Patents by Inventor Hongbin Wang

Hongbin Wang 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: 11930173
    Abstract: Transform parameter derivation based on block partition is described. In an exemplary aspect, a method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a first block of video and a bitstream representation of the first block of video, whether a use of non-power-of-two partition trees (NPT-T) is enabled or disabled, wherein the NPT-T includes splitting the first block to multiple smaller sized child blocks of the first block, and at least one child block's width and/or height have a dimension that is a non-power-of-two integer; and performing the conversion based on the NPT-T in response to the determination that the NPT-T is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11930176
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes context modeling and multiple transform matrix selection, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, that an indication of a transform type in a multiple transform selection (MTS) operation is excluded from the bitstream representation, and wherein the current video block is coded using an intra block copy mode, and performing the conversion, wherein the indication is in a sequence parameter set, a picture parameter set, a tile group header, a slice header, a picture header, a tile header, a coding tree unit row, or a video data unit, and wherein the MTS operation includes using a transform from a plurality of predefined transform candidates for transforming a prediction error of the current video block during the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11930185
    Abstract: A method for video processing is provided. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video that is a chroma block and a coded representation of the video, multiple sets of parameters, wherein each set of parameters defines a cross-component linear model (CCLM) and is derived from a corresponding group of chroma samples at corresponding chroma sample positions; determining, based on the multiple sets of parameters, parameters for a final CCLM; and performing the conversion based on the final CCLM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11930165
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing video processing techniques are described. In one example implementation, a method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, a manner in which coding information of the current block is represented in the bitstream representation in part based on whether a condition associated with a size of the current block is satisfied. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11926794
    Abstract: A continuous operation method is employed for the microwave high-temperature pyrolysis of a solid material containing an organic matter. The method includes the steps of mixing a solid material containing an organic matter with a liquid organic medium; transferring the obtained mixture to a microwave field; and in the microwave field, continuously contacting the mixture with a strong wave absorption material in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum. The strong wave absorption material continuously generates a high temperature under a microwave such that the solid material containing an organic matter and the liquid organic medium are continuously pyrolyzed to implement a continuous operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haibin Jiang, Jinliang Qiao, Xiaohong Zhang, Wenlu Liu, Jianming Gao, Guicun Qi, Zhihai Song, Jinmei Lai, Chuanlun Cai, Binghai Li, Xiang Wang, Yue Ru, Hongbin Zhang, Peng Han, Jiangru Zhang, Chao Jiang, Zhaoyan Guo
  • Publication number: 20240080496
    Abstract: A method of processing video data includes determining that a non-linear adaptive loop filtering operation is applied for a current video region of a video; deriving a first filtering index for the current video region and deriving a first filtering parameter based on the first filtering index; deriving a first clipping parameter from a clipping parameter set based on the first filtering index; performing a clipping operation that is part of the non-linear adaptive loop filtering operation based on the first clipping parameter, where the first clipping parameter is used to clip differences between reference sample values of a current sample value of the current video region and the current sample value before applying the first filtering parameter; and performing a conversion between the current video region and a bitstream of the video based on the non-linear adaptive loop filtering operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240080442
    Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video unit of a video and a coded representation of the video, a default intra prediction mode for the video unit coded using a certain intra prediction mode such that a prediction block of the current video block is generated without extrapolating neighboring pixels of the current video block along a direction; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11923685
    Abstract: A reactive power-voltage control method for integrated transmission and distribution networks is provided. The reactive power-voltage control method includes: establishing a reactive power-voltage control model for a power system consisting of a transmission network and a plurality of distribution networks; performing a second order cone relaxation on a non-convex constraint of the plurality of distribution network constraints to obtain the convex-relaxed reactive power-voltage control model; solving the convex-relaxed reactive power-voltage control model to acquire control variables of the transmission network and control variables of each distribution network; and controlling the transmission network based on the control variables of the transmission network and controlling each distribution network based on the control variables of the distribution network, so as to realize coordinated control of the power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, STATE GRID JIBEI ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
    Inventors: Bin Wang, Yanling Du, Wenchuan Wu, Haitao Liu, Hongbin Sun, Guannan Wang, Qinglai Guo, Qi Wang, Chenhui Lin
  • Patent number: 11924469
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video process are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of the video, wherein the performing of the conversion includes determining, based on a width (W) and/or a height (H) of the current video block, an applicability of a secondary transform tool to the current video block, and wherein the secondary transform tool includes applying, during encoding, a forward secondary transform to an output of a forward primary transform applied to a residual of a video block prior to quantization, or applying, during decoding, an inverse secondary transform to an output of dequantization of the video block before applying an inverse primary transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11924421
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes using default motion candidates for video coding, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, weights to use for a weighted average of prediction samples along an edge of two partitions of the block. The two partitions are generated according to a geometry partition mode, and the weights are selected from a first weighting factor group that at least one of the weights is equal to 0 or 1. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11924432
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for palette mode coding are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The bitstream representation is processed according to a format rule that specifies a first indication of usage of a palette mode and a second indication of usage of an intra block copy (IBC) mode are signaled dependent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11924463
    Abstract: A video processing method is provided to include determining, for a current video block of a video, a final prediction block for the current video block by refining one or more initial predictions for the current video block using an optical flow calculation based on a gradient of initial prediction samples according to a precision rule; and performing a conversion between the current video block and a coded representation using the final prediction block, wherein the optical flow calculation includes a prediction refinement with optical flow (PROF) procedure or a bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) procedure, wherein the precision rule specifies to use a same precision for representing the gradient for both the PROF procedure and the BDOF procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11924422
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems related to video processing are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method of video processing includes performing a conversion between a block of a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video using an intra-subblock partitioning (ISP) mode. A prediction is determined for each sub-partition using an intra-prediction process based on samples in the current picture using the ISP mode. The block is partitioned into multiple sub-partitions including a first sub-partitions having a same top-left corner position as a top-left corner position of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Zhipin Deng, Na Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240073417
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes using default motion candidates for video coding, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, weights to use for a weighted average of prediction samples along an edge of two partitions of the block. The two partitions are generated according to a geometry partition mode, and the weights are selected from a first weighting factor group that at least one of the weights is equal to 0 or 1. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20240073457
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for processing video are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between a video comprising a video unit and a bitstream of the video, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule, and wherein the format rule specifies that a first syntax element indicating whether an in-loop filtering operation is performed across tile boundaries is selectively included in the bitstream responsive to whether or how the video unit is partitioned into tiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Yang Wang, Ye-kui Wang, Zhipin Deng, Jizheng Xu, Hongbin Liu
  • Publication number: 20240073429
    Abstract: A method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of the video, whether an intra block copy (IBC) mode in which a prediction block for the current video block is calculated based on a block vector in a picture that includes current video block is enabled based on a rule on a block dimension; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11917197
    Abstract: Extensions of intra coding modes in video coding are described. One example is a method for video processing, comprising: generating, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of a video, a set of extended intra prediction modes (IPMs) associated with the current video block by revising a set of existing IPMs to include at least one new coding method, wherein the new coding method is different from coding methods in the existing IPMs and is to be treated as IPM; and performing the conversion based on the set of extended IPMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11917196
    Abstract: A video processing method includes performing a conversion between a video comprising multiple video units and a coded representation of the video in which the multiple video units are processed in an order, where, when a video unit of the multiple video units is processed in the conversion, one or more frequence tables and/or one or more sorted intra prediction mode (IPM) tables are reset or initialized, where the one or more frequence tables include information about frequence of one or more intra prediction modes used for processing previous video units in the multiple video units, where the previous video units precede in time the video unit, where the frequence indicates an occurrence of the one or more intra prediction modes used for the conversion, and where the one or more sorted IPM tables indicate the one or more intra prediction modes used in the processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC., Bytedance (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Junru Li, Meng Wang, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang, Shiqi Wang
  • Publication number: 20240013992
    Abstract: For a hybrid circuit interrupter that includes a secondary actuator disposed in series with a primary actuator, with the primary actuator used for opening the switch at ultra-fast speeds and the secondary actuator used for opening the switch at normal speeds, a performance monitoring system is disclosed. The monitoring system can use either an optical sensor or position sensitive device (PSD) to detect movement of the primary actuator. The optical sensor is coupled to the circuit interrupter housing, and a distance detection means is disposed within the secondary actuator in a manner that enables the optical sensor to detect the movement of a reference surface on the moving assembly of the primary actuator. The PSD is positioned to face a thru-hole formed in a drive shaft of the circuit interrupter, and to sense a change in position of light emitted through the thru-hole during an opening stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Z. Chen, Andrew L. Gottschalk, Steven Schmalz, Andy Schroedermeier, Hongbin Wang
  • Patent number: D1017612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN YONGFENGWANG TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Hongbin Wang