Patents by Inventor Hyeongmoon JANG

Hyeongmoon JANG 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: 12137213
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise: a step for deriving an inter prediction mode from encoded information; a step for constructing reference pictures lists; a step for deriving motion information including reference picture indices for symmetric motion vector differences (SMVD) on the basis of reference pictures included in the reference picture lists; and a step for generating prediction samples on the basis of the motion information. The reference picture indices for SMVD may be derived on the basis of short-term reference pictures included in the reference picture lists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12137241
    Abstract: According to an embodiment disclosed in the present document, it is possible to derive a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) buffer for a current block based on a history, and to derive motion information of the current block based on an HMVP candidate included in the HMVP buffer, thereby increasing inter prediction efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Seunghwan Kim, Junghak Nam, Jaehyun Lim, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12137215
    Abstract: A decoding method performed by a decoding device, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: acquiring, from a bitstream, at least one of a combined inter-picture merge and intra-picture prediction (CIIP) enable flag and a coding unit (CU) skip flag indicating whether a skip mode is applied to a current block; acquiring, from the bitstream, a regular merge flag on the basis that a condition based on the current block size, and at least one of a condition based on the CIIP enable flag and a condition based on the CU skip flag are satisfied; generating prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the regular merge flag; and generating restoration samples on the basis of the prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Naeri Park, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12132926
    Abstract: A video decoding method includes: deriving an LO motion vector and an LI motion vector for a current block; deriving a refined LO motion vector and a refined L1 motion vector, by applying DMVR to the current block based on DMVR flag information; deriving LO prediction samples of the current block based on the refined LO motion vector and LI prediction samples of the current block based on the refined L1 motion vector; deriving prediction samples for the current block based on the LO prediction samples and the L1 prediction samples, by applying BDOF to the current block based on BDOF flag information; and generating reconstruction samples for the current block based on the prediction samples, in which the DMVR flag information is derived based on a predetermined DMVR application condition, and the BDOF flag information is derived based on a predetermined BDOF application condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Rosedale Dynamics LLC
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12132892
    Abstract: According to a disclosure of the present document, when the type of inter-prediction of a current block is indicated as biprediction, weight index information for a candidate within a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list may be derived, and coding efficiency may be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Publication number: 20240357154
    Abstract: According to embodiments according to the present document, merge mode motion vector differences (MMVD) and symmetric motion vector differences (SMVD) may be performed on the basis of reference picture types and, in particular, short-term reference pictures may be used. Accordingly, prediction performance and coding efficiency in an inter prediction mode may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Naeri PARK, Junghak NAM, Hyeongmoon JANG
  • Publication number: 20240348789
    Abstract: A decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of determining a prediction mode of a current block on the basis of information about a prediction mode obtained from a bitstream; constructing a merge candidate list on the basis of the prediction mode; deriving motion information of the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list; and generating prediction samples of the current block on the basis of the motion information, wherein the bitstream includes information about a combined inter-picture merge and intra-picture prediction (CIIP) available flag indicating whether the CIIP is available, and the determination step may include a step of acquiring a regular merge flag from the bitstream on the basis of the CIIP available flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon JANG, Naeri PARK, Seunghwan KIM
  • Patent number: 12120295
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter-prediction type of the current block indicates biprediction, weight index information for a candidate in a merge candidate list or sub-block merge candidate list can be derived, and coding efficiency can be raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Publication number: 20240340437
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises: decoding a current block on the basis of image information, wherein an MVP candidate list for the current block is derived on the basis of an inter prediction mode, which is derived on the basis of image information, and peripheral blocks of the current block; and deriving motion information of the current block on the basis of the MVP candidate list, wherein the peripheral blocks include a left bottom corner peripheral block, a left peripheral block, a right top corner peripheral block, a top peripheral block, and a left top corner peripheral block of the current block, the motion information includes an L0 motion vector for L0 prediction and/or an L1 motion vector for L1 prediction, the L0 motion vector is derived on the basis of an L0 motion vector predictor and an L0 motion vector difference, and the L1 motion vector is derived on the basis of an L1 motion vector predictor and an L1 motion vector difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Naeri Park, Junghak Nam
  • Publication number: 20240323357
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document is characterized by including: a step for deriving reference subblocks in a reference picture on the basis of the motion vector of an adjacent block on the left side of the current block; a step for deriving a subblock-based temporal merge candidate for the current block on the basis of motion information about the reference subblocks; a step for forming an affine merge candidate list for the current block, the affine merge candidate list including the subblock-based temporal merge candidate; a step for deriving motion information about subblocks of the current block on the basis of the affine merge candidate list; a step for deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the motion information about the subblocks; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the prediction samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Hyeongmoon JANG
  • Patent number: 12101509
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: updating an intra-prediction mode of a chroma block on the basis of an intra-prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block on the basis of the intra-prediction mode of the chroma block being a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; and determining a LFNST set including LFNST matrixes on the basis of the updated intra-prediction mode, wherein the updated intra-prediction mode is derived as an intra-prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the updated intra-prediction mode is updated as an intra-DC mode on the basis of the intra-prediction mode, that corresponds to the specific position, being an intra-block copy (IBC) mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 12096022
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image decoding and encoding method which can efficiently perform inter-prediction by applying a regular merge mode to the current block on the basis of the case in which an MMVD mode, a merge sub-block mode, a CIIP mode, and a partitioning mode, in which prediction is performed by dividing the current block into two partitions, are not available for the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Naeri Park, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 12096004
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for decoding a video signal and a device therefor. Specifically, a method for decoding an image based on an inter prediction mode may include: if a merge mode is applied to a current block, generating a merge candidate list by using a spatial neighboring block and a temporal neighboring block of the current block; obtaining a merge index indicating a candidate to be used for an inter prediction of the current block in the merge candidate list; deriving a motion vector of each of subblocks included in the current block based on a motion vector of the candidate used for the inter prediction of the current block; and generating a prediction sample of the current block by using the motion vector of each of subblocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12088845
    Abstract: An image decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining first split information relating to a first target block; if the first split information indicates that the first target block is to be split, splitting the first target block into first sub-blocks; obtaining MPT split information relating to a second target block which is one of the first sub-blocks of the first target block; splitting the second target block into second sub-blocks on the basis of the MPT split information; and decoding the second sub-blocks, wherein the second sub-blocks are non-square blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junghak Nam, Seunghwan Kim, Hyeongmoon Jang, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 12088852
    Abstract: A method by which a decoding device decodes an image, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: generating a restoration picture on the basis of prediction samples of a coding block; deriving a boundary strength (BS) for a boundary of the coding block in the restoration picture; performing deblocking filtering on the boundary of the coding block on the basis of the boundary strength; and deriving a modified restoration picture for the restoration picture on the basis of the deblocking filtering, wherein the boundary strength is derived on the basis of a prediction mode of a first block and a second block that are adjacent to the boundary of the coding block, and the prediction mode of the first block or the second block is derived on the basis of whether the prediction mode of the first block or the second block is a current picture referencing (CPR) mode to be coded in reference to a current picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon Jang, Junghak Nam
  • Patent number: 12081781
    Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, the image processing method comprises the steps of: obtaining an intra prediction mode; obtaining a reference sample using a neighboring sample of the current block; determining whether to perform filtering on the reference sample; filtering the reference sample if it is determined to perform the filtering; and generating a prediction block using the reference sample or the filtered reference sample on the basis of the prediction mode, wherein the current block is a non-square block, the reference sample comprises a left reference sample and a top reference sample, and whether to perform the filtering is determined on the basis of at least one of a current block parameter or a surrounding block parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Rosedale Dynamics LLC
    Inventors: Sunmi Yoo, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Patent number: 12081791
    Abstract: An image decoding method includes: acquiring, from a bitstream, luma weight L0 flag information indicating whether there is an L0 prediction-related weight factor and luma weight L1 flag information indicating whether there is an L1 prediction-related weight factor; determining to apply decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) to an L0 motion vector and L1 motion vector for a current block, when the luma weight L0 flag information and the luma weight L1 flag information are both zero; when it has been determined to apply DMVR, deriving a refined L0 motion vector and a refined L1 motion vector by applying the DMVR to the current block; deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of L0 prediction using the refined L0 motion vector and L1 prediction using the refined L1 motion vector; and generating reconstruction samples for the current block on the basis of the prediction samples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
  • Publication number: 20240291961
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, weight index information for sub-block merge candidates of a current block can be derived and coding efficiency can be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Naeri PARK, Junghak NAM, Hyeongmoon JANG
  • Publication number: 20240275947
    Abstract: According to the disclosure of the present document, when the inter-prediction type of the current block indicates biprediction, weight index information for a candidate in a merge candidate list or sub-block merge candidate list can be derived, and coding efficiency can be raised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Naeri PARK, Junghak NAM, Hyeongmoon JANG
  • Publication number: 20240275982
    Abstract: Provided is an image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus including deriving a temporary reference motion vector for a current block included in a current picture, deriving a reference motion vector for the current block by applying clipping to the temporary reference motion vector, deriving a motion vector for the current block based on the reference motion vector, deriving a predicted block for the current block based on the motion vector for the current block, and generating a reconstructed picture for the current picture based on the predicted block for the current block, wherein a number of bits of a binary code representing the reference motion vector is less than a number of bits of a binary code representing the temporary reference motion vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Hyeongmoon Jang