Patents by Inventor Haitao Yang

Haitao Yang 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: 11743451
    Abstract: An intra prediction method by using cross component liner prediction mode (CCLM), includes: determining a luma block corresponding to a current chroma block; obtaining luma reference samples of the luma block based on determining L available chroma reference samples of the current chroma block, wherein the obtained luma reference samples of the luma block are down-sampled luma reference samples; calculating linear model coefficients based on the luma reference samples and chroma reference samples that correspond to the luma reference samples; and obtaining a prediction for the current chroma block based on the linear model coefficients and values of a down-sampled luma block of the luma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Ma, Jianle Chen, Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 11736715
    Abstract: This application provides video picture prediction methods and apparatuses. In an implementation, a method for encoding of video picture comprises generating a bitstream for video signals, the bitstream comprises a plurality of syntax elements, wherein the plurality of syntax elements comprises a first identifier indicating that an affine motion model based motion compensation is enabled for a video sequence including a picture block to be processed, wherein a second identifier is conditionally signaled at least based on a value of the first identifier, wherein a false value of the second identifier indicates that a 6-parameter affine motion model based motion compensation is disabled for the video sequence, and wherein a true value of the second identifier indicates that the 6-parameter affine motion model based motion compensation is enabled for the video sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Xiang Ma, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Patent number: 11736706
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes: obtaining block information of a current picture block; determining, based on the block information, whether a split mode of a set of optional split modes is available; determining a split mode of the current picture block from a determined available split mode; obtaining at least one coding unit (CU) from the current picture block based on the split mode of the current picture block, and parsing a bitstream including the current picture block, to obtain decoding information of the at least one CU, and decoding the at least one CU based on the decoding information, to obtain a reconstructed block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Lian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11722668
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain a split mode to transform units (TUs) in a current coding unit (CU). Each of the TUs has a serial number in a one-to-one correspondence with positions of the TUs in the current CU. A transform coefficient of a luminance transform block of a current TU in the TUs is obtained. A transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU is obtained based on the split mode and a serial number of the current TU. An inverse transform on the transform coefficient of the luminance transform block of the current TU is performed based on the transform type of the luminance transform block of the current TU to obtain a reconstructed residual of the luminance transform block of the current TU. A reconstructed block of the current CU is obtained based on the reconstructed residual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Publication number: 20230239500
    Abstract: An intra prediction method includes obtaining respective intra prediction modes or texture distributions of P reconstructed picture blocks in a surrounding region of a current block; obtaining, based on the respective intra prediction modes or texture distributions of the P reconstructed picture blocks, Q priori candidate intra prediction modes of the current block and Q probability values; obtaining, based on M probability values corresponding to M priori candidate intra prediction modes, M weighting factors corresponding to the M priori candidate intra prediction modes; separately performing intra prediction based on the M priori candidate intra prediction modes to obtain M predicted values; and obtaining a predicted value of the current block based on a weighted summation of the M predicted values and the corresponding M weighting factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Haitao Yang, Nan Song, Xu Chen, Xiang Ma, Huanbang Chen, Yin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230239516
    Abstract: The technology of this application relates to an entropy encoding method that includes obtaining base layer information of a to-be-encoded picture block, where the base layer information corresponds to M samples in the picture block, and M is a positive integer, obtaining K elements corresponding to enhancement layer information of the picture block, where the enhancement layer information corresponds to N samples in the picture block, both K and N are positive integers, and N?M, inputting the base layer information into a neural network to obtain K groups of probability values, where the K groups of probability values correspond to the K elements, and any group of probability values is for representing probabilities of a plurality of candidate values of a corresponding element, and performing entropy encoding on the K elements based on the K groups of probability values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jue MAO, Haitao YANG, Xiang MA
  • Publication number: 20230239494
    Abstract: A video encoder, a video decoder, and a corresponding method are provided. The method includes: parsing a bitstream to obtain an index, where the index indicates a target candidate motion vector group of a current coding block; determining the target candidate motion vector group in an affine candidate motion vector list based on the index, where the affine candidate motion vector list includes at least a first candidate motion vector group, the first candidate motion vector group is obtained based on a first group of control points of a first neighboring affine coding block, and the first group of control points is determined based on a CTU located relative to the current coding block, wherein the first neighboring affine coding block is located in the CTU; and predicting a predicted sample value of the current coding block based on the target candidate motion vector group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Publication number: 20230239518
    Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes partitioning an image to create at least one coding tree unit (CTU) with at least one coding tree node. The mechanism further includes determining that the coding tree node height is twice a maximum transform unit (TU) height and the coding tree node width is twice a maximum TU width. The mechanism further includes selecting a split mode for the coding tree node based on the determination. The split mode is selected from a quad-tree split, a horizontal binary-tree split, and no split. The mechanism further includes applying the split mode to the coding tree node to create one or more coding units (CUs). The mechanism further includes encoding the CUs into a bitstream. The mechanism further includes transmitting the bitstream toward a decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jianle Chen, Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 11711511
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes receiving a bitstream, parsing the bitstream to obtain a prediction mode of a current block, when the prediction mode of the current block is a combined intra and inter prediction mode, selecting an execution manner of a triangular prediction unit mode according to a preset policy, determining motion information of the current block according to the execution manner of the triangular prediction unit mode, performing a motion compensation process based on the motion information, to obtain an inter prediction sample, obtaining an intra prediction sample according to the prediction mode of the current block, and combining the inter prediction sample and the intra prediction sample to obtain a prediction picture of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiwei Xu, Haitao Yang, Yin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20230232036
    Abstract: A picture prediction method is provided, which includes: obtaining initial motion information of a current picture block; determining, based on a matching cost criterion, that positions of a pair of reference blocks are a position of a target forward reference block of the current picture block and a position of a target backward reference block of the current picture block, where positions of each pair of reference blocks include a position of a forward reference block and a position of a backward reference block; and for the positions of each pair of reference blocks, a first position offset and a second position offset are in a mirror relationship; and obtaining a predicted value of a pixel value of the current picture block based on a pixel value of the target forward reference block and a pixel value of the target backward reference block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang MA, Haitao YANG, Huanbang CHEN, Shan GAO
  • Patent number: 11706417
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining a to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element in a current block by parsing a received bitstream, where the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element includes a syntax element 1 or a syntax element 2 in the current block, obtaining a context model corresponding to the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element, where both of a context model corresponding to the syntax element 1 and a context model corresponding to the syntax element 2 are determined from the same preset context model set, entropy decoding the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element based on the context model corresponding to the to-be-entropy-decoded syntax element, and obtaining a reconstructed image of the current block based on the syntax element obtained by entropy decoding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 11706444
    Abstract: An inter prediction method, including: when a prediction mode of a to-be-processed picture block is an affine motion model-based advanced motion vector prediction mode, obtaining control point motion vectors of the to-be-processed picture block, where the control point motion vectors meet preset first motion vector resolution and/or first motion vector bit depth; then, deriving a motion vector of each motion compensation unit in the to-be-processed picture block based on the control point motion vectors; and obtaining a reconstructed block of the to-be-processed picture block based on the motion vector of each motion compensation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Lian Zhang
  • Patent number: 11695968
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a decoding method includes: obtaining a bitstream including picture data; parsing the bitstream to obtain node split mode information of a first-level coding tree and node split mode information of a second-level coding tree, if the split mode corresponding to the first node is no further splitting, parsing the bitstream to obtain encoding information of the first node; and decoding and reconstructing, based on the encoding information of the first node, a coding unit corresponding to the first node, to obtain a picture corresponding to the picture data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230209096
    Abstract: A loop filtering method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first pixel matrix, where a value of a pixel at a corresponding location in the first pixel matrix corresponds to a luminance value of a pixel at a corresponding location in a first picture block; obtaining a second pixel matrix, where a pixel at a corresponding location in the second pixel matrix corresponds to a quantization step value corresponding to the luminance value of the pixel at the corresponding location in the first picture block; performing filtering processing on an input pixel matrix by using a filtering network to obtain an output pixel matrix, where the filtering network is a neural network that has a filtering function and is obtained through training, the output pixel matrix includes a third pixel matrix. Thus, filtering effect can be improved for reconstructed pictures of various quality levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Xu CHEN, Haitao YANG
  • Patent number: 11689723
    Abstract: A method for inverse quantization of a current block of a picture is provided. The method is performed by a decoder, and the picture comprises a luminance component and a chrominance component, where the luminance component and the chrominance component are partitioned into multiple blocks. The method includes obtaining one or more existing quantization parameter (QP) values from a received bitstream, wherein the one or more existing QP values are associated with a current block in the chrominance component; determining a QP value for the current block in the chrominance component based on the one or more existing QP values; performing inverse quantization on the current block in the chrominance component using the determined QP value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Roman Igorevich Chernyak, Alexander Alexandrovich Karabutov, Sergey Yurievich Ikonin, Timofey Mikhailovich Solovyev, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen, Yin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11683496
    Abstract: A motion vector prediction method includes parsing a bitstream to obtain an index value of a candidate motion vector list and constructing the candidate motion vector list that includes. candidate motion vectors of K control points of a current block. The candidate motion vectors of K control points are obtained based on a 2N-parameter affine transform model used for a neighboring block of the current block, where N and K are integers greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 4 with N not being equal to K. The method further includes determining, in the candidate motion vector list, target candidate motion vectors of the K control points based on the index value and obtaining a predicted motion vector of each subblock of the current block based on the target candidate motion vectors of the K control points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen, Jiali Fu
  • Publication number: 20230188739
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes determining a usage of an SVT- vertical (V) or an SVT-horizontal (H) for a residual block; determining a transform block position of a transform block of the residual block; determining a transform type of the transform block, wherein the transform type indicates a horizontal transform and a vertical transform for the transform block, wherein at least one of the horizontal transform or the vertical transform is a discrete sine transform (DST)-7; and reconstructing the residual block based on the transform type, the transform block position, and transform coefficients of the transform block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Yin Zhao, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Publication number: 20230188711
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes receiving a bitstream; parsing the bitstream to obtain a prediction mode of a current block; when the prediction mode of the current block is a combined intra and inter prediction mode, selecting an execution manner of a triangular prediction unit mode according to a preset policy; determining motion information of the current block according to the execution manner of the triangular prediction unit mode; performing a motion compensation process based on the motion information, to obtain an inter prediction sample; obtaining an intra prediction sample according to the prediction mode of the current block; and combining the inter prediction sample and the intra prediction sample to obtain a prediction picture of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Weiwei Xu, Haitao Yang, Yin Zhao
  • Patent number: 11676376
    Abstract: A method for detecting a field navigation line after ridge sealing of crops includes the following steps. A field crop image is acquired. Image color space transformation, image binaryzation, longitudinal integration, neighborhood setting and region integration calculation are sequentially performed on the field crop image to obtain a crop row image. Detections of an initial middle ridge, a left ridge and a right ridge are performed on the crop row image to obtain center lines of the initial middle ridge, left ridge and right ridge. Center lines of a left (right) crop row are established by using an area 1 between the center lines of the left (right) ridge and the initial middle ridge. A center line model of a middle ridge is established by using an area 0 between the center lines of the left and right crop rows, namely a navigation line of a field operation machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xiuqin Rao, Yangyang Lin, Yanning Zhang, Xiaomin Zhang, Yibin Ying, Haitao Yang, Haiyi Jiang, Yihang Zhu
  • Patent number: 11659161
    Abstract: A reference frame obtaining method includes determining a first reference frame list and a second reference frame list of a current picture block, determining, from the first reference frame list, whether an X-directional reference frame x1 satisfying a condition A1 exists, determining, from the second reference frame list, whether a Y-directional reference frame y1 satisfying a condition B1 exists, and in response to determining that the X-directional reference frame x1 exists and determining that the Y-directional reference frame y1 exists, obtaining index values (R1, R2) of bidirectional reference frames of the current picture block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang