Patents by Inventor Linling Zhang
Linling Zhang 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).
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Publication number: 20240106458Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20240080039Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 11836368Abstract: A lossy method of compressing data, such as image data, which uses wrap-around wavelet compression is described. Each data value is divided into two parts and the first parts, which comprise the most significant bits from the data values, are compressed using wrap-around wavelet compression. Depending upon the target compression ratio and the compression ratio achieved by compressing just the first parts, none, one or more bits from the second parts, or from a data value derived from the second parts, may be appended to the compressed first parts. The method described may be lossy or may be lossless. A corresponding decompression method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Linling Zhang, Simon Fenney
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Patent number: 11831342Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 11817885Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20230089878Abstract: A lossy method of compressing data, such as image data, which uses wrap-around wavelet compression is described. Each data value is divided into two parts and the first parts, which comprise the most significant bits from the data values, are compressed using wrap-around wavelet compression. Depending upon the target compression ratio and the compression ratio achieved by compressing just the first parts, none, one or more bits from the second parts, or from a data value derived from the second parts, may be appended to the compressed first parts. The method described may be lossy or may be lossless. A corresponding decompression method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Linling Zhang, Simon Fenney
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Patent number: 11531479Abstract: A lossy method of compressing data, such as image data, which uses wrap-around wavelet compression is described. Each data value is divided into two parts and the first parts, which comprise the most significant bits from the data values, are compressed using wrap-around wavelet compression. Depending upon the target compression ratio and the compression ratio achieved by compressing just the first parts, none, one or more bits from the second parts, or from a data value derived from the second parts, may be appended to the compressed first parts. The method described may be lossy or may be lossless. A corresponding decompression method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Linling Zhang, Simon Fenney
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Publication number: 20220209790Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 11309907Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20210351785Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 11070227Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20210036713Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 10819367Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20200313691Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20200272333Abstract: A lossy method of compressing data, such as image data, which uses wrap-around wavelet compression is described. Each data value is divided into two parts and the first parts, which comprise the most significant bits from the data values, are compressed using wrap-around wavelet compression. Depending upon the target compression ratio and the compression ratio achieved by compressing just the first parts, none, one or more bits from the second parts, or from a data value derived from the second parts, may be appended to the compressed first parts. The method described may be lossy or may be lossless. A corresponding decompression method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Linling Zhang, Simon Fenney
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Patent number: 10720940Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Patent number: 10691360Abstract: A lossy method of compressing data, such as image data, which uses wrap-around wavelet compression is described. Each data value is divided into two parts and the first parts, which comprise the most significant bits from the data values, are compressed using wrap-around wavelet compression. Depending upon the target compression ratio and the compression ratio achieved by compressing just the first parts, none, one or more bits from the second parts, or from a data value derived from the second parts, may be appended to the compressed first parts. The method described may be lossy or may be lossless. A corresponding decompression method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Imagination Technologies LimitedInventors: Linling Zhang, Simon Fenney
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Publication number: 20200007152Abstract: Lossy methods and hardware for compressing data and the corresponding decompression methods and hardware are described. The lossy compression method comprises dividing a block of pixels into a number of sub-blocks and then analysing, for each sub-block, and selecting one of a candidate set of lossy compression modes. The analysis may, for example, be based on the alpha values for the pixels in the sub-block. In various examples, the candidate set of lossy compression modes comprises at least one mode that uses a fixed alpha channel value for all pixels in the sub-block and one or more modes that encode a variable alpha channel value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20200007151Abstract: A method of converting 10-bit pixel data (e.g. 10:10:10:2 data) into 8-bit pixel data involves converting the 10-bit values to 8-bits using a technique that is selected dependent upon the values of the MSBs of the 10-bit values and setting the value of an HDR flag dependent upon the values of the MSBs. The HDR flag is appended to the 3-bit channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Simon Fenney, Linling Zhang
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Publication number: 20190236436Abstract: Hierarchical methods for selecting fixed point number formats with reduced mantissa bit lengths for representing values input to, and/or output, from, the layers of a DNN. The methods begin with one or more initial fixed point number formats for each layer. The layers are divided into subsets of layers and the mantissa bit lengths of the fixed point number formats are iteratively reduced from the initial fixed point number formats on a per subset basis. If a reduction causes the output error of the DNN to exceed an error threshold, then the reduction is discarded, and no more reductions are made to the layers of the subset. Otherwise a further reduction is made to the fixed point number formats for the layers in that subset. Once no further reductions can be made to any of the subsets the method is repeated for continually increasing numbers of subsets until a predetermined number of layers per subset is achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: James Imber, Linling Zhang, Cagatay Dikici