Patents by Inventor Sehoon Yea

Sehoon Yea 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: 20180063552
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of decoding a video signal. The method includes extracting an intra-prediction mode of a current block from a video signal, generating a prediction block according to the intra-prediction mode, performing a transform on the prediction block, performing a filtering on the transformed prediction block using a spatial correlation coefficient, and generating a reconstruction block based on the filtered prediction block and a residual block, wherein the spatial correlation coefficient is a value determined based on a direction of the intra-prediction mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chulkeun KIM, Jin HEO, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20180048890
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for decoding a video signal. The method includes: obtaining filtering flag information indicating whether to perform filtering for a target unit; obtaining a filter parameter based on the filtering flag information, the filter parameter including at least one of a base filter kernel and a modulation weight; and performing filtering for the target unit using the filter parameter, wherein the filter parameter corresponds to a temporal filter parameter or a spatial filter parameter, and the temporal filter parameter is used to minimize the difference between an original image and a reference image, and the spatial filter parameter is used to minimize the difference between the original image and a reconstructed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Chulkeun KIM, Junghak NAM, Seungwook PARK, Sehoon YEA
  • Patent number: 9894384
    Abstract: The video signal decoding method according to the present invention involves acquiring weighting-value predicting data of a neighboring view texture block corresponding to the current view texture block, deriving weighting-value predicting data of the current view texture block by using the weighting-value predicting data of the neighboring view texture block, and subjecting the current view texture block to weighting-value compensation by using the derived weighting-value predicting data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9894385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing method and device and is capable of acquiring differential depth index information on the basis of a predetermined binarization method, acquiring a differential depth value by using the differential depth index information, acquiring the depth value of a current depth block by using the differential depth value, and decoding the current depth block by using the depth value of the current depth block. The present invention can increase encoding efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20180041768
    Abstract: A polygon unit-based image processing method, and a device for the same are disclosed. Specifically, a method for decoding an image on the basis of a polygon unit can comprise the steps of: deriving a motion vector predictor for a polygon apex forming the polygon unit; deriving a motion vector for the polygon apex on the basis of a motion vector difference for the polygon apex and the motion vector predictor; and deriving a prediction sample for the polygon unit from a division unit, which is specified by the motion vector, in a reference picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Sehoon YEA, Eunyong SON, Jin HEO
  • Publication number: 20180041760
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of decoding a video signal using graph-based transform comprising the steps: extracting prediction unit partition information of a current coding unit from the video signal; obtaining a graph-based transform kernel from predetermined table information based on the prediction unit partition information; and performing an inverse-transform of a transform unit using the graph-based transform kernel, wherein the graph-based transform kernel corresponds to at least one of the prediction unit partition information and an edge weight, and the edge weight is a predetermined value representing a correlation between pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Moonmo KOO, Jin HEO, Eunyong SON, Sehoon YEA, Seungwook PARK, Kyuwoon KIM, Bumshik LEE
  • Publication number: 20180035112
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for decoding a video signal, including deriving position information of an integer sample within a target block, performing non-uniform interpolation filtering on the integer sample based on the position information of the integer sample, deriving an interpolation sample value according to a result of the non-uniform interpolation filtering, and obtaining a prediction sample value using the interpolation sample value, wherein the non-uniform interpolation filtering is different in at least one of a phase interval or the number of interpolation samples, the phase interval represents an interval between interpolation samples, and the number of interpolation samples represents the number of interpolation samples generated between integer samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Chulkeun KIM, Junghak NAM, Seungwook PARK, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20180007388
    Abstract: A video decoding method that includes: receiving information for deriving motion information of a current block; deriving the motion information of the current block based on the received information for deriving the motion information; and performing prediction to generate predicted pixels of the current block based on the motion information of the current block, wherein the motion information of the current block is determined by using motion information of a reference block, wherein the reference block is determined based on a specific disparity vector, wherein the specific disparity vector is determined for an area in a picture to which the current block belongs, wherein the area which the specific disparity vector is determined is split based on a quad tree structure, and wherein the current block is a block of a texture picture and the reference block is a block in a reference view is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jaewon SUNG, Sehoon YEA, Eunyong SON, Jiwook JUNG
  • Patent number: 9860555
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing a video signal, comprising the step of inducing an inter-view motion vector of a current texture block by considering priorities between inter-view motion vector candidates of the current texture block, wherein the inter-view motion vector candidates include an inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, an inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or a reference inter-view motion vector, and inter-view inter prediction is performed by using the induced inter-view motion vector. The present invention can increase the accuracy of the inter-view inter prediction by selectively using the inter-view motion vector of a spatial neighboring block, the inter-view motion vector of a temporal neighboring block and/or the reference inter-view motion vector to induce an accurate inter-view motion vector, and can improve coding efficiency by reducing the amount of residual data to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Moonmo Koo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9854269
    Abstract: The method for processing a multiview video signal according to the present invention acquires motion information generated by predictively coding a picture of a reference point, acquires motion information on a part of a block of the picture from among the motion information generated by predictively coding the picture of a non-reference point, and compresses the motion information acquired for every picture of the reference point and non-reference point and stores the compressed motion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Patent number: 9826239
    Abstract: The video signal processing method according to the present invention comprises: generating a candidate mode list of a current block on the basis of an intra-prediction mode from the spatial neighboring block of the current block; modifying the candidate mode list on the basis of an intra-prediction mode from the neighboring view of the current block; inducing the intra-prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the modified candidate mode list; and predicting the current block by using the induced intra-prediction mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Heo, Jiwook Jung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Taesup Kim, Jaewon Sung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20170310974
    Abstract: A method of encoding a video signal includes selecting a set of base filter kernels from a filter bank; determining a prediction filter parameter based on the set of base filter kernels; performing a filtering of a reference region for a target region based on the prediction filter parameter; and predicting the target region based on the filtered reference region, wherein the prediction filter parameter includes at least one of modulation scalar and partition information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Onur GULERYUZ, Shunyao LI, Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20170310993
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 3D video coding device and method. A decoding method according to the present invention provides a 3D video decoding method. A decoding method comprises the steps of: deriving a disparity vector with respect to a current block; deriving the location of a corresponding sample on a reference view on the basis of the disparity vector; deriving the location of a reference sample on the basis of the location of the corresponding sample; and deriving movement information of a prediction block that covers the location of the reference sample. According to the present invention, when a corresponding block in a reference view is derived by means of a disparity vector, movement information of the corresponding block can be derived in accordance with movement information compression, a buffer load of an encoder and a decoder can be reduced, and coding efficiency can be enhanced by having the amount of information being processed reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Junghak NAM, Sehoon YEA, Jungdong SEO, Sunmi YOO
  • Publication number: 20170310994
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for coding a 3D video, and a decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding information on an intra-skip mode for a current block; deriving, as the intra-skip mode, a prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the information on the intra-skip mode; generating a candidate list for the intra-skip mode; and generating a reconstruction sample of the current block on the basis of the candidate list. The present invention can reduce the amount of data to be transmitted and improve coding efficiency by coding a current block on the basis of an intra-skip mode in 3D video coding. In addition, the present invention can perform an intra-skip mode procedure on the basis of an intra-directional mode using a neighboring block in 3D video coding, and reconstruct the current block without a residual signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jungdong Seo, Sehoon Yea, Sunmi Yoo, Junghak Nam
  • Publication number: 20170302921
    Abstract: There is provided a method for encoding a video signal based on pixel-correlations on a transform domain, the method comprising: obtaining a first transform coefficient by transforming a pixel value of a target block in a current frame; reconstructing a second transform coefficient for a corresponding block in a previous frame; and obtaining a prediction value of the first transform coefficient based on the reconstructed second transform coefficient and a correlation coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Sehoon YEA
  • Publication number: 20170289573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for coding a multi-view video, a residual prediction method, according to the present invention, comprising the steps of: deriving a disparity vector of a current block; performing residual prediction on the current block on the basis of the disparity vector; and generating a residual prediction sample, wherein the disparity vector is not derived on the basis of a neighboring block of the current block, but is derived from a preset default vector. According to the present invention, the effect of prediction may be increased by performing residual prediction on the current block according to a certain condition, not only when the disparity vector is induced but also when the disparity vector is not induced from the neighboring block of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Sunmi YOO, Jungdong SEO, Junghak NAM, Sehoon YEA
  • Patent number: 9781442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing a video signal. The method comprises: acquiring an inter-view motion vector from a neighboring block of a current texture block; and decoding the current texture block using the acquired inter-view motion vector. The neighboring block includes a spatial neighboring block and a temporal neighboring block. The acquired inter-view motion vectors are compared with each other to determine the inter-view motion vector of the current texture block. The method and apparatus of the present invention may reduce the complexity for acquiring an inter-view motion vector and improve the accuracy of inter-view inter prediction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Moonmo Koo, Jin Heo, Taesup Kim, Jiwook Jung, Eunyong Son
  • Publication number: 20170280160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for coding a 3D video, a decoding method, according to the present invention, comprising the steps of: receiving a single depth mode (SDM) flag information indicating whether the SDM is applied to a current block; and if the SDM is applied to the current block, generating a prediction sample on the basis of a first candidate and a second candidate derived by using spatial neighboring reference samples of the current block, wherein the number of the spatial neighboring reference samples is two, and among the neighboring reference samples, the first neighboring reference sample is positioned on the left side of the current block, and the second neighboring reference sample is positioned on the upper side of the current block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Sunmi YOO, Jungdong SEO, Junghak NAM, Sehoon YEA
  • Patent number: 9756332
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an intra prediction method for predicting pixel values within a prediction target block on the basis of a plurality of peripheral pixels adjacent to the prediction target block. The intra prediction method according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving and decoding encoded image information; determining a target boundary by determining a plurality of boundary pixels representing the target boundary within the prediction target block on the basis of the decoded image information; determining a plurality of prediction target regions partitioned on the basis of the target boundary within the prediction target block; and performing a prediction for each of the plurality of prediction target regions on the basis of peripheral pixels differing from each other selected from among the plurality of the peripheral pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Eunyong Son, Jiwook Jung
  • Patent number: 9712819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. An image encoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of determining motion information of a current block; and a step of transmitting information for inducing the motion information, wherein the step of determining motion information of the current block determines the motion information of the current block by reusing motion information of a reference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jaewon Sung, Sehoon Yea, Eunyong Son, Jiwook Jung