Patents by Inventor Moonmo Koo

Moonmo Koo 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: 20230064931
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise deriving transform coefficients for a current block, based on the residual information; deriving residual samples for the current block from the transform coefficients, based on LFNST or MTS; and receiving an LFNST index related to an LFNST matrix when the LFNST is applied to the current block, wherein the LFNST index is signaled at a transform unit level for the current block, after deriving the transform coefficients for the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Patent number: 11595691
    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: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Hyeongmoon Jang, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230054294
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise a step for deriving corrected transform coefficients, wherein the step for deriving corrected transform coefficients may comprise the steps of: determining whether the tree type of the current block is a single tree; deriving a first variable and a second variable for a luma component of the current block and not deriving the first and second variables for a chroma component of the current block if the tree type is the first tree; parsing an LFNST index on the basis of the first variable and the second variable; and deriving the corrected transform coefficients by applying an LFNST kernel derived on the basis of the LFNST index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Publication number: 20230059802
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of generating residual samples of a current block on the basis of residual information, wherein the residual information comprises a multiple transform selection (MTS) index and information regarding transform coefficients, the residual samples are generated from transform coefficients according to the information regarding the transform coefficients by using a transform kernel set, the transform kernel set is determined by the MTS index from among transform kernel set candidates, at least one of bins of a bin string of the MTS index is derived on the basis of context coding, the context coding is performed based on a value of a context index with respect to the MTS index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Seunghwan KIM
  • Publication number: 20230054265
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: acquiring prediction-related information and residual-related information for a current block; deriving transform coefficients for the current block on the basis of the residual-related information; and generating residual samples of the current block on the basis of the transform coefficients, wherein the residual-related information includes low-frequency non-separable transform (LFNST) index information indicating information relating to non-separable transform for a low-frequency transform coefficient of the current block on the basis of a matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) flag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Jaehyun LIM, Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11589075
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a video signal processing method and device. Particularly, a method for decoding a video signal, may comprise the steps of: checking whether a transfer skip is applied to a current block; obtaining, from a video signal, a transform index for indicating a transform type set applied to the current block when the transform skip is not applied to the current block, wherein the transform type set includes transform types applied to the current block in horizontal and vertical directions; checking whether the transform type set includes DCT2; determining a region to which a primary transform is applied based on a checking result; and performing an inverse transform on the region to which the primary transform is applied in the horizontal and vertical directions using the transform types included in the transform type set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11589051
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for video signal processing. A method for decoding an image signal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include determining an input length and an output length of a non-separable transform based on a height and a width of a current block; determining a non-separable transform matrix corresponding to the input length and the output length of a non-separable transform; and applying the non-separable transform matrix to coefficients by a number of the input length in the current block, wherein the height and the width of a current block is greater than or equal to 8, wherein, if each of the height and the width of a current block is equal to 8, the input length of the non-separable transform is determined as 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230053262
    Abstract: A video transform method includes: receiving a quantized transform coefficient for a target block and a transform index for a non-separated secondary transform; inverse-quantizing the quantized transform coefficient; deriving an input transform coefficient size indicating the length of the inverse-quantized transform coefficient to which the non-separated secondary transform has been applied, an output transform coefficient size indicating the length of a modified transform coefficient to which the non-separated secondary transform has been applied, and a transform set mapped to the intra mode of the target block, when the transform index does not indicate that the non-separated secondary transform is not performed; and deriving the modified transform coefficient on the basis of a matrix operation on a transform kernel matrix in the transform set indicated by the transform index, and a transform coefficient list corresponding to the input transform coefficient size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Junghak NAM, Seunghwan KIM, Mehdi SALEHIFAR
  • Publication number: 20230049623
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises: a residual coding step for parsing residual information received in a residual coding level and arranging transform coefficients for a current block according to a predetermined scanning order; a step for deriving residual samples by applying at least one of LFNST or MTS to the transform coefficients; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples, wherein the LFNST is performed on the basis of an LFNST index indicating an LFNST kernel, the MTS is performed on the basis of an MTS index indicating an MTS kernel, the LFNST index and the MTS index are signaled in a coding unit level, and the MTS index is signaled immediately after the signaling of the LFNST index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Seunghwan KIM, Mehdi SALEHIFAR
  • Publication number: 20230047743
    Abstract: An image coding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving transform coefficients for a current block on the basis of residual-related information; and generating residual samples of the current block on the basis of the transform coefficients. The residual-related information comprises low frequency non-separable transform (LFNST) index information, showing information relating to non-separable transform for low-frequency transform coefficients of the current block, on the basis of a matrix-based intra-prediction (MIP) flag showing whether or not MIP is applied to the current block. The residual samples are generated from the transform coefficients on the basis of the LFNST index information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Jaehyun LIM, Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11582486
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present document is characterized by comprising: a step for deriving transform coefficients through inverse quantization on the basis of quantized transform coefficients for a target block; a step for deriving modified transform coefficients on the basis of an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) of the transform coefficients; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of residual samples for the target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform of the modified transform coefficients, wherein the inverse RST using a transform kernel matrix is performed on transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region of an 8×8 region of the target block, and the modified transform coefficients of the upper-left 4×4 region, upper-right 4×4 region, and lower-left 4×4 region of the 8×8 region are derived through the inverse RST.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11575914
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present disclosure includes deriving transform coefficients through dequantization based on the quantized transform coefficients for the target block; deriving modified transform coefficients based on an inverse reduced secondary transform (RST) for the transform coefficients; deriving residual samples for the target block based on an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients; and generating a reconstructed samples based on the residual samples, and prediction samples derived based on an intra prediction mode for the target block, wherein the inverse RST is performed based on a transform kernel matrix selected from a transform set including a plurality of transform kernel matrices, the transform set is determined based on a mapping relationship according to the intra prediction mode applied to the target block, and a plurality of intra prediction modes including the intra prediction mode of the target block are mapped to one transform set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Publication number: 20230036126
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: applying an LFNST to transform coefficients so as to derive modified transform coefficients; and deriving residual samples for a target block on the basis of an inverse primary transform for the modified transform coefficients, wherein the step of deriving the transform coefficients comprises: determining whether a scaling list is applied to a current block on the basis of a tree type of the current block and whether the LFNST is applied; and deriving transform coefficients for the current block from residual information on the basis of the determination result, and when the tree type of the current block is a single tree and a chroma component, the scaling list can be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Seunghwan KIM, Jaehyun LIM
  • Publication number: 20230035396
    Abstract: A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus includes the steps of: deriving control points (CP) for a current block; acquiring movement vectors for the CPs; deriving a sample unit movement vector in the current block on the basis of the acquired movement vectors; and deriving a prediction sample for the current block on the basis of the sample unit movement vector. According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively perform, through sample unit motion vectors, inter-prediction not only in a case where an image in the current block is plane-shifted but also in a case where there are various image distortions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hyeongmoon JANG, Eunyong SON, Moonmo KOO, Seungwook PARK, Yongjoon JEON
  • Publication number: 20230035863
    Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: receiving a quantized transform coefficient for a target block and a transform index for non-separable quadratic transform; deriving transform coefficients by inversely quantizing the quantized transform coefficient; deriving corrected transform coefficients on the basis of a transform kernel matrix in a predetermined transform set indicated by the transform index; and deriving residual samples for the target block on the basis of inverse linear transform for the corrected transform coefficients, wherein when the target block is divided into a predetermined number of sub-blocks and is coded by intra prediction, the corrected transform coefficients are derived in units of the sub-blocks, and the transform index is received for the target block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jaehyun LIM, Seunghwan KIM
  • Patent number: 11570476
    Abstract: A video decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving a modified transform coefficient, and the step of deriving the transform coefficient may comprise the steps of: determining whether an LFNST can be applied to the height and width of a current block on the basis of the tree type and color format of the current block; parsing an LFNST index if the LFNST can be applied; and deriving the modified transform coefficient on the basis of the LFNST index and an LFNST matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim
  • Patent number: 11570452
    Abstract: An image information decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding a non-separable secondary transform (NSST) index from a bitstream if NSST is applied to a target block; decoding information relating to transform coefficients with respect to the target block from the bitstream on the basis of the decoded NSST index; and deriving the transform coefficients with respect to the target block on the basis of the decoded information relating to the transform coefficients, wherein the NSST index is decoded prior to the information relating to the transform coefficients with respect to the target block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim, Moonmo Koo
  • Patent number: 11570438
    Abstract: An image decoding method includes: acquiring a multiple transform selection (MTS) index and residual information from a bitstream; deriving transform coefficients for the current block on the basis of the residual information; and generating residual samples of the current block on the basis of the MTS index and the transform coefficients, wherein the MTS index indicates a transform kernel set to be applied to the current block among transform kernel set candidates, at least one bin among bins of a bin string of the MTS index is derived on the basis of context coding, the context coding is performed on the basis of values of increase and decrease in a context index pertaining to the MTS index, and a single value of increase and decrease in the context index can be used for the context coding of the first bin among the bins of the bin string.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Junghak Nam, Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11570475
    Abstract: A video transform method includes: receiving a quantized transform coefficient for a target block and a transform index for a non-separated secondary transform; inverse-quantizing the quantized transform coefficient; deriving an input transform coefficient size indicating the length of the inverse-quantized transform coefficient to which the non-separated secondary transform has been applied, an output transform coefficient size indicating the length of a modified transform coefficient to which the non-separated secondary transform has been applied, and a transform set mapped to the intra mode of the target block, when the transform index does not indicate that the non-separated secondary transform is not performed; and deriving the modified transform coefficient on the basis of a matrix operation on a transform kernel matrix in the transform set indicated by the transform index, and a transform coefficient list corresponding to the input transform coefficient size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Junghak Nam, Seunghwan Kim, Mehdi Salehifar
  • Patent number: 11563937
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for processing a video signal. A method for decoding an image signal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: for a current block having a width and a height different from each other, determining a modified intra prediction mode from an intra prediction mode, on the basis of a ratio between the width and the height of the current block and the intra prediction mode; determining an inverse non-separable transform set on the basis of the modified intra prediction mode; and applying an inverse non-separable transform matrix selected from the inverse non-separable transform set with respect to the top-left region of the current block, which is determined according to the width and the height of the current block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Mehdi Salehifar, Seunghwan Kim, Jaehyun Lim