Abstract: A method for video encoding comprises determining a mode of Local Illumination Compensation (LIC) for the video encoding to be enabled; calculating LIC parameters for the mode of LIC with a limited number of reference sample pairs, wherein a reference sample pair refers to a luma reference sample and a chroma reference sample; enabling the mode of LIC for the video encoding with the calculated LIC parameters to perform LIC for inter prediction to generate a prediction residual; and forming and outputting a bit-stream encoded with the prediction residual and prediction mode information indicating the mode of LIC.

Abstract: A method of setting specific scan codes for a manual input device includes the steps of establishing a transmission channel between the manual input device and a scan code register of a computing device, receiving at least one scan code, which corresponds to at least one input key of the manual input device and is for setting a customized specific code for enabling the computing device to perform a specific function, from the manual input device, saving the customized specific code to the scan code register of the computing device, and closing the transmission channel.

Abstract: A method of setting specific scan codes for a manual input device includes the steps of establishing a transmission channel between the manual input device and a scan code register of a computing device, receiving at least one scan code, which corresponds to at least one input key of the manual input device and is for setting a customized specific code for enabling the computing device to perform a specific function, from the manual input device, saving the customized specific code to the scan code register of the computing device, and closing the transmission channel.