Patents by Inventor Thomas Schierl

Thomas Schierl 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: 20240039680
    Abstract: Transmitter of a (type a) user equipment, UE, wherein the transmitter is configured for a sidelink transmission without sidelink reception; wherein the transmitter is configured to perform random resource selection for the sidelink transmission in a resource pool with random resource selection enabled, wherein the random resource selection is limited to a resource pool with disabled physical sidelink feedback channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Sarun SELVANESAN, Baris GOEKTEPE, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Patent number: 11889403
    Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of logical radio access networks, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a plurality of users to be served by the base station for accessing one or more of the logical radio access networks, and the base station is configured to selectively control the physical resources of the wireless communication network assigned to the logical radio access networks and/or to control access of the users or user groups to one or more of the logical radio access networks, wherein, during a first operation mode of the wireless communication network, the base station is configured to allow access of users or user groups of one or more of the logical radio access networks (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Lars Thiele, Cornelius Hellge, Eiko Seidel
  • Publication number: 20240031107
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication system, is described, which skips a certain number of control channel monitoring occasions, MOs, like physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, MOs, or a physical sidelink control channel, PSCCH, MOs, in accordance with a certain control channel MO skipping pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Baris GÖKTEPE, Sarun SELVANESAN, Thomas FEHRENBACH, Thomas WIRTH, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE
  • Publication number: 20240022735
    Abstract: An apparatus (200) for receiving an input video data stream according to an embodiment is provided. The input video data stream has a video encoded thereinto. The apparatus (200) is configured to generate an output video data stream from the input video data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC
    Inventors: Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE, Karsten SÜHRING, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas SCHIERL, Robert SKUPIN, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11876985
    Abstract: The handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered less complex by, in the data stream, accompanying packets which actually carry data by packets of a different packet type which have a scalability axes descriptor defining the number of scalability axes and a semantic meaning thereof. In another aspect, the handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered more efficient by conveying level and/or profile descriptors using packets other than the data carrying packets, with profile and/or level descriptors being divided up into a first set explicitly signaling the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for a respective operation point, and a second set of profile and/or level descriptors which signal the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for their respective operation points by reference another profile and/or level descriptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GE Video Compression, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Schierl, Valeri George, Anastasia Henkel, Detlev Marpe, Karsten Grüneberg, Robert Skupin
  • Publication number: 20240015796
    Abstract: A user device, UE, for a wireless communication network, is described. During a random access, RACH, procedure, the UE signals a type of the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Fehrenbach, Baris Goktepe, Sarun Vanesan, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Cornelilus Hellge, Nithin Srinivasan
  • Patent number: 11871041
    Abstract: Interpolation between explicitly signaled CPB (or HRD) parameters at selected bit rates is used to achieve a good compromise between CPB parameter transmission capacity and CPB parametrization effectiveness and may be, particularly, made in an effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
    Inventors: Yago Sánchez De La Fuente, Benjamin Bross, Robert Skupin, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl, Thomas Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11870631
    Abstract: A user equipment, UE, for a wireless communication network, performs Semi-Persistent Scheduled, SPS, transmissions of messages using SPS, e.g., data or control messages, in the wireless communication network with a certain SPS interval and during a certain SPS overall time duration. The UE selects the certain SPS overall time duration for the certain SPS interval from one of a plurality of sets of SPS overall time durations, each set including a plurality of SPS overall time durations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Roya Ebrahim Rezagah, Robin Thomas, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl
  • Publication number: 20240007657
    Abstract: A signaling of at least one characteristic for layers of a multi-layered video signal such as, for example, for each layer the indication of dependent layers to which the respective layer directly relates via inter-layer prediction, or the signaling of the afore-mentioned second inter-dependency syntax structure, is described. A maximum syntax element is signaled within the multi-layered video signal to indicate a maximally used value of an extension layer-ID field of the packets of the multi-layered video signal, the scope of the maximum syntax element being, for example, a predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal extending, for example, across several portions of the multi-layered video signal. Accordingly, it is feasible for devices such as decoders or network elements receiving the multi-layered video signal to gain, for a relatively large predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal, knowledge about the actually consumed portion of the possible domain of possible values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Karsten Suehring, Thomas Schierl, Detlev Marpe, Robert Skupin, Yago Sanchez De La Fuente, Gerhard Tech
  • Publication number: 20240007675
    Abstract: Decoder retrieval timing information, ROI information and tile identification information are conveyed within a video data stream at a level which allows for an easy access by network entities such as MANEs or decoder. In order to reach such a level, information of such types are conveyed within a video data stream by way of packets interspersed into packets of access units of a video data stream. In accordance with an embodiment, the interspersed packets are of a removable packet type, i.e. the removal of these interspersed packets maintains the decoder's ability to completely recover the video content conveyed via the video data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Schierl, Valeri George, Anastasia Henkel, Detlev Marpe, Karsten Grueneberg, Robert Skupin
  • Patent number: 11864163
    Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system includes one or more base stations and a plurality of user devices, UEs. The apparatus is configured to be connected to one or more UEs via a sidelink for a sidelink communication with the one or more UEs, the apparatus and the one or more UEs forming a group of UEs and using a set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs. In case a base station does not provide resource allocation configuration or assistance, the apparatus is configured to select resources from a set of resources provided by the wireless communication system so as to alter or completely change the set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Sarun Selvanesan, Thomas Fehrenbach, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Wirth, Thomas Schierl, Robin Thomas, Baris Göktepe
  • Patent number: 11863770
    Abstract: An apparatus (200) for receiving an input video data stream according to an embodiment is provided. The input video data stream has a video encoded thereinto. The apparatus (200) is configured to generate an output video data stream from the input video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GE Video Compression, LLC
    Inventors: Yago Sanchez De La Fuente, Karsten Sühring, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl, Robert Skupin, Thomas Wiegand
  • Publication number: 20230421824
    Abstract: For transmitting a panorama video having a resolution higher than a decoder can decode, at a transmitter side, encoded data coding different (groups of) spatial segments of a video picture of a video stream are packetized into separate substreams, to obtain a group of separate substreams. At a receiver side, from the group of separate substreams a proper subset of the separate substreams is extracted and combined to a data stream containing encoded data coding respectively a proper subset of the spatial segments or groups of subsequent spatial segments of the video picture of the video stream. Thus, a decoder may decode only a subregion of the video picture of the video stream, the subregion being defined by the spatial segments or groups of spatial segments coded in the encoded data contained in the data stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Karsten GRÜNEBERG, Serhan GÜL, Cornelius HELLGE, Yago SÁNCHEZ, Thomas SCHIERL, Robert SKUPIN
  • Publication number: 20230421793
    Abstract: A video encoder for providing an encoded video representation. The video encoder provides a level information that indicates a compatibility of a video stream with a video decoder having a capability level out of a plurality of predetermined capability levels as well as a fractional level information that indicates a fraction of one of the plurality of predetermined capability levels. A video decoder for decoding a provided video representation receives level information and fractional level information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Robert SKUPIN, Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas SCHIERL, Karsten SÜHRING, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Patent number: 11856229
    Abstract: Decoder retrieval timing information, ROI information and tile identification information are conveyed within a video data stream at a level which allows for an easy access by network entities such as MANEs or decoder. In order to reach such a level, information of such types are conveyed within a video data stream by way of packets interspersed into packets of access units of a video data stream. In accordance with an embodiment, the interspersed packets are of a removable packet type, i.e. the removal of these interspersed packets maintains the decoder's ability to completely recover the video content conveyed via the video data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: GE Video Compression, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Schierl, Valeri George, Anastasia Henkel, Detlev Marpe, Karsten Grueneberg, Robert Skupin
  • Publication number: 20230412824
    Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Robert SKUPIN, Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE, Thomas SCHIERL, Cornelius HELLGE, Karsten GRÛNEBERG, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20230412803
    Abstract: A video decoder for decoding an encoded video signal including encoded picture data and indication data of a picture of a video to reconstruct the picture of the video is provided. The video decoder includes an interface configured for receiving the encoded video signal, and a data decoder configured for reconstructing the picture of the video by decoding the encoded picture data using the indication data. The picture is partitioned into a plurality of coding areas. One or more coding areas of the plurality of coding areas include two or more coding tree units of the plurality of coding tree units, wherein each coding area of the one or more coding areas which includes two or more coding tree units exhibits a coding order for the two or more coding tree units of the coding area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Valeri GEORGE, Tobias HINZ, Jackie MA, Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE, Robert SKUPIN, Thomas SCHIERL, Jens BRANDENBURG, Christian LEHMANN, Adam WIECKOWSKI, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND
  • Publication number: 20230412663
    Abstract: Portion- or tile-based video streaming concepts are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Philipp SKUPIN, Cornelius HELLGE, Thomas SCHIERL, Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE, Dimitri PODBORSKI
  • Patent number: 11849076
    Abstract: Interpolation between explicitly signaled CPB (or HRD) parameters at selected bit rates is used to achieve a good compromise between CPB parameter transmission capacity and CPB parametrization effectiveness and may be, particularly, made in an effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Yago Sánchez De La Fuente, Benjamin Bross, Robert Skupin, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl, Thomas Wiegand
  • Patent number: 11849077
    Abstract: Interpolation between explicitly signaled CPB (or HRD) parameters at selected bit rates is used to achieve a good compromise between CPB parameter transmission capacity and CPB parametrization effectiveness and may be, particularly, made in an effective manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Yago Sánchez De La Fuente, Benjamin Bross, Robert Skupin, Cornelius Hellge, Thomas Schierl, Thomas Wiegand