Patents Examined by Leron Beck
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Patent number: 12143611Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for encoding or decoding a file format that stores one or more images are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between a visual media file and a bitstream of a visual media data according to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies a characteristic of a syntax element in the visual media file, and wherein the format rule specifies that the syntax element that has a value indicative of a level identification is coded in any one or both of a subpicture common group box or a subpicture multiple groups box using eight bits.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Inventor: Ye-Kui Wang
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Patent number: 12143589Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that partitions a current block of a current picture based on a geometric partitioning mode (GPM). The current block is partitioned into two partitions in the GPM mode. Each of the partitions is associated with a respective predictor. A weighting index for a sample of the current block is determined based on a position of the sample. A weighting factor is calculated based on the weighting index of the sample according to an equation that converts the weighting index to the weighting factor. The sample is encoded based on the weighting factor and the predictor corresponding to the sample.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Lien-Fei Chen, Xiang Li, Guichun Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 12143607Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a bitstream, the bitstream comprises a transform unit syntax and a coding unit syntax, the transform unit syntax includes a value of a first flag and a value of a second flag related to, respectively, a first chroma transform block and a second chroma transform block of a current transform unit or a current sub-transform unit within the current transform unit, the first or second flag specifies whether the first or second chroma transform block contains at least one transform coefficient levels not equal to 0, the coding unit syntax includes a value of a third flag specifying whether a transform tree structure is present or not; and deriving a value of a fourth flag based on the values of the first, second, and third flags, the fourth flag specifies whether a luma transform block contains at least one transform coefficient levels not equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Roman Igorevich Chernyak, Yin Zhao, Sergey Yurievich Ikonin, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 12137247Abstract: Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are describe in which significance maps are encoded and decoded using non-spatially-uniform partitioning of the map into parts, wherein the bit positions within each part are associated with a given context. Example partition sets and processes for selecting from amongst predetermined partition sets and communicating the selection to the decoder are described.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2023Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Velos Media, LLCInventors: Gergely Ferenc Korodi, Jinwen Zan, Dake He
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Patent number: 12132923Abstract: A processing system estimates motion between blocks of images based on differences in pixel activities between blocks. Blocks having similar pixel activities are more likely to be matches for motion estimation than are blocks having dissimilar pixel activities. Accordingly, the processing system compares pixel activity between current block of a current image and candidate blocks within a search area in the reference image, and estimates motion based on a subset of candidate blocks having a difference in pixel activity from that of the current block within a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULCInventors: Mehdi Saeedi, Boris Ivanovic
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Patent number: 12126806Abstract: There is provided a terminal device capable of efficiently performing communication in a communication system in which a base station device and the terminal device communicate with each other. The terminal device that communicates with the base station device by using a plurality of aggregated cells recognizes that a serving cell is stopped in a first state, recognizes that the serving cell is started in a second state, and switches from the first state to the second state based on a received PDCCH.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Takeshi Tsukuba
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Patent number: 12120349Abstract: An encoder which transforms a current block to be encoded in an image to encode the current block includes circuitry and memory. The circuitry, using the memory: determines a plurality of first transform basis candidates and transforms the current block using a transform basis included in the plurality of first transform basis candidates determined, when the current block has a first size; and determines one or more second transform basis candidates different from the plurality of first transform basis candidates and transforms the current block using a transform basis included in the one or more second transform basis candidates determined, when the current block has a second size larger than the first size.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Ryuichi Kanoh, Tadamasa Toma, Kiyofumi Abe, Takahiro Nishi, Masato Ohkawa, Hideo Saitou
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Patent number: 12108051Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: determining a prediction mode of a current block as IBC (Intra Block Copy) mode, deriving a candidate list for deriving a block vector of the current block and deriving a block vector of the current block by using the candidate list, wherein the candidate list is derived based on a size of the current block.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignees: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HANBAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim, Hae Chul Choi, Dae Hyeok Gwon, Hee Ji Han
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Patent number: 12096020Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: acquiring information on inter prediction of a target block through a bit stream; deriving motion information of the target block on the basis of the information on inter prediction; deriving a prediction sample by performing inter prediction for the target block on the basis of the motion information; generating a reconstruction block on the basis of the prediction sample; deriving modified motion information of the target block on the basis of the reconstruction block; and updating the motion information of the target block on the basis of the modified motion information. According to the present invention, modified motion information of the target block can be calculated, and the motion information of the target block can be updated on the basis of the modified motion information, so that the overall coding efficiency can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jungdong Seo, Jaehyun Lim
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Patent number: 12063368Abstract: 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: March 29, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
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Patent number: 12063386Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, devices and storage media for decoding and encoding are provided. In one aspect, a decoding method includes: obtaining a value of an Enhanced Temporal Motion Vector Prediction (ETMVP) mode flag and an ETMVP mode index value for a current coding unit (CU); when the value of the ETMVP mode flag is a first value, determining coordinate information of an initial matching CU of the current CU according to coordinate information of the current CU; constructing an enhanced temporal candidate list based on the coordinate information of the initial matching CU; determining coordinate information of a target matching CU according to the ETMVP mode index value; and determining motion information of a subblock at a corresponding position in the current CU according to the motion information of the target matching CU.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: HANGZHOU HIKVISION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaoqiang Cao, Yucheng Sun, Fangdong Chen
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Patent number: 12047564Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction mode mapping method and a device using the method. The intra prediction mode includes: decoding flag information providing information regarding whether an intra prediction mode of a plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block, and decoding a syntax component including information regarding the intra prediction mode for the current block in order to induce the intra prediction mode for the current block if the intra prediction mode from among the plurality of candidate intra prediction modes for the current block is not the same as the intra prediction mode for the current block. Thus, it is possible to increase the efficiency with which are images are decoded.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Sun Young Lee
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Patent number: 12034937Abstract: A coding device and a decoding device are configured to include an estimated prediction mode deciding section (122a) including: a reference block selecting section (1223a) for selecting a reference block for use in estimating an intra-prediction mode for a subject block; an estimating number deciding section (1222a) for deciding an estimating number of estimated values to be estimated for the intra-prediction mode; and an estimated prediction mode deriving section (1221a) for estimating, based on a reference block, the estimating number of estimated values of the prediction mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Velos Media, LLCInventor: Yukinobu Yasugi
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Patent number: 12034957Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus may comprise parsing weight information specifying a weight for a reference sample from a bitstream according to a weight parameter syntax structure, and decoding a current block by performing inter prediction based on the weight information. The parsing according to the weight parameter syntax structure may comprise obtaining weight number information specifying the number of weight information obtained from the bitstream according to the weight parameter syntax structure and obtaining weight information from the weight parameter syntax structure based on the weight number information.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2023Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Seung Hwan Kim, Jie Zhao
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Patent number: 12022100Abstract: A video decoding method includes: determining a usage of an SVT-vertical (V) or an SVT-horizontal (H) for a residual block; determining a transform block position of a transform block of the residual block; determining a transform type of the transform block, wherein the transform type indicates a horizontal transform and a vertical transform for the transform block, wherein at least one of the horizontal transform or the vertical transform is a discrete sine transform (DST)-7; and reconstructing the residual block based on the transform type, the transform block position, and transform coefficients of the transform block.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 12015795Abstract: Devices, systems and methods related to digital video coding, and specifically, to signaling of slice types in video picture headers are described. One example method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a video including one or more video pictures including one or more slices and a bitstream of the video, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule, and wherein the format rule specifies that for a video picture of the one or more video pictures having all slices coded as I slices, P slice and B slice related syntax elements are omitted from a picture header for the video picture.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Zhipin Deng, Jizheng Xu, Ye-kui Wang
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Patent number: 12010327Abstract: Block-based, low latency rate control for an encoding system in which a wavelet transform decomposes pixel blocks into subbands stored as subbands in wavelet blocks (WBs) for encoding. Quantization parameters (QPs) for the subbands in each WB are estimated using a method that minimizes wavelet-inverse distortion given a rate bound. For each subband, a rate curve is generated based on an unquantized DCT histogram and bit count statistics for the subband, and a distortion curve is generated based on the unquantized DCT histogram and a distortion estimate for the subband that is estimated using a masked estimator. Once the rate-distortion curves for the subbands are generated, a bisection search may be used to find a point on each curve where the slope is the same for all the curves. The QPs associated with those equally sloped points are the global minimizing QPs for the wavelet block.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Felix C. Fernandes
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Patent number: 12010302Abstract: Disclosed according to one exemplary embodiment includes not limited to: a filtering unit configured to generate filtering information by filtering a residual image corresponding to a difference between an original image and a prediction image; an inverse filtering unit configured to generate inverse filtering information by inversely filtering the filtering information; an estimator configured to generate the prediction image based on the original image and reconstruction information; a CNN-based in-loop filter configured to receive the inverse filtering information and the prediction image and to output the reconstruction information; and an encoder configured to perform encoding based on the filtering information and information of the prediction image, and wherein the CNN-based in-loop filter is trained for each of the plurality of artefact sections according to an artefact value or for each of the plurality of quantization parameter sections according to a quantization parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventor: Mun Churl Kim
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Patent number: 12010306Abstract: An approach for encoding/decoding video data including obtaining video data; parsing the obtained video data to obtain partitioning parameters; obtaining a partitioned coding block based on the partitioning parameters; and decoding the obtained video data based on the partitioned coding block. The partitioned coding block may be partitioned into a rectangular partition and at least one non-rectangular partition.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Xin Zhao, Liang Zhao, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 12003716Abstract: The long filter decision in VVC is modified by adding at least one gradient check that at least includes sample p6 or q6. This makes it possible to avoid using the long filters when there is some natural structure at sample p6 or q6. In one specific embodiment at least two gradient checks including both q6 and p6 are added. In another embodiment, the dpq threshold is modified from beta>>2 to beta>>4. This threshold change embodiment may be used in conjunction with or instead of the embodiment in which a gradient check that includes p6 and/or q6 is added to the long filter decision.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Kenneth Andersson, Jack Enhorn