Patents Examined by Dominic D Saltarelli
  • Patent number: 12003778
    Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry: assigns a picture level slice index and a subpicture level slice index to each of the slices, the picture level slice index being assigned at a picture level, the subpicture level slice index being assigned at a subpicture level; for each of the slices, encodes the subpicture level slice index of the slice into a slice header of the slice; and encodes each of the slices into a bitstream. The picture level slice index assigned to a current slice to be processed that is included in a current subpicture to be processed is calculated by adding (i) the subpicture level slice index of the current slice and (ii) a total number of slices included in one or more subpictures that have been encoded prior to the current subpicture out of the subpictures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Virginie Drugeon, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Tadamasa Toma, Yusuke Kato
  • Patent number: 12003720
    Abstract: In a method for decoding an image by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure, a current picture is configured to include a single slice, on the basis of a flag indicating whether information on a subpicture exists and a flag indicating whether the subpicture includes a single slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hendry Hendry, Seethal Paluri, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11997326
    Abstract: A method, performed by a server, of streaming image content, including obtaining one or more frames of the image content which is currently being executed by an electronic device; identifying a plurality of possible user inputs corresponding to the one or more frames; generating a plurality of prediction frame sets respectively corresponding to the plurality of possible user inputs, wherein each prediction frame set of the plurality of prediction frame sets includes a plurality of prediction frames to be displayed after the one or more frames; obtaining metadata from the one or more frames and the plurality of prediction frame sets; generating streaming data of the image content to be provided to the electronic device, based on at least one the plurality of prediction frame sets or the metadata; and transmitting the generated streaming data to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Grzegorz Pawel Grzesiak, Myungjoo Ham, Pawel Wasowski
  • Patent number: 11997297
    Abstract: A method of decoding video data is disclosed. The method comprising: receiving a picture parameter set; and parsing from the picture parameter set a first syntax element specifying a difference between a first index of a tile located in a first tile group and a second index of a tile located in a second tile group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventor: Sachin G. Deshpande
  • Patent number: 11997347
    Abstract: A current geographical location of a portable device is used to facilitate selection of channel lineup that is appropriate for a Multi-System Operator (MSO) provider and the current geographical location of the portable device. A program guide GUI of the portable device is then configured using the selected channel lineup. The configured GUI is displayable to a user of the portable device whereupon the configured GUI is available for use in commanding tuning operations of a set-top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Paul D. Arling
  • Patent number: 11997322
    Abstract: An information display method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium are provided. The information display method includes: when a first trigger operation for a target live broadcast room is detected, displaying a video playing page of a target live broadcast room, where a comment area is set on the video playing interface; displaying live broadcast room introduction information of the target live broadcast room at a first information display position of the comment area; and where a display duration of the live broadcast room introduction information reaches a target duration, hiding the live broadcast room introduction information. Thus, the effective permeability of video live broadcast content of a live broadcast room can be improved, thereby improving the user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yijie Li, Ke Li, Zerui Jiang
  • Patent number: 11991416
    Abstract: Systems and methods for accessing a media stream are presented. In response to a request for a media stream, an individual can be authorized to manipulate the media stream. Once an individual has gained authorization with respect to a media stream's manipulation rights, they are allowed to manipulate the stream. In some embodiments, a provider controls a secure environment to play the stream and enforce the rights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TailStream Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Kelley Wise
  • Patent number: 11991407
    Abstract: A co-processor module for use with a set top box including an enclosure and a processor assembly contained in the enclosure. The processor assembly can include a PCB, a processor, and a USB connector. One or more magnets extend through a wall of the enclosure and are positioned to contact a surface of the set top box when the USB connector is connected to the set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: Steven Nedved
  • Patent number: 11991418
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing a playback system capable of operating as a virtual or augmented reality device are described. In various embodiment one or more environmental triggers are detected and an action is taken based on the detected trigger, user input and/or other environmental conditions. The methods allow a user who is subject to an immersive experience to smoothly transition in/or out of the virtual environment and respond to environmental triggers which may require a user to take an action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Nevermind Capital LLC
    Inventors: Matt McCarty, Hector Medina, David Cole, Alan Moss
  • Patent number: 11985325
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using geometric partitioning. A target block may be geometrically partitioned, and multiple partitioned regions may be generated from geometric partitioning. Each partitioned region may have a non-square and a non-rectangular shape. Different prediction schemes may be applied to different partitioned regions. The different prediction schemes for multiple partitioned regions may be signaled as explicit information, and may be derived using information about a coding parameter for the target block or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA COOPERATION GROUP OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Woong Lim, Jin-Young Lee, Gun Bang, Hui-Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11985306
    Abstract: Different implementations are described, particularly implementations for video encoding and decoding based on linear weighted intra prediction, also called matrix based intra prediction, are presented. Accordingly, the encoding or decoding comprises obtaining intra predicted samples of a block from a selected weight matrix and associated bias and from a set of neighboring reference samples; wherein any coefficient of the selected weight matrix is a power of two. According to relaxed version, not all but only a part of the coefficients of the selected weight matrix is a power of two. Advantageously, such arrangement allows to reduce the amount of memory for storing data and to reduce the complexity of the intra prediction samples computation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
    Inventors: Franck Galpin, Fabien Racape, Philippe Bordes
  • Patent number: 11985313
    Abstract: Provided in implementations of the present application are a filtering method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium; the method comprises: acquiring pixel information to be filtered; determining edge information; and inputting the sample information to be filtered and the edge information into a neural network-based filter so as to output filtered pixels, the filter being obtained by an online filtering part combined with an offline filtering part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanzhuo Ma, Shuai Wan, Junyan Huo, Wei Zhang, Mingze Wang
  • Patent number: 11979640
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a program listing include storing user profile data and a user identifier for a user; storing an association of the user identifier with user identifiers for each of the plurality of social contacts of the user; receiving program identifier data representing programs currently being viewed by the social contacts; ranking the program identifier data for each of the plurality of social contacts based at least in part on the user profile data; and sending display data representing the program identifier data for display in an order based on the ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Ranjith Jayaram
  • Patent number: 11973945
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of video coding implemented in a decoding device or an encoding device, the method comprising: determining a block size of a current coding block, the current coding block being coded in intra prediction mode; selecting, based on the determined block size of the current coding block, a sub-partitioning rule that determines a number of sub-partitions and a partition direction into which the current coding block is to be divided; and dividing the current coding block into sub-partitions based on the selected sub-partitioning rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Biao Wang, Semih Esenlik, Anand Meher Kotra, Han Gao, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11956458
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document is characterized by comprising the steps of: acquiring image information including a Block-based Delta Pulse Code Modulation (BDPCM) available flag; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the image information, wherein the BDPCM available flag relates to whether BDPCM is available for chroma and luma blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungah Choi, Sunmi Yoo, Jaehyun Lim, Jangwon Choi, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11949966
    Abstract: A computer device receives a signaling file corresponding to a multimedia resource. The signaling file includes descriptors corresponding to a plurality of track data of the multimedia resource, respectively. Dependency identifiers included in the descriptors correspond to the main bitstream track data pointing to descriptors corresponding to the library picture track data. The computer device parses the signaling file and determines a dependency relationship between the main bitstream track data and the library picture track data according to the dependency identifiers. The computer device sequentially acquires the library picture track data and the main bitstream track data from a data source side according to the dependency relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ying Hu
  • Patent number: 11949941
    Abstract: Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for customizing and dynamically generating overlay graphical user interfaces (GUIs) within the context of a video streaming environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Haystack TV, Inc.
    Inventors: Ish Harshawat, Enrique Valeriano Loli
  • Patent number: 11949873
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of applying an inverse primary transform to a transform coefficient so as to derive residual samples for a current block, wherein: the inverse primary transform is performed on the basis of an MTS index received from a bitstream; the MTS index is parsed on the basis of an effective coefficient not existing in a second area that excludes the left top first area of the current block; and the first area is a left top 16×16 area of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11949876
    Abstract: A method for embedding information in a video signal is described. The method comprises receiving (305) a message (30) including the information; dividing (310) the message (30) in a first message part (132) and a second message part (134); acquiring (320) a first video frame (9) and a second video frame (10) from the video signal, wherein the second video frame (10) is temporally subsequent to the first video frame (9), and the video frames (9, 10) each include a pre-set number of pixels; and determining (330) a motion map (122) associated with the second video frame (10), wherein the motion map (122) indicates a movement of each of the pixels of in the second video frame (10) compared to the first video frame (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: E.SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Köhler, Johannes Scheitacker
  • Patent number: 11949908
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video picture coding method, a video picture decoding method, a coding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a distance between control points for an affine picture block; determining a motion vector difference for the affine picture block, motion vectors of the control points being used to determine the motion vector difference; and performing coding processing on the affine picture block over a size that includes a horizontal length and a vertical length, wherein the horizontal length and the vertical length vary based on the distance between the control points, the motion vector difference, and a motion vector precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Zhang, Haitao Yang