Patents by Inventor Wen Gao

Wen Gao 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: 11870994
    Abstract: A method, system, device and computer-readable storage medium for inverse quantization. The method comprises: determining an initial weighted inverse quantization matrix, wherein, the initial weighted inverse quantization matrix is the same as the quantized block in size; setting some matrix elements in the initial weighted inverse quantization matrix to zero to obtain a weighted inverse quantization matrix, wherein, determining the matrix elements that need to be zeroed according to the size of the quantized block; weighted inverse quantizing the quantized coefficients in the quantized block to generate corresponding inverse transform coefficients, wherein, the value of the matrix element corresponding to the position of the quantized coefficient in the weighted inverse quantization matrix is used as a weight coefficient of the weighted inverse quantization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL
    Inventors: Ronggang Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Wen Gao
  • Publication number: 20230419554
    Abstract: A point cloud attribute encoding method, a decoding method, an encoding device and a decoding device are disclosed, the point cloud attribute encoding method including: constructing an N-layer binary tree by partitioning a target point cloud according to positions of points within the point cloud, N being an integer greater than 1; for a target node at layer P of the binary tree, obtaining child nodes of the target node, determining a first attribute coefficient and second attribute coefficients of the target node by transforming first attribute coefficients of the child nodes, P being an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to N?1; using the first attribute coefficient of a root node and the second attribute coefficients of each target node in the binary tree as output coefficients of the point cloud attribute encoding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yueru CHEN, Jing WANG, Wenbo ZHAO, Ge LI, Wen GAO
  • Publication number: 20230412769
    Abstract: A visual computing system is disclosed. The visual computing system may include a front-end device, an edge service and a cloud service which are in communication connection, the front-end device is configured to output compressed video data and feature data, the edge service is configured to store the video data, and converge the feature data, transmit various types of data and control commands, and the cloud service is configured to store algorithm models used to support various applications, and return a model stream according to a model query command, realizing a data transmission architecture with multiple streams of video stream, feature stream, and model stream in parallel, and a system architecture of end, edge, and cloud collaboration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: PENG CHENG LABORATORY
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Yaowei Wang, Xinbei Bai, Wen Ji, Yonghong Tian
  • Patent number: 11843802
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for coding video data. Video data including a reference view and a current view is received. A co-located block in the reference view is identified for a current block in the current view. A predicted block vector is calculated based on an offset vector between the current block and the co-located block, and a disparity vector between the co-located block and the reference block in the reference view. The video data is encoded/decoded based on the calculated predicted block vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Jun Tian, Shan Liu, Xiaozhong Xu, Weiwei Feng, Wen Gao
  • Patent number: 11831920
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that receives metadata associated with a coded video bitstream. The metadata includes labeling information of one or more objects detected in a first picture that is coded in the coded video bitstream. The processing circuitry decodes the labeling information of the one or more objects in the first picture that is coded in the coded video bitstream. The processing circuitry applies the labeling information to the one or more objects in the first picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Shan Liu, Xiaozhong Xu, Wen Gao
  • Patent number: 11821538
    Abstract: The invention discloses A mechanical and electronic dual control water tap, including faucet group, control box and sensor, the sensor is arranged on the faucet group, and the faucet group is provided with a mixing valve; the mixing valve is internally arranged a cold water inlet, a hot water inlet, a first mixed water outlet and a second mixed water outlet are arranged; the second mixed water outlet is a normal water outlet channel; the control box includes a detection control unit, a first inflow runner, a second inflow runner and a mixed outlet channel; the first mixed water outlet is connected with the first inflow runner, and the second mixed water outlet is connected with the second inflow runner the first inflow runner and the second inflow runner are respectively provided with inductor and solenoid valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yongsheng Wang, Yonglong Zhang, Dingjun Wang, Wen Gao
  • Patent number: 11816869
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for decoding point cloud data. Data corresponding to a point cloud is received. A number of contexts associated with the received data is reduced based on occupancy data corresponding to one or more parent nodes and one or more child nodes within the received data. The data corresponding to the point cloud is decoded based on the reduced number of contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11816868
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for point cloud coding. The method includes receiving, from a bitstream, data corresponding to a point cloud; obtaining from the data a first prediction residual of a first component from among a plurality of components of an attribute associated with the point cloud; reconstructing the first prediction residual; determining a predicted second prediction residual based on the reconstructed first prediction residual and at least one model parameter; obtaining a second prediction residual of a second component from among the plurality of components based on the predicted second prediction residual; reconstructing the second prediction residual; and decoding the data corresponding to the point cloud based on the reconstructed first prediction residual and the reconstructed second prediction residual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11812058
    Abstract: A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and a computer system is provided for encoding or decoding video data. The method may include: receiving an entropy coded bitstream comprising compressed video data including point cloud occupancy codes; generating one or more dequantized dimensions of a boundary box of a point cloud; based on determining that the compressed video data was predicted by using the attribute-based predictor, determining a predictor for decoding is the attribute-based predictor; based on determining that the compressed video data was predicted by using the attribute-based predictor, determining the predictor for decoding is the geometry-based predictor; and building an octree structure by using the determined predictor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230345046
    Abstract: In a method for point cloud processing, a bitstream corresponding to a sequence of coded point cloud frames is received. Whether an implicit geometry partition is enabled for the sequence of coded point cloud frames is determined. An octree representing a geometry of points in a bounding box in a coded point cloud frame in the sequence of coded point cloud frames is reconstructed based on whether the implicit geometry partition is determined to be enabled for the sequence of coded point cloud frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang ZHANG, Wen GAO, Sehoon YEA, Shan LIU
  • Patent number: 11783512
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for point cloud compression. In some examples, an apparatus for point cloud compression includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines a plurality of original points in a point cloud that is quantized to a reconstructed position. The processing circuitry determines an attribute value of the reconstructed position based on attribute information of the plurality of original points. Further, the processing circuitry encodes the point cloud based on the determined attribute value of the reconstructed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11783459
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and a device of inverse tone mapping and an electronic device. The method includes: obtaining one or more low dynamic range images; performing a decomposition operation to the low dynamic range image to acquire a detail layer and a basic layer of the low dynamic range image; restoring the detail layer and the basic layer by using a predetermined first restoration network and a second restoration network to acquire restored detail layer and basic layer; and adjusting the restored detail layer and basic layer by using a predetermined fusion network to acquire an adjusted high dynamic range image. With the technical solution of the present application, the conversion from a low dynamic range image to a high dynamic range image can be more robustly completed without complicated parameter settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PEKING UNIVERSITY SHENZHEN GRADUATE SCHOOL
    Inventors: Ronggang Wang, Chao Wang, Wen Gao
  • Publication number: 20230306651
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud may be performed by at least one processor and comprises: obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; partitioning the point cloud into a tree structure comprising a plurality of nodes at different depths; encoding geometry information of the nodes; and encoding attribute information of the nodes before the entire point cloud is partitioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen GAO, Xiang ZHANG, Shan LIU
  • Publication number: 20230288599
    Abstract: A device and method for geo-electric extraction under water layer coverage are provided. The device includes auxiliary tubes, outer casings, main tubes, mud extractors, encapsulated extraction electrodes and a fixing ferrule assembly, where the auxiliary tubes each have one end open and the other end closed; the outer casings each have one end open and the other end detachably connected to a top cover; an inner diameter of each of the outer casings is larger than an outer diameter of each of the auxiliary tubes; an outer diameter of each of the main tubes is smaller than the inner diameter of each of the outer casings; the mud extractors each include an inner rod, an outer rod and a bottom plate; the outer rod is sleeved outside the inner rod; the inner rod has one end provided with a dredging wheel and the other end provided with a handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Fei OUYANG, Xianrong LUO, Meilan WEN, Ruiling TONG, Wen GAO, Jiangtao SHAN, Baohua WANG, Yarong LIU
  • Patent number: 11750839
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for point cloud coding. In a method, when parallel octree coding is enabled for occupancy codes of nodes in an octree partitioning structure of the point cloud, syntax information of the point cloud is decoded from a coded bitstream and a bitstream offset of an octree depth is determined. The syntax information indicates a bitstream length of the octree depth at which the parallel octree coding is enabled. Parallel decoding is performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes of the octree depth based on the bitstream offset and the bitstream length of the octree depth. Further, the point cloud is reconstructed based on the occupancy codes of the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11743498
    Abstract: A method of point cloud geometry decoding in a point cloud decoder can include receiving a bitstream including a slice of a coded point cloud frame, and reconstructing an octree representing a geometry of points in a bounding box of the slice where a current node of the octree is partitioned with a quadtree (QT) partition or a binary tree (BT) partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Sehoon Yea, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11741635
    Abstract: A method of point cloud geometry decoding including receiving, from a coded bitstream for a point cloud that includes a set of points in a three-dimensional (3D) space, first signaling information being indicative of partition information of the point cloud, and receiving second signaling information that indicates whether the 3D space is an asymmetric cuboid. The method further includes determining dimensions of the 3D space that are signaled along x, y, and z directions based on the second signaling information indicating that the 3D space is the asymmetric cuboid. The method further includes, in response to the first signaling information indicating that the 3D space is the asymmetric cuboid, partitioning the 3D space based on the determined dimensions of the 3D space and based on the partition information indicated by the first signaling information, and reconstructing, by the processing circuitry, the point cloud based on the partitioned 3D space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Sehoon Yea, Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11741637
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud may be performed by at least one processor and comprises: obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; partitioning the point cloud into a tree structure comprising a plurality of nodes at different depths; encoding geometry information of the nodes; and encoding attribute information of the nodes before the entire point cloud is partitioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen Gao, Xiang Zhang, Shan Liu
  • Publication number: 20230269378
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for performing video coding for machine (VCM) image enhancement, including obtaining a coded image from a coded bitstream; obtaining enhancement parameters corresponding to the coded image; decoding the coded image using a VCM decoding module to generate a decoded image; generating an enhanced image using an enhancement module based on the decoded image and the enhancement parameters, wherein the enhancement parameters are optimized for one of a human vision VCM task, a machine vision VCM task, and a human-machine hybrid vision VCM task; providing at least one of the decoded image and the enhanced image to at least one of a human vision module and a machine vision module for performing the one of the human vision VCM task, the machine vision VCM task, and the human-machine hybrid vision VCM task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Wen GAO, Xiaozhong Xu, Shan Liu
  • Patent number: 11736726
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for point cloud compression and decompression. In a method, an octree partitioning structure for a bounding box of a point cloud is determined. Whether parallel encoding is to be performed on occupancy codes of nodes in a range of one or more partitioning depths in the octree partitioning structure is determined. The parallel encoding on the occupancy codes of the nodes is performed in response to the parallel encoding being determined to be performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range of the one or more partitioning depths in the octree partitioning structure. A coded bitstream is generated based on the encoded occupancy codes of the nodes. The coded bitstream includes syntax information that indicates whether parallel decoding is to be performed on the occupancy codes of the nodes in the range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Tencent America LLC
    Inventors: Xiang Zhang, Wen Gao, Shan Liu