Patents Assigned to Sejong University
  • Patent number: 12368846
    Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a method of processing a video signal, the method including: obtaining a transform coefficient of a current block from a bitstream according to a predetermined scanning order; determining an intra prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the transform coefficient; and performing intra prediction on the current block using the intra prediction mode and a neighboring sample adjacent to the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Yung Lyul Lee, Nam Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 12341961
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Patent number: 12332869
    Abstract: An apparatus for labeling data in a machine-to-machine (M2M) system, and a method for operating the apparatus may include determining a label for data and generating a resource including information related to the label. The resource may include at least one of information indicating being training data, information indicating a type of an annotation, information indicating a format of labeling, information describing an annotation, information on an applied ontology, and information referencing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventor: Jae Seung Song
  • Publication number: 20250166317
    Abstract: A semantic information retrieval method for augmented reality domain and a device thereof are disclosed. The semantic information retrieval method for augmented reality domain may include performing semantic information retrieval in an AR (Augmented Reality) domain by using AR ontology consisting of AR concepts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicants: Industry Academia Cooperation Group Of Sejong University, Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Soo-Mi Choi, Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki, Tamer Is Abuhmed
  • Publication number: 20250150603
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Publication number: 20250142102
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for encoding/decoding an image according to the present invention may determine a reference area that is a pre-reconstructed area spatially adjacent to a current block on the basis of reference information for specifying the position of a reference area used for predicting a current block and may predict the current block on the basis of the reference area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Jae Min HA, Sung Won LIM
  • Patent number: 12289449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a video image based on transform. The method for decoding a video includes: determining a transform mode of a current block; inverse-transforming residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block; and rearranging the inverse-transformed residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block, wherein the transform mode includes at least one of SDST (Shuffling Discrete Sine Transform), SDCT (Shuffling Discrete cosine Transform), DST (Discrete Sine Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Jin Ho Lee, Ha Hyun Lee, Dong San Jun, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Yung Lyul Lee, Nam Uk Kim, Jun Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 12284338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise acquiring transform coefficients distribution information of a neighboring block from a bitstream; direction-adaptively determining an intra prediction mode of a current block to be decoded, according to the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block; and reconstructing the current block, based on the determined intra prediction mode, wherein the direction-adaptively determining includes determining similarity flag information corresponding to the neighboring block, based on the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, CHIPS & MEDIA, INC, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Jin Ho Lee, Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Sung Chang Lim, Hui Yong Kim, Dae Yeon Kim, Yung Lyul Lee
  • Publication number: 20250080732
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: decoding information associated with a clipping range of a current block; and performing sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering on the basis of the information associated with the clipping range, wherein the information associated with the clipping range may include information on the maximum and minimum values of a pixel value included in the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Sung Won LIM
  • Patent number: 12231657
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for encoding/decoding a video signal with a decoding apparatus, may comprise decoding a residual block of a current block from a bitstream, generating a first prediction sample of the current block, determining a weight prediction parameter set of the current block by using a predetermined reference region, the reference region being a region reconstructed before the current block and including a neighboring region spatially adjacent to the current block, generating a second prediction sample of the current block by applying the weight prediction parameter set to the first prediction sample, obtaining a prediction block of the current block based on the second prediction sample, and reconstructing the current block based on the prediction block of the current block and the residual block of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Patent number: 12225240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image encoding method according to the present invention may comprise generating a transform block by performing at least one of transform and quantization; grouping at least one coefficient included in the transform block into at least one coefficient group (CG); scanning at least one coefficient included in the coefficient group; and encoding the at least one coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Jin Ho Lee, Dong San Jun, Ha Hyun Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Yung Lyul Lee, Jun Woo Choi
  • Patent number: 12225082
    Abstract: Resource synchronization in an machine-to-machine (M2M) system is disclosed. A method of operating an M2M device may comprise creating a first resource, receiving a first message for requesting an update to the first resource, and transmitting a second message for requesting an update to a second resource to another device hosting the second resource synchronized with the first resource. The first resource may comprise at least one attribute for offloading of a resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Jae Seung Song, Min Byeong Lee
  • Patent number: 12190279
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of managing information are configured to replace parts of an Internet of Things (IoT) device in a machine-to-machine (M2M) system. A method for operating a first device may include receiving a first message for requesting registration of at least one resource related to a second device including a plurality of parts, generating at least one resource comprising information on the plurality of parts, and transmitting, to the second device, a second message for recommending replacement of a part corresponding to a condition for replacing at least one of the plurality of parts when the condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Jae Seung Song, Min Byeong Lee
  • Patent number: 12192455
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: decoding information associated with a clipping range of a current block; and performing sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering on the basis of the information associated with the clipping range, wherein the information associated with the clipping range may include information on the maximum and minimum values of a pixel value included in the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Dong Jae Won, Sung Won Lim
  • Publication number: 20250008124
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Patent number: 12177431
    Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Publication number: 20240414326
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding, according to the present invention, may generate a candidate list of a current block and perform inter-prediction of the current block by using any one of a plurality of candidates belonging to the candidate list. Here, the plurality of candidates comprise at least one from among a spatial candidate, a temporal candidate, and a restoration information-based candidate, and the restoration information-based candidate may be added from a buffer which stores motion information decoded prior to the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Dong Jae WON, Jae Min HA
  • Publication number: 20240406412
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The method and apparatus select at least one reference pixel line from among multiple reference pixel lines and derive a predicted value of a pixel within a current block by using the value of at least one pixel within the selected reference pixel line(s). Alternatively, the method and apparatus derive an intra prediction mode of a reconstructed pixel region on the basis of a reference pixel region of at least one reconstructed pixel region, derive an intra prediction mode of a current block on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode of the reconstructed pixel region, obtain an intra prediction block of the current block by using the derived intra prediction mode, and reconstruct the current block by summing the obtained intra prediction block and a residual block of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee MOON, Sung Won LIM, Dong Jae WON
  • Patent number: 12137232
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won
  • Patent number: 12126818
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image signal according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is a brightness change between a current image including a current block and a reference image of the current image; if it is determined that there is a brightness change between the current image and the reference image, determining weight prediction parameter candidates for the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter for the current block on the basis of index information which specifies any one of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing a prediction on the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University
    Inventors: Joo Hee Moon, Sung Won Lim, Dong Jae Won