Patents Assigned to DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
  • Patent number: 12273518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for performing encoding and decoding using a variably-sized quantization coefficient group, in quantization coefficient group encoding and decoding of video compression technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yongjo Ahn, Donggyu Sim, Hochan Ryu, Seanae Park, Woong Lim
  • Patent number: 12267517
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method of the present invention constructs a merge candidate list of a current block, derives motion information of the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list and a merge candidate index, and performs inter prediction on the current block on the basis of the derived motion information, wherein the merge candidate list can improve encoding/decoding efficiency by adaptively determining a plurality of merge candidates on the basis of the position or size of a merge estimation region (MER) to which the current block belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
  • Patent number: 12184876
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method of the present invention constructs a merge candidate list of a current block, derives motion information of the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list and a merge candidate index, and performs inter prediction on the current block on the basis of the derived motion information, wherein the merge candidate list can improve encoding/decoding efficiency by adaptively determining a plurality of merge candidates on the basis of the position or size of a merge estimation region (MER) to which the current block belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20240428467
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for mesh compression utilizing octree-based trisoup coding includes encoding vertices of a mesh by using octree-based trisoup coding to increase coding efficiency for a three-dimensional mesh. The encoding/decoding method and the apparatus encode attribute information based on the information used in the trisoup coding to compress/reconstruct the three-dimensional mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Jong Seok Lee, Yong Jo Ahn, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240428466
    Abstract: A lidar point cloud coding method and apparatus convert a point cloud to video signals by using features of a lidar sensor to improve encoding efficiency of lidar point cloud coding. The lidar point cloud coding method and the apparatus encode/decode the converted video signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240422321
    Abstract: A video coding method and an apparatus initialize a context model of Context-based Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding (CABAC) by using context information at a predetermined location in a previously reconstructed picture to increase video coding efficiency and enhance video quality. Or, the video coding method and the apparatus initialize a context model of CABAC by using context information at a predetermined location in a corresponding parallelization unit within the previously reconstructed picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240305815
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video coding using template matching-based intra prediction are disclosed. The video coding method and the video coding apparatus select an intra predictor by defining previously reconstructed pixels spatially adjacent to the current block as a template and performing a template matching-based search in the previously reconstructed region neighboring the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240296591
    Abstract: A LiDAR point cloud coding method and a device use pointwise prediction. The point cloud coding method and the device predict a current point to be encoded/decoded by using a previously decoded point cloud to improve the coding efficiency of LiDAR point cloud coding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Patent number: 12081795
    Abstract: In a method and a device for encoding or decoding an image according to the present invention, motion information for bidirectional prediction of a current block may be derived on the basis of an inter mode previously defined in the device for encoding or decoding an image, and inter prediction may be performed on the current block on the basis of the motion information, wherein the motion information for bidirectional prediction is adjusted to be motion information for unidirectional prediction according to the predefined inter mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20240289992
    Abstract: A LiDAR point cloud coding method includes determining, from LiDAR information, a coding block that is a point cloud encoding/decoding unit, to improve the LiDAR point cloud coding efficiency. The LiDAR point cloud coding method also includes encoding/decoding points on a per coding block basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Heo, Seung Wook Park
  • Patent number: 12069243
    Abstract: The present disclosure intends to provide a video encoding/decoding method of performing intra prediction for a current block by using luma reference samples derived based on a luma mapping function in order to enhance performance of intra prediction for a case where restored samples around the current block to be predicted cannot be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park, Wha Pyeong Lim
  • Patent number: 12034923
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus may reconstruct a current picture based on at least one of intra prediction and inter prediction, specify a block boundary to which a deblocking filter is applied in the reconstructed current picture, and apply a deblocking filter to a block boundary based on a filter type pre-defined in an encoding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20240114126
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image decoding method, an image decoding apparatus, an image encoding method, an image encoding apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: decoding information on a prediction method of a current block; based on the information on the prediction method, determining a prediction method of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by performing prediction for the current block based on the determined prediction method. Herein, the information on the prediction method of the current block may include at least one of information on subblock merge, information on MMVD, information on multi hypothesis prediction, and information on partition prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo AHN
  • Patent number: 11895289
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image decoding method, an image decoding apparatus, an image encoding method, an image encoding apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: decoding information on a prediction method of a current block; based on the information on the prediction method, determining a prediction method of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by performing prediction for the current block based on the determined prediction method. Herein, the information on the prediction method of the current block may include at least one of information on subblock merge, information on MMVD, information on multi hypothesis prediction, and information on partition prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
  • Publication number: 20240031612
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video coding using pre-processing and post-processing are disclosed. The video coding method and the apparatus may model a noise model or a subjective video quality model for a current video, may pre-process and post-process a video on the basis of the model, and may signal information of the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240031564
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video coding using adaptive intra prediction precision are disclosed. The video coding method and the apparatus select a precision mode for directionality of an intra prediction mode of a current block according to directional prediction modes of restored neighboring blocks. The video coding method and the apparatus adaptively use precision of the directionality based on the selected precision mode in intra prediction of a current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20240022766
    Abstract: A dynamic mesh encoding/decoding method and the apparatus use motion information present between a plurality of frames constituting a dynamic mesh in order to improve coding efficiency by removing temporal redundancy of the dynamic mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230421752
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for video coding using a matrix-based cross-component prediction are disclosed. The video coding method and apparatus predict a chroma component of a current block, by using a deep learning-based matrix operation, from a chroma component spatially adjacent to a chroma block of the current block and from a luma component spatially adjacent to a luma block corresponding to the chroma block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230410374
    Abstract: A mesh compression method and an apparatus utilize point cloud compression. The mesh compression method and apparatus transform the three-dimensional mesh into a point cloud and then compress/reconstruct the three-dimensional mesh using a point cloud compression method to improve the coding efficiency of a three-dimensional mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park
  • Publication number: 20230412802
    Abstract: A video coding method and an apparatus using arbitrary block partitioning are disclosed. The video coding method and apparatus perform a transform and an inverse transform on residual signals of arbitrary partitioned blocks when predicting a current block by using arbitrary block. Alternatively, the video coding method and the video coding apparatus perform a transform and an inverse transform on residual signals corresponding to some pixels adjacent to a partitioning boundary after an arbitrary partitioning of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Jo Ahn, Jong Seok Lee, Seung Wook Park