Patents by Inventor Soeren BECKER

Soeren BECKER 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).

  • Apparatus and method for improved video quality assessment
    Patent number: 12126812
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining visual activity information for a predetermined picture block of a video sequence including a plurality of video frames, the plurality of video frames including a current video frame and one or more timely-preceding video frames, wherein the one or more timely-preceding video frames precede the current video frame in time, is provided. The apparatus is configured to receive the predetermined picture block of each of the one or more timely-preceding video frames and the predetermined picture block of the current video frame. Moreover, the apparatus is configured to determine the visual activity information depending on the predetermined picture block of the current video frame and depending on the predetermined picture block of each of the one or more timely-preceding video frames and depending on a temporal high-pass filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Christian Helmrich, Sebastian Bosse, Mischa Siekmann, Soeren Becker, Johannes Erfurt, Heiko Schwarz, Detlev Marpe, Thomas Wiegand
  • Apparatus and Method for Improved Video Quality Assessment
    Publication number: 20220303545
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining visual activity information for a predetermined picture block of a video sequence including a plurality of video frames, the plurality of video frames including a current video frame and one or more timely-preceding video frames, wherein the one or more timely-preceding video frames precede the current video frame in time, is provided. The apparatus is configured to receive the predetermined picture block of each of the one or more timely-preceding video frames and the predetermined picture block of the current video frame. Moreover, the apparatus is configured to determine the visual activity information depending on the predetermined picture block of the current video frame and depending on the predetermined picture block of each of the one or more timely-preceding video frames and depending on a temporal high-pass filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christian HELMRICH, Sebastian BOSSE, Mischa SIEKMANN, Soeren BECKER, Johannes ERFURT, Heiko SCHWARZ, Detlev MARPE, Thomas WIEGAND