Patents by Inventor Jin-Soo Choi
Jin-Soo Choi 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).
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Patent number: 12294723Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video. To this end, the method for decoding a video may include: deriving a spatial merge candidate from at least one of spatial candidate blocks of a current block, deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of the current block, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on at least one of the derived spatial merge candidate and the derived temporal merge candidate, wherein a reference picture for the temporal merge candidate is selected based on a reference picture list of a current picture including the current block and a reference picture list of a co-located picture including the co-located block.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: LX SEMICON CO., LTD.Inventors: Dong San Jun, Ha Hyun Lee, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi
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Publication number: 20250142101Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and device. The image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding a prediction mode index; determining whether the prediction mode index indicates function-based intra prediction; inducing a parameter(s) for generating a function, when the prediction mode index indicates the function-based intra prediction; generating the function on the basis of the induced parameter(s); and performing intra prediction by using the generated function.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2024Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Seung Hyun CHO, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Ha Hyun LEE, Dong San JUN, Hui Yong KIM, Byeung Woo JEON, Nam Uk KIM, Seung Su JEON, Jin Soo CHOI
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Patent number: 12289459Abstract: The present invention relates to a decoding method for a bit stream that supports a plurality of layers. The decoding method may include receiving information on a set of video parameters that includes information on the plurality of layers, and parsing the set of video parameters to 5 grasp information on the layers in the bit stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2024Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
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Patent number: 12289449Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a video image based on transform. The method for decoding a video includes: determining a transform mode of a current block; inverse-transforming residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block; and rearranging the inverse-transformed residual data of the current block according to the transform mode of the current block, wherein the transform mode includes at least one of SDST (Shuffling Discrete Sine Transform), SDCT (Shuffling Discrete cosine Transform), DST (Discrete Sine Transform) or DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong UniversityInventors: Sung Chang Lim, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Jin Ho Lee, Ha Hyun Lee, Dong San Jun, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi, Yung Lyul Lee, Nam Uk Kim, Jun Woo Choi
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Publication number: 20250133239Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image encoding method according to the present invention may comprise generating a transform block by performing at least one of transform and quantization; grouping at least one coefficient included in the transform block into at least one coefficient group (CG); scanning at least one coefficient included in the coefficient group; and encoding the at least one coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicants: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITYInventors: Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Jin Ho LEE, Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Yung Lyul LEE, Jun Woo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250133221Abstract: A device for decoding a feature map according to the present disclosure comprises an image decoding unit to decode an image from a bitstream; an inverse format conversion unit to restore a feature map latent representation by converting a formation of a decoded image; and a feature map restoration unit to restore a multi-layer feature map from the feature map latent representation. Here, the feature map restoration unit restores the multi-layer feature map based on a learned neural network parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITYInventors: JooYoung LEE, Youn Hee KIM, Se Yoon JEONG, Jin Soo CHOI, Jung Won KANG, Hui Yong KIM, Hye Won JEONG, Seung Hwan JANG, Yeong Woong KIM, Jang Hyun YU
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH BIT STREAM IS STORED
Publication number: 20250133211Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding an image. For this, a method for decoding an image may include: entropy-decoding a bitstream; determining a scanning unit and a scanning order of the transform coefficients of the current block; scanning and aligning the transform coefficients of the current block based on the determined scanning unit and scanning order; and performing inverse-transform for the aligned transform coefficients.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Seung Hyun CHO, Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Jin Ho LEE, Ha Hyun LEE, Dong San JUN, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI -
Publication number: 20250126251Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining a coding block by partitioning an image, determining a size of the coding block, determining a split type for the coding block based on the size of the coding block, deriving a current block split from the coding block based on the split type for the coding block, and reconstructing the current block. Based on that the size of the coding block is equal to or greater than a first size, the split type for the coding block is implicitly determined as that the coding block is split into four equal-sized subblocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun Suk KO, Jin Ho LEE, Sung Chang LIM, Jung Won KANG, Ha Hyun LEE, Dong San JUN, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250126246Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of coding units, constructing a coding unit group including at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units, obtaining coding information in units of one coding unit group, and decoding at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units included in the coding unit group by using the obtained coding information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jung Won KANG, Sung Chang LIM, Hyun Suk KO, Ha Hyun LEE, Jin Ho LEE, Dong San JUN, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250126274Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information, and the motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250126275Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250126272Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information. The motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Publication number: 20250126273Abstract: An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, an image encoding method performed by an encoding apparatus, and a transmission method for image data are discussed. The image decoding method can include obtaining image information comprising information related to motion compensation from a bitstream, deriving merge candidates of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived merge candidates, determining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and generating a predicted block of the current block based on the motion information of the current block. The information related to the motion compensation includes motion vector resolution information. The motion vector resolution information indicates a specific motion vector resolution among motion vector resolution candidates including an integer pel resolution, a ¼ pel resolution and a 1/16 pel resolution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2024Publication date: April 17, 2025Applicant: LX Semicon Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dong San JUN, Ha Hyun LEE, Jung Won KANG, Hyun Suk KO, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Seung Hyun CHO, Hui Yong KIM, Jin Soo CHOI
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Patent number: 12273538Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for coding/decoding an image. The method for decoding the image comprises the steps of: deriving a scale factor of a current block, depending on whether the current block is a conversion skip block; and scaling the current block on the basis of the scale factor, wherein the scale factor of the current block is derived on the basis of the position of a conversion coefficient inside the current block, and wherein the conversion skip block is the current block to which conversion is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether to apply reconversion to the current block.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee UniversityInventors: Hui Yong Kim, Sung Chang Lim, Jin Ho Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Gwang Hoon Park, Kyung Yong Kim
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Patent number: 12273510Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises decoding first information indicating whether a maximum of N intra prediction modes are used or a maximum of M intra prediction modes are used for an intra prediction for a current block, in which the M is smaller than the N, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block, inverse-mapping the derived intra prediction mode on a corresponding intra prediction mode among the maximum N intra prediction modes when the decoded first information indicates that the maximum M intra prediction modes are used for the intra prediction for the current block, and generating an intra prediction block by performing an intra prediction for the current block, based on the inverse-mapped intra prediction mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2023Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dong San Jun, Jin Ho Lee, Jung Won Kang, Hyun Suk Ko, Sung Chang Lim, Ha Hyun Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Hui Yong Kim, Jin Soo Choi
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Publication number: 20250113055Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. An intra-prediction mode for the target block is derived, and intra-prediction for the target block that uses the derived intra-prediction mode is performed. The intra-prediction mode for the target block is derived using an artificial neural network, and an MPM list for the target block is derived using information about the target block, pieces of information about blocks adjacent to the target block, and the artificial neural network. The artificial neural network outputs one or more available intra-prediction modes. Further, the artificial neural network outputs match probabilities for one or more candidate intra-prediction modes, and each of the match probabilities for the candidate intra-prediction modes indicates a probability that the corresponding candidate intra-prediction mode matches the intra-prediction mode for the target block.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Dong-Hyun KIM, Ji-Hoon DO, Youn-Hee KIM, Se-Yoon JEONG, Hyoung-Jin KWON, Jong-Ho KIM, Joo-Young LEE, Jin-Soo CHOI, Tae-Jin LEE
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Patent number: 12267510Abstract: The present invention relates to an image information decoding method. The decoding method includes receiving a bit stream including a Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) unit that includes information related to encoded image, and parsing a NAL unit header of the NAL unit. The NAL unit header may not include 1 bit flag information that represents whether a picture is a non-reference picture or a reference picture in the entire bit stream during encoding.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research InstituteInventors: Jung Won Kang, Ha Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Choi, Jin Woong Kim
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Publication number: 20250106429Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present invention includes reconstructing a residual block by inverse-quantizing and inverse-transforming an entropy-decoded residual block, generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction on a current block, and reconstructing an picture by adding the reconstructed residual block to the prediction block, wherein generating the prediction block includes generating a final prediction value of a prediction target pixel included in the current block based on a first prediction value of the prediction target pixel and a final correction value calculated by performing an arithmetic right shift on a two's complementary integer representation for an initial correction value of the prediction target pixel by a binary digit of 1. Accordingly, upon image encoding/decoding, computation complexity may be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Hui Yong KIM, Jin Ho LEE, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woong KIM
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Publication number: 20250106389Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting a reference picture index of a temporal merging candidate. An inter-picture prediction method using a temporal merging candidate can include the steps of determining a reference picture index for a current block; and inducing a temporal merging candidate block of the current block and calculating a temporal merging candidate from the temporal merging candidate block, wherein the reference picture index of the temporal merging candidate can be calculated regardless of whether a block other than the current block is decoded. Accordingly, a video processing speed can be increased and video processing complexity can be reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee UniversityInventors: Hui Yong KIM, Gwang Hoon PARK, Kyung Yong KIM, Sang Min KIM, Sung Chang LIM, Jin Ho LEE, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woong KIM
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Publication number: 20250106425Abstract: Disclosed decoding method of the intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: determining whether an intra prediction mode of a present prediction unit is the same as a first candidate intra prediction mode or as a second candidate intra prediction mode on the basis of 1-bit information; and determining, among said first candidate intra prediction mode and said second candidate intra prediction mode, which candidate intra prediction mode is the same as the intra prediction mode of said present prediction unit on the basis of additional 1-bit information, if the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit is the same as at least either the first candidate intra prediction mode or the second candidate intra prediction mode, and decoding the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicants: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Jong Ho KIM, Hui Yong KIM, Se Yoon JEONG, Sung Chang LIM, Ha Hyun LEE, Jin Ho LEE, Suk Hee CHO, Jin Soo CHOI, Jin Woong KIM, Chie Teuk AHN, Mun Churl KIM, Bum Shik LEE