Patents by Inventor Doug Tian

Doug Tian 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).

  • Multi-view video coding with disparity estimation based on depth information
    Patent number: 8532410
    Abstract: Various implementations are described. Several implementations relate to one or more encoding modes that use depth information to determine a corresponding reference block. According to a general aspect, a portion of a first-view image from a first view in a multiple-view system is encoded. The portion is all or part of the first-view image. It is determined that a portion of a second-view image from a second view in the multiple-view system corresponds to the portion of the first-view image. The determination is based on a second-view depth value providing depth information for the portion of the second-view image. The portion of the second-view image is encoded using information from the encoding of the portion of the first-view image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Doug Tian, Purvin Bibhas Pandit, Peng Yin
  • INTER-VIEW STRIP MODES WITH DEPTH
    Publication number: 20110044550
    Abstract: Various implementations are described. Several implementations relate to one or more encoding modes that use depth information to determine a corresponding reference block. According to a general aspect, a portion of a first-view image from a first view in a multiple-view system is encoded. The portion is all or part of the first-view image. It is determined that a portion of a second-view image from a second view in the multiple-view system corresponds to the portion of the first-view image. The determination is based on a second-view depth value providing depth information for the portion of the second-view image. The portion of the second-view image is encoded using information from the encoding of the portion of the first-view image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Doug Tian, Purvin Bibbhas Pandit, Peng Yin