Abstract: In some embodiments, a video decoder decodes a video from a bitstream of the video using a history-based Rice parameter derivation. The video decoder accesses a binary string representing a partition of the video and processes each coding tree unit (CTU) in the partition to generate decoded coefficient values in the CTU. The process includes updating a history counter for a color component for calculating Rice parameters and prior to calculating a next Rice parameter, updating a replacement variable based on the updated history counter. The process further includes calculating the Rice parameters for transform units (TUs) in the CTU based on the value of the replacement variable and decoding the binary string corresponding to the TUs in the CTU into coefficient values of the TUs based on the calculated Rice parameters.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence comprising a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading a first extension flag signaling a first extension function in the processing of the sequence and determining if the first extension flag has a first value. Further, the method reads a second extension flag signaling a second extension function in the processing of the sequence and performs the second extension function according to the read second extension flag only if the first extension flag has a first value.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video includes that: a decoder decodes a video from a bitstream of the video; the decoder accesses a bitstream of the video and extracts a GCI flag from the bitstream; the decoder determines that one or more general constraints are imposed for the video based on the GCI flag value and extracts, from the bitstream of the video, a value indicating a quantity of additional bits included in the bitstream of the video, the additional bits include flag bits indicating respective additional coding tools to be constrained for the video; if the value is greater than five, the decoder extracts six flags from the bitstream of the video that indicate respective constraints for six additional coding tools; and the decoder decodes the bitstream of the video into images based on the constraints for the six additional coding tools indicated by the six flags.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a video decoder decodes a video from a bitstream of the video using a history-based rice parameter derivation. The video decoder accesses a binary string representing a partition of the video and processes each coding tree unit (CTU) in the partition to generate decoded coefficient values in the CTU. The process includes updating a replacement variable for a transform unit (TU) in the CTU for calculating rice parameters independently of the previous TU or CTU. The process further includes calculating the rice parameters for TU in the CTU based on the value of the replacement variable and decoding the binary string corresponding to the TU into coefficient values based on the calculated rice parameters. Pixel values of the TU can be determined from the decoded coefficient values for output.

Abstract: A decoding method, system and storage medium are disclosed. In the method, a video decoder decodes a video from a bitstream of the video. The video decoder decodes, from the bitstream, an additional bit count M indicating a quantity of additional general constraints information (GCI) bits included in the bitstream. The additional bits include flag bits indicating respective additional coding tools to be constrained for the video, and an expected value of the additional bit count is 0, 6 or greater than 6. The decoder decodes M-6 bits that follow six flag bits in the bitstream in response to determining that the decoded additional bit count M is greater than 6. The decoder further decodes the remaining portion of the bitstream into images independent of the decoded M-6 bits and based, at least in part, upon constraints specified for the respective additional coding tools by the six flag bits.

Abstract: A chrome-free tanning process of an ecological leather is characterized by a TWS+sodium lignosulfonate+TWLZ ternary tanning process system. The sodium lignosulfonate added can not only have a fixation effect on a TWS tanning agent to make the TWS tanning not undergo detanning at a low pH, but also significantly improve the uniformity of distribution of a TWLZ tanning agent in a hide/skin and promote the formation of a stable cross-linked network structure by the TWLZ tanning agent in a collagen fiber, which effectively overcomes the defects of tanning performance of the existing tanning systems to obtain a leather with uniform and sufficient tanning, a high isoelectric point, a strong electropositivity, excellent absorption for post-tanning chemicals, and a prominent softness, and gives a leather a wide use range and a high quality.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an oil injected air compressor and a method for controlling the same, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The oil injected air compressor includes a compressor assembly, an oil separator tank, an oil cooler assembly, an after cooler assembly, and a controller. The oil cooler assembly is connected to the compressor assembly and the oil separator tank, and is configured to cool the oil. The after cooler assembly is connected to the oil separator tank, and is configured to cool compressed air separated from the oil separator tank. The controller is configued to control, based on a state switching signal, the oil cooler assembly to operate in an energy-saving state, and the after cooler assembly to operate in a shutdown state or in a minimum speed state.

Abstract: A method of partitioning in video coding for JVET, comprising representing a JVET coding tree unit as a root node in a quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT structure that can have quadtree or binary partitioning of the root node and quadtree or binary trees branching from each of the leaf nodes. The partitioning at any depth can use asymmetric binary partitioning to split a child node represented by a leaf node into two child coding units of unequal size, representing the two child coding units as leaf nodes in a binary tree branching from the parent leaf node and coding the child coding units represented by final leaf nodes of the binary tree with JVET. Disclosed is a generalized method of partitioning a block, either square or rectangular, which leads to more flexible block sizes with possible higher coding efficiency.

Abstract: A system may include a demultiplexer, atlas component decoder, and an atlas pre-processing subsystem that includes a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the processor to arrange one or more sub-bitstreams of a decoded atlas bitstream into one or more blocks, assign head information to each block, and generate a block-order decoded atlas bitstream, wherein generating the block-order decoded atlas bitstream includes ordering the one or more blocks of the decoded atlas bitstream in a scan order following a space-filling curve.

Abstract: Disclosed are a root canal fluid filling device and method. The root canal fluid filling device includes a root canal filling device box, including an upper box body and a lower box body which are arranged in upper and lower partitions and detachable; a positive and negative pressure generating apparatus, arranged in the lower box body; an air pressure monitoring apparatus, arranged in the lower box body and connected to the positive and negative pressure generating apparatus; an air pressure recovery apparatus, arranged in the lower box body; an auxiliary positioning apparatus, including an auxiliary positioning crown which is respectively connected to the positive and negative pressure generating apparatus, the air pressure monitoring apparatus and the air pressure recovery apparatus and is to be sleeved outside and cemented to a tooth to be subjected to root canal therapy; a control display apparatus; and a power supply apparatus.

Abstract: A method of decoding JVET video includes receiving a bitstream and calculating a final planar prediction in planar mode to predict pixel values for a current coding block. The final planar prediction may rely on using unequal weights applied to each of a horizontal and vertical predictor, where such predictors may be generated by interpolating neighboring pixels for each predicted pixel within a coding block. The computation may be made more accurate by deriving a value for a bottom right neighboring pixel.

Abstract: A system and method for regenerating high dynamic range (HDR) video data from encoded video data, extracts, from the encoded video data, a self-referential metadata structure specifying a video data reshaping transfer function. The video data reshaping transfer function is regenerated using data from the metadata structure and the extracted reshaping transfer function is used to generate the HDR video data by applying decoded video data values to the reshaping transfer function.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a video decoder decodes a video from a bitstream of the video using a history-based Rice parameter derivation along with the wavefront parallel processing (WPP). The video decoder accesses a binary string representing a partition of the video and processes each coding tree unit (CTU) in the partition to generate decoded coefficient values in the CTU. The process includes prior to decoding the CTU, determining whether WPP is enabled and the CTU is the first CTU of a current CTU row in the partition, and if so, setting a history counter to an initial value. The process further includes decoding the CTU by calculating the Rice parameters for transform units (TUs) in the CTU based on the value of the history counter and decoding the binary string corresponding to the TUs in the CTU into coefficient values of the TUs based on the calculated Rice parameters.

Abstract: A method for encoding a picture of a video including a current transform unit is disclosed. A coefficient of each position in the current transform unit is quantized by a processor to generate quantization levels of the current transform unit. A value of a Rice parameter of a current position in the current transform unit for Golomb-Rice binarization is determined by the processor based on a value of a history variable for a previous transform unit preceding the current transform unit. The value of the history variable is determined based on at least one of a bit depth or a bit rate for encoding the picture. The quantization level of the current position is converted by the processor into a binary representation using Golomb-Rice binarization with the value of the Rice parameter. The binary representation of the current position is compressed by the processor into a bitstream.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide solutions that address technological challenges related to 3D content. These solutions include a computer-implemented method for encoding three-dimensional (3D) content comprising: determining connectivity information of a mesh frame; packing the connectivity information of the mesh frame into coding blocks; dividing the coding blocks into connectivity coding units (CCUs) comprising connectivity coding samples; and encoding a video connectivity frame associated with the mesh frame based on the coding blocks and the connectivity coding units.

Abstract: A method for decoding a video from a video bitstream is provided and at least includes: accessing a binary string representing a partition of the video, the partition comprising a plurality of coding tree units (CTUs) forming one or more CTU rows; for each CTU of the plurality of CTUs in the partition, determining whether the CTU is the first CTU in a slice or a tile; in response to determining that the CTU is the first CTU in a slice or a tile, initializing context variables for context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) according to a first context variable initialization process; in response to determining that the CTU is not the first CTU in a slice or a tile, determining whether parallel decoding is enabled and the CTU is the first CTU in a CTU row of a tile.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printing apparatus includes a first supply unit (70) supplying an intermediate transfer medium (10) including a receiving layer disposed on one surface of a support member, a second supply unit (51) supplying a thermal transfer sheet (20) including a colorant layer disposed on one surface of a substrate, a printing unit (50) heating the thermal transfer sheet (20) based on image data and printing an image by transferring ink from the colorant layer to the receiving layer, and a transfer unit (60) transferring, onto a transfer-receiving body (40), at least part of the intermediate transfer medium (19) including the receiving layer having the image printed thereon. The printing unit (50) prints an image in each corresponding one of a plurality of sub-regions into which the intermediate transfer medium (10) is divided in a transverse direction.

Abstract: A method for coding three-dimensional (3D) content includes: extracting a video frame from a video, where the video frame includes connectivity information associated with the 3D content; and reconstructing the 3D content based on the connectivity information, where the connectivity information includes: segments representing the 3D content; and sorted faces and vertex indices within each segment.

Abstract: A method for decoding three-dimensional (3D) content comprising extracting a video frame from a video, wherein the video frame includes connectivity information associated with the 3D content; and reconstructing the 3D content based on the connectivity information. The reconstructing comprises: determining an end of the connectivity information with respect to a mesh frameblock based on a termination connectivity coding unit (CCU) in the block; and determining an end of the connectivity information with respect to a mesh frame based on a termination block in the mesh frame.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence comprising a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading a first extension flag signaling a first extension function in the processing of the sequence and determining if the first extension flag has a first value. Further, the method reads a second extension flag signaling a second extension function in the processing of the sequence and performs the second extension function according to the read second extension flag only if the first extension flag has a first value.