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).

  • Publication number: 20180139453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decoding a bitstream for a video signal, and a device for same, and to a method including the steps of: obtaining dividing mode information, which orders a dividing technique for a current block, from the bitstream, the dividing technique including a first technique in which the current block is not divided, a second technique in which the current block is divided in a vertical direction into 2 blocks, a third technique in which the current block is divided in a horizontal direction into 2 blocks, and a fourth technique in which the current block is divided in vertical and horizontal directions into 4 blocks; obtaining prediction mode information for the current block from the bitstream and decoding the current block on the basis of the prediction mode information, when the dividing mode information orders the first technique; and repeatedly dividing the current block when the dividing mode information orders the second technique, the third technique, or the fourt
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Seungwook PARK, Eunyong SON, Yongjoon JEON, Moonmo KOO
  • Patent number: 9961368
    Abstract: The present invention variably adjusts the maximum splitting information of a conversion unit according to the type of prediction unit and the splitting information on a coding unit and selects the optimal splitting information on the conversion unit. The present invention determines the maximum splitting information on the conversion unit of a depth block by using the maximum splitting information on the conversion unit for texture data. The present invention may lower complexity without a loss in efficiency by variably adjusting the maximum splitting information on the conversion unit in consideration of the characteristics of the depth data. The present invention may lower complexity by determining the maximum splitting information on the conversion unit of the depth data by using similar characteristics between the texture data and the depth data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180098074
    Abstract: In the present invention, a method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Particularly, the method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode may comprise the steps of: partitioning a block to be processed, on the basis of an intra prediction mode of the block to be processed; and performing intra prediction for the split block to be processed, wherein the direction in which the block to be processed is split is perpendicular to the prediction direction of the intra prediction mode of the block to be processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jin HEO, Yongjoon JEON, Sunmi YOO, Eunyong SON, Junghak NAM
  • Patent number: 9936219
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for processing video signals can determine an interview motion vector of a current block using an interview motion vector of a temporal neighboring block in consideration of a global motion vector. The present invention can obtain an accurate interview motion vector according to obtaining the temporal neighboring block of the current block in consideration of a motion change according to output sequence information and accordingly, can increase the accuracy of inter-prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180091810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for decoding a bitstream for a video signal, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring, from the bitstream, type number information and type information for a plurality of CTBs; acquiring, from the bitstream, type indication information for a current CTB among the plurality of CTBs; determining the size of the current CTB on the basis of a CTB type indicated by the type indication information; determining one or more coding blocks within the current CTB on the basis of the determined size of the current CTB and the determined minimum size of the coding block; acquiring, from the bitstream, prediction mode information with respect to each of the one or more coding blocks; and reconstructing a current coding block among the one or more coding blocks on the basis of prediction mode information related to the current coding block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Seungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON, Moonmo KOO, Jin HEO, Sunmi YOO
  • Patent number: 9924169
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a method of processing a video signal includes the steps of: receiving the depth data corresponding to a given block containing present pixels; determining a variation of the depth data; comparing the variation of the depth data with a predetermined value; if the variation is less than the predetermined value, coding the present pixels by using a first partial filter, and if the variation is greater than the predetermined value, coding the present pixels by using a second partial filter; wherein the second partial filter is applied to a wider range than the first partial filter. Accordingly the image quality of improved; the complexity according to the filter application is reduced; and at the same time variable filtering may improve the coding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180048895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for decoding a bitstream for a video signal, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether at least one neighboring block adjacent to a current block is divided into a plurality of coding blocks within a picture including the current block; if the at least one neighboring block is not divided, obtaining, from the bitstream, flag information indicating whether parameter information for the current block is induced from one of the at least one neighboring block, and inducing the parameter information for the current block from a specific neighboring block among the at least one neighboring block, on the basis of the flag information; obtaining the parameter information for the current block from the bitstream if all of the at least one neighboring block is divided; and decoding the current block on the basis of the parameter information for the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Yongjoon JEON, Seungwook PARK, Eunyong SON, Moonmo KOO
  • Patent number: 9894385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and device and is capable of acquiring differential depth index information on the basis of a predetermined binarization method, acquiring a differential depth value by using the differential depth index information, acquiring the depth value of a current depth block by using the differential depth value, and decoding the current depth block by using the depth value of the current depth block. The present invention can increase encoding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9894384
    Abstract: The video signal decoding method according to the present invention involves acquiring weighting-value predicting data of a neighboring view texture block corresponding to the current view texture block, deriving weighting-value predicting data of the current view texture block by using the weighting-value predicting data of the neighboring view texture block, and subjecting the current view texture block to weighting-value compensation by using the derived weighting-value predicting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180041768
    Abstract: A polygon unit-based image processing method, and a device for the same are disclosed. Specifically, a method for decoding an image on the basis of a polygon unit can comprise the steps of: deriving a motion vector predictor for a polygon apex forming the polygon unit; deriving a motion vector for the polygon apex on the basis of a motion vector difference for the polygon apex and the motion vector predictor; and deriving a prediction sample for the polygon unit from a division unit, which is specified by the motion vector, in a reference picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Sehoon YEA, Eunyong SON, Jin HEO
  • Publication number: 20180041760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of decoding a video signal using graph-based transform comprising the steps: extracting prediction unit partition information of a current coding unit from the video signal; obtaining a graph-based transform kernel from predetermined table information based on the prediction unit partition information; and performing an inverse-transform of a transform unit using the graph-based transform kernel, wherein the graph-based transform kernel corresponds to at least one of the prediction unit partition information and an edge weight, and the edge weight is a predetermined value representing a correlation between pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jin HEO, Eunyong SON, Sehoon YEA, Seungwook PARK, Kyuwoon KIM, Bumshik LEE
  • Publication number: 20180007388
    Abstract: A video decoding method that includes: receiving information for deriving motion information of a current block; deriving the motion information of the current block based on the received information for deriving the motion information; and performing prediction to generate predicted pixels of the current block based on the motion information of the current block, wherein the motion information of the current block is determined by using motion information of a reference block, wherein the reference block is determined based on a specific disparity vector, wherein the specific disparity vector is determined for an area in a picture to which the current block belongs, wherein the area which the specific disparity vector is determined is split based on a quad tree structure, and wherein the current block is a block of a texture picture and the reference block is a block in a reference view is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jaewon SUNG, Sehoon YEA, Eunyong SON, Jiwook JUNG
  • Patent number: 9860555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing a video signal, comprising the step of inducing an inter-view motion vector of a current texture block by considering priorities between inter-view motion vector candidates of the current texture block, wherein the inter-view motion vector candidates include an inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, an inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or a reference inter-view motion vector, and inter-view inter prediction is performed by using the induced inter-view motion vector. The present invention can increase the accuracy of the inter-view inter prediction by selectively using the inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, the inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or the reference inter-view motion vector to induce an accurate inter-view motion vector, and can improve coding efficiency by reducing the amount of residual data to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9854269
    Abstract: The method for processing a multiview video signal according to the present invention acquires motion information generated by predictively coding a picture of a reference point, acquires motion information on a part of a block of the picture from among the motion information generated by predictively coding the picture of a non-reference point, and compresses the motion information acquired for every picture of the reference point and non-reference point and stores the compressed motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9826239
    Abstract: The video signal processing method according to the present invention comprises: generating a candidate mode list of a current block on the basis of an intra-prediction mode from the spatial neighboring block of the current block; modifying the candidate mode list on the basis of an intra-prediction mode from the neighboring view of the current block; inducing the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the modified candidate mode list; and predicting the current block by using the induced intra-prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9781442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a video signal. The method comprises: acquiring an inter-view motion vector from a neighboring block of a current texture block; and decoding the current texture block using the acquired inter-view motion vector. The neighboring block includes a spatial neighboring block and a temporal neighboring block. The acquired inter-view motion vectors are compared with each other to determine the inter-view motion vector of the current texture block. The method and apparatus of the present invention may reduce the complexity for acquiring an inter-view motion vector and improve the accuracy of inter-view inter prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9756332
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an intra prediction method for predicting pixel values within a prediction target block on the basis of a plurality of peripheral pixels adjacent to the prediction target block. The intra prediction method according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving and decoding encoded image information; determining a target boundary by determining a plurality of boundary pixels representing the target boundary within the prediction target block on the basis of the decoded image information; determining a plurality of prediction target regions partitioned on the basis of the target boundary within the prediction target block; and performing a prediction for each of the plurality of prediction target regions on the basis of peripheral pixels differing from each other selected from among the plurality of the peripheral pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Eunyong Son, Jiwook Jung
  • Patent number: 9712819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. An image encoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of determining motion information of a current block; and a step of transmitting information for inducing the motion information, wherein the step of determining motion information of the current block determines the motion information of the current block by reusing motion information of a reference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Eunyong Son, Jiwook Jung
  • Publication number: 20170201747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for decoding a video signal, and an apparatus therefor, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining at least one first reference sample from a first reference picture which is different from a picture containing a current block; generating a first reference sample which is filtered by applying a filter to the obtained first reference sample; generating a reference sample array from the difference between the obtained first reference sample and the filtered first reference sample; obtaining first disparity vector information from the video signal; obtaining a first prediction sample from the generated reference sample array on the basis of the first disparity vector information; and restoring the current block on the basis of the first prediction sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Eunyong SON, Sehoon YEA
  • Patent number: 9602831
    Abstract: The method for processing video signals according to the present invention determines a motion vector list including at least one of spatial motion vectors, temporal motion vectors, and variation vectors as motion vector candidates of a target block, extracts motion vector identifying information which specifies the motion vector candidates used as the predicted motion vectors of the target block, determines the motion vector candidates corresponding to the motion vector identifying information as the predicted motion vectors of the target block, and performs motion compensation on the basis of the predicted motion vectors. The present invention enables accurate motion vector prediction by forming motion vector candidates and induces motion vectors of a target block therefrom, and can enhance coding efficiency by reducing the amount of transmitted residual data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son