Patents by Inventor Dong Gyu Sim

Dong Gyu Sim 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: 20230388494
    Abstract: A method of generating a prediction block and a device using same use a weighted-sum of an intra-prediction signal and an inter-prediction signal. The method includes: determining that a current block of the video data is to be encoded in a weighted-sum prediction mode; splitting the current block into two or more subblocks; determining, for each of the subblocks, a weight set including a first weight for an intra-prediction signal of the current block and a second weight for an inter-prediction signal of the current block, the subblocks having different weight sets; and determining a prediction block of the current block based on a weighted-sum of the intra-prediction signal and the inter-prediction signal, the weighted-sum being dependent on the weight set that is determined for each of the subblocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Myung Oh Hong, Joo Hyung Byeon, Dong Gyu Sim, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230370592
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a video signal according to the present invention derives a first prediction value of a chrominance block using a sample of a luminance block, calculates a compensation parameter based on a predetermined reference area, derives a second prediction value of a chrominance block, and reconstructs a chrominance block based on a second prediction value of a chrominance block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Gyu SIM, Sea Nae PARK
  • Patent number: 11818354
    Abstract: The encoding/decoding method and apparatus according to the present invention derives a residual coefficient of a residual block, calculates a quantization parameter for a residual block, performs dequantization on a residual coefficient using a quantization parameter, and performs inverse transform on a dequantized residual coefficient to reconstruct a residual sample of a residual block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Sea Nae Park
  • Publication number: 20230362365
    Abstract: A device for encoding/decoding the image according to the present invention includes an intra prediction module configured to: determine an intra prediction mode of a current block; determine a scanning order of multiple sub blocks in the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode; and perform intra prediction of the current block on the basis of the determined scanning order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Intellectual Discovery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Gyu SIM, Ho Chan Ryu, Yong Jo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20230353757
    Abstract: A video encoding/decoding apparatus according to the present invention acquires motion vector refinement information, performs motion compensation on the basis of a motion vector of a current block, refines the motion vector of the current block using at least one or both of the motion vector refinement information and the output of the motion compensation, and performs motion compensation using the refined motion vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jo AHN, Dong Gyu SIM, Ho Chan RYU, Seanae PARK, Byung Tae OH, Byung Cheol SONG
  • Publication number: 20230342980
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for encoding/decoding a multi-resolution feature map. In an aspect, there is provided an encoding method, including extracting feature maps from an input image, performing packing on the extracted feature maps, and performing encoding on the packed feature maps, wherein the feature maps include multiple feature maps having different resolutions. In another aspect, there is provided a decoding method, including generating packed feature maps by decoding an input bitstream, and generating a multi-resolution feature map by performing unpacking on the packed feature maps, wherein the multi-resolution feature map includes multiple feature maps having different resolutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Youn-Hee KIM, Joo-Young LEE, Se-Yoon JEONG, Jin-Soo CHOI, Dong-Gyu SIM, Na-Seong KWON, Seung-Jin PARK, Min-Hun LEE, Han-Sol CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230336781
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Il SEO, Wook-Joong KIM, Kyu-Heon KIM, Kyeong-Ok KANG, Jin-Woo HONG, Yung-Lyul LEE, Ki-Hun HAN, Jae-Ho HUR, Dong-Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH
  • Publication number: 20230319271
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using geometric partitioning. Partitioning of a block may be determined using directionality in a block. A straight line is detected in the block, some of partitioning methods available for the block are excluded depending on the type of the detected straight line, and only the remaining partitioning methods are limited to a target of selection for encoding and/or decoding on the target block. Further, the mode of a geometric partitioning mode may be determined using directionality in the block. A straight line is detected in the block, some of available modes of a geometric partitioning mode are excluded depending on the type of the detected straight line, and the remaining modes are limited to the target of selection for encoding and/or decoding on the target block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Woong LIM, Gun BANG, Dong-Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH, Jun-Taek PARK, Min-Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20230308671
    Abstract: A method is provided for decoding a sequence of pictures using a gradual refresh technique. In particular, all areas in one picture are gradually encoded or decoded over a plurality of pictures associated with the picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Han Sol Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Sea Nae Park, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11770550
    Abstract: Provided are an encoding device using predictive coding in a screen and a method thereof, and a decoding device and a method thereof. The encoding device is capable of generating a prediction block of a current block according to one of methods for generating a plurality of predetermined prediction blocks, and outputting at least one of encoding information and differential blocks as bitstream by entropy encoding according to whether differential blocks are encoded or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Hae Chul Choi, Se Yoon Jeong, Suk Hee Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Ho Lee, Ha Hyun Lee, Jong Ho Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim, Dong Gyu Sim, Seoung Jun Oh
  • Patent number: 11770539
    Abstract: A video encoding/decoding apparatus according to the present invention acquires motion vector refinement information, performs motion compensation on the basis of a motion vector of a current block, refines the motion vector of the current block using at least one or both of the motion vector refinement information and the output of the motion compensation, and performs motion compensation using the refined motion vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Dong Gyu Sim, Ho Chan Ryu, Seanae Park, Byung Tae Oh, Byung Cheol Song
  • Patent number: 11765348
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a video signal according to the present invention derives a first prediction value of a chrominance block using a sample of a luminance block, calculates a compensation parameter based on a predetermined reference area, derives a second prediction value of a chrominance block, and reconstructs a chrominance block based on a second prediction value of a chrominance block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Sea Nae Park
  • Publication number: 20230291932
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to an intra prediction method and an apparatus using block copy based on geometric transform. The intra prediction method and apparatus derive a reference block vector at each vertex of a current block and perform a geometric transform on the reference block vectors to generate reference blocks of various shapes that are not constrained to rectangular shapes. The intra prediction method and apparatus calculate a sub-block-vector for each pixel or group of pixels of the current block using the reference block vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jun Taek Park, Han Sol Choi, Dong Gyu Sim, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230291914
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and an apparatus for generating residual signals using reference between components. The video encoding/decoding apparatus and method derive residual signals of a chroma component of a current block. In deriving the residual signals of the chroma component, the video encoding/decoding apparatus and method use the residual signals of a previously reconstructed block without transmitting residual signals of part of the chroma component of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Han Sol Choi, Jun Taek Park, Dong Gyu Sim, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230283768
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for generating quantization parameters for generating a predicted quantization parameter for a quantization group using quantization parameters of a frame encoded/decoded previously in time. The method and the apparatus may achieve an effect of improving prediction performance for the quantization parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, KWANGWOON UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Han Sol Choi, Joo Hyung Byeon, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Publication number: 20230276058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul CHOI, Se Yoon JEONG, Sung-Chang LIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woo HONG, Dong Gyu SIM, Seoung-Jun OH, Chang-Beom AHN, Gwang Hoon PARK, Seung Ryong KOOK, Sea-Nae PARK, Kwang-Su JEONG
  • Patent number: 11729423
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jeong-Il Seo, Wook-Joong Kim, Kyu-Heon Kim, Kyeong-Ok Kang, Jin-Woo Hong, Yung-Lyul Lee, Ki-Hun Han, Jae-Ho Hur, Dong-Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh
  • Publication number: 20230231999
    Abstract: There is provided an image decoding method comprising: deriving a first prediction value of a current block by using at least one sample included in a reference block, obtaining an illumination compensation parameter on the basis of a predetermined reference region, deriving a second prediction value of the current block by applying the illumination compensation parameter to the first prediction value and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the second prediction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Gun BANG, Hui Yong KIM, Dong Gyu SIM, Seoung Jun OH, Sea Nae PARK, Jun Taek PARK, Jong Seok LEE
  • Patent number: 11706429
    Abstract: A method is provided for decoding a sequence of pictures using a gradual refresh technique. In particular, all areas in one picture are gradually encoded or decoded over a plurality of pictures associated with the picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
    Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Han Sol Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Sea Nae Park, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 11683502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
    Inventors: Hae Chul Choi, Se Yoon Jeong, Sung-Chang Lim, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woo Hong, Dong Gyu Sim, Seoung-Jun Oh, Chang-Beom Ahn, Gwang Hoon Park, Seung Ryong Kook, Sea-Nae Park, Kwang-Su Jeong