The method then applies de-blocking process to a reconstructed current block corresponding to the current block to result in a filtered-reconstructed current block, using a plurality of first reference samples at a same side of the first boundary, and replaces a first set of the first reference samples by one or more padding values. The method then generates a filtered decoded picture including the filtered-reconstructed current block.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.Inventors: Chia-Ming Tsai, Chih-Wei Hsu, Ching-Yeh Chen, Tzu-Der Chuang, Yu-Wen Huang
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Patent number: 11924584Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for identifying a transportation infrastructure condition may comprise disposing a smart camera system on a vehicle and installing the smart camera system to the vehicle. The method may further comprise recording data from transportation infrastructure with the smart camera system, transmitting the data to a remote server with the transmitter, analyzing the data on the server, and accessing the data on the server with device. A system for identifying a transportation infrastructure condition may comprise a smart camera system disposed on a vehicle, wherein the smart camera system comprises a camera and transmitter, as well as a server capable to analyze data. A device may be configured to record and collect transportation infrastructure conditions. The camera system may comprise a camera, an electronic control module, a global positioning system, a single board computer, and a dashboard.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Ennis-Flint, Inc.Inventor: Paul J. Carlson
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Patent number: 11924432Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for palette mode coding are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The bitstream representation is processed according to a format rule that specifies a first indication of usage of a palette mode and a second indication of usage of an intra block copy (IBC) mode are signaled dependent of each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
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Patent number: 11924411Abstract: A method and a computing device are provided for video coding. The method may include deriving parameter ? and parameter ? for a CCLM mode by using a predetermined number of neighboring reconstructed luma samples and chroma samples in a CU; and generating a final chroma predictor for the chroma samples of the CU by using the parameter ? and the parameter ?.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Beijing Dajia Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi-Wen Chen, Xianglin Wang, Xiaoyu Xiu
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Patent number: 11917179Abstract: A decoder includes circuitry which, in operation, parses a first flag indicating whether a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process is enabled for a first block located adjacent to a left side of a current block; parses a second flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for a second block located adjacent to an upper side of the current block; determines a first index associated with a color component of the current block; and derives a second index indicating a context model, using the first flag, the second flag, and the first index. The circuitry, in operation, performs entropy decoding of a third flag indicating whether the CCALF process is enabled for the current block, using the context model indicated by the second index; and performs the CCALF process on the current block in response to the third flag indicating the CCALF process is enabled for the current block.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Che-Wei Kuo, Chong Soon Lim, Han Boon Teo, Jing Ya Li, Hai Wei Sun, Chu Tong Wang, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Yusuke Kato
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Patent number: 11909967Abstract: An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a first sub-picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to apply a deblocking process across an edge between the block and a neighboring block of a second sub-picture based on whether a loop filtering process is allowed across subpicture boundaries. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Kai Zhang, Zhipin Deng, Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu
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Patent number: 11909963Abstract: Provided is an image encoding method. The method includes: determining an intra prediction mode of an encoding block, and constructing a first prediction value of the encoding block according to the intra prediction mode; determining a filtering parameter according to the first prediction value and an original value of the encoding block, where the filtering parameter includes a filtering indication parameter; in a case where the filtering indication parameter indicates performing filtering processing on the first prediction value, performing the filtering processing on the first prediction value to obtain an intra prediction value; calculating a prediction difference parameter according to a difference between the original value of the encoding block and the intra prediction value; and encoding the intra prediction mode, the filtering parameter, and the prediction difference parameter, and writing encoded bits into a bitstream.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Ming Li, Ping Wu, Zhao Wu
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Patent number: 11909958Abstract: According to the disclosure of this document, in subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction (sbTMVP), a subblock position for deriving a motion vector in units of a subblock can be efficiently calculated, and through this, video/image coding efficiency can be improved and hardware implementation can be simplified.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Naeri Park, Junghak Nam
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Patent number: 11889082Abstract: According to disclosure of the present document, an LMCS procedure can be used for blocks having various block tree structures, and memories used in the LMCS procedure can be reduced (limited).Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jie Zhao, Seunghwan Kim
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Patent number: 11882278Abstract: A method for video coding, executable by a processor, includes receiving video data, determining a directionality of a sample block of the received video data, the directionality corresponding to a descriptor, applying a geometric transformation in which filter coefficients of a cross-component filter or reconstructed samples in a filter support region are rotated by a first amount based on the directionality being a first direction and rotated by a second amount based on the directionality being a second direction different from the first direction, and decoding the video data based on the applied geometric transformation.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Yixin Du, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11882301Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is encoding or decoding video data. Video data may include a syntax element indicating a quantization index, wherein a range of the quantization index is extended by an offset value. The syntax element may be parsed to determine the quantization index, a quantization step size may be obtained from a lookup table based on the quantization index and the offset value; and the video data may be encoded or decoded based on the quantization step size.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Xin Zhao, Madhu Peringassery Krishnan, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11876947Abstract: Provided is a method for creating a virtual reality content, storing the virtual reality content in a transmission buffer, and after that, managing the transmission buffer. A server creates the virtual reality content based on user's motion information, stores the virtual reality content in the transmission buffer and is allowed to modify the virtual reality content stored in the transmission buffer based on subsequently received user's motion information, so that the most recent user's motion information can be appropriately reflected in the virtual reality content. It is possible to provide a more immersive virtual reality service.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND BUSINESS, SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventor: Ji Hoon Yun
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Patent number: 11876970Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines that a non-interleaved separate tree structure is used for coding different color components of coding tree units (CTUs) in a bitstream. The processing circuitry decodes a first color component of a plurality of CTUs from a first portion of the bitstream, and decodes a second color component of the plurality of CTUs from a second portion of the bitstream, the second portion is located after the first portion in the bitstream.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Xiang Li, Guichun Li, Shan Liu