Patents by Inventor Elena Alshina
Elena Alshina 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).
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Publication number: 20240129492Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining a first motion vector indicating a first reference block of a current block in a first reference picture and a second motion vector indicating a second reference block of the current block in a second reference picture; obtaining a parameter related to pixel group unit motion compensation of the current block, based on at least one of information of the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation and a parameter related to an image including the current picture; generating a prediction block by performing, with respect to the current block, block unit motion compensation based on the first motion vector and the second motion vector and performing the pixel group unit motion compensation based on the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation; and reconstructing the current block. Here, a pixel group may include at least one pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
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Patent number: 11962752Abstract: Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-ho Choi, Min-woo Park, Elena Alshina, Chan-yul Kim, In-kwon Choi
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Patent number: 11956419Abstract: Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-Ho Choi, Min-woo Park, Elena Alshina, Chan-yul Kim, In-kwon Choi
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Patent number: 11956422Abstract: Provided is a method of decoding a video according to an embodiment, the method including determining at least one processing block for splitting the video; determining an order of determining at least one largest coding unit in the at least one processing block; determining at least one largest coding unit on the basis of the determined order; and decoding the determined at least one largest coding unit, wherein the order is one of a plurality of orders for determining a largest coding unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-ho Choi, Min-woo Park, Elena Alshina, Chan-yul Kim, In-kwon Choi
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Patent number: 11924462Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block, splitting the current block into two or more lower blocks when the split information indicates to split the current block, obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the lower blocks of the current block, determining a decoding order of the lower blocks according to the encoding order information, and decoding the lower blocks according to the decoding order.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yin-Ji Piao, Jie Chen, Elena Alshina
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Patent number: 11909986Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining a first motion vector indicating a first reference block of a current block in a first reference picture and a second motion vector indicating a second reference block of the current block in a second reference picture; obtaining a parameter related to pixel group unit motion compensation of the current block, based on at least one of information of the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation and a parameter related to an image including the current picture; generating a prediction block by performing, with respect to the current block, block unit motion compensation based on the first motion vector and the second motion vector and performing the pixel group unit motion compensation based on the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation; and reconstructing the current block. Here, a pixel group may include at least one pixel.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena Alshina, Alexander Alshin
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Publication number: 20240056605Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: determining an inter prediction mode of a current block when the current block is inter-predicted; determining at least one reference sample location to be referred to by the current block, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; determining filter information to be applied to at least one reconstructed reference sample corresponding to the at least one reference sample location, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; performing filtering on the at least one reconstructed reference sample, based on the filter information; and decoding the current block by using prediction samples generated via the filtering.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yinji PIAO, Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN, Anish TAMSE
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Publication number: 20240056606Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: determining an inter prediction mode of a current block when the current block is inter-predicted; determining at least one reference sample location to be referred to by the current block, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; determining filter information to be applied to at least one reconstructed reference sample corresponding to the at least one reference sample location, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; performing filtering on the at least one reconstructed reference sample, based on the filter information; and decoding the current block by using prediction samples generated via the filtering.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yinji PIAO, Elena Alshina, Alexander Alshin, Anish Tamse
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Patent number: 11825117Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: determining an inter prediction mode of a current block when the current block is inter-predicted; determining at least one reference sample location to be referred to by the current block, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; determining filter information to be applied to at least one reconstructed reference sample corresponding to the at least one reference sample location, based on the inter prediction mode of the current block; performing filtering on the at least one reconstructed reference sample, based on the filter information; and decoding the current block by using prediction samples generated via the filtering.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yinji Piao, Elena Alshina, Alexander Alshin, Anish Tamse
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Publication number: 20230247201Abstract: An image decoding method and apparatus according to an embodiment may extract, from a bitstream, a quantization coefficient generated through core transformation, secondary transformation, and quantization; generate an inverse-quantization coefficient by performing inverse quantization on the quantization coefficient; generate a secondary inverse-transformation coefficient by performing secondary inverse-transformation on a low frequency component of the inverse-quantization coefficient, the secondary inverse-transformation corresponding to the secondary transformation; and perform core inverse-transformation on the secondary inverse-transformation coefficient, the core inverse-transformation corresponding to the core transformation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Mikhail Mishurovskiy, Alexander Alshin
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Publication number: 20230188747Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block, splitting the current block into two or more lower blocks when the split information indicates to split the current block, obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the lower blocks of the current block, determining a decoding order of the lower blocks according to the encoding order information, and decoding the lower blocks according to the decoding order.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD..Inventors: Yin-ji PIAO, Jie Chen, Elena Alshina
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Publication number: 20230156216Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including determining a displacement vector per unit time of pixels of a current block in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, the pixels including a pixel adjacent to an inside of a boundary of the current block, by using values about reference pixels included in a first reference block and a second reference block, without using a stored value about a pixel located outside boundaries of the first reference block and the second reference block; and obtaining a prediction block of the current block by performing block-unit motion compensation and pixel group unit motion compensation on the current block by using a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a first corresponding reference pixel in the first reference block which corresponds to a current pixel included in a current pixel group in the current block, a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a second corresponding reference pixel in the secType: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Alexander ALSHIN, Elena ALSHINA
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Patent number: 11638006Abstract: An image decoding method and apparatus according to an embodiment may extract, from a bitstream, a quantization coefficient generated through core transformation, secondary transformation, and quantization; generate an inverse-quantization coefficient by performing inverse quantization on the quantization coefficient; generate a secondary inverse-transformation coefficient by performing secondary inverse-transformation on a low frequency component of the inverse-quantization coefficient, the secondary inverse-transformation corresponding to the secondary transformation; and perform core inverse-transformation on the secondary inverse-transformation coefficient, the core inverse-transformation corresponding to the core transformation.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena Alshina, Mikhail Mishurovskiy, Alexander Alshin
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Patent number: 11616971Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block, splitting the current block into two or more lower blocks when the split information indicates to split the current block, obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the lower blocks of the current block, determining a decoding order of the lower blocks according to the encoding order information, and decoding the lower blocks according to the decoding order.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yin-ji Piao, Jie Chen, Elena Alshina
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Publication number: 20230055060Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining a first motion vector indicating a first reference block of a current block in a first reference picture and a second motion vector indicating a second reference block of the current block in a second reference picture; obtaining a parameter related to pixel group unit motion compensation of the current block, based on at least one of information of the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation and a parameter related to an image including the current picture; generating a prediction block by performing, with respect to the current block, block unit motion compensation based on the first motion vector and the second motion vector and performing the pixel group unit motion compensation based on the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation; and reconstructing the current block. Here, a pixel group may include at least one pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
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Patent number: 11589066Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing transformation and inverse transformation on a current block by using multi-core transform kernels in video encoding and decoding processes. A video decoding method may include obtaining, from a bitstream, multi-core transformation information indicating whether multi-core transformation kernels are to be used according to a size of a current block; obtaining horizontal transform kernel information and vertical transform kernel information from the bitstream when the multi-core transformation kernels are used according to the multi-core transformation information; determining a horizontal transform kernel for the current block according to the horizontal transform kernel information; determining a vertical transform kernel for the current block according to the vertical transform kernel information; and performing inverse transformation on the current block by using the horizontal transform kernel and the vertical transform kernel.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ki-ho Choi, Min-soo Park, Elena Alshina
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Patent number: 11582476Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including determining a displacement vector per unit time of pixels of a current block in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction, the pixels including a pixel adjacent to an inside of a boundary of the current block, by using values about reference pixels included in a first reference block and a second reference block, without using a stored value about a pixel located outside boundaries of the first reference block and the second reference block; and obtaining a prediction block of the current block by performing block-unit motion compensation and pixel group unit motion compensation on the current block by using a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a first corresponding reference pixel in the first reference block which corresponds to a current pixel included in a current pixel group in the current block, a gradient value in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction of a second corresponding reference pixel in the secType: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Alexander Alshin, Elena Alshina
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Patent number: 11563952Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining a first motion vector indicating a first reference block of a current block in a first reference picture and a second motion vector indicating a second reference block of the current block in a second reference picture; obtaining a parameter related to pixel group unit motion compensation of the current block, based on at least one of information of the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation and a parameter related to an image including the current picture; generating a prediction block by performing, with respect to the current block, block unit motion compensation based on the first motion vector and the second motion vector and performing the pixel group unit motion compensation based on the parameter related to the pixel group unit motion compensation; and reconstructing the current block. Here, a pixel group may include at least one pixel.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena Alshina, Alexander Alshin
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Patent number: 11553182Abstract: An image decoding method and apparatus according to an embodiment may extract, from a bitstream, a quantization coefficient generated through core transformation, secondary transformation, and quantization; generate an inverse-quantization coefficient by performing inverse quantization on the quantization coefficient; generate a secondary inverse-transformation coefficient by performing secondary inverse-transformation on a low frequency component of the inverse-quantization coefficient, the secondary inverse-transformation corresponding to the secondary transformation; and perform core inverse-transformation on the secondary inverse-transformation coefficient, the core inverse-transformation corresponding to the core transformation.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Elena Alshina, Mikhail Mishurovskiy, Alexander Alshin
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Publication number: 20220417553Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining, from a bitstream, prediction motion vector information indicating a prediction motion vector of a current block and difference motion vector information indicating a difference motion vector of the current block; determining the prediction motion vector of the current block according to whether or not an adjacent block of the current block is decoded and the prediction motion vector information; determining a motion vector resolution of the current block according to whether or not the adjacent block of the current block is decoded; determining the difference motion vector of the current block according to the difference motion vector information; determining a motion vector of the current block according to the prediction motion vector, the motion vector resolution, and the difference motion vector; and reconstructing the current block according to the motion vector of the current block, wherein the adjacent block of the current block includes a rightType: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jin-Young Lee, Yin-ji Piao, Elena Alshina