Patents Examined by Leron Beck
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Patent number: 11695952Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
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Patent number: 11682277Abstract: A security system can use video analytics and/or other input parameters to identify a theft event. Optionally, the security system can take remedial action in response. For example, the security system can use video analytics to determine that a person has reached into a shelf multiple times at a rate above a threshold, which can indicate that a thief is quickly removing items from the shelf. The security system can also use video analytics to determine that a person has reached into a shelf via a sweeping action, which can indicate that a thief is gathering and removing a large quantity of items from the shelf in one motion. In response, the security system can alert security personnel, cause a speaker to output an audible message in the target area, flag portions of the video relating to the theft event, activate or ready other sensors or systems, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Raptor Vision, LLCInventor: Scott Charles Mullins
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Patent number: 11675175Abstract: The disclosure provides for structured illumination microscopy (SIM) imaging systems. In one set of implementations, a SIM imaging system may be implemented as a multi-arm SIM imaging system, whereby each arm of the system includes a light emitter and a beam splitter (e.g., a transmissive diffraction grating) having a specific, fixed orientation with respect to the system's optical axis. In a second set of implementations, a SIM imaging system may be implemented as a multiple beam splitter slide SIM imaging system, where one linear motion stage is mounted with multiple beam splitters having a corresponding, fixed orientation with respect to the system's optical axis. In a third set of implementations, a SIM imaging system may be implemented as a pattern angle spatial selection SIM imaging system, whereby a fixed two-dimensional diffraction grating is used in combination with a spatial filter wheel to project one-dimensional fringe patterns on a sample.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: ILLUMINA, INC.Inventor: Stanley S. Hong
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Patent number: 11677965Abstract: A method includes: decoding a bitstream and thereby outputting a transform coefficients for each color component of the block, a first flag indicating for each color component whether the block includes a non-zero transform coefficient, and a second flag indicating whether the block has been encoded using a color space transform that transforming a color space of a prediction residual from a color space of the original image to another color space; performing a color space inverse transform for the prediction residual restored from the transform coefficients, when the second flag indicates that the block has been encoded using the color space transform; and determining whether to perform chroma residual scaling for the prediction residual of the chrominance component, based on the first flag of a chrominance component and the second flag, the chroma residual scaling that performs scaling based on a luminance component corresponding to the chrominance component.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAIInventors: Shunsuke Iwamura, Shimpei Nemoto, Atsuro Ichigaya
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Patent number: 11671615Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry: in an inter prediction mode in which an affine motion vector is calculated for each of sub-blocks constituting a current block of a picture in the video, based on motion vectors of neighboring blocks of the current block, changes a shape or size of the sub-block according to a variation in direction or variation in magnitude among the motion vectors of the neighboring blocks; calculates the affine motion vector for the sub-block having the shape or size changed; and performs the motion compensation for the sub-block having the shape or size changed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe
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Patent number: 11665352Abstract: A video encoding device includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of an encoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be decoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of a decoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Senzaki, Yuzo Senda, Keiichi Chono, Hirofumi Aoki
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Patent number: 11665353Abstract: 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: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Felix C. Fernandes
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Patent number: 11665347Abstract: 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: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Fabrice Urban, Tangi Poirier, Fabrice Leleannec
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Patent number: 11665346Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11659179Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for coding or decoding video wherein the picture partition mode is based on block size are described. An example method for video processing includes using a dimension of a virtual pipeline data unit (VPDU) used for a conversion between a video comprising one or more video regions comprising one or more video blocks and a bitstream representation of the video to perform a determination of whether a ternary-tree (TT) or a binary tree (BT) partitioning of a video block of the one or more video blocks is enabled, and performing, based on the determination, the conversion, wherein the dimension is equal to VSize in luma samples, wherein dimensions of the video block are CtbSizeY in luma samples, wherein VSize=min(M, CtbSizeY), and wherein M is a positive integer.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu
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Patent number: 11647205Abstract: A video encoding device includes encoding control means 11 for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be encoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of an encoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area. A video decoding device includes decoding control means for controlling an inter-PU partition type of a CU to be decoded, based on the maximum number (PA) of motion vectors allowed for an image block having a predetermined area and the number (PB) of motion vectors of a decoded image block contained in the image block having the predetermined area.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenta Senzaki, Yuzo Senda, Keiichi Chono, Hirofumi Aoki
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Patent number: 11647201Abstract: 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 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
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Patent number: 11631190Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera, a sensor for detecting a distance value relative to an object, a memory for storing calibration data for correcting a lens location of the camera based on the distance value detected by the sensor, and a processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to determine the lens location of the camera based on the distance value when the camera is operated, obtain lens location data for the distance value and the determined lens location, update the calibration data based on the lens location data, and determine the lens location of the camera based on the updated calibration data.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sungjun Yim, Jaehee Park, Soyoung Lee, Seungho Lee, Yonggu Lee, Kihuk Lee
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Patent number: 11632565Abstract: 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: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam, Naeri Park
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Patent number: 11627319Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Junghak Nam, Jaehyun Lim
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Patent number: 11627316Abstract: 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: July 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventor: Mun Churl Kim
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Patent number: 11627338Abstract: 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: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Velos Media, LLCInventors: Gergely Ferenc Korodi, Jinwen Zan, Dake He
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Patent number: 11627332Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jae Hyun Lim, Seung Wook Park, Jung Sun Kim, Yong Joon Jeon, Joon Young Park, Byeong Moon Jeon
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Patent number: 11625917Abstract: A method and system for producing video-segments of a live-action event involving monitoring a live-action event for detection of event-segments, detecting one or more event-triggers with detectors, determining if an event-segment occurred based on the detected event-triggers, and editing one or more video feeds into a video-segment to encompass the event-segment.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: LiveClips LLCInventors: Douglas W. Vunic, Eric Hoffert, David Gessel
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Patent number: 11611772Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seung Wook Park, Jung Sun Kim, Yong Hee Choi, Byeong Moon Jeon, Joon Young Park