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).

  • Publication number: 20150189292
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus of encoding a video by compensating for a pixel value and a method and apparatus of decoding a video by compensating for a pixel value. The method of encoding the video includes: encoding image data; decoding the encoded image data and generating a restored image by performing loop filtering on the decoded image data; determining a compensation value corresponding to errors between a predetermined group restored pixels in the restored image and corresponding original pixels, and a pixel group including a restored pixel to be compensated for by using the compensation value; and encoding the compensation value and transmitting the encoded compensation value and a bitstream of the encoded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander ALSHIN, Elena ALSHINA, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV
  • Publication number: 20150189314
    Abstract: A sub-pel-unit image interpolation method using a transformation-based interpolation filter includes, selecting, based on a sub-pel-unit interpolation location in a region supported by a plurality of interpolation filters for generating at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value located between integer-pel-unit pixels, one of a symmetric interpolation filter and an asymmetric interpolation filter from among the plurality of interpolation filters; and using the selected interpolation filter to generate the at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value by interpolating the integer-pel-unit pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189296
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a second offset parameter as a first offset parameter of the current LCU; reconstructing the first offset parameter of the current LCU based on the offset mergence information, the first offset parameter including an offset type, an offset value, and an offset class of the current LCU; determining whether the current LCU is an edge type or a band type, based on the offset type; determining an edge direction according to the edge type or a band range according to the band type, based on the offset class; determining a difference value between reconstructed pixels and original pixels included in the offset class, based on the offset value; and adjusting pixel values of reconstructed pixels based on the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189315
    Abstract: A sub-pel-unit image interpolation method using a transformation-based interpolation filter includes, selecting, based on a sub-pel-unit interpolation location in a region supported by a plurality of interpolation filters for generating at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value located between integer-pel-unit pixels, one of a symmetric interpolation filter and an asymmetric interpolation filter from among the plurality of interpolation filters; and using the selected interpolation filter to generate the at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value by interpolating the integer-pel-unit pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189295
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a second offset parameter as a first offset parameter of the current LCU; reconstructing the first offset parameter of the current LCU based on the offset mergence information, the first offset parameter including an offset type, an offset value, and an offset class of the current LCU; determining whether the current LCU is an edge type or a band type, based on the offset type; determining an edge direction according to the edge type or a band range according to the band type, based on the offset class; determining a difference value between reconstructed pixels and original pixels included in the offset class, based on the offset value; and adjusting pixel values of reconstructed pixels based on the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189290
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a second offset parameter as a first offset parameter of the current LCU; reconstructing the first offset parameter of the current LCU based on the offset mergence information, the first offset parameter including an offset type, an offset value, and an offset class of the current LCU; determining whether the current LCU is an edge type or a band type, based on the offset type; determining an edge direction according to the edge type or a band range according to the band type, based on the offset class; determining a difference value between reconstructed pixels and original pixels included in the offset class, based on the offset value; and adjusting pixel values of reconstructed pixels based on the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189287
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a second offset parameter as a first offset parameter of the current LCU; reconstructing the first offset parameter of the current LCU based on the offset mergence information, the first offset parameter including an offset type, an offset value, and an offset class of the current LCU; determining whether the current LCU is an edge type or a band type, based on the offset type; determining an edge direction according to the edge type or a band range according to the band type, based on the offset class; determining a difference value between reconstructed pixels and original pixels included in the offset class, based on the offset value; and adjusting pixel values of reconstructed pixels based on the difference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189317
    Abstract: A sub-pel-unit image interpolation method using a transformation-based interpolation filter includes, selecting, based on a sub-pel-unit interpolation location in a region supported by a plurality of interpolation filters for generating at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value located between integer-pel-unit pixels, one of a symmetric interpolation filter and an asymmetric interpolation filter from among the plurality of interpolation filters; and using the selected interpolation filter to generate the at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value by interpolating the integer-pel-unit pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189316
    Abstract: A sub-pel-unit image interpolation method using a transformation-based interpolation filter includes, selecting, based on a sub-pel-unit interpolation location in a region supported by a plurality of interpolation filters for generating at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value located between integer-pel-unit pixels, one of a symmetric interpolation filter and an asymmetric interpolation filter from among the plurality of interpolation filters; and using the selected interpolation filter to generate the at least one sub-pel-unit pixel value by interpolating the integer-pel-unit pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189293
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus of encoding a video by compensating for a pixel value and a method and apparatus of decoding a video by compensating for a pixel value. The method of encoding the video includes: encoding image data; decoding the encoded image data and generating a restored image by performing loop filtering on the decoded image data; determining a compensation value corresponding to errors between a predetermined group restored pixels in the restored image and corresponding original pixels, and a pixel group including a restored pixel to be compensated for by using the compensation value; and encoding the compensation value and transmitting the encoded compensation value and a bitstream of the encoded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander ALSHIN, Elena ALSHINA, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV
  • Publication number: 20150189284
    Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus, and a video decoding method and apparatus for generating a reconstructed image having a minimized error between an original image and the reconstructed image. The video decoding method accompanied by a sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment, the method includes: obtaining 5 slice SAO parameters with respect to a current slice from a slice header of a received bitstream; obtaining luma SAO use information for a luma component of the current slice and chroma SAO use information for chroma components thereof from among the slice SAO parameters; determining whether to perform a SAO operation on the luma component of 10 the current slice based on the obtained luma SAO use information; and equally determining whether to perform the SAO adjustment on a first chroma component and a second chroma component of the current slice based on the obtained chroma SAO use information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150189294
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus of encoding a video by compensating for a pixel value and a method and apparatus of decoding a video by compensating for a pixel value. The method of encoding the video includes: encoding image data; decoding the encoded image data and generating a restored image by performing loop filtering on the decoded image data; determining a compensation value corresponding to errors between a predetermined group restored pixels in the restored image and corresponding original pixels, and a pixel group including a restored pixel to be compensated for by using the compensation value; and encoding the compensation value and transmitting the encoded compensation value and a bitstream of the encoded image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alexander ALSHIN, Elena ALSHINA, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV
  • Publication number: 20150181214
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to signaling of sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameters determined to minimize an error between an original image and a reconstructed image in video encoding and decoding operations. An SAO decoding method includes obtaining context-encoded leftward SAO merge information and context-encoded upward SAO merge information from a bitstream of a largest coding unit (MCU); obtaining SAO on/off information context-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; if the SAO on/off information indicates to perform SAO operation, obtaining absolute offset value information for each SAO category bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream; and obtaining one of band position information and edge class information bypass-encoded with respect to each color component, from the bitstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena Alshina, Alexander Alshin, Jeong-hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20150181251
    Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus, and a video decoding method and apparatus for generating a reconstructed image having a minimized error between an original image and the reconstructed image. The video decoding method accompanied by a sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment, the method includes: obtaining 5 slice SAO parameters with respect to a current slice from a slice header of a received bitstream; obtaining luma SAO use information for a luma component of the current slice and chroma SAO use information for chroma components thereof from among the slice SAO parameters; determining whether to perform a SAO operation on the luma component of 10 the current slice based on the obtained luma SAO use information; and equally determining whether to perform the SAO adjustment on a first chroma component and a second chroma component of the current slice based on the obtained chroma SAO use information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150178893
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for interpolating an image. The method includes: selecting a first filter, from among a plurality of different filters, for interpolating between pixel values of integer pixel units, according to an interpolation location; and generating at least one pixel value of at least one fractional pixel unit by interpolating between the pixel values of the integer pixel units by using the selected first filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV, Byeong-doo CHOI, Yoon-mi HONG, Woo-jin HAN, Tammy LEE
  • Publication number: 20150178892
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for interpolating an image. The method includes: selecting a first filter, from among a plurality of different filters, for interpolating between pixel values of integer pixel units, according to an interpolation location; and generating at least one pixel value of at least one fractional pixel unit by interpolating between the pixel values of the integer pixel units by using the selected first filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV, Byeong-doo CHOI, Yoon-mi HONG, Woo-jin HAN, Tammy LEE
  • Publication number: 20150178890
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for interpolating an image. The method includes: selecting a first filter, from among a plurality of different filters, for interpolating between pixel values of integer pixel units, according to an interpolation location; and generating at least one pixel value of at least one fractional pixel unit by interpolating between the pixel values of the integer pixel units by using the selected first filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV, Byeong-doo CHOI, Yoon-mi HONG, Woo-jin HAN, Tammy LEE
  • Publication number: 20150181252
    Abstract: A video encoding method and apparatus, and a video decoding method and apparatus for generating a reconstructed image having a minimized error between an original image and the reconstructed image. The video decoding method accompanied by a sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment, the method includes: obtaining 5 slice SAO parameters with respect to a current slice from a slice header of a received bitstream; obtaining luma SAO use information for a luma component of the current slice and chroma SAO use information for chroma components thereof from among the slice SAO parameters; determining whether to perform a SAO operation on the luma component of 10 the current slice based on the obtained luma SAO use information; and equally determining whether to perform the SAO adjustment on a first chroma component and a second chroma component of the current slice based on the obtained chroma SAO use information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150181235
    Abstract: Provided are a video encoding method of adjusting a range of encoded output data to adjust a bit depth during restoring of encoded samples, and a video decoding method of substantially preventing overflow from occurring in output data in operations of a decoding process. The video decoding method includes parsing and restoring quantized transformation coefficients in units of blocks of an image from a received bitstream, restoring transformation coefficients by performing inverse quantization on the quantized transformation coefficients, and restoring samples by performing one-dimensional (1D) inverse transformation and inverse scaling on the quantized transformation coefficients. At least one from among the transformation coefficients and the samples has a predetermined bit depth or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN
  • Publication number: 20150178891
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for interpolating an image. The method includes: selecting a first filter, from among a plurality of different filters, for interpolating between pixel values of integer pixel units, according to an interpolation location; and generating at least one pixel value of at least one fractional pixel unit by interpolating between the pixel values of the integer pixel units by using the selected first filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Elena ALSHINA, Alexander ALSHIN, Nikolay SHLYAKHOV, Byeong-doo CHOI, Yoon-mi HONG, Woo-jin HAN, Tammy LEE