Patents Examined by Md N Haque
  • Patent number: 11743462
    Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding are provided, a method includes: encoding a first sub-picture of a picture, independently from a second sub-picture of the picture, using sub-picture, tile group, and tile partitioning: and sending, to at least one decoder, at least one coded sub-bitstream of a coded video stream that includes the first sub-picture and the second sub-picture, wherein (i) the first sub-picture is a first rectangular region of the picture and the second sub-picture is a second rectangular region of the picture, the second rectangular region being different from the first rectangular region, (ii) the first sub-picture includes a first plurality of tiles, and the second sub-picture includes at least one tile, (iii) the first sub-picture and the second sub-picture do not share a common tile, and (iv) the first plurality of tiles of the first sub-picture are grouped into at least two first tile groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Byeongdoo Choi, Stephan Wenger, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11736736
    Abstract: A method by which a decoding device decodes an image, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: generating a restoration picture on the basis of prediction samples of a coding block; deriving a boundary strength (BS) for a boundary of the coding block in the restoration picture; performing deblocking filtering on the boundary of the coding block on the basis of the boundary strength; and deriving a modified restoration picture for the restoration picture on the basis of the deblocking filtering, wherein the boundary strength is derived on the basis of a prediction mode of a first block and a second block that are adjacent to the boundary of the coding block, and the prediction mode of the first block or the second block is derived on the basis of whether the prediction mode of the first block or the second block is a current picture referencing (CPR) mode to be coded in reference to a current picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam
  • Patent number: 11736663
    Abstract: A method for imaging includes illuminating a vehicle undercarriage with illumination in an atmospheric absorption band, imaging the vehicle undercarriage to form an image, wherein scanning includes filtering out illumination returned from the vehicle undercarriage that is outside the atmospheric absorption band. The method includes forming an image with the filtered illumination returned from the vehicle undercarriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Gatekeeper Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Hansen
  • Patent number: 11729521
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for generating an image of an environment of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, a first position of a plurality of positions within a first field of view; controlling, by the processor, a discrete scanning device based on the first position; capturing, by an imaging device, pixel data for a plurality of pixels within a second field of view associated with the first position, wherein the second field of view is within the first field of view; and combining, by the processor, the pixel data from the second field of view with pixel data captured from a third field of view associated with one of the plurality of positions to form image data depicting the environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Emanuel Mordechai, Tzvi Philipp
  • Patent number: 11729388
    Abstract: A method for decoding image data can include generating a prediction block based on a prediction mode; generating a quantization block by inversely scanning quantization coefficient information; generating a transform block by inversely quantizing the quantization block using a quantization parameter; generating a residual block by inversely transforming the transform block; generating a reconstructed picture by using the prediction block and the residual block; and applying a deblocking filter on the reconstructed picture, wherein it is determined whether the deblocking filtering is applied between two adjacent blocks P and Q containing samples p0 and q0 respectively by using a boundary quantization parameter when a boundary strength is not zero, the boundary quantization parameter is set to an average value of a quantization parameter of block P and a quantization parameter of block Q, and the quantization parameter is derived by adding a residual quantization parameter and a quantization parameter predicto
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: GENSQUARE LLC
    Inventor: Min Jang
  • Patent number: 11716468
    Abstract: A device capable of compressing video data includes a memory configured to store a luma new filter value, a chroma new filter value, a cross component Cb new filter value, and a cross component Cr new filter value. The device may also include one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to set a joint constraint on the luma new filter value, the chroma new filter value, the cross component Cb new filter value, and the cross component Cr new filter value, such that each of the luma new filter value, the chroma new filter value, the cross component Cb new filter value, and the cross component Cr new filter value are not disabled in a unit associated with an adaptation parameter set having a first adaptation parameter set identification (APS ID).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Nan Hu, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
  • Patent number: 11711535
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed to implement video-based cloud compression model to world signaling. An example apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: provide first signaling information comprising information related to a world domain, wherein the world domain is a point cloud frame that is represented by a number of points in a first volumetric coordinate system; and provide second signaling information comprising information related to a conversion of a model domain to the world domain, wherein the model domain represents the point cloud frame by a number of points in a second volumetric coordinate system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Sebastian Schwarz, Lukasz Kondrad, Kimmo Roimela, Lauri Ilola
  • Patent number: 11711537
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for performing wrap-around motion compensation. The method can include receiving a first wrap-around motion compensation flag, wherein the second wrap-around motion compensation flag is associated with a picture; determining whether the first wrap-around motion compensation flag is enabled; in response to a determination that the first wrap-around motion compensation flag is enabled, receiving a wrap-around motion compensation offset, wherein the wrap-around motion compensation offset is associated with the picture; and performing wrap-around motion compensation on the picture according to the first wrap-around motion compensation flag and the wrap-around motion compensation offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
    Inventors: Jie Chen, Yan Ye, Ru-Ling Liao, Jiancong Luo
  • Patent number: 11706455
    Abstract: A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein further partitioning of child coding units split from quadtree leaf nodes via asymmetric binary partitioning is disallowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Krit Panusopone, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 11706380
    Abstract: A radiometric camera having internal black body components and a method for calibrating a radiometric camera having internal black body components. A radiometric camera includes a detector, the detector further including a thermal detector configured to capture thermal images, wherein the thermal detector is pointed in a direction, wherein the radiometric camera is adapted to receive at least one black body element in front of the detector with respect to the direction of the thermal detector, the thermal detector having a plurality of portions including at least one first portion, wherein the at least one black body element affects radiation readings by the at least one first portion of a plurality of portions of the thermal detector when disposed in the radiometric camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ADASKY, LTD.
    Inventors: Oleg Kuybeda, Igor Ivanov, Yair Alpern, Vitaly Kuperman, Neta Sherer
  • Patent number: 11700444
    Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a camera housing and first and second PCBs disposed in the camera housing. Circuitry of the first PCB is in board-to-board electrically-conductive connection with circuitry of the second PCB. The circuitry of the first PCB includes an imager and the second PCB includes a circuit board connector. An electrical connector is disposed at a second portion of the camera housing. A first end of the electrical connector electrically-conductively connects with the circuit board connector when the second portion of the camera housing is being joined with a first portion of the camera housing. Individual pin-receiving sockets of the circuit board connector are configured to accommodate tolerances when respective individual pins of the first end of the electrical connector are being inserted into the respective individual pin-receiving sockets when the second portion is being joined with the first portion of the camera housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Stefan Sauer, Jens Steigerwald, Nazar F. Bally, Marc Sigle, Achim Newiger
  • Patent number: 11695926
    Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise determining a prediction mode of a current block and performing prediction with respect to the current block on the basis of the determined prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Hui Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11689743
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry decoding prediction information of a current block, which indicates a plurality of combinations of processed reconstructed samples and corresponding output values of a filter process. The processing circuitry performs the filter process on processed reconstructed samples of a first color component of the current block. The processed reconstructed samples of the first color are not included in the plurality of combinations of the processed reconstructed samples. The processing circuitry determines an output value of the filter process based on one of a default value, a predicted output value, and one of the output values indicated in the prediction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Yixin Du, Xin Zhao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11689811
    Abstract: An imaging system for obtaining images having enhanced features is described. The imaging system includes an optical system that receives and direct light from a field of view to two or more image planes. The image planes are optically coupled and configured to detect at least a portion of the received light and generate image data corresponding to the field of view. The system can include a processor that receives the image data generated by each plane and combines the data to form a combined image. The combined image can have a higher resolution than any image that can be obtained from the individual image sensors and the image plane may be curved to reduce the cost of optics. The processor can detect objects (e.g., moving objects) contained in images obtained from one image plane and configure the other image planes to obtain more detailed images of the detected objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Epilog Imaging Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Mojaver
  • Patent number: 11654346
    Abstract: A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Billiard Lighting LLC
    Inventors: James W. Bacus, James V. Bacus
  • Patent number: 11653028
    Abstract: A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein further partitioning of child coding units split from quadtree leaf nodes via asymmetric binary partitioning is disallowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Krit Panusopone, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 11653027
    Abstract: A method of partitioning a video coding block for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structure that can have a quadtree branching from the root node and binary trees branching from each of the quadtree's leaf nodes using asymmetric binary partitioning to split a coding unit represented by a quadtree leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the quadtree leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET, wherein further partitioning of child coding units split from quadtree leaf nodes via asymmetric binary partitioning is disallowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Krit Panusopone, Limin Wang
  • Patent number: 11647206
    Abstract: An intra predictor (181) for performing intra prediction on each of blocks obtained by dividing an original image in the form of a frame, the intra predictor (181) includes; a linear model calculator (1811a) configured to calculate a linear model of the luminance component and the chroma component of the target block using decoded pixel values of the luminance component and decoded pixel values of the chroma component around the target block on which the intra prediction is performed; a chroma component predictor (1811b) configured to predict pixel values of the chroma component of the target block by applying the linear model calculated by the linear model calculator (1811a) to decoded pixel values of a luminance component of the target block; and a chroma component corrector (1812) configured to correct predicted pixel values of the chroma component obtained by the chroma component predictor (1811b) using decoded pixel values that were not used to calculate a linear model by the linear model calculator (181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
    Inventors: Shunsuke Iwamura, Atsuro Ichigaya, Shimpei Nemoto
  • Patent number: 11641467
    Abstract: A method for video processing includes: determining, that the video block is split into a plurality of sub-blocks based on a condition associated with the video block, refining motion information of each sub-block using a motion refinement process, the motion refinement process being a one-step or an iterative multi-step refinement process; and performing a video processing on the video block based on the refined motion information of each sub-block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11638000
    Abstract: A medical observation apparatus includes: an imaging device configured to capture an observation target to obtain a captured right eye medical image and a captured left eye medical image; and circuitry configured to: acquire positions of at least two points in the observation target, the positions being determined based on predetermined operation on the observation target; and cause the captured right eye medical image, the captured left eye medical image, and an annotation image, to be displayed on a display screen of a display device, the annotation image indicating a distance between two points at the acquired positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi Honda