Patents by Inventor Christian RUDAT

Christian RUDAT 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).

  • Patent number: 11979584
    Abstract: Arithmetic encoder for encoding a plurality of symbols is configured to derive an interval size information for an arithmetic encoding of one or more symbol values to be encoded on the basis of one or more state variable value, in a first mode of operation, and to update the one or more state variable values and/or the interval size information for an encoding of one or more subsequent symbol values to be encoded in the first mode; in a second mode, the arithmetic encoder is configured to disable an update of the one or more state variable values and/or of the interval size information. Additionally, further embodiments of arithmetic encoders and decoders and video encoders and decoders are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Heiner Kirchhoffer, Detlev Marpe, Benjamin Bross, Phan Hoang Tung Nguyen, Christian Rudat, Heiko Schwarz, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20240048705
    Abstract: A video encoder is configured to entropy encode an absolute value of a quantization level of a current transform coefficient at position (xC, yC), wherein the absolute value is encoded using context adaptive binary arithmetic encoding of bins of a first binarization. The video coder is further configured, for the current transform coefficient, to encode a bin of the first binarization by using a context which is determined based on a sum of minimum absolute values of transform coefficient quantization levels, based on encoded bins of the first binarization, at one or more transform coefficient positions among (xC+1, yC), (xC+2, yC), (xC+1, yC+1), (xC, yC+1), and (xC, yC+2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Paul HAASE, Christian RUDAT, Heiner KIRCHHOFFER, Phan Hoang Tung NGUYEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11825091
    Abstract: A video encoder is configured to entropy encode an absolute value of a quantization level of a current transform coefficient at position (xC, yC), wherein the absolute value is encoded using context adaptive binary arithmetic encoding of bins of a first binarization. The video coder is further configured, for the current transform coefficient, to encode a bin of the first binarization by using a context which is determined based on a sum of minimum absolute values of transform coefficient quantization levels, based on encoded bins of the first binarization, at one or more transform coefficient positions among (xC+1, yC), (xC+2, yC), (xC+1, yC+1), (xC, yC+1), and (xC, yC+2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Paul Haase, Christian Rudat, Heiner Kirchhoffer, Phan Hoang Tung Nguyen, Mischa Siekmann, Heiko Schwarz, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230353788
    Abstract: A previously encoded or reconstructed version of a neighborhood of a predetermined block to be predicted is exploited so as to result into a more efficient predictive coding of the prediction block. In particular, a spectral decomposition of a region composed of this neighborhood and a first version of a predicted filling of the predetermined block results into a first spectrum which is subject to noise reduction and the thus resulting second spectrum may be subject to a spectral composition, thereby resulting in a modified version of this region including a second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block. Owing to the exploitation of the already processed, i.e. encoded/reconstructed, neighborhood of the predetermined block, the second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block tends to improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Martin WINKEN, Christian RUDAT, Heiko SCHWARZ, Thomas WIEGAND, Detlev MARPE
  • Patent number: 11729426
    Abstract: A previously encoded or reconstructed version of a neighborhood of a predetermined block to be predicted is exploited so as to result into a more efficient predictive coding of the prediction block. In particular, a spectral decomposition of a region composed of this neighborhood and a first version of a predicted filling of the predetermined block results into a first spectrum which is subject to noise reduction and the thus resulting second spectrum may be subject to a spectral composition, thereby resulting in a modified version of this region including a second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block. Owing to the exploitation of the already processed, i.e. encoded/reconstructed, neighborhood of the predetermined block, the second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block tends to improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Pfaff, Martin Winken, Christian Rudat, Heiko Schwarz, Thomas Wiegand, Detlev Marpe
  • Publication number: 20230188718
    Abstract: A video encoder is configured to entropy encode an absolute value of a quantization level of a current transform coefficient at position (xC, yC), wherein the absolute value is encoded using context adaptive binary arithmetic encoding of bins of a first binarization. The video coder is further configured, for the current transform coefficient, to encode a bin of the first binarization by using a context which is determined based on a sum of minimum absolute values of transform coefficient quantization levels, based on encoded bins of the first binarization, at one or more transform coefficient positions among (xC+1, yC), (xC+2, yC), (xC+1, yC+1), (xC, yC+1), and (xC, yC+2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Paul HAASE, Christian RUDAT, Heiner KIRCHHOFFER, Phan Hoang Tung NGUYEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11611748
    Abstract: An encoder encodes transform coefficients of a transform coefficient block representing a block of a picture using a scan pattern which sequentially traverses the transform coefficients of the transform block by encoding absolute values of quantization levels of the transform coefficients. The absolute values are binarized with a binarization comprising a first part of the binarization below a cutoff value and a second part of the binarization, prefixed by a codeword of the first part of the binarization for the cutoff value, above the cutoff value. The encoder adaptively, based on previously encoded transform coefficients, decreases the cutoff value to zero monotonically during encoding of the transform coefficients so that the binarization comprises the second part of the binarization and not the first part of the binarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Paul Haase, Christian Rudat, Heiner Kirchhoffer, Phan Hoang Tung Nguyen, Mischa Siekmann, Heiko Schwarz, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11601648
    Abstract: A video decoder decodes a first indication (190) indicating whether transform coefficients of a first transform coefficient block (921) corresponding to a first color component are encoded into a data stream. The decoder also decodes a second indication (190) indicating whether transform coefficients of a second transform coefficient block (922) corresponding to a second color component are encoded into the data stream using context-adaptive entropy decoding with a context selected based on the first indication for the first transform coefficient block (921). The decoder further derives a block (84) of the picture by, separately for the first color component and the second color component, a reverse transformation of the first transform coefficient block (921 and the second transform block (922, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Paul Haase, Christian Rudat, Heiner Kirchhoffer, Phan Hoang Tung Nguyen, Mischa Siekmann, Heiko Schwarz, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20220239924
    Abstract: Arithmetic encoder for encoding a plurality of symbols is configured to derive an interval size information for an arithmetic encoding of one or more symbol values to be encoded on the basis of one or more state variable value, in a first mode of operation, and to update the one or more state variable values and/or the interval size information for an encoding of one or more subsequent symbol values to be encoded in the first mode; in a second mode, the arithmetic encoder is configured to disable an update of the one or more state variable values and/or of the interval size information. Additionally, further embodiments of arithmetic encoders and decoders and video encoders and decoders are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Heiner KIRCHHOFFER, Detlev MARPE, Benjamin BROSS, Phan Hoang Tung NGUYEN, Christian RUDAT, Heiko SCHWARZ, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20220132167
    Abstract: A previously encoded or reconstructed version of a neighborhood of a predetermined block to be predicted is exploited so as to result into a more efficient predictive coding of the prediction block. In particular, a spectral decomposition of a region composed of this neighborhood and a first version of a predicted filling of the predetermined block results into a first spectrum which is subject to noise reduction and the thus resulting second spectrum may be subject to a spectral composition, thereby resulting in a modified version of this region including a second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block. Owing to the exploitation of the already processed, i.e. encoded/reconstructed, neighborhood of the predetermined block, the second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block tends to improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Martin WINKEN, Christian RUDAT, Heiko SCHWARZ, Thomas WIEGAND, Detlev MARPE
  • Publication number: 20210409708
    Abstract: An encoder for encoding a plurality of components of an image content region of an image to be encoded is configured for obtaining the plurality of components representing the image content region; selecting an intercomponent transform from a set of intercomponent transforms; encoding the plurality of components using the selected intercomponent transform to obtain encoded components; and providing the encoded components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Christian RUDAT, Tung Hoang NGUYEN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11115682
    Abstract: A previously encoded or reconstructed version of a neighborhood of a predetermined block to be predicted is exploited so as to result into a more efficient predictive coding of the prediction block. In particular, a spectral decomposition of a region composed of this neighborhood and a first version of a predicted filling of the predetermined block results into a first spectrum which is subject to noise reduction and the thus resulting second spectrum may be subject to a spectral composition, thereby resulting in a modified version of this region including a second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block. Owing to the exploitation of the already processed, i.e. encoded/reconstructed, neighborhood of the predetermined block, the second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block tends to improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jonathan Pfaff, Martin Winken, Christian Rudat, Heiko Schwarz, Thomas Wiegand, Detlev Marpe
  • Publication number: 20210029359
    Abstract: Concepts for more efficiently coding a picture and/or a video a data stream are described, in particular, ones using efficient transform coefficient block coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Paul HAASE, Christian RUDAT, Heiner KIRCHHOFFER, Phan Hoang Tung NGUYEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20210029360
    Abstract: Concepts for more efficiently coding a picture and/or a video a data stream are described, in particular, ones using efficient transform coefficient block coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Paul HAASE, Christian RUDAT, Heiner KIRCHHOFFER, Phan Hoang Tung NGUYEN, Mischa SIEKMANN, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20190327492
    Abstract: A previously encoded or reconstructed version of a neighborhood of a predetermined block to be predicted is exploited so as to result into a more efficient predictive coding of the prediction block. In particular, a spectral decomposition of a region composed of this neighborhood and a first version of a predicted filling of the predetermined block results into a first spectrum which is subject to noise reduction and the thus resulting second spectrum may be subject to a specral composition, thereby resulting in a modified version of this region including a second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block. Owing to the exploitation of the already processed, i.e. encoded/reconstructed, neighborhood of the predetermined block, the second version of the predicted filling of the predetermined block tends to improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan PFAFF, Martin WINKEN, Christian RUDAT, Heiko SCHWARZ, Thomas WIEGAND, Detlev MARPE