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).

  • Patent number: 11272183
    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 using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode in which a prediction block of the current video block is determined 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, where the performing the conversion includes deriving, according to a rule, boundary samples by applying a left bit shift operation or a right bit shift operation on a sum of at least one reference boundary sample, and where the rule determines whether to apply the left bit shift or the right bit shift operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Zhipin Deng, Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Jizheng Xu
  • Patent number: 11272173
    Abstract: The present application relates to extended application of combined intra-inter prediction. A method for processing video includes: storing a combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP) flag and/or intra mode of the CIIP mode with motion information in a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) table; and performing, at least based on the HMVP table, a conversion between a current block in a video data and a bitstream representation of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang, Na Zhang
  • Patent number: 11272206
    Abstract: A method for processing a video includes performing a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, wherein the conversion of the current block includes determining whether a use of one or both of a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) technique or a decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) technique to the current block is enabled or disabled, and wherein the determining the use of the BIO technique or the DMVR technique is based on a cost criterion associated with the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jizheng Xu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11270646
    Abstract: A pixel circuit, a display panel, a display device, and a driving method. The pixel circuit includes a light emitting element, a driving transistor, a light emitting control circuit, a reset circuit, a threshold compensation circuit, a first data write circuit, and an initializing circuit. The reset circuit includes a first transistor, the first data write circuit includes a third transistor, and a channel length-width ratio of the first transistor is greater than a channel length-width ratio of the third transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yi Zhang, Kai Zhang, Minghua Xuan, Young Yik Ko, Lujiang Huangfu
  • Publication number: 20220070455
    Abstract: In an exemplary aspect, a method for visual media processing includes determining whether a pair of adjacent blocks of visual media data are both intra block copy (IBC) coded; and selectively applying, based on the determination, a deblocking filter (DB) process by identifying a boundary at a vertical edge and/or a horizontal edge of the pair of adjacent blocks, calculating a boundary strength of a filter, deciding whether to turn on or off the filter, and selecting a strength of the filter in case the filter is turned on, wherein the boundary strength of the filter is dependent on a motion vector difference between motion vectors associated with the pair of adjacent blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Weijia ZHU, Kai ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Jizheng XU
  • Publication number: 20220070454
    Abstract: In an exemplary aspect, a method for visual media processing includes identifying a boundary at a vertical edge and/or a horizontal edge of two video blocks; calculating a boundary strength of a filter based on at least one of the two video blocks crossing a vertical edge or a horizontal edge is coded using a combined intra-inter prediction (CIIP) mode; deciding whether to turn on or off the filter; selecting a strength of the filter in case the filter is turned on; and performing, based on the selecting, a deblocking filter (DB) process to the video blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Weijia ZHU, Kai ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Jizheng XU
  • Publication number: 20220070485
    Abstract: A method for video processing is provided to include: determining a motion vector precision of one or more motion vectors related to a current video block of a video; selecting, based on the motion vector precision, a motion vector range; and performing, based on the motion vector range, a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream representation of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Kai ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Jizheng XU, Yue WANG
  • Publication number: 20220070459
    Abstract: A method of visual processing includes determining, during a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether there is a switch from a first residual coding technique to a second residual coding technique based on a number of context coded bins per unit used in the first residual coding technique. The unit is included in the block, and coefficients of the unit are coded in the bitstream representation in multiple passes. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Kai ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Yue WANG
  • Publication number: 20220070483
    Abstract: The present application relates to signaling of combined intra-inter prediction. A method for processing video includes: coding, during a conversion between a current video block in a video data and a bitstream representation of the current video block, a combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP) flag for the current video block by a context model based coding without referring to a CIIP flag of one or more neighboring video blocks to the current video block, and performing, at least by applying the combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP) flag of the current video block, the conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Hongbin LIU, Li ZHANG, Kai ZHANG, Jizheng XU, Yue WANG, Na ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20220070461
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for lossless coding for visual media coding are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, based on a current video block of a video satisfying a dimension constraint, that coding modes are enabled for representing the current video block in a bitstream representation, where the dimension constraint states that a same set of allowed dimensions for the current video block is disabled for the coding modes, and where, for an encoding operation, the coding modes represent the current video block in the bitstream representation without using a transform operation, or where, for a decoding operation, the coding modes are used to obtain the current video block without using an inverse transform operation; and performing a conversion between the current video block and the bitstream representation of the video based on one of the coding modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Kai ZHANG, Zhipin DENG, Hongbin LIU, Na ZHANG, Yue WANG
  • Publication number: 20220070489
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for unified rounding in sub-block based prediction are described. In a representative aspect, a method of video processing includes generating, for a processing of a current block of video, a pairwise merge candidate based on a pair of motion candidates, and performing, based on the pairwise merge candidate, a conversion between the current block and a bitstream representation of the video. In another representative aspect, a method of video processing includes generating, for a current block of video coded using a geometry partition mode, a uni-prediction motion candidate based on a scaled motion vector and a List0 motion vector, and performing, based on the uni-prediction motion candidate, a conversion between the current block and a bitstream representation of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Li ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Yue WANG
  • Publication number: 20220068060
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a smart lock. The method includes obtaining a control request for a smart lock, wherein the control request carries ciphertext information; decrypting the ciphertext information in response to the control request; and controlling the smart lock to perform a target operation based on a decrypted control request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: YUNDING NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao LI, Binghui PENG, Qi YI, Kai ZHANG, Wenfeng LI
  • Publication number: 20220070490
    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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Li ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Yue WANG
  • Patent number: 11265570
    Abstract: A method of video processing is provided to include: maintaining a set of tables, wherein each table includes motion candidates and each motion candidate is associated with corresponding motion information; updating a motion candidate list based on motion candidates in one or more tables using a pruning operation on the motion candidates; and performing a conversion between a first video block and a bitstream representation of a video including the first video block using the constructed motion candidate list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11265210
    Abstract: This application provides a network slice configuration method, apparatus, and system, and pertains to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method includes: after receiving a management request of a network slice, obtaining or determining, by a network slice manager, network resource information corresponding to a subnet included in the network slice, and then sending, in a form of a subnet management request to a subnet manager, the network resource information corresponding to the subnet, so that the subnet manager configures the corresponding subnet based on the network resource information corresponding to the subnet. In this application, network slice configuration efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruiyue Xu, Kai Zhang, Xiaoqian Jia
  • Patent number: 11265541
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which include geometric partitioning, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes making a decision, based on a priority rule, regarding an order of insertion of motion candidates into a motion candidate list for a conversion between a current block of video and a bitstream representation of the video, wherein the current block is coded using a geometry partition mode; and performing, based on the decision and the motion candidate list, the conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang, Na Zhang
  • Patent number: 11265573
    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: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Hongbin Liu, Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Yue Wang
  • Patent number: 11265584
    Abstract: An example method for visual media decoding includes applying, to a current visual media block, a partitioning process that splits the current visual media block into exactly four sub-blocks including at least one sub-block that has a size different from half of a width of the current visual media block times half of a height of the current visual media block decoding, based on a bitstream representation, the four sub-blocks, and decoding, based on the four sub-blocks and the partitioning process, the current visual media block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BYTEDANCE INC.
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Kai Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Hsiao Chiang Chuang, Yue Wang
  • Publication number: 20220060692
    Abstract: A video processing method is provided to include determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a current picture of a video and a coded representation of the video, that use of a coding tool is disabled for the current video block due to use of a reference picture having a dimension different from a dimension of the current picture for coding of the current video block into the coded representation; and performing the conversion based on the determining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Li ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Yue WANG
  • Publication number: 20220060718
    Abstract: A method of visual media processing includes determining whether to use an affine adaptive motion vector resolution (AMVR) technique on visual media data relying on a control information related to the affine AMVR technique in a bitstream representation of the visual media data, wherein the control information is included or excluded from the bitstream representation based on a rule; and performing a conversion between the visual media data and the bitstream representation of the visual media data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Kai ZHANG, Li ZHANG, Hongbin LIU, Yue WANG