Patents Examined by Richard T Torrente
  • Patent number: 11659162
    Abstract: A video processing method is provided to include: determining, based on a position rule, whether a local illumination compensation (LIC) tool is enabled for a conversion between a current block in a video region of a video and a coded representation of the video, and performing the conversion based on the position rule. The position rule specifies that the LIC tool is enabled for blocks on boundaries of the video region and disabled for blocks inside the video region and the LIC tool includes using a linear model of illumination changes in the current block during the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11659193
    Abstract: There is included a method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to perform obtaining video data, detecting at least one face from at least one frame of the video data, determining a set of facial landmark features of the at least one face from the at least one frame of the video data, and coding the video data at least partly by a neural network based on the determined set of facial landmark features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wei Jiang, Wei Wang, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11653020
    Abstract: A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, based on a coding mode of a parent coding unit of a current coding unit that uses an affine coding mode or a rate-distortion (RD) cost of the affine coding mode, a usage of an adaptive motion vector resolution (AMVR) for a conversion between a coded representation of a current block of a video and the current block; and performing the conversion according to a result of the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11647172
    Abstract: A content presentation method is used to intelligently present content to a user in different presentation modes according to different identified scenarios. The method includes acquiring, by an intelligent terminal, context data of a user; identifying a user use scenario according to the context data; determining a first presentation mode corresponding to the user use scenario; and presenting content to the user in the first presentation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li Qian, Shanfu Li, Jiali Fu, Kangmin Huang
  • Patent number: 11647185
    Abstract: Methods and devices for intra-prediction of a current block in video encoding or decoding are provided. A method includes: performing intra-prediction processing of the current block according to a directional intra-prediction mode, including applying reference sample filtering or subpixel interpolation filtering to reference samples in one or more reference blocks, wherein the directional intra-prediction mode is classified into one of the following groups: (A) vertical or horizontal modes, (B) directional modes including diagonal modes that represent angles which are multiples of 45 degrees, (C) remaining directional modes; if the directional intra-prediction mode is classified as belonging to group B, a reference sample filter is applied to the reference samples; if the directional intra-prediction mode is classified as belonging to group C, an intra reference sample interpolation filter is applied to the reference samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexey Konstantinovich Filippov, Vasily Alexeevich Rufitskiy, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11647219
    Abstract: A method of dividing an input image signal into pixel blocks, and performing inter-prediction on the divided pixel blocks. This method includes selecting predicted motion information from a motion information buffer storing motion information in an encoded region, and predicting motion information of an encoding target block by using the predicted motion information. The method further includes acquiring representative motion information from a plurality of items of motion information in an encoded region in accordance with first information indicating a method of selecting the predicted motion information, thereby obtaining only the representative motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Taichiro Shiodera, Akiyuki Tanizawa, Tomoo Yamakage, Takeshi Chujoh
  • Patent number: 11645799
    Abstract: Provided is a seismic vulnerability analysis system of a user's living space. The system includes: an image receiving unit configured to receive image information obtained by photographing a living space, where various things are disposed, through a camera; an image signal processing unit configured to recognize the thing photographed in the image information as an object, extract a position and size of the object in a three-dimensional space, and convert the extracted position and size into spatial information; and an earthquake simulation unit configured to simulate motion phenomena of the objects in the space when an earthquake occurs according to simulated seismic conditions based on the spatial information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCE AND MINERAL RESOURCES
    Inventors: Jihoe Kwon, Weon-Seo Kee, Dong-Woo Ryu, Joong-Ho Synn, Sangho Lee
  • Patent number: 11627864
    Abstract: A processor device includes an image signal acquiring unit, an image processing unit, and a display control unit. The image signal acquiring unit acquires a digital image signal corresponding to an observation mode from an endoscope. The image processing unit includes a region-of-interest-detection-mode image processing unit. The display control unit sets an emphasized region having a larger area than a region of interest and including the region of interest, displays the emphasized region in a manner of emphasized display, and determines whether or not to change setting of the emphasized region in accordance with an amount of variation of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventor: Hirona Yumbe
  • Patent number: 11615522
    Abstract: An automatic measuring system containing configurable integrated circuits is able to process information via captured images. The automatic measuring system includes a metering instrument, a camera, a recognition module, and a localization module. The metering instrument has at least one display for visually displaying a number and measures the amount of measurable substance or resources (i.e., electricity and water) consumed. The camera captures an image of the number representing at least a portion the amount of measurable substance. The recognition module is operable to generate a value in response to the image and the coordinates wherein the coordinates are used to decode the image via restoring captured image to the original readout counter value. The localization module is removably or remotely coupled to the camera and operable to generate the coordinates in accordance with the image captured by the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GOWIN SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi Kit Cheng, Grant Thomas Jennings
  • Patent number: 11606576
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for generating and transmitting a media file containing three-dimensional (3D) video content. The present disclosure also relates to a method and a device for reconstructing and reproducing three-dimensional video content from a received media file. According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of generating a media file containing three-dimensional video content may include inserting, into a media data box in the media file, a plurality of components contained in a two-dimensional video frame in which the three-dimensional video content is compressed; inserting, into a metadata box in the media file, first tracks respectively corresponding to the components and a second track containing metadata; and inserting, into the second track, information about an entry point for each of the plurality of components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eric Yip, Jaehyeon Bae, Hyunkoo Yang
  • Patent number: 11601614
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus in which a plurality of accommodation grooves in which a plurality of cables connected to a display unit is standardized and accommodated is formed on a rear surface of the display unit and the plurality of accommodation grooves has a length in the same direction as a plurality of patterns formed on the rear surface of the display unit. The display apparatus includes a display unit in which a plurality of patterns having the same direction is formed on a rear surface thereof, a stand coupled to the display unit to support the display unit, a cable connection portion configured to connect a plurality of cables to the display unit, and accommodation grooves recessed on a rear surface of the display unit to have the same direction as the plurality of patterns and provided in a number corresponding to the plurality of cables such that the plurality of cables is accommodated therein, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ho Lee, Jang Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11601656
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for video processing on a data storage device. A chip bound architecture includes a CMOS coupled to one or more NAND die, the CMOS including one or more processors, memories, and error correction code (ECC) engines capable of processing video data. According to certain embodiments, macroblocks are correlated between two I-frames, including motion vectors to define different locations of correlated macroblocks. A P-frame may be determined from a previous I-frame and its correlated macroblocks and motion vectors, while a B-frame may be determined from two or more adjacent I-frames with concomitant macroblocks and motion vectors, as well as P-frames associated with an adjacent I-frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alon Marcu, Ofir Pele, Ariel Navon, Shay Benisty, Karin Inbar, Judah Gamliel Hahn
  • Patent number: 11595680
    Abstract: Technology for improving coding efficiency by performing a block split suitable for picture coding and decoding is provided. A picture decoding device includes a spatial candidate derivation unit configured to derive a spatial candidate from inter prediction information of a block neighboring a decoding target block and register the derived spatial candidate as a candidate in a first candidate list, a history-based candidate derivation unit configured to generate a second candidate list by adding a history-based candidate included in a history-based candidate list as a candidate to the first candidate list, a candidate selection unit configured to select a selection candidate from candidates included in the second candidate list; and an inter prediction unit configured to perform inter prediction using the selection candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
    Inventors: Hideki Takehara, Hiroya Nakamura, Satoru Sakazume, Shigeru Fukushima, Toru Kumakura, Hiroyuki Kurashige
  • Patent number: 11587326
    Abstract: An analytical recognition system includes one or more video cameras configured to capture video and a video analytics module configured to perform real-time video processing and analyzation of the captured video and generate non-video data. The video analytic module includes one or more algorithms configured to identify an abnormal situation. Each abnormal situation alerts the video analytics module to automatically issue an alert and track one or more objects or individuals by utilizing the one or more video cameras. The abnormal situation is selected from the group consisting of action of a particular individual, non-action of a particular individual, a temporal event, and an externally generated event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventor: James Carey
  • Patent number: 11588871
    Abstract: A process for real time protocol (RTP) data streaming includes generating a plurality of codec bitstreams, each codec bitstream being configured to carry encoded information that includes one of occupancy map data, geometry data, or attribute data for a volumetric video. The process includes generating, for each codec bitstream of the plurality, a dedicated RTP stream, the dedicated RTP stream including a RTP payload format based on the respective codec bitstream for that RTP stream. The process includes multiplexing each dedicated RTP stream into a result RTP stream for the volumetric video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Ozgur Oyman
  • Patent number: 11582485
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure discloses a scene-aware video encoder system. The scene-aware encoder system transforms a sequence of video frames of a video of a scene into a spatio-temporal scene graph. The spatio-temporal scene graph includes nodes representing one or multiple static and dynamic objects in the scene. Each node of the spatio-temporal scene graph describes an appearance, a location, and/or a motion of each of the objects (static and dynamic objects) at different time instances. The nodes of the spatio-temporal scene graph are embedded into a latent space using a spatio-temporal transformer encoding different combinations of different nodes of the spatio-temporal scene graph corresponding to different spatio-temporal volumes of the scene. Each node of the different nodes encoded in each of the combinations is weighted with an attention score determined as a function of similarities of spatio-temporal locations of the different nodes in the combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Anoop Cherian, Chiori Hori, Jonathan Le Roux, Tim Marks, Alan Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11575947
    Abstract: Residual vectors are compressed in a lossless compression scheme suitable for cloud DVR video content applications. Thus, a cloud DVR service provider can take many copies of the same file stored in the cloud and save storage space by compressing those copies while still maintaining their status as distinct copies, one per user. Vector quantization is used for compressing already-compressed video streams (e.g., MPEG streams). As vector quantization is a lossy compression scheme, the residual vector has to be stored to regenerate the original video stream at the decoding (playback) node. Entropy coding schemes like Arithmetic or Huffman coding can be used to compress the residual vectors. Additional strategies can be implemented to further optimize this residual compression. In some embodiments, the techniques operate to provide a 25-50% improvement in compression. Storage space is thus more efficiently used and video transmission may be faster in some cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Viswanathan Swaminathan, Saayan Mitra, Akshay Malhotra
  • Patent number: 11574038
    Abstract: A microscope system includes a microscope that acquires a microscopic image and circuitry. The circuitry causes the microscope to perform a series of image-shooting operations for acquiring a plurality of microscopic images and outputs an access code generated in response to the start of the series of image-shooting operations, the access code being used to access image-shooting information pertaining to the series of image-shooting operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Evident Corporation
    Inventor: Naohiro Ariga
  • Patent number: 11570481
    Abstract: Methods and devices for coding point clouds using direct coding mode to code coordinates of a point within a sub-volume associated with a current node instead of a pattern of occupancy for child nodes. Eligibility for use of direct coding is based on occupancy data from another node. If eligible, then a flag is represented in the bitstream to signal whether direct coding is applied to points in the sub-volume or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: David Flynn, Sébastien Lasserre
  • Patent number: 11570450
    Abstract: A method for processing a video includes performing a determination, by a processor, that a first video block is partitioned to include a first prediction portion that is non-rectangular and non-square; adding a first motion vector (MV) prediction candidate associated with the first prediction portion to a motion candidate list associated with the first video block, wherein the first MV prediction candidate is derived from a sub-block MV prediction candidate; and performing further processing of the first video block using the motion candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang