Patents Examined by Leron Beck
  • Patent number: 11284078
    Abstract: A method of decoding a bitstream by an electronic device is provided. An image frame of the bitstream is received, and a block unit having a block width and a block height is determined from the received image frame. The electronic device determines whether a geometric partitioning mode is disabled for the block unit based on a comparison between the block width and the block height. The block unit is divided to generate a plurality of sub-blocks predicted by different merge candidates of the block unit when the geometric partitioning mode is applied on the block unit. The predicted block is generated by predicting block unit based on a prediction mode different from the geometric partitioning mode when the geometric partitioning mode is disabled for the block unit. The block unit is reconstructed based on the predicted block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FG Innovation Company Limited
    Inventors: Yu-Chiao Yang, Chih-Yu Teng
  • Patent number: 11275242
    Abstract: Pointers are added to a 3D volumetric dataset to help the user visualize the direction of blood flow. A 3D volume containing at least one blood vessel is created. Next, the direction of the blood flow is determined. Next, at least pointer is placed into the 3D volume in an aligned fashion with the direction of blood flow such that the 3D volume is modified. Next, the modified 3D volume is displayed on a head display unit, such as an augmented reality or virtual reality display. Next, at least one pointer is advanced to a new position for additional modification of the 3D imaging volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TIPPING POINT MEDICAL IMAGES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Edwin Douglas, David Byron Douglas
  • Patent number: 11272155
    Abstract: A depth sculpturing system comprises an eyewear device that includes a frame, a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame, and a depth-capturing camera. The depth sculpturing system further includes a user input device. Execution of programming by a processor configures the depth sculpturing system to perform functions to track, via the user input device, motion of a two-dimensional input selection from an initial touch point to a final touch point. The depth sculpturing system determines a rotation matrix between an initial ray and a final ray that project to the initial touch point and the final touch point, correspondingly. The depth sculpturing system generates a depth sculptured image by applying the rotation matrix to vertices of an initial depth image. The depth sculpturing system presents, via an image display, the depth sculptured image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: Sagi Katz
  • Patent number: 11272210
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Velos Media, LLC
    Inventors: Gergely Ferenc Korodi, Jinwen Zan, Dake He
  • Patent number: 11265552
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Felix C. Fernandes
  • Patent number: 11259044
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seungsoo Jeong, Minsoo Park, Minwoo Park, Kiho Choi, Yinji Piao
  • Patent number: 11259043
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving a merge candidate of a current block from a neighboring block of the current block; adding the derived merge candidate to a merge candidate list; when the number of merge candidates previously added to the merge candidate list is less than a threshold value, adding at least one prediction area merge candidate included in a prediction area motion information table to the merge candidate list; deriving motion information about the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation on the current block on the basis of the derived motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11252432
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam, Naeri Park
  • Patent number: 11252426
    Abstract: A video decoding method and apparatus employing spatially varying transform (SVT) with adaptive transform type include 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11245920
    Abstract: A device for coding video data is configured to code a motion vector difference (MVD) value using a codeword prefix and a codeword suffix. Based on an absolute value, minus 2, of the MVD value being 131070 or greater, the codeword prefix of the MVD value is equal to 1111 1111 1111 1111 and the codeword suffix is coded using the fixed length code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Muhammed Zeyd Coban, Hongtao Wang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11240522
    Abstract: An image decoding device is provided for decoding a current block using a coded bitstream. The image decoding device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The processor of the image coding device performs operations, including obtaining a first data to determine a number of first points in a first picture to predict the current block, the first picture including the current block. The processor also performs selecting motion information for each of the first points, the motion information being one of candidates where the number of selected motion information being equal to the number of the first points determined by the first data. The processor further performs generating a prediction image to decode the current block based on the selected motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Yoshikawa, Hisao Sasai, Kengo Terada
  • Patent number: 11240531
    Abstract: One example method of video processing includes implementing, by a processor, a decoder-side motion vector derivation (DMVD) scheme for motion vector refinement during a conversion between a current video block and a bitstream representation of the current video block by deriving parameters based on a deriving rule. The conversion may include compressing the current video block into the bitstream representation or uncompressing the bitstream representation into pixel values of the current video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11240533
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: receiving a bit stream including residual information of a current block; deriving a specific number of the number of context encoding bins for context syntax elements for a current sub-block of the current block; decoding the context syntax elements for the current sub-block included in the residual information on the basis of the specific number; deriving transform coefficients for the current sub-block on the basis of the decoded context syntax elements; deriving residual samples for the current block on the basis of the transform coefficients; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jungah Choi, Sunmi Yoo, Jin Heo, Jangwon Choi, Ling Li, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11240501
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xin Zhao, Liang Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11233996
    Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, which includes: obtaining split information for a target block from a bitstream; splitting the target block into a first sub-block and a second sub-block based on a split boundary indicated by the split information; deriving a first motion information candidate list for the first sub-block and a second motion information candidate list for the second sub-block based on the split information for the target block; performing inter prediction of the first sub-block based on the first motion information candidate list; and performing inter prediction of the second sub-block based on the second motion information candidate list, in which the first sub-block and the second sub-block are non-rectangular blocks, and the first motion information candidate list for the first sub-block is different from the second motion information candidate list for the second sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junghak Nam, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11234013
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an inter-prediction method includes: receiving mode information on the inter-prediction of a current block; decoding the received mode information; and performing inter-prediction using the decoded mode information. According to the present invention, image compression efficiency may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Lim, Seung Wook Park, Jung Sun Kim, Yong Joon Jeon, Joon Young Park, Byeong Moon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11228753
    Abstract: Pointers are added to a 3D volumetric dataset to help the user visualize the direction of blood flow. A 3D volume containing at least one blood vessel is created. Next, the direction of the blood flow is determined. Next, at least pointer is placed into the 3D volume in an aligned fashion with the direction of blood flow such that the 3D volume is modified. Next, the modified 3D volume is displayed on a head display unit, such as an augmented reality or virtual reality display. Next, at least one pointer is advanced to a new position for additional modification of the 3D imaging volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Edwin Douglas, David Byron Douglas
  • Patent number: 11223825
    Abstract: A decoder that includes: circuitry; and a memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation: determines whether or not a first splitting of splitting a block into three sub blocks in a first direction parallel to a first side of the block is available by determining a magnitude relation between a size of a second side of the block and a first value, the second side being different from the first side, the first side being a longer side of the block; when the first splitting is available, parses, from a bitstream, a split direction parameter indicative of a splitting direction; splits the block into a plurality of sub blocks in a direction indicated by the split direction parameter; and decodes the plurality of sub blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Hai Wei Sun, Chong Soon Lim, Ru Ling Liao, Han Boon Teo, Jing Ya Li, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Ryuichi Kanoh, Tadamasa Toma
  • Patent number: 11223845
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a merge candidate list in a current block; specifying one of a plurality of merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; deriving a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the current block on the basis of a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the specified merge candidate; deriving an affine vector for a subblock in the current block, using the first affine seed vector and the second affine seed vector of the current block; and performing motion compensation prediction for the subblock on the basis of the affine vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 11218697
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is video encoding or decoding for efficiently encoding video. The techniques of the present disclosure are related to various split shapes of a block, syntaxes representing various split types of blocks, and syntax elements represented at a high level therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-yeon Lim, Sun-young Lee, Hyeong-duck Kim, Hyo Song Kim, Se-hoon Son, Jae-seob Shin, Gyeong-taek Lee