Patents by Inventor James Zern

James Zern 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: 11991392
    Abstract: A transform type is obtained for decoding the transform block of transform coefficients. A template for entropy-decoding values related to the transform coefficients is selected based on the transform type. The template indicates, for a to-be-coded value, positions of already coded values. A context for selecting a probability distribution for entropy decoding a current value of the values is determined using the template. The current value is entropy decoded from a compressed bitstream using the probability distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Publication number: 20220377376
    Abstract: A transform type is obtained for decoding the transform block of transform coefficients. A template for entropy-decoding values related to the transform coefficients is selected based on the transform type. The template indicates, for a to-be-coded value, positions of already coded values. A context for selecting a probability distribution for entropy decoding a current value of the values is determined using the template. The current value is entropy decoded from a compressed bitstream using the probability distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Patent number: 11405646
    Abstract: A processor is configured to maintain, for encoding current values related to the transform coefficients a first line buffer and a second line buffer. The current values are arranged along a current scan-order anti-diagonal line. The first line buffer includes first values of a first scan-order anti-diagonal line. The second line buffer includes second values of a second scan-order anti-diagonal line. The processor is further configured to interleave the first values and the second values in a destination buffer; select, using the destination buffer, a probability distribution for coding a current value of the current values; entropy encode, in a compressed bitstream, the current value using the probability distribution; and replace, for coding values of an immediately subsequent scan-order anti-diagonal line to the current scan-order anti-diagonal line, one of the second line buffer or the first line buffer with the current scan-order anti-diagonal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Publication number: 20210084336
    Abstract: A processor is configured to maintain, for encoding current values related to the transform coefficients a first line buffer and a second line buffer. The current values are arranged along a current scan-order anti-diagonal line. The first line buffer includes first values of a first scan-order anti-diagonal line. The second line buffer includes second values of a second scan-order anti-diagonal line. The processor is further configured to interleave the first values and the second values in a destination buffer; select, using the destination buffer, a probability distribution for coding a current value of the current values; entropy encode, in a compressed bitstream, the current value using the probability distribution; and replace, for coding values of an immediately subsequent scan-order anti-diagonal line to the current scan-order anti-diagonal line, one of the second line buffer or the first line buffer with the current scan-order anti-diagonal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Patent number: 10869060
    Abstract: A memory of an apparatus includes instructions executable by a processor to select a backward scan order for traversing, along scan-order anti-diagonal lines, a block of values related to the transform coefficients; select a template for entropy-coding the values, the template indicating, for a to-be-coded value, scan positions of already coded values, the scan positions arranged in at least two template anti-diagonal lines; maintain, for coding first values, where the first values are arranged along a current scan-order anti-diagonal line, a first line buffer and a second line buffer; for a current value of the current scan-order anti-diagonal line, determine a context using the first line buffer and the second line buffer, and entropy encode, in a compressed bitstream, the current value using the context; and replace one of the second line buffer or the first line buffer with the current scan-order anti-diagonal line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Publication number: 20200099956
    Abstract: A memory of an apparatus includes instructions executable by a processor to select a backward scan order for traversing, along scan-order anti-diagonal lines, a block of values related to the transform coefficients; select a template for entropy-coding the values, the template indicating, for a to-be-coded value, scan positions of already coded values, the scan positions arranged in at least two template anti-diagonal lines; maintain, for coding first values, where the first values are arranged along a current scan-order anti-diagonal line, a first line buffer and a second line buffer; for a current value of the current scan-order anti-diagonal line, determine a context using the first line buffer and the second line buffer, and entropy encode, in a compressed bitstream, the current value using the context; and replace one of the second line buffer or the first line buffer with the current scan-order anti-diagonal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Patent number: 10506242
    Abstract: Coding a transform block using level maps is disclosed. A method includes determining a lower plane of values, processing the lower plane in a backward scan order, and selecting a template for entropy-coding the values of the lower plane. The method also includes, for a current value of the lower plane, selecting, based on the template anti-diagonal lines, two or more line buffers, each of the two or more line buffers corresponding to a respective scan-order anti-diagonal line, determining a context using the two or more line buffers, and entropy encoding the current value using the context. Each value is a respective “up-to” value of a transform coefficient. The backward scan order visits the values of the lower plane along scan-order anti-diagonal lines. The template indicates scan positions of coded values of the lower plane, the scan positions are arranged, in the template, along template anti-diagonal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu
  • Publication number: 20190238865
    Abstract: Coding a transform block using level maps is disclosed. A method includes determining a lower plane of values, processing the lower plane in a backward scan order, and selecting a template for entropy-coding the values of the lower plane. The method also includes, for a current value of the lower plane, selecting, based on the template anti-diagonal lines, two or more line buffers, each of the two or more line buffers corresponding to a respective scan-order anti-diagonal line, determining a context using the two or more line buffers, and entropy encoding the current value using the context. Each value is a respective “up-to” value of a transform coefficient. The backward scan order visits the values of the lower plane along scan-order anti-diagonal lines. The template indicates scan positions of coded values of the lower plane, the scan positions are arranged, in the template, along template anti-diagonal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Jingning Han, James Zern, Linfeng Zhang, Ching-Han Chiang, Yaowu Xu