Patents by Inventor Eunyong Son

Eunyong Son 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: 10171836
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an inter-view motion vector of a current coding unit is acquired using parallel processing information, and a motion vector of a current prediction unit in the current coding unit is acquired in parallel using the inter-view motion vector of the current coding unit. The present invention relates to a method and device for processing a video signal, wherein a motion vector prediction value of the current prediction unit is acquired by comparing output order information of a reference picture corresponding to the current prediction unit and output order information of a reference picture corresponding to a corresponding block. According to the present invention, through a parallel processing step, a multi-view point video image can be quickly restored, and the accuracy of the motion vector prediction value can be increased using motion information corresponding to the reference picture of the corresponding block of a different view point from the current prediction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 10123007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coding a video signal, and more specifically, a motion vector between viewpoints is obtained by using a depth value of a depth block, which corresponds to a current texture block, and an illumination difference is compensated. By obtaining the motion vector between the viewpoints by using the depth value of the depth block, which corresponds to the current texture block, and compensating the illumination difference, the present invention can obtain an accurate prediction value of the current texture block and thus increase accuracy in inter-prediction between the viewpoints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180316934
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for encoding/decoding an image and a device therefor. Specifically, a method whereby a decoding device decodes an image comprises: a step of parsing decoding order information for indicating the location of a next block to be decoded after a current block; and a step of determining the next block to be decoded after the current block, on the basis of the decoding order information, wherein the decoding order information indicates the relative location of the next block on the basis of the current block, and the next block can be selected as a block among predefined candidate blocks which can be decoded after the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Eunyong SON, Jin HEO
  • Publication number: 20180309984
    Abstract: An image decoding method, which is performed by a decoding device according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: acquiring the information on an intra-prediction mode of a current block from a received bit stream; deriving neighboring reference samples of the current block; deriving a first prediction value for a current sample of the current block on the basis of the intra-prediction mode and the neighboring reference samples; deriving a second prediction value for the current sample on the basis of adjacent samples of the current sample; and deriving a prediction value for the current sample on the basis of the first prediction value and the second prediction value. According to the present invention, the intra-prediction value can be derived on the basis of the adjacent samples of the current sample within the present block, and the intra-prediction accuracy can be improved therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Jin HEO, Seoungwook PARK, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20180309983
    Abstract: According to the present invention, an image decoding method performed by a decoding device comprises the steps of: deriving a prediction mode of a current block; generating a prediction block of the current block on the basis of the prediction mode of the current block; deriving a neighboring block of the current block; deriving correlation information on the basis of a reconstruction block of the neighboring block and a prediction block of the neighboring block; deriving a modified prediction block of the current block on the basis of the prediction block of the current block and the correlation information; and deriving a reconstruction block of the current block on the basis of the modified prediction block. According to the present invention, a current block can be predicted in consideration of the correlation between a prediction sample and a reconstruction sample of a neighboring block, and a complicated image can be more efficiently reconstructed through the prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jin HEO, Eunyong SON, Junghak NAM
  • Publication number: 20180309996
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for encoding a video signal comprising the steps of: obtaining activity information from the video signal, wherein the activity signal indicates information relating to edge characteristics of an image and includes edge orientation information and/or edge level information; determining conditionally non-linear transform (CNT) configuration information on the basis of the activity information; and performing CNT prediction coding on the basis of the CNT configuration information, wherein the CNT prediction coding involves performing prediction using all previously decoded pixel values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Sehoon YEA, Eunyong SON, Kyuwoon KIM, Jin HEO, Junghak NAM, Bumshik LEE
  • Publication number: 20180310000
    Abstract: An image decoding method, which is performed by a decoding apparatus, includes the steps of: deriving a frequency domain-neighboring block for a neighboring block of a current block in a spatial domain; deriving a frequency domain-prediction block for the current block by applying a prediction pattern to the frequency domain-neighboring block; generating a frequency domain-reconstructed block for the current block on the basis of the frequency domain-prediction block; and generating a reconstructed block for the current block in the spatial domain on the basis of the frequency inverse transform of the frequency domain-reconstructed block. The present invention can generate a prediction block for a current block in a frequency domain, and accordingly can more efficiently reconstruct a complex image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jin HEO, Eunyong SON, Junghak NAM, Seungwook PARK, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20180302616
    Abstract: A method for decoding a picture, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving split flag information and merge flag information; splitting a coding unit (CU) of one or more depths n into CUs of depth n+1, on the basis of the split flag information; generating a merged CU by combining parts of the CUs of the depth n+1, on the basis of the merge flag information; and performing a decoding procedure for generating a restoration picture, on the basis of the generated merge CU. According to the present invention, a decoding procedure can be performed by merging CUs having similar characteristics, and thus auxiliary information to be received and processed is reduced and coding efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Seoungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON, Moonmo KOO
  • Publication number: 20180295384
    Abstract: An intra prediction method includes: receiving intra prediction mode information through a bitstream; deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block as a first intra directional mode on the basis of the intra prediction mode information; deriving first neighboring samples of the current block; deriving a reference sample adjacent to a target sample in the current block on the basis of a prediction direction of the first intra directional mode; deriving second neighboring samples of a neighboring block to which the reference sample belongs; determining a modified prediction direction on the basis of a comparison between the reference sample and at least one of the second neighboring samples; and deriving a prediction value for the target sample on the basis of the modified prediction direction and the first neighboring samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Jin HEO, Seungwook PARK, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20180288409
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: deriving quantized transform coefficients by unit of sub-blocks in a transform unit on the basis of residual information included in a bitstream; deriving transform coefficients on the basis of the quantized transform coefficients; generating a residual sample on the basis of the transform coefficients; generating a prediction sample on the basis of an inter prediction or an intra prediction; and restoring an image on the basis of the residual sample and the prediction sample. According to the present invention, a quantity of data required for a residual signal can be reduced, and an overall coding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Eunyong Son, Jaeho Lee, Seungwook PARK, Sehoon Yea, Junghak Nam
  • Publication number: 20180249156
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for processing an image based on a Joint inter-intra prediction mode and an apparatus for the same. Particularly, the method may include deriving a prediction mode of a current block; generating an inter-prediction block of the current block and an intra-prediction block of the current block, when the prediction mode of the current block is a Joint inter-intra prediction mode; and generating a joint inter-intra prediction block by combining the inter-prediction block and the intra-prediction block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jin HEO, Seungwook PARK, Eunyong SON, Naeri PARK
  • Publication number: 20180241995
    Abstract: An intra prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: acquiring information on a luma prediction mode of a current block and information on a chroma prediction mode of the current block from a bit stream; deriving a luma intra prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the information on the luma prediction mode; determining a chroma intra prediction mode of the current block on the basis of information on the luma intra prediction mode and the information on the chroma prediction mode; and generating a chroma prediction sample of the current block on the basis of the chroma intra prediction mode. According to the present invention, it is possible to reflect the difference between the ratio of the width to the height of a luma component and the ratio of the width to the height of a chroma component, and thus to more accurately perform intra prediction in units of samples and improve intra prediction performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Jin HEO, Seungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON, Moonmo KOO
  • Publication number: 20180234679
    Abstract: An intra prediction mode-based image processing method includes: obtaining, on the basis of the intra prediction mode of a current block, a first prediction sample value and a second prediction sample value by using a reference sample neighboring the current block; and generating a prediction sample for the current block by linear interpolation of the first prediction sample value and the second prediction sample value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Jin HEO, Yongjoon JEON, Sunmi YOO, Eunyong SON, Junghak NAM
  • Publication number: 20180234697
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus includes the steps of: deriving control points (CP) for a current block; acquiring movement vectors for the CPs; deriving a sample unit movement vector in the current block on the basis of the acquired movement vectors; and deriving a prediction sample for the current block on the basis of the sample unit movement vector. According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively perform, through sample unit motion vectors, inter-prediction not only in a case where an image in the current block is plane-shifted but also in a case where there are various image distortions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon JANG, Eunyong SON, Moonmo KOO, Seungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON
  • Publication number: 20180220149
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding device includes: deriving control points (CPs) for a current block; acquiring motion vectors for the CPs; deriving a sample-unit motion vector in the current block based on the acquired motion vectors; deriving a prediction sample for the current block based on the sample-unit motion vector; and generating a restoration sample based on the prediction sample, wherein coordinates of a bottom-right sample position of the current block are (0, 0), and coordinates of CP0 among the CPs are (0, 0). Inter prediction is effectively performed through sample-unit motion vectors even when an image in a current block is planarly moved and variously changed, and since motion vectors for CPs are derived based on already-decoded neighboring blocks, an amount of information for the motion vectors for the CPs and for a residual signal for the current block is reduced, improving overall coding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Moonmo KOO, Hyeongmoon JANG, Seungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON
  • Publication number: 20180213224
    Abstract: An intra prediction method performed by a decoding device, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block; deriving neighboring samples of the current block; and generating a prediction sample for the current block by using at least one of the neighboring samples according to the intra prediction mode, wherein the derived neighboring samples include left neighboring samples, upper left neighboring samples, upper neighboring samples, right neighboring samples, lower right neighboring samples, and lower neighboring samples of the current block. According to the present invention, intra prediction performance can be improved by using expanded neighboring reference samples, and coding efficiency for CUs can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Yongjoon JEON, Jin HEO, Seungwook PARK, Moonmo KOO, Hyeongmoon JANG
  • Patent number: 10021417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inter-view residual prediction and is characterized by obtaining residual data of a first reference block by using a motion vector of a neighboring block, obtaining residual data of a second reference block by using a reference view motion vector or a disparity vector, obtaining a residual data prediction value by using the residual data of the first reference block and the residual data of the second reference block, and coding a current texture block by using the residual data prediction value. The present invention can perform inter-view residual prediction by using a prediction value obtained using coded data of another view point belonging to the same time band to increase the accuracy of video data prediction by using a correlation between view points and reduce the amount of residual data to be transmitted, thereby improving the coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunyong Son, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung
  • Publication number: 20180184082
    Abstract: Disclosed are an intra prediction mode based image processing method, and an apparatus therefor. In particular, a method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: inputting, in most probable mode (MPM) candidates, intra prediction modes of a plurality of neighboring blocks which neighbor a current block, and then deriving the MPM candidates by inputting, in the MPM candidates, intra prediction modes within substitute modes consisting of a plurality of intra prediction modes, to which priorities are given, according to the priorities until the total number of MPM candidates is satisfied; deriving, from the MPM candidates, an intra prediction mode applied to the current block using an MPM index indicating a specific intra prediction mode; and generating a prediction block of the current block by applying the derived intra prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunmi YOO, Jin HEO, Yongjoon JEON, Eunyong SON, Junghak NAM
  • Publication number: 20180167610
    Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention, which is performed by a decoding apparatus, comprises the steps of: configuring a reference picture set for a current picture; generating a virtual reference picture corresponding to an original reference picture in the reference picture set; deriving a motion vector for a current block in the current picture; and generating a prediction sample for the current block on the basis of the motion vector and the virtual reference picture. According to the present invention, the performance of inter prediction can be enhanced on the basis of a virtual reference picture having higher correlation with a current picture, and accordingly the amount of data allocated to a residual signal can be reduced and the overall coding efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Seoungwook PARK, Jaehyun LIM, Yongjoon JEON, Eunyong SON
  • Patent number: 9998762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing video signals, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for processing video signals which applies deformation compensation to decode a current texture block. The present invention can increase the accuracy of an inter-prediction by obtaining the position of a block within a reference picture referenced by the current texture block, by means of using deformation compensation parameter information, and obtaining a pixel value of the block within the reference picture that is obtained from a prediction value of the current texture block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son