Patents by Inventor Bae-keun Lee

Bae-keun Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12166981
    Abstract: An image signal decoding method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises the steps of: splitting a current picture into a plurality of tiles; decoding split information indicating a slice type, wherein the split information indicates whether a rectangular slice is to be applied; and when the split information indicates that the rectangular slice is to be applied, determining a slice on the basis of information indicating the size of a slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: XRIS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240406430
    Abstract: A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: decoding information indicating whether a non-zero transform coefficient exists in a current block, when the information indicates that the non-zero transform coefficient exists in the current block, determining a scanning order of the current block, and decoding a transform coefficient included in the current block according to the determined scanning order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Patent number: 12160576
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present invention may comprise: a step for determining whether to divide a current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; a step for determining an intra prediction mode for the current block; and a step for performing intra prediction for each sub-block on the basis of the intra prediction mode, when the current block is divided into the plurality of sub-blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12160560
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: a step for deriving merge candidates from neighboring blocks adjacent to a current block; a step for generating a first merge candidate list including the merge candidates; a step for decoding information for specifying any one of the merge candidates included in the first merge candidate list; and a step for deriving motion information about the current block from the merge candidate allocated with an index determined by the information. Here, when the number of the merge candidates included in the first merge candidate list is smaller than a predetermined value, merge candidates included in a second merge candidate list may be added to the first merge candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240397058
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding an image, the method including: partitioning a current block into multiple sub-blocks; performing intra prediction on a first sub-block among the multiple sub-blocks by using a first sub reference sample line; and performing intra prediction on a second sub-block among the multiple sub-blocks by using a second sub reference sample line. Herein, an intra prediction mode of the first sub-block and an intra prediction mode of the second sub-block are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Patent number: 12155862
    Abstract: A method for decoding an image according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block; and changing the intra prediction mode to a wide angle intra prediction mode when the intra prediction mode is less than or equal to a threshold value and the current block is a non-square having a width greater than a height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12149683
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes: a step for determining a reference sample line of a current block; a step for determining whether candidate intra-prediction modes identical to the intra-prediction mode of the current block exist; a step for deriving the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the determination; and a step for performing intra-prediction on the current block on the basis of the reference sample line and the intra-prediction mode. Here, at least one of the candidate intra prediction modes may be derived by adding or subtracting an offset to or from the maximum value among the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is above the current block and the intra-prediction mode of a neighboring block that is to the left of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240380915
    Abstract: A video decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: deriving an L0 motion vector and an L1 motion vector of a current block; deriving an L0 prediction sample and an L1 prediction sample for a first position inside the current block on the basis of the L0 motion vector and the L1 motion vector; determining whether to apply a bidirectional optical flow to the current block; deriving a refined motion vector for a subblock which comprises the first position, when it is determined to apply the bidirectional optical flow; deriving a refined prediction sample for the first position on the basis of the refined motion vector; and obtaining a prediction sample for the first position by using the L0 prediction sample, the L1 prediction sample, and the refined prediction sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Patent number: 12143566
    Abstract: Provided is a method for decoding a video signal. The method includes generating a first prediction sample by performing intra prediction on a current block, determining an intra prediction pattern of a current block, partitioning the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks based on the determined intra prediction pattern, generating a first prediction sample for a sub-block by performing intra prediction, determining an offset for the sub-block to obtain a second prediction sample, and generating the second prediction sample for the sub-block by using the first prediction sample and the offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bae Keun Lee, Joo Young Kim
  • Patent number: 12137243
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of acquiring an initial motion vector of a current block; a step of deriving a refined motion vector for each of a plurality of search points on the basis of the initial motion vector; and a step of acquiring a motion vector of the current block on the basis of the refined motion vector of any one of the plurality of search points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240364899
    Abstract: A method for decoding a video according to the present invention may comprise: deriving a spatial merge candidate for a current block, generating a merge candidate list for the current block based on the spatial merge candidate, obtaining motion information for the current block based on the merge candidate list, and performing motion compensation for the current block using the motion information. Herein, if the current block does not have a pre-defined shape or does not have a size equal to or greater than a pre-defined size, the spatial merge candidate of the current block is derived based on a block having the pre-defined shape or having a size equal to or greater than the pre-defined size, the block comprising the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240364917
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present disclosure includes the steps of: generating a merge candidate list for a current block; determining a merge candidate for the current block among merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; deriving an offset vector for the current block; and deriving a motion vector for the current block by adding the offset vector to a motion vector of the merge candidate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Patent number: 12132925
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes the steps of: generating a merge candidate list for a first block; selecting one among merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation for the first block based on motion information of the selected merge candidate. At this point, an inter-region merge candidate included in an inter-region motion information list may be added to the merge candidate list based on the number of spatial merge candidates and temporal merge candidates included in the merge candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12132909
    Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus according to the present invention may generate a prediction block of a current block on the basis of a pre-defined prediction mode, generate a residual block of the current block on the basis of a predetermined transformation type, and reconstruct the current block on the basis of the prediction block and the residual block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Publication number: 20240357074
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving most probable mode (MPM) candidates on the basis of an intra-prediction mode of candidate blocks; determining whether the MPM candidate having the intra-prediction mode, which is the same as that of a current block, exists among MPM candidates; and deriving the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the determination, wherein the candidate block includes a neighboring block which is adjacent to the current block, and a non-neighboring block which is not adjacent to the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240357156
    Abstract: A method for processing a video according to the present invention may comprise: generating a plurality of Most Probable Mode (MPM) candidates; determining whether there is an MPM candidate identical to an intra-prediction mode of a current block among the plurality of MPM candidates; obtaining the intra-prediction mode of the current block, based on a result of the determining; and performing an intra-prediction for the current block, based on the intra-prediction mode of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: KT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Bae Keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20240357133
    Abstract: An image decoding method, according to the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: parsing tile column number information indicating a value wherein 1 is subtracted from the number of tile columns included in the i-th slice; parsing tile row number information indicating a value wherein 1 is subtracted from the number of tile rows included in the i-th slice; and, if the tile column number information and the tile row number information are both 0, further parsing number information related to the number of slices in which height information in a tile including the i-th slice is clearly signaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Bae Keun LEE, Dong San JUN
  • Patent number: 12126796
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: generating a merge candidate list of a current block; selecting one merge candidate from merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation of the current block on the basis of motion information of the selected merge candidate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12126824
    Abstract: A method for decoding a video, according to the present invention, may comprise the steps of: parsing a first flag indicating whether inter prediction on the basis of a merge mode is applied to a current block; if the first flag is true, parsing a second flag indicating whether a regular merge mode or a merge offset encoding mode is applied to the current block; and if the second flag is true, parsing a third flag indicating whether the merge offset encoding mode is applied to the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee
  • Patent number: 12120294
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present disclosure includes determining a reference sample line for a current block, deriving an intra prediction mode for the current block, and performing intra prediction of the current block based on the reference sample line and the intra prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Bae Keun Lee