Patents Examined by Leron Beck
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Patent number: 12289460Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for reducing memory utilization and increasing efficiency during affine merge mode for versatile video coding by utilizing motion vectors stored in a motion data line buffer for a prediction unit of a second coding tree unit neighboring a first coding tree unit to derive control point motion vectors for the first coding tree unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventor: Minhua Zhou
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Patent number: 12284381Abstract: In the present disclosure, a method of decoding a video signal and a device therefor are disclosed. Specifically, a method of decoding an image based on an inter prediction mode includes deriving a motion vector of an available spatial neighboring block around a current block; deriving a collocated block of the current block based on the motion vector of the spatial neighboring block; deriving a motion vector in a sub-block unit in the current block based on a motion vector of the collocated block; and generating a prediction block of the current block using the motion vector derived in the sub-block unit, wherein the collocated block may be specified by the motion vector of the spatial neighboring block in one pre-defined reference picture.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2024Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam, Naeri Park
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Patent number: 12278961Abstract: The present principles relate to a method and device. A method for encoding a residual block comprises: obtaining (500) a first coding mode relative to a first 2D transform when coding the residual blocks according to a coding mode relative to a first 2D transform is enabled; obtaining (510) a second coding mode relative to a second 2D transform when coding the residual blocks according to a coding mode relative to a second 2D transform is enabled; and encoding (530) the residual block according to either said first coding mode or said second coding mode or both; the method is characterized in that enabling or disabling (520) the coding of the residual block according to said second coding mode depends on said first coding mode. The present principles relate also to a method and device for encoding/decoding a picture.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Fabrice Urban, Tangi Poirier, Fabrice Leleannec
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Patent number: 12278984Abstract: Provided are inter prediction methods and a decoder. In the method, a bitstream is parsed to determine a prediction mode parameter of a current block; a Geometrical Partition Mode (GPM) parameter of the current block and a merge candidate list of the current block and attribute information of motion information in the merge candidate list are determined when the prediction mode parameter indicates to determine an inter prediction value of the current block by using GPM; a first motion information mapping table of a first partition and a second motion information mapping table of a second partition are determined according to the GPM parameter, merge candidate list and attribute information; and the inter prediction value of the current block is determined based on the first and second motion information mapping tables and merge candidate list.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventors: Junyan Huo, Yanzhuo Ma, Shuai Wan, Fuzheng Yang, Qihong Ran, Ruipeng Qiu
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Patent number: 12278988Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: determining a prediction mode of a current block to be one of a skip mode and a merge mode; when a motion vector, which is determined from a merge candidate list of the current block, and a merge motion vector difference are to be used, obtaining merge candidate information indicating one candidate in the merge candidate list by performing entropy encoding on a bitstream by applying one piece of context information; determining a base motion vector from one candidate determined from the merge candidate list, based on the merge candidate information; and determining a motion vector of the current block by using a distance index of a merge motion vector difference of the current block and a direction index of the merge motion vector difference to use the base motion vector and the merge motion vector difference.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seungsoo Jeong, Minsoo Park, Minwoo Park, Kiho Choi, Yinji Piao
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Patent number: 12278998Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for luma mapping with chroma scaling for video and image coding are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing, for a current region comprising a luma block, a first chroma block, and a second chroma block, a conversion between the current region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule that specifies an order in which, during decoding, the first chroma block and the second chroma block are processed based on mapped sample values of the luma block.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Kui Fan, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
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Patent number: 12273517Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method including: determining a first coding block and a second coding block corresponding to the first coding block; when a size of the first coding block is equal to or smaller than a preset size, obtaining first split shape mode information and second split shape mode information from a bitstream; determining a split mode of the first coding block, based on the first split shape mode information, and determining a split mode of the second coding block, based on the second split shape mode information; and decoding a coding block of a first color component which is determined based on the split mode of the first coding block and a coding block of a second color component which is determined based on the split mode of the second coding block.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Minsoo Park, Chanyul Kim, Minwoo Park, Seungsoo Jeong, Kiho Choi, Narae Choi, Woongil Choi, Anish Tamse, Yin-Ji Piao
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Patent number: 12273560Abstract: An image decoding method according to this disclosure includes receiving image information including intra matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) flag information related to whether an MIP is applied to a current block through a bitstream, deriving an intra prediction type for the current block as the MIP based on the intra MIP flag information, generating intra prediction samples for the current block based on the MIP, and generating reconstructed samples for the current block based on the intra prediction samples.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jangwon Choi, Seunghwan Kim, Jin Heo, Jungah Choi, Sunmi Yoo
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Patent number: 12273546Abstract: An encoding/decoding device according to the present invention derives a residual coefficient of a residual block from a bitstream, calculates a quantization parameter for the residual block, performs inverse quantization on the residual coefficient by using the quantization parameter, and performs inverse conversion on the inversely quantized residual coefficient, thereby enabling restoration of a residual sample of the residual block.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: HANWHA VISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim, Sea Nae Park
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Patent number: 12273530Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a corrected transform coefficient, wherein the step of deriving the corrected transform coefficient comprises the steps of: determining whether LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a divided sub-partition block when an ISP is applied to a current block; parsing a LFNST index when the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the corrected transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and a LFNST matrix.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
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Patent number: 12273555Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: stores MV information and correction processing information into a FIFO buffer for an HMVP mode in association, the MV information being derived for a processed block and correction processing information being related to correction processing of a prediction image of the processed block; registers, in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, one or more prediction candidates each being a combination of MV information and correction processing information, the prediction candidates including a prediction candidate which is a combination of the motion vector information and the correction processing information stored in the FIFO buffer; and selects a prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list when a current block is to be processed in the merge mode, and performs correction processing of a prediction image of the current block, based on the correction processing information.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Kiyofumi Abe, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma
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Patent number: 12267634Abstract: A projection apparatus, a projection method, a control device, and a computer readable medium storing a control program that enable an instruction operation for geometric processing to be easily performed are provided. A projection portion projects a projection image generated by a light modulation portion based on an input image. In a case of performing geometric processing of the projection image in a non-display region other than a display region of the projection image within a displayable region of the light modulation portion, a control device performs a control of projecting a support image showing at least a part of the displayable region from the projection portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Kazuki Inoue, Kazuki Ishida
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Patent number: 12267620Abstract: The interactive and shared surface technique described herein employs hardware that can project on any surface, capture color video of that surface, and get depth information of and above the surface while preventing visual feedback (also known as video feedback, video echo, or visual echo). The technique provides N-way sharing of a surface using video compositing. It also provides for automatic calibration of hardware components, including calibration of any projector, RGB camera, depth camera and any microphones employed by the technique. The technique provides object manipulation with physical, visual, audio, and hover gestures and interaction between digital objects displayed on the surface and physical objects placed on or above the surface. It can capture and scan the surface in a manner that captures or scans exactly what the user sees, which includes both local and remote objects, drawings, annotations, hands, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sasa Junuzovic, William Thomas Blank, Bruce Arnold Cleary, III, Anoop Gupta, Andrew D. Wilson
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Patent number: 12260427Abstract: A monitoring project is defined interactively through an interface. Resources needed for the project are obtained, configured, arranged, and verified within a target area. Video and audio feeds are captured and analyzed during a project period within the target area and customer interactions and intentions are derived from detected customer behaviors within the feeds. The intentions and behaviors are indexed with aggregated metrics within a data store. The interface provides custom queries, reports, interactive graphics, and real-time notifications from the data store that depict the custom aggregated metrics for the intentions and behaviors of the monitoring project.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: NCR Voyix CorporationInventors: Matthew Robert Burris, Jodessiah Sumpter
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Patent number: 12262063Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding are described. A decoder system is configured to retrieve, from the grain array stored within the on-chip memory, noise pixel data associated with at least one reconstructed video pixel. The decoder system is configured to apply noise data to the at least one reconstructed video pixel to generate at least one output video pixel. The noise data is determined based on the noise pixel data.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Gopi Madhan Dabbadi, Rosali Patro, Shengqi Yang, Sandeep Nellikatte Srivatsa, Ashish Mishra
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Patent number: 12262049Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry, in operation, selects an encoding mode from among candidates including a decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) encoding mode and a partition encoding mode. When the DMVR encoding mode is selected, the circuitry: obtains a first motion vector for a first image block; derives a second motion vector from the first motion vector using motion search; and generates a prediction image for the first image block using the second motion vector. When the partition encoding mode is selected, the circuitry: determines a plurality of partitions in a second image block; obtains a third motion vector for each partition; and generates a prediction image for the second image block using the third motion vector, without deriving a fourth motion vector from the third motion vector using motion search.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Kiyofumi Abe, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Ryuichi Kanoh, Chong Soon Lim, Ru Ling Liao, Hai Wei Sun, Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Han Boon Teo, Jing Ya Li
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Patent number: 12244852Abstract: An encoder is configured to generate an encoded bitstream that can be decoded by a decoder that is configured to receive a bitstream. The bitstream includes a picture comprising a first contiguous region of a first plurality of coding blocks and a second contiguous region comprising a second plurality of coding blocks. The first plurality of blocks having a common motion model used to decode each of the blocks of the first region and the second plurality of blocks having local motion.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: OP Solutions, LLCInventors: Borivoje Furht, Hari Kalva, Velibor Adzic
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Patent number: 12238277Abstract: Video signal coding and decoding functions can generate lists of potential candidates to use in coding and decoding, for example, predictors. Video signal coding component candidate undergo operations before potential inclusion in candidate lists. The candidates are checked after being modified by the operations to see if other equal candidates are already in the candidate list. If equal candidates are not in the list, the modified candidates are added to the candidate list. If equal candidates are already in the list, the modified candidates are not added to the list. Operations that can be performed comprise rounding and clipping.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Fabien Racape, Franck Galpin, Antoine Robert
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Patent number: 12238287Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: obtaining a dependent quantization available flag; obtaining a TSRC available flag, on the basis of the dependent quantization available flag; determining a residual coding syntax for a current block, on the basis of the TSRC available flag; obtaining residual information of the determined residual coding syntax for the current block; deriving a residual sample of the current block, on the basis of the residual information; and generating a reconstructed picture, on the basis of the residual sample, wherein the dependent quantization available flag is a flag regarding whether dependent quantization is available, the TSRC available flag is a flag regarding whether TSRC is available, and the TSRC available flag is obtained on the basis of the dependent quantization available flag having a value of 0.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jungah Choi, Sunmi Yoo, Jin Heo, Jangwon Choi, Seunghwan Kim
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Patent number: 12238318Abstract: A method for video decoding in a decoder is provided. Coding information of a block to be reconstructed is decoded from a coded video bitstream. The coding information indicates intra prediction information for the block. Responsive to the block being coded with a directional mode, the directional mode is determined based on a nominal mode and an angular offset, the coding information indicating the nominal mode and the angular offset, a first non-separable transform set of one or more non-separable transforms for the block is determined based on the nominal mode, a non-separable transform in the first non-separable transform set is determined based on a non-separable transform index indicated by the coding information, and the block is reconstructed based on the directional mode and the non-separable transform.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2023Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Tencent America LLCInventors: Xin Zhao, Liang Zhao, Shan Liu