Patents by Inventor Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang 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: 20250142093
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing. A method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a plurality of co-located frames of the current video block, the current video block being in a current frame co-located with the plurality of co-located frame; and performing the conversion based on the plurality of co-located frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Lei ZHAO, Kai ZHANG, Li ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12289451
    Abstract: A method of video processing is provided to include determining, for a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, a parameter of a cross-component linear model (CCLM) for the video block according to a rule, and performing the conversion based on the determining, and wherein the rule specifies to use a variable representing a neighbouring luma sample in the determining of the parameter of the CCLM only in case that the variable has a certain value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Yang Wang, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12289466
    Abstract: A method of video processing is provided. The method includes: determining, for a conversion between a first video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, that a merge mode with motion vector differences is applied into the first video block; and performing the conversion based on the determining, where the merge mode includes motion vector expression to derive motion information of the first video block, where the motion vector expression includes a first parameter representing a motion vector difference and a second parameter indicating a base candidate from a base candidate list, where the first parameter includes a first motion magnitude and a first motion direction, and where the base candidate list is based on a first merge candidate list for a merge mode which is constructed for the first video block during the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12284354
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block according to a rule, where the rule specifies a relationship between applicability of a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode or a transform mode during the conversion, where the MIP mode includes determining a prediction block of the current video block by performing, on previously coded samples of the video, a boundary downsampling operation, followed by a matrix vector multiplication operation, and selectively followed by an upsampling operation, and where the transform mode specifies use of a transform operation for the determining the prediction block for the current video block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 12284371
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for implementing an adaptive color transform (ACT) during image/video encoding and decoding, including: determining, for a conversion between a video comprising a block and a bitstream of the video, that a size of the block is greater than a maximum allowed size for an ACT mode, and performing, based on the determining, the conversion, wherein, in response to the size of the block being greater than the maximum allowed size for the ACT mode, the block is partitioned into multiple sub-blocks, and wherein each of the multiple sub-blocks share a same prediction mode, and the ACT mode is enabled at a sub-block level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12284081
    Abstract: A network service management method in which a network management unit obtains information about a target network service, where the information about the target network service includes an identifier of the target network service and requirement information of the target network service. The network management unit obtains an identifier of a network based on the requirement information of the target network service, where the network meets the requirement information of the target network service. The network management unit configures an association relationship between the identifier of the target network service and the identifier of the network, or the network management unit configures the identifier of the target network service in management information of the network, or the network management unit configures the identifier of the network in management information of the network service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLGOIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruiyue Xu, Kai Zhang
  • Patent number: 12284347
    Abstract: A method for implementing an adaptive colour transform (ACT) mode during image/video encoding and decoding includes performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the current video block is coded using the ACT mode, wherein the conversion includes applying an inverse ACT transform on the current video block according to a rule, and wherein the rule specifies that a clipping operation, based on a bit depth of the current video block, is applied to an input of the inverse ACT transform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Weijia Zhu, Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Ye-kui Wang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12284374
    Abstract: A method of visual media processing includes determining a size of a buffer to store reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode; and performing a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current video block, using the reference samples stored in the buffer, wherein the conversion is performed in the intra block copy mode which is based on motion information related to a reconstructed block located in same video region with the current video block without referring to a reference picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Jizheng Xu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12284882
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The array substrate includes a substrate; a first metal layer located on the substrate and including a luminous control signal line; a second metal layer located on one side, departing from the substrate, of the first metal layer and including an anode overlap electrode, where the anode overlap electrode and the luminous control signal line have a first overlapping area; and a shielding structure located between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and mutually insulated from the first metal layer and the second metal layer, wherein the orthographic projection of the shielding structure on the substrate at least partially covers the orthographic projection of the first overlapping area on the substrate; and the shielding structure is coupled to a fixed potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gang Wang, Kai Zhang, Tsanghong Wang, Erlong Song, Xingrui Cai
  • Publication number: 20250126285
    Abstract: A method for processing a video includes determining, for a first video unit, a set of local illumination compensation (LIC) parameters including a scaling factor and an offset factor; performing or skipping a pre-process on at least one parameter of the set of LIC parameters; and updating at least one history based local illumination compensation parameter table (HLICT) using at least one parameter of the set of LIC parameters, the at least one HLICT being used for a conversion of subsequent video units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250126244
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing. A method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: obtaining, for a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream of the video, a target number for a set of intra block copy merge mode with block vector difference (IBC-MBVD) candidates, the target number being indicated in the bitstream and dependent on a target configuration of a coding process for coding the current video block; selecting, based on the target number, the set of IBC-MBVD candidates from a plurality of IBC-MBVD candidates associated with an intra block copy (IBC) base candidate for the current video block; and performing the conversion based on the set of IBC-MBVD candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Na ZHANG, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Mehdi Salehifar, Li Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250127014
    Abstract: A display substrate and a display device are disclosed, relating to the technical field of displaying. The display substrate includes: a base substrate including a display region and a frame region surrounding the display region; a first dam portion, located at the frame region and surrounding the display region; and a second dam portion, located at the frame region. A maximum width of the second dam portion in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the second dam portion is less than a maximum width of the first dam portion in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the first dam portion, and the second dam portion is located at a side of the first dam portion adjacent to the display region. A narrow frame of the display substrate can be realized while ensuring the encapsulating performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Hailong YAN, Kai ZHANG, Erlong SONG, Guodong SUN, Kunyan SHI, Zaiyong LONG, Dongjie WU, Huaping SUN, Jingli ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250123891
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a resource processing method, a resource scheduling method, a computing device and a computer storage medium, where the resource processing method includes: creating, according to the number of a pod needed by a target application, at least one instance corresponding to the number of the pod for the target application; performing, according to a resource requirement parameter of the at least one instance and respective available resources of multiple nodes respectively, simulation scheduling in the multiple nodes to determine at least one target node and a respective reserved resource thereof; and generating, according to a simulation scheduling result, a resource reservation result of the target application, where the resource reservation result is used to instruct to perform resource scheduling for the target application by using the a reserved resource of the at least one target node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Yu ZHUANG, Shuangkun TIAN, Qingcan WANG, Peng LI, Kai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250126269
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for video processing. A method for video processing is proposed. The method comprises: determining, for a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream of the video, a target number for a set of motion candidates, the target number being smaller than or equal to an upper limit value; determining, based on the target number and a fast rate distortion optimization (RDO) process, the set of motion candidates from a plurality of motion candidates for an intra block copy (IBC) based mode for coding the current video block; and performing the conversion based on the set of motion candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Na ZHANG, Jizheng XU, Kai ZHANG, Mehdi SALEHIFAR, Li ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12278985
    Abstract: A method for video processing is disclosed to include: determining, for a conversion between a coded representation of a current block of a video and the current block, a motion vector difference (MVD) precision to be used for the conversion from a set of allowed multiple MVD precisions applicable to a video region containing the current video block; and performing the conversion based on the MVD precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12277912
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a signal line film layer arranged on the base substrate; the signal line film layer includes: a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and a conductive connection layer, the conductive connection layer is arranged at a different layer from each of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, and an orthographic projection of the conductive connection layer on the base substrate at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the first conductive layer on the base substrate, and the orthographic projection of the conductive connection layer on the base substrate at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the second conductive layer on the base substrate, the conductive connection layer is respectively coupled to the first conductive layer and the second conductive connection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gang Wang, Kai Zhang, Kunyan Shi, Erlong Song, Hailong Yan, Dongjie Wu, Yafei Chen
  • Patent number: 12278998
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for luma mapping with chroma scaling for video and image coding are disclosed. An example method of video processing includes performing, for a current region comprising a luma block, a first chroma block, and a second chroma block, a conversion between the current region of a video and a bitstream representation of the video according to a rule that specifies an order in which, during decoding, the first chroma block and the second chroma block are processed based on mapped sample values of the luma block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Kui Fan, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 12278949
    Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a video component of a video comprising a current video block and a bitstream representation of the video, that a first coding tool is used based on a rule for the current video block; and performing the conversion according to the determining, wherein the first coding tool includes transforming a representation of a visual signal between two color spaces, and where the rule specifies that a first quantization parameter (QP) offset for a luma channel of the current video block is equal to K1 and a second QP offset for a first chroma channel of the current video block is K1+O, where K1 and O are integers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Weijia Zhu, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20250120271
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display panel, which comprises: a base substrate, and, disposed on the base substrate, a circuit structure layer and a light-emitting structure layer. The base substrate comprises a first display area, and a second display area located on at least one side of the first display area. The circuit structure layer comprises a plurality of first pixel circuits and a plurality of second pixel circuits which are located in the second display area, and a plurality of connecting lines extending from the second display area to the first display area. The light-emitting structure layer comprises a plurality of first light-emitting elements located in the first display area, and a plurality of second light-emitting elements located in the second display area. At least one first pixel circuit is electrically connected to at least one first light-emitting element by means of at least one connection line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Yuxuan PAN, Yu TIAN, Pei WANG, Kai ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250119574
    Abstract: Motion compensation along different directions is disclosed. A method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block, optical flow associated with the current video block in an optical flow-based motion refinement process or prediction process. The optical flow is derived along directions that are different from a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the optical flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yang Wang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang