Patents by Inventor Auke Joris WIGGERS

Auke Joris WIGGERS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240121398
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for processing image data using a residual model that can be configured with an adjustable number of sampling steps. For example, a process can include obtaining a latent representation of an image and processing, using a decoder of a machine learning model, the latent representation of the image to generate an initial reconstructed image. The process can further include processing, using the residual model, the initial reconstructed image and noise data to predict a plurality of predictions of a residual over a number of sampling steps. The residual represents a difference between the image and the initial reconstructed image. The process can include obtaining, from the plurality of predictions of the residual, a final residual representing the difference between the image and the initial reconstructed image. The process can further include combining the initial reconstructed image and the residual to generate a final reconstructed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Noor Fathima Khanum MOHAMED GHOUSE, Jens PETERSEN, Tianlin XU, Guillaume Konrad SAUTIERE, Auke Joris WIGGERS
  • Patent number: 11930215
    Abstract: An example device for filtering decoded video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: decode a picture of video data; code a value for a syntax element representing a neural network model to be used to filter a portion of the decoded picture, the value representing an index into a set of pre-defined neural network models, the index corresponding to the neural network model in the set of pre-defined neural network models; and filter the portion of the decoded picture using the neural network model corresponding to the index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hongtao Wang, Venkata Meher Satchit Anand Kotra, Jianle Chen, Marta Karczewicz, Dana Kianfar, Auke Joris Wiggers
  • Patent number: 11899411
    Abstract: A method includes determining a current state of an environment of an autonomous agent, such as a vehicle. The method also includes determining, via a first neural network, a set of actions based on the current state. The method further includes determining whether further analysis of the set of actions is desired. The method selects an action from the set of actions using a model-based solution based on a reward and a risk of the action when further analysis is desired. The method also includes selecting the action from the set of actions according to a metric when further analysis is not desired. The method controls the autonomous agent to perform the selected action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohammad Naghshvar, Ahmed Kamel Sadek, Auke Joris Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20240015318
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for coding video data based on an optical flow correction and a residual correction. For example, a decoding device can obtain a frame of encoded video data associated with an input frame, the frame of encoded video data including an optical flow correction and a residual correction. A predicted optical flow can be generated based on one or more reference frames and a reference optical flow. A corrected prediction frame can be generated based on the predicted optical flow and the optical flow correction. A predicted residual can be generated based on at least the corrected prediction frame and a first reference frame included in the one or more reference frames. The decoding device can generate a reconstructed input frame based on the corrected prediction frame, the predicted residual, and the residual correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Reza POURREZA, Hoang Cong Minh LE, Auke Joris WIGGERS
  • Publication number: 20230280702
    Abstract: A method includes determining a current state of an environment of an autonomous agent, such as a vehicle. The method also includes determining, via a first neural network, a set of actions based on the current state. The method further includes determining whether further analysis of the set of actions is desired. The method selects an action from the set of actions using a model-based solution based on a reward and a risk of the action when further analysis is desired. The method also includes selecting the action from the set of actions according to a metric when further analysis is not desired. The method controls the autonomous agent to perform the selected action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mohammad NAGHSHVAR, Ahmed Kamel SADEK, Auke Joris WIGGERS
  • Patent number: 11480972
    Abstract: A method includes determining a current state of an environment of an autonomous agent, such as a vehicle. The method also includes determining, via a first neural network, a set of actions based on the current state. The method further includes determining whether further analysis of the set of actions is desired. The method selects an action from the set of actions using a model-based solution based on a reward and a risk of the action when further analysis is desired. The method also includes selecting the action from the set of actions according to a metric when further analysis is not desired. The method controls the autonomous agent to perform the selected action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Mohammad Naghshvar, Ahmed Kamel Sadek, Auke Joris Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20220103864
    Abstract: An example device for filtering decoded video data includes a memory configured to store video data; and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and configured to: decode a picture of video data; code a value for a syntax element representing a neural network model to be used to filter a portion of the decoded picture, the value representing an index into a set of pre-defined neural network models, the index corresponding to the neural network model in the set of pre-defined neural network models; and filter the portion of the decoded picture using the neural network model corresponding to the index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Hongtao Wang, Venkata Meher Satchit Anand Kotra, Jianle Chen, Marta Karczewicz, Dana Kianfar, Auke Joris Wiggers
  • Publication number: 20210329267
    Abstract: A video encoder determines scaled transform coefficients, wherein determining the scaled transform coefficients comprises scaling transform coefficients of a block of the video data according to a given quantization step. The video encoder determines scalar quantized coefficients, wherein determining the scalar quantized coefficients comprises applying scalar quantization to the scaled transform coefficients of the block. Additionally, the video encoder applies a neural network that determines a respective set of probabilities for each respective transform coefficient of the block. The respective set of probabilities for the respective transform coefficient includes a respective probability value for each possible adjustment value in a plurality of possible adjustment values. Inputs to the neural network include the scaled transform coefficients and the scalar quantized coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Dana Kianfar, Auke Joris Wiggers, Amir Said, Taco Sebastiaan Cohen, Reza Pourreza Shahri
  • Publication number: 20200150672
    Abstract: A method includes determining a current state of an environment of an autonomous agent, such as a vehicle. The method also includes determining, via a first neural network, a set of actions based on the current state. The method further includes determining whether further analysis of the set of actions is desired. The method selects an action from the set of actions using a model-based solution based on a reward and a risk of the action when further analysis is desired. The method also includes selecting the action from the set of actions according to a metric when further analysis is not desired. The method controls the autonomous agent to perform the selected action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammad NAGHSHVAR, Ahmed Kamel SADEK, Auke Joris WIGGERS