Abstract: A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. In one embodiment, The method includes: receiving a slice header for a slice of the picture, wherein the slice header comprises a state syntax element; decoding a state value from the state syntax element in the slice header, wherein a) if the state value is not equal to a first value, then the state value indicates that i) the bitstream includes for the picture a picture header comprising a set of picture syntax elements and ii) the slice header does not comprise the set of picture syntax elements and b) if the state value is equal to the first value, then the state value indicates that i) the slice header contains said set of picture syntax elements and ii) the bitstream does not include a picture header for the picture; and using the set of picture syntax elements to decode the slice of the picture.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream, includes decoding a first part of the bitstream to form an address mapping that maps a segment group index value to a segment group address; and decoding a second part of the bitstream. The second part of the bitstream includes code words representing the plurality of segment groups. Decoding the second part of the bitstream includes decoding a first segment group. Decoding the first segment group includes: 1) decoding a first segment group index value for the first segment group; 2) determining a first segment group address for the first segment group; 3) determining a first spatial location for the first segment group; and 4) decoding at least one sample value for the first segment group and assigning the at least one sample value to a location in the decoded picture given by the first spatial location.

Abstract: Method for decoding a picture, comprising: decoding information that the picture is partitioned into more than one segment based on one or more syntax elements in a bitstream; decoding information that the spatial segmentation is uniform based on the one or more syntax elements; determining a segment unit size based on the one or more syntax elements or based on a predefined segment unit size; decoding a first value indicating a segment width from one or more code words in the bitstream; decoding a second value indicating a segment height from the one or more code words; deriving segment column widths based on a picture width in number of segment units and the first value; deriving segment row heights based on a picture height in number of segment units and the second value; deriving a spatial location for a current block based on the derived segment column widths and the derived segment heights; and decoding the current block based on the derived spatial location.

Abstract: A device configured for radiating a focused electromagnetic beam is proposed. Such device comprises: —a first (101) and a second (102) part having respectively a second n2 and third n3 refractive index and a first W1 and second W2; —a first contact area (100e1) intended to be between a host medium having a first refractive index n1 and in which the micro or nanoparticles are intended to be trapped or moved by a focused electromagnetic beam radiated by the device; —a second contact area (100e2) between the first part and the second part; and —a third contact area (100e3) intended to be between the second part and the host medium. The focused electromagnetic beam results from a combination of at least two beams among a first (NJ1), a second (NJ2) and a third (NJ3) jet beams radiated respectively by the first, second and third contact areas when an incoming electromagnetic wave (IEM) illuminates the device.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video bitstream comprising a sequence of pictures comprising a picture A and a picture B, wherein picture A starts a recovery point period and picture B ends the recovery point period. The method includes obtaining the video bitstream and decoding from the video bitstream a normative indication of the recovery point period. The normative indication of the recovery point period indicates that picture A starts the recovery point period and/or that picture B ends the recovery point period.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. The picture comprising a number of units, and the picture being partitioned into a number of spatial segments by a partition structure. The method includes decoding one or more code words in the bitstream; determining that the partition structure is uniform based on the one or more code words; determining the number of spatial segments based on the one or more code words; determining a segment unit size; and deriving the sizes and/or locations for spatial segments in the picture from the one or more code words. Deriving the sizes and/or locations for spatial segments in the picture comprises a first loop over the number of spatial segments in a first dimension or direction. A number of remaining segment units in the first dimension or direction to be segmented is calculated inside the first loop.

Abstract: A device (200) is proposed comprising a first part (101) of a first material having a first refractive index n1 and a second part (102) of a second material having a second refractive index n2 higher than n1. Such device further comprises at least one contact area (110) in between the first and second parts, radiating an outgoing electromagnetic wave (100o) when the device is illuminated by an incoming electromagnetic wave (100i). A projection of the at least one contact area along a direction of propagation of the incoming electromagnetic wave has a non-vanishing height lower than 1.2 times a critical height equal to a wavelength in vacuum of the incoming electromagnetic wave divided by the difference between the second refractive index n2 and the first refractive index n1.

Abstract: A method decodes one or more code words in a loop that is run N times by decoding an indication of whether a picture is a long-term picture or not and deriving a positive integer K[i]>0 for each long-term picture. An indicator value V[i] is derived for each long-term picture by subtracting the value of the positive integer K[i] from a picture indicator value P of the current picture. For each of the indicator values V[i], the indicator value V[i] is compared with values associated with pictures stored in the DPB. The method keeps the pictures stored in the DPB marked as short-term or long-term for which there is a match with one of the indicator values V[i] in the DPB as long-term pictures, and marks long-term pictures for which there is no match with any indicator value V[i] as unused for reference in the DPB.

Abstract: Providing backward compatibility in terms of a media bitstream and a media player conforming to different versions of a media bitstream syntax specification. In one embodiment, a bitstream is made backward compatible by including in the bitstream a first entry for a feature available in the media bitstream and second entry for an updated feature available in the media bitstream, where the first entry is understood both by a media player supporting a first version of a syntax specification and a media player supporting an updated version of the syntax specification, and the second entry is understood by the media player supporting the updated version of the syntax specification, but is not understood by the media player supporting the first version of the syntax specification.

Abstract: An optically-transparent device (100) is disclosed which comprises a main part (10) of dielectric material having a refractive index n2, said device being configured for forming a field intensity distribution in a near zone of said device from electromagnetic waves incidentally illuminating said device, when said device is embedded into a dielectric material having a refractive index n1 lower than said refractive index n2. Said device (100) further comprises at least one insert (11) of dielectric material having a refractive index n3 higher than said refractive index n2, said at least one insert being at least partly inserted into said main part, said refractive index n1 being different from said refractive index n3, and wherein Formula (I) with W2 being a half width of said insert and Formula (II), Formula (III) with W1 being a half width of said main part and Formula (IV), with ? being the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave propagating in the dielectric material having refractive index n1.

Abstract: A method (400) performed by a decoder (260, 600, 701) for decoding a bitstream comprising a picture parameter set, PPS, and a first set of slices. The method includes obtaining (s402) the picture parameter set. The method also includes decoding (s404) a syntax element included in the picture parameter set to obtain an indicator value. The decoder is configured such that if the indicator value is set to a first value then the decoder determines that a picture header included in the bitstream comprises a parameter value corresponding to a particular parameter, otherwise the decoder determines that each slice included in the first set of slices comprises a parameter value corresponding to the particular parameter. If the picture header comprises the parameter value corresponding to the particular parameter, then this parameter value is used to decode slice data of each slice included in the first set of slices.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. In one embodiment, The method includes: receiving a slice header for a slice of the picture, wherein the slice header comprises a state syntax element; decoding a state value from the state syntax element in the slice header, wherein a) if the state value is not equal to a first value, then the state value indicates that i) the bitstream includes for the picture a picture header comprising a set of picture syntax elements and ii) the slice header does not comprise the set of picture syntax elements and b) if the state value is equal to the first value, then the state value indicates that i) the slice header contains said set of picture syntax elements and ii) the bitstream does not include a picture header for the picture; and using the set of picture syntax elements to decode the slice of the picture.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an optically-transparent device (100) comprising a main part (10) of dielectric material having a refractive index n2. Such an optically-transparent device is configured for forming a field intensity distribution in a near zone of said device, from electromagnetic waves incidentally illuminating said device, when said device is embedded in a dielectric material having a refractive index n1 lower than said refractive index n2.

Abstract: In encoding a picture, comprising a plurality of tiles, into a bit-stream, a method and apparatus is provided for signaling the tile attribute values per-tile, using a compact syntax. These embodiments signal per-tile attribute values using a loop over the tiles. The tile attributes may, for example, be in the form of a set of tile syntax elements (one syntax element per tile attribute), or for example in the form of a set of flags to enable or disable the usage of the tile attributes. These embodiments provide freedom for an encoder to assign the tile attribute values per tile, or per any subset of tiles in a picture, and the attribute values are signaled in a compact syntax using a loop (or loops) over tiles.

Abstract: A method (400) performed by a decoder (260, 600, 701) for decoding a bitstream comprising a picture parameter set, PPS, and a first set of slices. The method includes obtaining (s402) the picture parameter set. The method also includes decoding (s404) a syntax element included in the picture parameter set to obtain an indicator value. The decoder is configured such that if the indicator value is set to a first value then the decoder determines that a picture header included in the bitstream comprises a parameter value corresponding to a particular parameter, otherwise the decoder determines that each slice included in the first set of slices comprises a parameter value corresponding to the particular parameter. If the picture header comprises the parameter value corresponding to the particular parameter, then this parameter value is used to decode slice data of each slice included in the first set of slices.

Abstract: An encoder (400), a decoder (450), and methods (20, 30) for partitioning a picture from a sequence of video pictures into a layout having a plurality of flexible tiles or segments is disclosed. Each tile or segment (T) comprises a single rectangular or square region. The encoder generates (22) a partition structure and encodes (28) the tiles according to the partition structure. The encoder also generates a bitstream (12) comprising a plurality of coded segments and information indicating the partition structure used to partition the picture into the plurality of flexible tiles or segments, and sends (29) the bitstream to the decoder. Upon receipt the decoder uses the coded segments and information in the bitstream to decode (38) the plurality of coded segments.

Abstract: A device for shielding a sub-wavelength-scale object from an electromagnetic wave incident on the device. The device includes a layer of dielectric material, a surface of which has a change of level forming a step. The step is in contact with a medium having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the dielectric material. The sub-wavelength-scale object is located within the device in a quiet zone where an electromagnetic field intensity is below a threshold, the quiet zone extending above said surface, in a vicinity of the step, in a direction of incidence of said incident electromagnetic wave.

Abstract: It is proposed an image sensor comprising pixels for acquiring color information from incoming visible light, wherein said image sensor comprising three pixels being partially covered by a color splitter structure for deviating only one color channel of said incoming visible light towards one of said three pixels, and for deviating other colors of said incoming visible light towards the other pixels among said three pixels.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. In one embodiment, The method includes: receiving a slice header for a slice of the picture, wherein the slice header comprises a state syntax element; decoding a state value from the state syntax element in the slice header, wherein a) if the state value is not equal to a first value, then the state value indicates that i) the bitstream includes for the picture a picture header comprising a set of picture syntax elements and ii) the slice header does not comprise the set of picture syntax elements and b) if the state value is equal to the first value, then the state value indicates that i) the slice header contains said set of picture syntax elements and ii) the bitstream does not include a picture header for the picture; and using the set of picture syntax elements to decode the slice of the picture.

Abstract: Method for decoding a picture, comprising: decoding information that the picture is partitioned into more than one segment based on one or more syntax elements in a bitstream; decoding information that the spatial segmentation is uniform based on the one or more syntax elements; determining a segment unit size based on the one or more syntax elements or based on a predefined segment unit size; decoding a first value indicating a segment width from one or more code words in the bitstream; decoding a second value indicating a segment height from the one or more code words; deriving segment column widths based on a picture width in number of segment units and the first value; deriving segment row heights based on a picture height in number of segment units and the second value; deriving a spatial location for a current block based on the derived segment column widths and the derived segment heights; and decoding the current block based on the derived spatial location.