Patents by Inventor Moonmo Koo

Moonmo Koo 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: 11765389
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may include the steps of: deriving the position of the final significant coefficient in the current block and transform coefficients for the current block on the basis of residual information; determining whether the index of a sub-block including the final significant coefficient is 0 and whether the position of the final significant coefficient in the sub-block is greater than 0; determining whether a significant coefficient exists in a second area excluding a first area at the upper left end of the current block; and parsing an LFNST index from a bitstream when the position of the final significant coefficient is determined to be greater than 0 in the sub-block in which the index is 0, and the significant coefficient does not exist in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11758142
    Abstract: A method for image decoding, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a chroma block as a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; updating the intra prediction mode of the chroma block on the basis of an intra prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block; and determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices on the basis of the updated intra prediction mode, wherein the updated intra prediction mode is derived as an intra prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the specific position is set on the basis of a color format of the chroma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11750817
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: on the basis of an intra prediction mode of a chroma block being a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode and an intra prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block being a palette mode, updating the intra prediction mode of the chroma block to an intra DC mode; on the basis of the updated intra prediction mode, determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices; and performing LFNST on the chroma block on the basis of an LFNST matrix derived from the LFNST set, wherein the intra DC mode is an intra prediction mode corresponding to a specific location within the luma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230276051
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: receiving a quantized transform coefficient for a target block and a transform index for a non-separable secondary transform; dequantizing the quantized transform coefficients to derive transform coefficients; deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of a matrix operation of a transform kernel matrix in a transform set indicated by the transform index and a transform coefficient list corresponding to the magnitude of dequantized transform coefficients; clipping the modified transform coefficients to a predetermined range of values; and deriving residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform with respect to the modified transform coefficients clipped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Publication number: 20230269397
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for processing a video signal. A method for decoding an image signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: determining a non-separable transform set index indicating a non-separable transform set used for a non-separable transform of a current block from among non-separable transform sets predefined on the basis of an intra-prediction mode of the current block; determining. as a non-separable transform matrix, a transform kernel indicated by a non-separable transform index for the current block from among transform kernels included in the non-separable transform set indicated by the non-separable transform set index; and applying the non-separable transform matrix to an upper left region which of the current block, which is determined according to the width and height of the current block, wherein each of the predefined non-separable transform sets includes two transform kernels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11729390
    Abstract: An image decoding method includes splitting a current block into a plurality of coefficient groups based on the current block is the non-square block, wherein the plurality of coefficient groups include a non-square coefficient group, obtaining coefficients corresponding to the plurality of coefficient groups based on a first scan order and a second scan order, wherein the first scan order represents a scan order among coefficients of the non-square coefficient group and wherein the second scan order represents a scan order among the plurality of coefficient groups, and reconstructing the image based on the coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11729425
    Abstract: A method for decoding a video signal based on reduced transform includes the steps of: obtaining, from the video signal, a transform index indicating transform kernels applied to horizontal and vertical directions of a current block; determining a region in which a transform is applied to the current block based on the transform kernels indicated by the transform index and a size of the current block; deriving, as zero, coefficients of a remaining region other than the region to which the transform is applied within the current block; and performing an inverse transform on the region to which the transform is applied using the transform kernels indicated by the transform index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230239563
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a corrected transform coefficient, wherein the step of deriving the corrected transform coefficient comprises the steps of: determining whether LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a divided sub-partition block when an ISP is applied to a current block; parsing a LFNST index when the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the corrected transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and a LFNST matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11711533
    Abstract: Provided is a method for decoding a video signal based on a reduced transform, which includes: checking whether a transform skip is applied to a current block; obtaining a transform index indicating a transform kernel of the current block from the video signal when the transform skip is not applied to the current block; determining a region where a primary transform is applied to the current block based on the transform kernel indicated by the transform index and a size of the current block; and performing an inverse primary transform on the region to which the primary transform is applied by using the transform kernel indicated by the transform index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar, Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230224467
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image by a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving, from a bit stream, transform coefficients of a block to be decoded; deriving residual samples of the block to be decoded, on the basis of a selective transform of the transform coefficients; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples of the block to be decoded and prediction samples of the block to be decoded, wherein the selective transform is performed on the basis of a modified transform matrix, the modified transform matrix comprises a matrix including a modified basis vector, and the modified basis vector contains a certain number of elements selected from N elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Mehdi SALEHIFAR, Seunghwan KIM, Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Seethal PALURI
  • Publication number: 20230224468
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: receiving flag information, which indicates whether a scaling list is available while an LFNST is being performed, and an LFNST index and residual information for the current block; determining, on the basis of the flag information, the LFNST index, and the tree type of the current block, whether the scaling list is applicable to the current block; deriving transform coefficients for the current block from the residual information on the basis of the determination result; and applying the LFNST to the transform coefficients to derive corrected transform coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Patent number: 11700377
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document is characterized by including: a step for receiving a bitstream including residual information; a step for deriving transform coefficients for a target block on the basis of the residual information; a step for deriving corrected transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse non-separable transform of the transform coefficients; and a step for deriving residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform of the corrected transform coefficients, wherein the inverse non-separable transform is performed when the size of the target block is equal to or smaller than the size of a prescribed maximum transform application block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Junghak Nam, Seunghwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20230209061
    Abstract: An image decoding method, according to the present document, comprises a step of generating residual samples for a current block on the basis of residual information, wherein the residual samples are generated on the basis of information on a transform kernel set and transform coefficients for the current block, the transform coefficients are derived on the basis of the residual information, and the information on the transform kernel set represents a transform kernel set to be applied to the current block from among transform kernel set candidates. At least one bin from among bins of a bin string of the information on the transform kernel set is derived on the basis of context coding, and the context coding is performed on the basis of at least one context model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Seunghwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11689745
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) for the transform coefficients; and generating, on the basis of an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients, a restoration picture based on residual samples for the target block, wherein the modified transform coefficients derived according to the inverse RST are two-dimensionally arranged according to the order of a row priority direction or a column priority direction according to an intra prediction mode to be applied to the target block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11689744
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide video signal processing methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230199189
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: obtaining intra prediction mode information and an LFNST index; deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of intra prediction mode information; when wide-angle intra prediction is applied to the current block, deriving a modified intra prediction mode by means of intra prediction mode remapping; deciding an LFNST set comprising LFNST matrices on the basis of the modified intra prediction mode; selecting one of the LFNST matrices on the basis of the LFNST set and LFNST index; and deriving transform coefficients for the current block on the basis of the selected LFNST matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Junghak NAM, Seunghwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20230199220
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of reconstructing a video signal based on a reduced secondary transform, which includes: obtaining a secondary transform index from the video signal; deriving a secondary transform corresponding to the secondary transform index, wherein the secondary transform represents a reduced secondary transform, and the reduced secondary transform represents a transform outputting L (L<N) transform coefficient data (L×1 transform coefficient vectors) based on inputted N residual data (N×1 residual vectors); obtaining a transform coefficient block by performing an entropy decoding and a dequantization for a current block (N×N); performing an inverse secondary transform for the transform coefficient block using the reduced secondary transform; performing an inverse primary transform for a block which the inverse secondary transform is applied to; and reconstructing the current block using a block which the inverse primary transform is applied to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Mehdi SALEHIFAR, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Patent number: 11683511
    Abstract: A method and a device for processing a video signal are disclosed. In particular, a method for decoding a video signal includes parsing a first syntax element indicating a primary transform kernel applied to a primary transform of a current block; determining whether a secondary transform is applicable to the current block based on the first syntax element; if the secondary transform is applicable to the current block, parsing a second syntax element indicating a secondary transform kernel applied to a secondary transform of the current block; deriving a secondary inverse-transformed block, by performing a secondary inverse-transform for a top-left specific region of the current block using a secondary transform kernel indicated by the second syntax element; and deriving a residual block of the current block, by performing a primary inverse-transform for the secondary inverse-transformed block using a primary transform kernel indicated by the first syntax element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11677985
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may include the steps of: deriving the position of the final significant coefficient in the current block and transform coefficients for the current block on the basis of residual information; determining whether the index of a sub-block including the final significant coefficient is 0 and whether the position of the final significant coefficient in the sub-block is greater than 0; determining whether a significant coefficient exists in a second area excluding a first area at the upper left end of the current block; and parsing an LFNST index from a bitstream when the position of the final significant coefficient is determined to be greater than 0 in the sub-block in which the index is 0, and the significant coefficient does not exist in the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11677986
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in a method of decoding a video signal, provides a method including checking whether a transform skip is applied to a current block; acquiring a transform index indicating transform types applied to a horizontal direction and a vertical direction of the current block from among a plurality of predefined transform types from the video signal when the transform skip is not applied to the current block; and performing an inverse primary transform on the current block using the transform types indicated by the transform index, wherein the transform types applied to the horizontal direction and the vertical direction of the current block are determined from among transform types defined according to an intra prediction mode of the current block based on the transform index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seunghwan Kim, Medhi Salehifar, Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim