Patents by Inventor Xiaozhen ZHENG

Xiaozhen ZHENG 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: 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
  • Patent number: 10887620
    Abstract: A method for processing an intra prediction mode includes: determining whether an intra prediction mode of each neighboring block in multiple neighboring blocks of a current block is applicable to the current block; and obtaining multiple mapped intra prediction modes of the current block according to a result of the determining, if it is determined that an intra prediction mode of a neighboring block is applicable to the current block, setting the intra prediction mode of the neighboring block as a mapped intra prediction mode of the current block, and if it is determined that the intra prediction mode of the neighboring block is not applicable to the current block, setting a specific intra prediction mode as the mapped intra prediction mode of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongbing Lin, Xiaozhen Zheng
  • 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: 10834398
    Abstract: A method for dividing a prediction block, an encoding device, and a decoding device, where the method includes acquiring a manner of division into the prediction block, where the manner of division into the prediction block is a horizontal division manner, a vertical division manner, or a square division manner, determining a horizontal division size and a vertical division size according to the manner of division into the prediction block, and dividing the prediction block into at least one prediction subblock according to the horizontal division size and the vertical division size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaozhen Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200344478
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for coding and decoding a MATRIX. A coding method includes: dividing a MATRIX into layers according to a preset quantity of layers, and grouping MATRIX elements into different layers; performing, according to a determined to-be-coded layer number and in an order of layers one by one, coding processing on MATRIX elements at each layer to be coded; for a layer having a layer number less than or equal to the to-be-coded layer number, writing residual data between an original MATRIX element value corresponding to the layer and a corresponding MATRIX element predicted value into a bit stream; for a layer having a layer number greater than the to-be-coded layer number, writing no coded data of the layer into the bit stream; and coding the to-be-coded layer number and writing the coded layer number of the coded layer into the bit stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Yunfei WANG, Jianhua ZHENG, Xiaozhen ZHENG, Yun HE
  • Patent number: 10783621
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, and a terminal device to improve quantization quality, where the method includes obtaining brightness information of an image, processing the brightness information to obtain processed image information, quantizing the processed image information to obtain quantized image information, and encoding the quantized image information to obtain encoded image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Meng Li, Hai Chen, Xiaozhen Zheng, Jianhua Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200260117
    Abstract: A method for coding and decoding a depth map includes determining to perform simplified depth coding (SDC) decoding according to a flag of an SDC mode, determining a size of an image block and a maximum prediction size, determining an intra-frame prediction mode, in a case in which the size of the image block is greater than the maximum prediction size, splitting the image block to obtain N split image blocks, and performing the SDC decoding on the N split image blocks using the intra-frame prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Xiaozhen Zheng
  • Patent number: 10742982
    Abstract: A methods and apparatus for coding and decoding a MATRIX. The coding method includes: dividing a MATRIX into layers according to a preset quantity of layers, and grouping MATRIX elements into different layers; performing, according to a determined to-be-coded layer number and in an order of layers one by one, coding processing on MATRIX elements at each layer to be coded; for a layer having a layer number less than or equal to the to-be-coded layer number, writing residual data between an original MATRIX element value corresponding to the layer and a corresponding MATRIX element predicted value into a bit stream; for a layer having a layer number greater than the to-be-coded layer number, writing no coded data of the layer into the bit stream; and coding the to-be-coded layer number and writing the coded layer number of the coded layer into the bit stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Tsinghua Univeristy
    Inventors: Yunfei Wang, Jianhua Zheng, Xiaozhen Zheng, Yun He
  • Patent number: 10666977
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for coding and decoding a depth map, including: determining to perform simplified depth coding (SDC) decoding according to a flag of an SDC mode; determining a size of an image block and a maximum prediction size; determining an intra-frame prediction mode; in a case in which the size of the image block is greater than the maximum prediction size, splitting the image block to obtain N split image blocks; and performing the SDC decoding on the N split image blocks by using the intra-frame prediction mode. In this way, processing efficiency of coding and decoding a depth map can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xiaozhen Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200145676
    Abstract: An encoding method and a decoding method are provided. An exemplary encoding method includes performing an encoding process on at least one pixel of a first rectangular region of an image; and if a total bit number Bi of encoded bits used by first i encoded pixels is smaller than or equal to a maximum bit number Bmax of allowable encoded bits and a sum of the total bit number Bi and a bit number bi+1 of encoded bits for use by an (i+1)-th pixel is greater than the maximum bit number Bmax, determining encoded data of at least one un-encoded pixel; and adding a first identifier on an encoded bitstream of the first rectangular region. The first identifier is configured to identify an end of the encoding process of the first rectangular region and identify that the first rectangular region includes the at least one un-encoded pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Liang YU
  • Patent number: 10616497
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for processing image signal conversion. In one example method, an input primary color signal is obtained. The primary color signal is a numeric value of an optical signal corresponding to an image. The primary color signal is proportional to light intensity. Conversion processing is performed on the primary color signal to obtain processed image information. The image information is a numeric expression value of the image. The conversion processing includes at least the following processing: L ? = a ? ( pL ( p - 1 ) ? L + 1 ) m + b , where a, b, m, and p are rational numbers, L is the input primary color signal, and L? is the processed image information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng Li, Hai Chen, Xiaozhen Zheng, Jianhua Zheng
  • Patent number: 10609389
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image encoding method, an image decoding method, an encoding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a conversion function parameter of a current image block; determining a conversion function parameter of a neighboring image block corresponding to the current image block; determining, according to a correlation between the conversion function parameter of the current image block and the conversion function parameter of the neighboring image block, whether to perform merge encoding on the conversion function parameter of the current image block and the conversion function parameter of the neighboring image block, and determining a first indicator, where the first indicator is used to indicate whether to perform merge encoding on the conversion function parameter of the current image block and the conversion function parameter of the neighboring image block; and encoding the first indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaozhen Zheng, Jianhua Zheng, Hai Chen, Meng Li
  • Patent number: 10582217
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for coding and decoding a depth map are provided, where the coding method includes: acquiring an intra-frame prediction mode of a current image block of the depth map; determining whether the intra-frame prediction mode belongs to a preset intra-frame prediction mode set; if yes, using a preset intra-frame prediction method to perform coding processing on the current image block, so as to acquire a residual of the current image block. The preset intra-frame prediction method includes a first intra-frame prediction method; and a difference operation is performed between an average pixel value of the current image block and an average pixel value of prediction data of the current image block to obtain the residual of the current image block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaozhen Zheng
  • Patent number: 10542256
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for determining a transform block size, and can improve image compression efficiency. The method includes: obtaining, according to image block information and a splitting manner of an image block, a parameter of a transform block corresponding to the image block; and obtaining a transform block size according to the parameter of the transform block and the splitting manner of the image block. In the embodiments of the present invention, during determination of a transform block size, the transform block size is obtained according to a splitting manner of an image block and a parameter of a transform block corresponding to the image block. Therefore, a transform block matching the splitting manner of the image block can be used, improving image compression efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Yuan Yuan, Xiaozhen Zheng, Yun He
  • Publication number: 20200014927
    Abstract: A method and device for coding and decoding are disclosed. The method includes: dividing a picture to be encoded into several slices, each containing macroblocks continuous in a designated scanning sequence in the picture; dividing slices in the picture into one or more slice sets according to attribute information of the slices, each slice set containing one or more slices; and encoding the slices in the slice sets according to slice and slice set division information to get a coded bit stream of the picture. The decoding method includes: obtaining slice and slice set division information from a bit stream to be decoded and decoding the bit stream according to the obtained slice and slice set division information. The invention improves the performance of video transmission effectively and realizes region based coding. The implementation of coding and decoding is simple and the complexity of coding and decoding systems is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Zhen MAO, Ziyuan WANG, Yun HE, Xiaozhong XU, Jianhua ZHENG
  • Patent number: 10499086
    Abstract: The present application discloses video data encoding and decoding methods and apparatuses, so as to conveniently perform data encoding and decoding on video data. The method includes: arithmetic encoding, where the arithmetic encoding includes: obtaining a binary symbol of image data; and if the binary symbol is a most probable symbol (MPS), updating a first encoding interval corresponding to the MPS in a logarithm domain, and if the first updated encoding interval is less than a preset range of an arithmetic encoding interval, performing normalization processing on the first encoding interval in the logarithm domain; or if the binary symbol is a least probable symbol (LPS), updating a second encoding interval corresponding to the LPS in an original number domain, and performing normalization processing on the second encoding interval in the original number domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Quanhe Yu, Xiaozhen Zheng, Jianhua Zheng, Yun He
  • Patent number: 10455251
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for coding and decoding a depth map are provided. The coding method includes: obtaining prediction data corresponding to a current image block of the depth map, obtaining a predicted pixel value from the prediction data according to a preset step, and calculating a first average value of the prediction data according to the predicted pixel value, where the preset step is a positive integer except 1; obtaining a residual of the current image block according to the first average value of the prediction data and a pixel value of a pixel of the current image block; and coding the residual of the current image block. In this way, coding and decoding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xiaozhen Zheng
  • Patent number: 10432938
    Abstract: A method and device for coding and decoding are disclosed. The method includes: dividing a picture to be encoded into several slices, each containing macroblocks continuous in a designated scanning sequence in the picture; dividing slices in the picture into one or more slice sets according to attribute information of the slices, each slice set containing one or more slices; and encoding the slices in the slice sets according to slice and slice set division information to get a coded bit stream of the picture. The decoding method includes: obtaining slice and slice set division information from a bit stream to be decoded and decoding the bit stream according to the obtained slice and slice set division information. The invention improves the performance of video transmission effectively and realizes region based coding. The implementation of coding and decoding is simple and the complexity of coding and decoding systems is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Xiaozhen Zheng, Zhen Mao, Ziyuan Wang, Yun He, Xiaozhong Xu, Jianhua Zheng
  • Publication number: 20190297332
    Abstract: A method for video decoding includes obtaining a bit stream for a sequence of image frames, each of which is partitioned into a plurality of sections according to a partition scheme, obtaining an indicator indicating that decoding prediction dependency for a particular section of each image frame in the sequence of image frames is constrained within said particular section, performing decoding prediction for said particular section of a first image frame in the sequence of image frames based on said particular section of a second image frame in the sequence of image frames, and decoding said particular section of the first image frame based on the decoding prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Xiaozhen ZHENG, Wenjun ZHAO
  • Patent number: 10397612
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) video encoding method, decoding method, and related apparatus is disclosed. The decoding method may include decoding a video bitstream to obtain a single sample flag bit corresponding to a current image block in a current depth map, performing detection on a first adjacent prediction sampling point and a second adjacent prediction sampling point of the current image block in the current depth map if the single sample flag bit obtained by decoding indicates that a decoding mode corresponding to the current image block is a single depth intra-frame mode (SDM), and constructing a sample candidate set according to results of the detection on the first adjacent prediction sampling point and the second adjacent prediction sampling point, where the sample candidate set includes a first index location and a second index location, decoding the video bitstream to obtain a single sample index flag bit corresponding to the current image block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Chen, Xiaozhen Zheng, Yongbing Lin