Abstract: A moving picture coding method includes (i) transforming, for each of one or more second processing units included in the first processing unit, a moving picture signal in a spatial domain into a frequency domain coefficient and quantizing the frequency domain coefficient, and (ii) performing arithmetic coding on a luminance CBF flag indicating whether or not a quantized coefficient is included in the second processing unit in which transform and quantization are performed, wherein, in the arithmetic coding, a probability table for use in arithmetic coding is determined according to whether or not the size of the first processing unit is identical to the size of the second processing unit and whether or not the second processing unit has a predetermined maximum size.
Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus according to the present invention may determine a motion information encoding mode of a target block, configure a motion information prediction candidate group according to the motion information encoding mode, select one candidate from the motion information prediction candidate group so as to induce the selected candidate as motion information of the target block, and perform inter-prediction on the target block on the basis of the motion information of the target block.
Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus comprises a housing, a display unit, a backlight module and at least one image capturing device. The at least one image capturing device is located in the housing and is used for capturing an image of the display unit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 24, 2022
Date of Patent:
September 5, 2023
Assignee:
DYNASCAN TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Inventors:
Tsun-I Wang, Ching-Chun Wu, Chia-Liang Yang
Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for the simplification of sub-block motion candidate lists for video coding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a sub-block level merge candidate list that includes at least one sub-block coding type. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the sub-block level merge candidate list.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2023
Assignees:
BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
Inventors:
Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems related to production of a movie, a TV show or a multimedia content are described. In one example aspect, a system for producing a movie includes a pre-production subsystem configured to receive information about a storyline, cameras, cast, and other assets for the movie from a user. The pre-production subsystem is configured to generate one or more machine-readable scripts corresponding to one or more scenes. The system includes a production subsystem configured to receive the scripts from the pre-production system to determine constraints among the scenes. The production subsystem is further configured to determine actions for the cameras and the cast for obtaining footages according to the storyline.
Abstract: A device for decoding video data can be configured to store a table of history-based motion vector predictors (HMVPs); determine motion information for a first block of the video data; add the motion information for the first block to the table of HMVPs in response to determining that the first block is located at a bottom-right corner of a motion estimation region (MER); and use the table of HMVPs to decode a second block of the video data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2020
Date of Patent:
August 8, 2023
Assignee:
Qualcomm Incorporated
Inventors:
Han Huang, Wei-Jung Chien, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
Abstract: A method for motion estimation, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic device are provided. The method includes the following. An error between a block to be matched and each of reference blocks is determined to obtain multiple errors. At least one candidate block is determined from the reference blocks according to the multiple errors. A random number range is determined according to a displacement between the block to be matched and each of the reference blocks. Random motion vectors are obtained by using a motion vector between the block to be matched and each of the at least one candidate block as a basic motion vector and random numbers within the random number range as increments. A target motion vector corresponding to the block to be matched is determined according to the random motion vectors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 1, 2023
Assignee:
GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Abstract: A method of video decoding includes maintaining a number of tables, wherein each table includes a set of motion candidates, wherein each motion candidate is associated with corresponding motion information derived from previously video blocks, performing a conversion between a video block and a coded representation of the video block, and determining, based on a conversion condition of the video block, whether to update at least one of the tables by adding motion information corresponding to the video block.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2020
Date of Patent:
July 18, 2023
Assignees:
BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
Inventors:
Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
Abstract: An electronic device includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive content primitives via a wireless communication channel. The electronic device also includes control circuitry control circuitry coupled to the wireless transceiver, and configured to perform content provisioning operations based on the received content primitives, wherein the content provisioning operations comprise generating content image data and transmitting the content image data to the wireless communication channel using the wireless transceiver. In response to a bandwidth condition of the wireless communication channel being less than a threshold, the control circuitry is configured to perform adjusted content provisioning operations that decrease an amount of content image data conveyed by the wireless transceiver to the wireless communication channel.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2023
Assignee:
Apple Inc.
Inventors:
Moinul H. Khan, Jim C. Chou, Sorin C. Cismas
Abstract: A handheld-device imaging and collection apparatus, associated techniques and systems are described. An example apparatus may include a first container and a second container attached to each other. The first container includes a top panel arranged to enable acquiring a clear view of an inside of the first container, and one or more mirrors arranged facing inside of the first container, such that an image captured by a camera through the top panel captures reflections, in the one or more mirrors, of an handheld-device placed inside the first container. The second container includes a collection chamber configured to store the handheld-device.
Abstract: A reality system includes a display aimed at a retina, the display providing 3D images with different depth view points; a glass to selectably turn on or off view of an outside environment in front of the person's eye; a processor coupled to the camera and to the glass to selectably switch between augmented reality and virtual reality; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the transceiver to communicate with a remote processor.
Abstract: Technologies are generally described for coordination of structured light-based image detectors. In some examples, one or more structured light sources may be configured to project sets of points onto the scene. The sets of points may be arranged into disjoint sets of geometrical shapes such as lines, where each geometrical shape includes a subset of the points projected by an illumination source. A relative position and or a color of the points in each geometrical shape may encode an identification code with which each illumination source may be identified. Thus, even when the point clouds projected by each of the illumination sources overlap, the geometrical shapes may still be detected, and thereby a corresponding illumination source may be identified. A depth map may then be estimated based on stereovision principles or depth-from-focus principles by one or more image detectors.
Abstract: To prevent an object that should exist in a virtual viewpoint video image from disappearing suddenly. Positional information on a specific object is acquired from a positional information notification unit included in the specific object. Then, based on the positional information, three-dimensional shape data on the specific object is output in association with information specifying a position of the specific object in a three-dimensional space.
Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which include sub-block based inter prediction methods, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of video and a bitstream representation of the video, a maximum number of candidates in a sub-block based merge candidate list and/or whether to add sub-block based temporal motion vector prediction (SbTMVP) candidates to the sub-block based merge candidate list based on whether temporal motion vector prediction (TMVP) is enabled for use during the conversion or whether a current picture referencing (CPR) coding mode is used for the conversion, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 2021
Date of Patent:
April 18, 2023
Assignees:
BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
Inventors:
Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: deriving an inter prediction mode from encoded information; configuring reference picture lists, deriving motion information comprising reference picture indexes for symmetric motion vector differences (SMVD); and generating prediction samples on the basis of the motion information, wherein the reference picture indexes for SMVD can be derived on the basis of short-term reference pictures included within the reference picture lists.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 22, 2021
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2023
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block; when the split information indicates that the current block is split, splitting the current block into at least two lower blocks; obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the at least two lower blocks of the current block; determining a decoding order of the at least two lower blocks according to the encoding order information; and decoding the at least two lower blocks according to the decoding order.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method by which a decoding apparatus performs video coding, comprising the steps of: generating a motion information candidate list for a current block; selecting one candidate from among those included in the motion information candidate list; deriving control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of the current block based on the selected candidate; deriving sub-block-unit or sample-unit motion vectors of the current block based on the CPMVs; deriving a predicted block based on the motion vectors; and reconstructing a current picture based on the predicted block, wherein the motion information candidate list includes an inherited affine candidate, the inherited affine candidate is derived based on candidate blocks coded by affine prediction, from among spatial neighboring blocks of the current block, and the inherited affine candidate is generated up to a pre-defined maximum number.
Abstract: A motion vector refinement apparatus includes a first storage device, a motion vector predictor (MVP) derivation circuit, and a decoder side motion vector refinement (DMVR) circuit. The MVP derivation circuit derives a first MVP for a current block, stores the first MVP into the first storage device, and performs a new task. The DMVR circuit performs a DMVR operation to derive a first motion vector difference (MVD) for the first MVP. The MVP derivation circuit starts performing the new task before the DMVR circuit finishes deriving the first MVD for the first MVP.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 2022
Date of Patent:
March 28, 2023
Assignee:
MEDIATEK INC.
Inventors:
Chi-Hung Chen, Cheng-Han Li, Hong-Cheng Lin
Abstract: A visual media processing method includes determining that a first video block of a visual media data uses a geometric partitioning mode (GPM) and a second video block of the visual media data uses a non-GPM mode; constructing, based on a unified pruning process, a first merge list for the first video block and a second merge list for the second video block, wherein the first merge list and the second merge list comprise merge candidates, and the pruning process includes adding a new merge candidate to the merge list based on comparing motion information of the new merge candidate with motion information of at least one merge candidate in the merge list, wherein the GPM comprises splitting the first video block into multiple prediction partitions to apply motion prediction separately, and at least one partition having a non-rectangular shape.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 30, 2021
Date of Patent:
March 21, 2023
Assignees:
BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
Inventors:
Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
Abstract: A video encoder may transform residual data by using a transform selected from a group of transforms. The transform is applied to the residual data to create a two-dimensional array of transform coefficients. A scanning mode is selected to scan the transform coefficients in the two-dimensional array into a one-dimensional array of transform coefficients. The combination of transform and scanning mode may be selected from a subset of combinations that is based on an intra-prediction mode. The scanning mode may also be selected based on the transform used to create the two-dimensional array. The transforms and/or scanning modes used may be signaled to a video decoder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 16, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 7, 2023
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Inventors:
Peisong Chen, Yunfei Zheng, Rajan Laxman Joshi, Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Marta Karczewicz