Patents by Inventor Huanbang Chen

Huanbang Chen 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: 20200213616
    Abstract: An image prediction method and apparatus includes obtaining predicted motion information of an image block; determining an initial predicted block of the image block according to the predicted motion information and a reference image of the image block; performing, according to the predicted motion information, L iterative searches in the reference image using an integer pixel step size to obtain an intermediate predicted block of the image block; performing a single search in the reference image using a fractional pixel step size to obtain M predicted blocks of the image block; determining a target predicted block of the image block according to the M predicted blocks and the intermediate predicted block; and obtaining a predicted value of a pixel value of the image block according to a pixel value of the target predicted block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shan Gao, Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Jiantong Zhou, Shan Liu, Sriram Sethuraman, Jay Shingala, Jeeva Raj A., Sagar Kotecha
  • Publication number: 20200177877
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video image decoding method in which a size of an affine motion compensation image sub-block in an affine image block is determined based on a motion vector difference, motion vector precision, a distance between control points in the affine image block, and a size of the affine image block, where the size includes a length in a horizontal direction and a length in a vertical direction, so that a length of the affine image block in a horizontal/vertical direction is an integer multiple of the length of the affine motion compensation image sub-block in the horizontal/vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Hong Zhang, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 10659803
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes: determining two pixel samples in a current picture block, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each of the two pixel samples; determining a merged motion information unit set i including two motion information units; and predicting a pixel value of the current picture block by using an affine motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Fan Liang, Haitao Yang
  • Patent number: 10623763
    Abstract: A picture prediction method and a related apparatus are disclosed. A picture prediction method includes: determining K1 pixel samples in a picture block x, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample in the K1 pixel samples, where the candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample includes at least one candidate motion information unit; determining a merged motion information unit set i including K1 motion information units, where each motion information unit in the merged motion information unit set i is selected from at least a part of motion information units in candidate motion information unit sets corresponding to different pixel samples in the K1 pixel samples; and predicting a pixel value of the picture block x by using a non-translational motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Fan Liang
  • Patent number: 10609384
    Abstract: A video coding device selects a current block for sub-block based affine inter-prediction, and derives a sub-block size for a sub-block of the current block. The sub-block size includes a sub-block width and a sub-block height. The device determines a unidirectional width threshold (TwU), a bidirectional width threshold (TwB), a unidirectional height threshold (ThU), and a bidirectional height threshold (ThB), where a total value of TwB and ThB exceeds a total value of TwU and ThU. The device determines that the affine inter-prediction is unidirectional inter-prediction or bidirectional inter-prediction. Based on the determination, the device applies the TwU or the TwB to the sub-block width, and applies the ThU or the ThB to the sub-block height. The device then derives a motion vector for the sub-block based on motion vectors for the current block, the sub-block width, and the sub-block height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Shan Gao, Yin Zhao, Jiantong Zhou, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 10506241
    Abstract: A method for determining a block partition manner in video encoding including: acquiring processing information of N related blocks of a current block; and determining a block partition manner of the current block according to the processing information of the N related blocks; where the processing information is block partition depth information and/or block encoding mode information, N is a positive integer, and the N related blocks include at least one of the following picture blocks: at least one neighboring block of the current block, a reference block of the current block, and at least one neighboring block of the reference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianhua Zheng, Huanbang Chen, Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20190327483
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes: determining a reference block of a current block; obtaining location information and motion information of at least two feature points in the reference block; calculating motion information of each subblock in the current block based on the location information and the motion information of the at least two feature points in the reference block; and performing motion compensation prediction on each subblock in the current block based on the motion information of each subblock in the current block, to obtain a prediction block of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Haitao YANG, Fan LIANG
  • Patent number: 10440380
    Abstract: Embodiments of a picture prediction method and a related apparatus are disclosed. A picture prediction method includes: determining K1 pixel samples in a picture block x, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample in the K1 pixel samples, where the candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample includes at least one candidate motion information unit; determining a merged motion information unit set i including K1 motion information units, where each motion information unit in the merged motion information unit set i is selected from at least a part of motion information units in candidate motion information unit sets corresponding to different pixel samples in the K1 pixel samples; and predicting a pixel value of the picture block x by using a non-translational motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Fan Liang
  • Publication number: 20190289313
    Abstract: A picture prediction method and a related apparatus are disclosed. A picture prediction method includes: determining K1 pixel samples in a picture block x, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample in the K1 pixel samples, where the candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each pixel sample includes at least one candidate motion information unit; determining a merged motion information unit set i including K1 motion information units, where each motion information unit in the merged motion information unit set i is selected from at least a part of motion information units in candidate motion information unit sets corresponding to different pixel samples in the K1 pixel samples; and predicting a pixel value of the picture block x by using a non-translational motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Sixin LIN, Fan LIANG
  • Patent number: 10404993
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes: determining two pixel samples in a current picture block, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each of the two pixel samples; determining a merged motion information unit set i including two motion information units; and predicting a pixel value of the current picture block by using an affine motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Fan Liang, Haitao Yang
  • Publication number: 20190268616
    Abstract: A picture prediction method includes: determining two pixel samples in a current picture block, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each of the two pixel samples; determining a merged motion information unit set i including two motion information units; and predicting a pixel value of the current picture block by using an affine motion model and the merged motion information unit set i.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Sixin LIN, Fan LIANG, Haitao YANG
  • Patent number: 10349079
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a video image encoding method, a video image decoding method, an encoding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a motion vector group of a current encoding block; determining prediction values of a first component set of a motion model initialization vector; determining values of the first component set according to the prediction values of the first component set; and encoding the values of the first component set, and transmitting encoded values of the first component set. According to the video image encoding method in the embodiments of the present application, a motion model initialization vector is determined according to a motion vector group; values of a motion model are determined according to the motion model initialization vector. In this way, a volume of data and a quantity of occupied bits in encoding and decoding transmission can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sixin Lin, Huanbang Chen
  • Publication number: 20190098312
    Abstract: An image prediction method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: parsing first bitstream information, used for indicating a motion information unit, to obtain motion information of each first pixel sample and predicted motion information of each second pixel sample; parsing second bitstream information, used for representing differential motion information of each second pixel sample, to obtain motion information of each second pixel sample; and obtaining a predictor of a current image block based on a motion model of the current image block, the motion information of the first pixel sample, and the motion information of the second pixel sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Haitao YANG, Houqiang LI
  • Publication number: 20190089960
    Abstract: A video coding device selects a current block for sub-block based affine inter-prediction, and derives a sub-block size for a sub-block of the current block. The sub-block size includes a sub-block width and a sub-block height. The device determines a unidirectional width threshold (TwU), a bidirectional width threshold (TwB), a unidirectional height threshold (ThU), and a bidirectional height threshold (ThB), where a total value of TwB and ThB exceeds a total value of TwU and ThU. The device determines that the affine inter-prediction is unidirectional inter-prediction or bidirectional inter-prediction. Based on the determination, the device applies the TwU or the TwB to the sub-block width, and applies the ThU or the ThB to the sub-block height. The device then derives a motion vector for the sub-block based on motion vectors for the current block, the sub-block width, and the sub-block height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Shan Gao, Yin Zhao, Jiantong Zhou, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20180376161
    Abstract: An image encoding method includes: determining N encoded units from adjacent encoded units of a to-be-encoded unit according to a first preset rule, where a motion prediction mode of the N encoded units is the same as that of the to-be-encoded unit; generating an nth motion vector group by using a first preset algorithm and based on a motion vector of an nth encoded unit; determining, from obtained N motion vector groups according to a second preset rule, one motion vector group as an optimal motion vector group; determining a prediction sample value of each sample unit in the to-be-encoded unit by using a second preset algorithm and based on the optimal motion vector group; and encoding a prediction residual of each sample unit and an index identifier of the optimal motion vector group, to obtain a bitstream corresponding to the to-be-encoded unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Haitao Yang
  • Publication number: 20180359484
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of video image processing, and provides a filtering method and an apparatus, to resolve a problem that subjective quality and objective quality of an image deteriorate because filtering processing cannot be performed on internal blocks of a non-translational motion prediction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Sixin Lin, Haitao Yang, Shan Gao
  • Publication number: 20180295381
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain candidate MVs corresponding to neighboring blocks that neighbor a current block in a video frame, generate a candidate list of the candidate MVs, select final MVs from the candidate list, and apply constraints to the final MVs or a transformation to obtain constrained MVs. An apparatus comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain candidate MVs corresponding to neighboring blocks that neighbor a current block in a video frame, generate a candidate list of the candidate MVs, apply constraints to the candidate MVs or a transformation to obtain constrained MVs, and select final MVs from the constrained MVs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Huanbang Chen, Haitao Yang, Jianle Chen
  • Publication number: 20180205965
    Abstract: An image prediction method and apparatus is disclosed. The image prediction method includes: determining, according to information about adjacent image units adjacent to a to-be-processed image unit, whether a set of candidate prediction modes for the to-be-processed image unit includes an affine merge mode, where the affine merge mode indicates that respective predicted images of the to-be-processed image unit and the adjacent image units of the to-be-processed image unit are obtained by using a same affine model; parsing a bitstream to obtain first indication information; determining, in the set of candidate prediction modes, a prediction mode for the to-be-processed image unit according to the first indication information; and determining a predicted image of the to-be-processed image unit according to the prediction mode. The method reduces a bit rate of encoding a prediction mode, thereby improving encoding efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD,
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Sixin LIN, Hong ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170374379
    Abstract: A picture prediction method and a related device are disclosed. The picture prediction method includes: determining two pixel samples in a current picture block, and determining a candidate motion information unit set corresponding to each of the two pixel samples; determining a merged motion information unit set i including two motion information units; and predicting a pixel value of the current picture block by using an affine motion model and the merged motion information unit set i. Technical solutions provided by embodiments of the present disclosure help reduce computational complexity of picture prediction performed based on the affine motion model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Huanbang CHEN, Sixin LIN, Fan LIANG, Haitao YANG
  • Publication number: 20170347116
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a video image encoding method, a video image decoding method, an encoding device, and a decoding device. The method includes: determining a motion vector group of a current encoding block; determining prediction values of a first component set of a motion model initialization vector; determining values of the first component set according to the prediction values of the first component set; and encoding the values of the first component set, and transmitting encoded values of the first component set. According to the video image encoding method in the embodiments of the present application, a motion model initialization vector is determined according to a motion vector group; values of a motion model are determined according to the motion model initialization vector. In this way, a volume of data and a quantity of occupied bits in encoding and decoding transmission can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Sixin LIN, Huanbang CHEN