Patents by Inventor Siwei Ma

Siwei Ma 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: 20210337184
    Abstract: A candidate MV list construction method and device. The method includes: obtaining a first candidate MV list of a current image block in a first merge mode when an inter-frame prediction mode is the first merge mode; and when the inter-frame prediction mode is a second merge mode, obtaining the first candidate MV list of the current image block; and reorganize MVs in the first candidate MV list to obtain a second candidate MV list of the current image block in the second merge mode when the first candidate MV list includes two-way MVs. Complexity of hardware of a video encoding/decoding device is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Xuewei MENG, Xiaozhen ZHENG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA
  • Patent number: 11159821
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes dividing a coding unit into one or more sub-blocks, constructing first and second motion vector candidate lists, and performing prediction for the coding unit according to the first and second motion vector candidate lists. The first motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of a sub-block of the coding unit, and the second motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of the coding unit. Constructing the first motion vector candidate list includes determining a reference motion vector of the coding unit, determining a related reference block of the sub-block of the coding unit in a co-located reference image of the coding unit according to the reference motion vector, determining a scaling factor of the motion vector of the related reference block, and adding the scaled motion vector into the first motion vector candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaozhen Zheng, Tianliang Fu, Shanshe Wang, Siwei Ma, Weiran Li, Suhong Wang
  • Publication number: 20210329288
    Abstract: A video processing method includes dividing a region of a current frame to obtain a plurality of image blocks, obtaining a historical motion information candidate list, and obtaining candidate historical motion information for the plurality of image blocks according to the historical motion information candidate list. The candidate historical motion information is a candidate in the historical motion information candidate list. The method further includes performing prediction for the plurality of image blocks according to the candidate historical motion information. A size of each of the plurality of image blocks is smaller than or equal to a preset size. The same historical motion information candidate list is used for the plurality of image blocks during the prediction. The historical motion information candidate list is not updated while the prediction is being performed for the plurality of image blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Suhong WANG, Xiaozhen ZHENG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA
  • Publication number: 20210329252
    Abstract: A motion information acquisition method for video encoding or decoding includes acquiring a to-be-processed image block, where the to-be-processed image block is divided into coding units using quadtree division and non-quadtree division, determining a motion estimation region of the to-be-processed image block according to division information and size of quadtree division nodes of the to-be-processed image block, and obtaining motion information of a coding unit or decoding unit in the motion estimation region according to the motion estimation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Shanshe WANG, Tianliang FU, Siwei MA
  • Publication number: 20210329227
    Abstract: A video processing method includes obtaining a historical motion information candidate list, and encoding or decoding a plurality of first image blocks in a first region of a current frame according to the historical motion information candidate list. The historical motion information candidate list is obtained based on motion information of one or more second image blocks each being an encoded or decoded image block in a second region of the current frame outside the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Shanshe WANG, Tianliang FU, Siwei MA
  • Publication number: 20210227252
    Abstract: A video processing method includes performing or skipping following processing based on whether a size of a coding unit is not smaller or is smaller than 8×8. The processing includes dividing the coding unit into sub-blocks each having a fixed size of 8×8, scanning a left neighboring block and determining a reference motion vector of the coding unit, determining a related reference block of a sub-block in the co-located reference image according to the reference motion vector, determining a scaling factor of a motion vector of the related reference block, scaling the motion vector of the related reference block using the scaling factor, determining motion information of the sub-block according to the scaled motion vector, and performing prediction for the coding unit according to the motion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Suhong WANG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA, Weiran LI
  • Publication number: 20210227254
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes dividing a coding unit into one or more sub-blocks, constructing first and second motion vector candidate lists, and performing prediction for the coding unit according to the first and second motion vector candidate lists. The first motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of a sub-block of the coding unit, and the second motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of the coding unit. Constructing the first motion vector candidate list includes determining a reference motion vector of the coding unit, determining a related reference block of the sub-block of the coding unit in a co-located reference image of the coding unit according to the reference motion vector, determining a scaling factor of the motion vector of the related reference block, and adding the scaled motion vector into the first motion vector candidate list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Tianliang FU, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA, Weiran LI, Suhong WANG
  • Publication number: 20210188711
    Abstract: Cement and concrete compositions are produced via metal hydroxides and metal oxides isolated from aqueous sources such as seawater or wastewater. Aqueous solutions are electrolyzed to produce an alkaline component stream having an elevated pH, which when mixed with mineralized seawater causes metal ions dissolved therein to precipitate out in the form of metal hydroxides such as Mg(OH)2 and Ca(OH)2. These metal hydroxide products are then utilized as feedstocks for production of cement and concrete structural elements, or are converted to metal oxides suitable for the same purpose. The hydroxide products are then subjected to pressure and prolonged exposure to carbon dioxide to accelerate carbonation of the hydrated product. The resulting carbonates exhibit sufficient compressive strength for use in making structural components for construction, while reducing or eliminating the carbon footprint associated with traditional methods of cement and concrete manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Shiho Kawashima, Daniel V. Esposito, Siwei Ma, Abdullah Huzeyfe Akca
  • Publication number: 20210044839
    Abstract: A decoding method includes: parsing a data stream, and if partitioning an image block with a size of 2N×2N using a quadtree partition pattern is allowed, processing a 2N×N first subimage block and a 2N×N second subimage block or an N×2N first subimage block and an N×2N second subimage block in a constraint subimage processing mode, wherein an image block partition pattern obtained for the partitioned second subimage block and the partitioned first subimage block is different from an image block partition pattern obtained after the 2N×2N image block is partitioned using the quadtree partition pattern, where the 2N×N first subimage block and the 2N×N second subimage block or the N×2N first subimage block and the N×2N second subimage block are obtained by partitioning the image block with the size of 2N×2N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Zhao WANG, Siwei MA, Shan GAO, Haitao YANG
  • Publication number: 20210021865
    Abstract: A video processing method includes performing or skipping following processing based on whether a size of a coding unit is not smaller or is smaller than 8×8. The processing includes dividing the coding unit into sub-blocks each having a fixed size of 8×8, scanning a left neighboring block and determining a reference motion vector of the coding unit, determining a related reference block of a sub-block in the co-located reference image according to the reference motion vector, determining a scaling factor of a motion vector of the related reference block, scaling the motion vector of the related reference block using the scaling factor, determining motion information of the sub-block according to the scaled motion vector, and performing prediction for the coding unit according to the motion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Suhong WANG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA, Weiran LI
  • Publication number: 20210021858
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes determining a current image block and, in response to a size of the current image block meeting a preset condition, determining a temporal candidate motion vector of the current image block according to at least one of a temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) operation or an advanced/alternative temporal motion vector prediction (ATMVP) operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Suhong WANG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA
  • Publication number: 20210021821
    Abstract: A video encoding and decoding method includes determining an image block set based on one or more similar image blocks of an image block to be processed, generating an initial structure matrix of the image block set based on a pixel value of each image block in the image block set, and performing a filtering process on the initial structure matrix to obtain a reconstructed structure matrix. The reconstructed structure matrix corresponds to a reconstructed pixel value of the each image block. The filtering process includes one or more point-fixing processes. The method further includes reconstructing the each image block based on the reconstructed pixel value of the each image block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Siwei MA, Xuewei MENG, Shanshe WANG, Chuanmin JIA, Xiaozhen ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20210021856
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes dividing a coding tree unit into one or more coding units using a quadtree plus binary tree division method, obtaining a motion vector candidate list of one of the one or more coding units, determining a base motion vector according to motion vectors in the motion vector candidate list, in response to the base motion vector pointing to a short-term reference image, scaling the base motion vector using a scaling factor not equal to 1, in response to the base motion vector pointing to a long-term reference image, scaling the base motion vector using a scaling factor set to 1, and performing prediction for the one of the one or more coding units according to the base motion vector after being scaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Suhong WANG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA, Weiran LI
  • Publication number: 20210021857
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes determining a current image block and, in response to a size of the current image block meeting a preset condition, determining a temporal candidate motion vector of the current image block according to at least one of a temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) operation or an advanced/alternative temporal motion vector prediction (ATMVP) operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Suhong WANG, Xiaozhen ZHENG, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA
  • Publication number: 20210021825
    Abstract: A video image processing method includes dividing a coding unit into one or more sub-block, constructing first and second motion vector candidate lists, and performing prediction for the coding unit according to the first and second motion vector candidate lists. The first motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of a sub-block of the coding unit, and the second motion vector candidate list includes a motion vector of the coding unit. Constructing the first motion vector candidate list includes determining a reference motion vector of the coding unit, determining a related reference block of the sub-block of the coding unit in a co-located reference image of the coding unit according to the reference motion vector, determining a scaling factor of the motion vector of the related reference block, adding the scaled motion vector into the first motion vector candidate list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Tianliang FU, Shanshe WANG, Siwei MA, Weiran LI, Suhong WANG
  • Publication number: 20200374540
    Abstract: A motion compensation method includes determining one or more weighting coefficients of a predicted value of a target pixel to be processed according to at least one of a first parameter or a second parameter, and determining the predicted value of the target pixel according to the weighting coefficient. The target pixel is in a boundary pixel block of a current image block. The first parameter is a size of the current image block or a distance between the target pixel and a center position of the current image block. The second parameter is a size of an adjacent image block of the current image block or a distance between the target pixel and a center position of the adjacent image block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Zhao WANG, Siwei MA, Xiaozhen ZHENG
  • Patent number: 10812835
    Abstract: A decoding method includes: parsing a data stream, and if partitioning an image block with a size of 2N×2N using a quadtree partition pattern is allowed, processing a 2N×N first subimage block and a 2N×2N second subimage block or an N×2N first subimage block and an N×2N second subimage block in a constraint subimage processing mode, wherein an image block partition pattern obtained for the partitioned second subimage block and the partitioned first subimage block is different from an image block partition pattern obtained after the 2N×2N image block is partitioned using the quadtree partition pattern, where the 2N×N first subimage block and the 2N×N second subimage block or the N×2N first subimage block and the N×2N second subimage block are obtained by partitioning the image block with the size of 2N×2N.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhao Wang, Siwei Ma, Shan Gao, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 10771813
    Abstract: A reference frame decoding method includes obtaining a first reference frame, where the first reference frame is a first picture frame on which decoding reconstruction has been performed or a first interpolated picture frame obtained by pixel interpolation on the first picture frame, parsing a bitstream to obtain mapping parameters, determining to-be-determined coefficients of a preset mapping function according to the mapping parameters, obtaining, in the first reference frame according to the mapping function whose to-be-determined coefficients have been determined, a first pixel unit having a mapping relationship with a second pixel unit of a second reference frame, and assigning a pixel value of the first pixel unit to the second pixel unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sixin Lin, Xiang Zhang, Siwei Ma, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 10645382
    Abstract: A video processing method includes: receiving video data, where the video data is divided into multiple frames; calculating a Lagrange multiplier of a current predict unit in a current coding unit, where the current predict unit is a segment of video signal within the current coding unit, the current coding unit is located in a current frame, and the current frame is one of the multiple frames; performing, by using the Lagrange multiplier of the current predict unit, encoding processing on the current predict unit according to a rate-distortion optimization algorithm to obtain an encoding result of the current predict unit; and sending the encoding result of the current predict unit to a decoder side. An encoding device and a decoding device respectively corresponding to the video processing method are also been provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Siwei Ma, Zhuoyi Lv
  • Patent number: 10523965
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a video coding method which includes: obtaining a current picture, motion vector precision of the current picture according to the current picture, where the motion vector precision includes a search step size set, and each search step size in the search step size set is less than a pixel unit; obtaining a current block and a reference picture of the current block; determining a search start point in the reference picture, and searching, from the search start point, for a target integer pixel by using a pixel unit as a search step size; searching, from the target integer pixel, for a match block of the current block according to the motion vector precision; obtaining motion vector information and a prediction residual signal; and the reference picture, the motion vector information, and the prediction residual signal into a bitstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Wang, Siwei Ma, Zhuoyi Lv, Haitao Yang