Patents Examined by Joseph W Becker
  • Patent number: 11533496
    Abstract: A method for visual media processing, including performing a conversion between a current chroma chroma block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current chroma chroma block, wherein, during the conversion, a chroma residual of the current chroma chroma block is scaled based on a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is derived at least based on luma samples located in predefined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11533491
    Abstract: An example device for coding video data includes a memory configured to store a block of video data and one or more processors, implemented in circuitry, and communicatively coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine whether a transform and quantization are applied to the block of the video data and based on the transform and quantization not being applied to the block of video data, code the block of video data without applying bilateral filtering (BIF) or Hadamard transform domain filtering (HTDF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nan Hu, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11503296
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which calculates a code amount obtained upon coding a coding block being obtained by dividing an image to be processed, determines an assigned code amount to be assigned to each of the coding blocks, based on a reference code amount and the code amount calculated for each of coding blocks in a coding group including a plurality of coding blocks, and generates coded data by coding each of the coding blocks using the assigned code amount as a target code amount, wherein the assigned code amount is determined so that a total of the assigned code amounts of the coding blocks in the coding group is the same among a plurality of coding groups, and fixed-length coding is carried out on a coding group-by-coding group basis by coding using the determined assigned code amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yushi Kaneko, Masashi Kawakami
  • Patent number: 11503287
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, information regarding ALF filter coefficients may be encoded/decoded by fixed order-based exponential golomb coding. In addition, information regarding a fixed filter in ALF may be binarized by fixed-length coding. Accordingly, signaling efficiency can be increased, and coding complexity can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11496659
    Abstract: A camera module for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a first Printed Circuit Board (PCB) configured to have an image sensor mounted on its surface; a second PCB configured to supply a power source to the first PCB; an outer shield installed to surround the side of the first and the second PCBs and to shield the first and the second PCBs from electromagnetic interference (EMI); and a plurality of support units disposed at positions where the supports units interfere with the first and the second PCBs of the outer shield and configured to support the first and the second PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangyeal Han, Bumsig Cho, Daeseung Kim, Seungho Lee
  • Patent number: 11477466
    Abstract: A method for visual media processing, including performing a conversion between a current chroma chroma block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current chroma chroma block, wherein, during the conversion, a chroma residual of the current chroma chroma block is scaled based on a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is derived at least based on luma samples located in predefined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11477448
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one method, clipping values for the ALF processing are determined depending on a bit depth of a center reconstructed pixel. A current ALF output for the current block is derived, where the current ALF output comprises a weighted sum of clipped differences of original differences and each of the original differences is calculated between a first reconstructed pixel at a non-center filter location and the center reconstructed pixel, and each of the original differences is clipped according to a corresponding clipping value to form one clipped difference. In another method, a target clipping value is always signaled at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side even if the target clipping value is zero. In another method, the clipping values are encoded or decoded using a fixed-length code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.
    Inventors: Chen-Yen Lai, Ching-Yeh Chen, Tzu-Der Chuang, Yu-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 11463709
    Abstract: A method of coding implemented by a decoding device, comprising initializing a dedicated buffer for intra block copy (IBC) referencing, when a current coding tree unit (CTU) to be decoded is a first CTU of a CTU row, determining whether a current block in the current CTU is predicted using IBC mode, obtaining an IBC block vector for the current block when the current block is predicted using IBC mode, and obtaining predicted sample values for the current block, based on reference samples from the dedicated buffer and the IBC block vector for the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Gao, Semih Esenlik, Biao Wang, Anand Meher Kotra, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11463731
    Abstract: An image processing method of performing filtering on image blocks using a plurality of deblocking filters having different filter strengths includes: a first parameter calculating step of calculating a first parameter indicating a boundary strength; a second parameter calculating step of calculating a second parameter indicating a limit value for each of the deblocking filters, based on the first parameter and a quantization parameter; and a selecting step of selecting a deblocking filter to be used in the filtering from among the deblocking filters, using one or more threshold values which are determined based on the second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
    Inventors: Matthias Narroschke, Thomas Wedi
  • Patent number: 11431994
    Abstract: A method for visual media processing, including performing a conversion between a current chroma chroma block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current chroma chroma block, wherein, during the conversion, a chroma residual of the current chroma chroma block is scaled based on a scaling coefficient, wherein the scaling coefficient is derived at least based on luma samples located in predefined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11412257
    Abstract: Methods of encoding a video stream in a video encoder and decoding an encoded video stream in a video decoder using a low complexity large transform are provided. An encoding method includes receiving an n×n residual block in a transform component of the video encoder, and transforming the n×n residual block using an n×n transform to generate an n×n transform coefficient block, wherein the n×n transform is based on (n/m*n/m) m×m Hadamard transforms and (m*m) (n/m)×(n/m) discrete cosign transforms, wherein m<n. A decoding method includes receiving an n×n transform coefficient block in an inverse transform component of the video decoder, and applying an n×n inverse transform to the n×n transform coefficient block to reconstruct an n×n residual block, wherein the n×n inverse transform is based on (n/m*n/m) m×m Hadamard transforms and (m*m) (n/m)×(n/m) inverse discrete cosign transforms, wherein m<n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Madhukar Budagavi, Ajit Gupte
  • Patent number: 11377209
    Abstract: A monitoring system and a control method thereof are provided. The monitoring system includes a drone and a base station. The drone includes an IR detector. The base station includes a platform, a moving vehicle, an IR positioner, and a positioning apparatus. The drone is placed on the platform disposed on the moving vehicle. The IR positioner emits an infrared ray. The positioning apparatus includes a movement member and a positioning controller. The movement member is movably disposed on the platform. The positioning controller is coupled to the movement member. The drone moves to the platform according to the infrared ray. When the drone is located on the platform, the positioning controller controls the movement member to push the drone and move the drone to a specific position. Accordingly, the drone can take off or be landed immediately when the base station is moving or remains still.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation
    Inventors: Hsu-Chih Cheng, Ying-Chieh Chen, Chi-Tong Hsieh, I-Ta Yang
  • Patent number: 11375112
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an interface that receives an input identifying a subject, and a processor that controls a display to display information indicating a position of the subject in a graphic representation corresponding to a panoramic image based on an orientation of a device capturing image data for generating the panoramic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichiro Goto, Takuya Arai
  • Patent number: 11356663
    Abstract: An encoder which encodes a picture includes processing circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the processing circuitry: splits the picture into a plurality of slice segments; encodes a plurality of blocks included in each of the plurality of slice segments; reconstructs the plurality of blocks encoded; adds, for each of the plurality of slice segments, control information to a header area of the slice segment, the control information being for controlling application of a filter to the slice segment; and applies, for each of the plurality of slice segments, the filter to a block which has been reconstructed in the slice segment, according to the control information of the slice segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiko Kusakabe, Shinji Kitamura, Takashi Hashimoto, Kiyofumi Abe, Hideyuki Ohgose
  • Patent number: 11330166
    Abstract: A method of photographing an image using a camera includes determining a photographing mode; searching and tracking a main object including a photographer; and automatically photographing the image based on the photographing mode and a movement of the main object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hongsuk Chung
  • Patent number: 11323633
    Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided for creating a freeform field of view mask for a camera in a vehicle to increase the field of view of the camera during operation of the vehicle. The camera captures an image of a portion of the vehicle in front of a calibration screen. A processor includes logic that applies a blurring filter to the captured image to create a blurred image, determines a freeform boundary of a field of view of the camera in the blurred image, creates a field of view mask based on the freeform boundary; and applies the field of view mask to the camera for maximizing the field of view of the camera during operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas S. Miller, Jr., Gabriel Ruprecht
  • Patent number: 11309196
    Abstract: A method of detecting adhesive residue on a wafer after peeling an adhesive film from the wafer by using a peeling tape is described. According to a first aspect, the method includes illuminating the peeling tape with first UV light after the peeling and acquiring a fluorescence image from the peeling tape. According to a second aspect, the method includes illuminating the wafer with second UV light after the peeling and acquiring a fluorescence image from the wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Robert Muhr, Matthias Fehr, Walter Leitgeb
  • Patent number: 11290721
    Abstract: A deblocking filter of an image processing device is provided. The deblocking filter is used in an image coding process, for deblocking a block edge between a first coding block and a second coding block of an image. The first block has SA samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge, and the second block has SB samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge. No more than IA samples of the first coding block are used as first filter input values, and no more than IB samples of the second coding block are used as second filter input values. No more than MA samples of the first coding block are modified as first filter output values, and no more than MB samples of the second coding block are modified as second filter output values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Anand Meher Kotra, Semih Esenlik, Zhijie Zhao, Han Gao
  • Patent number: 11282232
    Abstract: An example system disclosed herein includes a camera to: capture a first image set of a first view of an object when the camera is in a first position, the first image set including first infrared data and first RGB data; capture a second image set of a second view of the object when the camera is in a second position, the second image set including second infrared data and second RGB data; and capture a third image set of a third view of the object when the camera is in a third position, the third image set including third infrared data and third RGB data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Avigdor Eldar
  • Patent number: 11272187
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. Processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a block from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of a matrix based intra prediction for the block. The processing circuitry determines entries of a vector based on neighboring samples of the block. An entry can be determined based on one or more neighboring samples of the block. The processing circuitry converts the entries into a reduced bit form with a number of bits satisfying a requirement of using a first multiplication tool that processes fewer bits than a second multiplication tool. Then, the processing circuitry multiplies, using the first multiplication tool, the entries of the vector in the reduced bit form with entries of a matrix to calculate a subset of prediction samples of the block, and determines other prediction samples of the block based on the subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Cheung Auyeung, Shan Liu