Patents Examined by Lindsay J Uhl
  • Patent number: 12348708
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, that a neighboring block of the current block that is coded in a palette mode is processed as an intra-coded block having a default mode during a construction of a list of most probable modes (MPM) candidates of the current block in case the neighboring block is located above or left of the current block. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12341950
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application discloses bi-directional inter prediction methods and apparatuses. One method includes: determining a reference picture index i1 of a first reference picture list as a first reference picture index corresponding to a current block, determining a reference picture index i2 of a second reference picture list as a second reference picture index corresponding to the current block, and predicting the current block based on the first reference picture index and the second reference picture index, wherein the current picture comprises the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Jianle Chen, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 12333769
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting a periphery of a surface based on a point set representing the surface. The surface may correspond to a display medium upon which content is projected. A shape model may be matched and aligned to a contour of the point set. A periphery or edge of the surface and corresponding display medium may be determined based on the aligned shape model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ning Yao, Qiang Liu
  • Patent number: 12323585
    Abstract: Disclosed are an inter-prediction method and an image decoding apparatus using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an inter-prediction method including extracting a merge candidate flag and offset information from a bitstream, selecting a merge candidate corresponding to the extracted merge candidate flag from a merge candidate list including neighboring blocks of a current block as merge candidates, deciding a motion vector of the current block by applying the offset information to a motion vector of the selected merge candidate, and generating, as a prediction block of the current block, a block indicated by the motion vector of the current block in a reference picture referenced by the selected merge candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Young Na, Sun Young Lee, Kyung Hwan Ko, Se Hoon Son, Jae Il Kim
  • Patent number: 12294732
    Abstract: An image decoding method are provided, which comprises: generating a merge candidate list of a current block; specifying any one of a plurality of merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; on the basis of a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the specified merge candidate, inducing a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the current block; using the first affine seed vector and the second affine seed vector of the current block, inducing an affine vector regarding a sub-block in the current block; and on the basis of the affine vector, performing motion compensation prediction regarding the sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12284382
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inter prediction. According to the position of a current block in a video picture, first motion information and second candidate motion information is determined, the motion information at least includes a motion vector; it is determined whether the distance between the motion vector of the first motion information and the motion vector of the second candidate motion information is greater than a first threshold; if the determination result is that the distance is less than or equal to the first threshold, the second candidate motion information is updated to obtain second motion information; if the determination result is that the distance is greater than the first threshold, the second candidate motion information is taken as the second motion information; and inter prediction is performed on the current block by using the first motion information and the second motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Junyan Huo, Yanzhuo Ma, Shuai Wan, Wei Zhang, Fuzheng Yang, Qihong Ran
  • Patent number: 12278989
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image including determining whether a current block is in a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) mode, calculating gradient information of prediction samples of the current block when the current block is in the BIO mode, and generating a prediction block of the current block using the calculated gradient information, wherein the calculating of the gradient information of the prediction samples of the current block includes calculating the gradient information using at least one neighbor sample adjacent to the prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 12267483
    Abstract: The image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, dividing the current block into a plurality of subblocks, and for the plurality of subblocks, sequentially performing intra prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12267487
    Abstract: A method for decoding a video performed by a decoding device according to the present disclosure, comprises: a step for deriving a prediction mode of a neighboring block of a current block; a step for deriving an intra prediction mode candidate for configuring an MPM list on the basis of the derived prediction mode of the neighboring block; a step for configuring the MPM list on the basis of the derived intra prediction mode candidate; a step for determining an intra prediction mode for the current block on the basis of the configured MPM list; a step for deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode for the current block; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ling Li, Jin Heo, Junghak Nam
  • Patent number: 12256062
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image decoding method. The image decoding method comprises deriving initial motion information of a current block from at least one of motion information of a spatial neighbor block, motion information of a temporal neighbor block, and pre-defined motion information, generating refined motion information by performing motion information refinement for the initial motion information and generating a prediction block of the current block by using the refined motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Chang Lim, Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 12238299
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: receiving flag information indicating whether or not matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) is to be used for a current block; receiving matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) mode information on the basis of the flag information; generating intra prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the MIP mode information; and generating reconstructed samples for the current block on the basis of the intra prediction samples, wherein a syntax element bin string for the MIP mode information is binarized by using a truncated binarization method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12238310
    Abstract: Computer processor hardware: parses a data stream into first portions of encoded data and second portions of encoded data; implements a first decoder to decode the first portions of encoded data into a first rendition of a signal; implements a second decoder to decode the second portions of encoded data into reconstruction data, the reconstruction data specifying how to modify the first rendition of the signal; and applies the reconstruction data to the first rendition of the signal to produce a second rendition of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Luca Rossato, Guido Meardi
  • Patent number: 12219170
    Abstract: A method of performing motion vector prediction for coding video data is disclosed. A full precision motion vector mv is determined for generating a prediction for video block in a first picture. A rounded motion vector rmv having a less precision than the full precision motion vector mv is stored. A motion vector predictor candidate is generated for a video block in a second picture from the stored motion vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh Misra, Frank Bossen, Christopher Andrew Segall
  • Patent number: 12206881
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding and decoding. The apparatuses include an apparatus for video decoding. Processing circuitry of the apparatus for video decoding can decode coded information for a current block from a coded video bitstream. The coded information indicates a bi-prediction motion compensation mode for the current block. The processing circuitry determines, based on current neighboring reconstructed samples of the current block, first neighboring reconstructed samples of a first prediction block, and second neighboring reconstructed samples of a second prediction block, a weight used in the bi-prediction motion compensation mode. The processing circuitry reconstructs samples in the current block based on a weighted average of corresponding samples in the first prediction block and the second prediction block using the determined weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xin Zhao, Liang Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 12206890
    Abstract: An encoder which includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry generates a list which includes candidates for a first motion vector for a first partition. The list has a maximum list size and an order of the candidates, and at least one of the maximum list size or the order of the candidates is dependent on at least one of a partition size or a partition shape of the first partition. The circuitry selects the first motion vector from the candidates included in the list; encodes an index indicating the first motion vector among the candidates in the list into the bitstream based on the maximum list size; and generates the predicted image for the first partition using the first motion vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Chong Soon Lim, Hai Wei Sun, Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Han Boon Teo, Ru Ling Liao, Jing Ya Li, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Ryuichi Kanoh
  • Patent number: 12200206
    Abstract: There is provided a method for encoding or decoding an image. The method comprises obtaining a first luma sample value, L1, associated with the image. The method comprises obtaining a second luma sample value, L2, associated with the image. The method further comprises obtaining a first luma delta value, ?L1, wherein ?L1=L2?L1. The method comprises obtaining a first product, P1, using ?L1 and a first coefficient value, C1, wherein P1=(C1)(?L1). The method comprises calculating a first residual correction value, ?I1 using P1 and a set of other products. The method comprises filtering an unfiltered chroma value, RC, associated with the image using the first residual correction value, ?I1, thereby producing a filtered chroma value RFC associated with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Jacob Ström, Zhi Zhang, Kenneth Andersson
  • Patent number: 12184886
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding an image, the method including: deriving a spatial merge candidate of a current block; generating a first merge candidate list including the spatial merge candidate; obtaining motion information of the current block on the basis of the first merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation on the current block by using the motion information. Herein, when the number of merge candidates included in the first merge candidate list is smaller than the maximum number, at least one merge candidate included in a second merge candidate list is added to the first merge candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12166970
    Abstract: A decoding method performed by a decoding device, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: acquiring a sequence parameter set from a bitstream; acquiring a combined inter-picture merge and intra-picture prediction (CIIP) enable flag from the sequence parameter set; determining, on the basis of the CIIP enable flag and the size of a current block, whether a regular merge flag is included in the bitstream; parsing the regular merge flag in the bitstream on the basis that a condition based on the CIIP enable flag and a condition based on the size of the current block are satisfied; generating prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the regular merge flag; and generating a restoration picture on the basis of the prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Naeri Park, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12166971
    Abstract: According to a disclosure of the present document, when the type of inter-prediction of a current block is indicated as biprediction, weight index information for a candidate within a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list may be derived, and coding efficiency may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12160616
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: decoding, on the basis of a bitstream, an affine flag that indicates whether affine prediction is applicable to a current block and a sub-block TMVP flag that indicates whether a temporal motion vector predictor based on a sub-block of the current block is usable; determining whether to decode a predetermined merge mode flag that indicates whether to apply a predetermined merge mode to the current block, on the basis of the decoded affine flag and the decoded sub-block TMVP flag; deriving prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the determining of whether to decode the predetermined merge mode flag; and generating reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam, Jaehyun Lim