Patents by Inventor Yukinobu Yasugi

Yukinobu Yasugi 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: 20250071330
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is an image decoding apparatus for decoding an image from coded data, and includes at least a supplemental information decoder for decoding supplemental information indicating at least one of a position, a size, or a type of a recognition target of a decoded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: TAKESHI CHUJOH, TOMOHIRO IKAI, Takuya SUZUKI, YUKINOBU YASUGI, HIROSHI WATANABE
  • Patent number: 12238284
    Abstract: Complexity of coding/decoding of a video is reduced. An image decoding apparatus (31) includes a CN information decoder (10) configured to hierarchically split a coding node by at least any of binary tree split and ternary tree split. The CN information decoder refers to a method of splitting an immediately higher node, which is a node one generation higher than a target node, to restrict a method of splitting the target node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomoko Aono, Tomohiro Ikai
  • Publication number: 20250056039
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an inter prediction unit configured to decode multiple reference picture list structures and to select one reference picture list structure from the multiple reference picture list structures on a per picture basis or on a per slice basis, wherein in the multiple reference picture list structures, the number of all reference pictures is one or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: TAKESHI CHUJOH, TOMOHIRO IKAI, TOMOKI AONO, EIICHI SASAKI, TOMONORI HASHIMOTO, TIANYANG ZHOU, YUKINOBU YASUGI
  • Patent number: 12219150
    Abstract: Object A video coding and decoding apparatus that can enhance coding efficiency is provided. Solution A video decoding apparatus includes an OOB determination unit configured to determine whether a reference block is a target of OOB processing by comparing coordinates of the reference block with coordinates of a picture, and an OOB mask derivation unit configured to derive mask data indicating whether a pixel is available by comparing coordinates of the pixel included in the reference block with the coordinates of the picture. The OOB determination unit determines whether the reference block is the target of the OOB processing based on presence or absence of processing to be applied to a reference picture including the reference block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono
  • Publication number: 20250039438
    Abstract: Memory required during decoding is reduced. A video image decoding device (1) is equipped with main direction deriving means (1453A) that references a prediction mode definition DEFPM(1), and from a prediction mode number, derives a main direction of a prediction direction corresponding to a prediction mode, and a gradient deriver (1453B) that references a gradient definition table DEFANG(1), and derives a gradient of the prediction direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Tomoyuki YAMAMOTO, Tomohiro IKAI, Yukinobu YASUGI, Takeshi TSUKUBA
  • Patent number: 12212755
    Abstract: A moving image decoding method is provided for generating a prediction image using an intra-frame prediction mode. The moving image decoding method includes deriving a first parameter and a second parameter by using a sampled luminance value down-sampled according to a chrominance format and the intra-frame prediction mode; and deriving the prediction image by using the first parameter and the second parameter, wherein: the first parameter is derived by: deriving a logarithmic value of a luminance difference value, deriving a first value by right-shifting a second value related to the luminance difference value by the logarithmic value, and using a third value acquired by multiplying a fourth value by a chrominance difference value, wherein the fourth value is determined from a reference table by using the first value, and the second parameter is derived by using the first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomohiro Ikai
  • Patent number: 12206888
    Abstract: A load in processing of searching for a motion vector is reduced. In order to solve the problem described above, a motion vector derivation apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention that derives a motion vector to be referred to for generating a prediction image to be used for coding or decoding of a video includes a motion vector search unit configured to search for a motion vector on a prediction unit basis through matching processing. The motion vector search unit is configured to stop search of the motion vector, depending on whether or not a conditional expression according to a pixel bit-depth is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Chujoh, Tomoko Aono, Tomohiro Ikai, Eiichi Sasaki, Yukinobu Yasugi
  • Publication number: 20250016306
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus is a video decoding apparatus for deriving a prediction image by using a reference picture included in a reference picture list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Takeshi CHUJOH, Tomohiro IKAI, Tomoko AONO, Eiichi SASAKI, Tomonori HASHIMOTO, Tianyang ZHOU, Yukinobu YASUGI
  • Patent number: 12192466
    Abstract: Provided is a video decoding apparatus for decoding coded data of a tile group in which a picture is split into rectangular regions, the tile group being composed of segments, the video decoding apparatus including: a header decoder configured to decode the number of tiles, a WPP enabled flag, and a slice enabled flag indicating whether segments in a target tile group are rectangular tiles, CTU rows, or slices from a tile group header, wherein the header decoder is configured to decode only one of the number of tiles being two or more, the WPP enabled flag being 1, and the slice enabled flag being 1 in one tile group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono, Takeshi Chujoh, Yukinobu Yasugi, Eiichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12184879
    Abstract: To achieve a reduction in the amount of coding taken in the use of an asymmetric partition and to implement efficient encoding/decoding processes exploiting the characteristics of the asymmetric partition. In a case that a CU information decoding unit decodes information for specifying an asymmetric partition (AMP; Asymmetric Motion Partition) as a partition type, an arithmetic decoding unit is configured to decode binary values by switching between arithmetic decoding that uses contexts and arithmetic decoding that does not use contexts in accordance with the position of the binary values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Tomohiro Ikai, Yukinobu Yasugi
  • Patent number: 12184891
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus including a parameter decoding circuit, a prediction parameter derivation circuit, a motion compensation circuit, and a weighted prediction circuit is provided. The parameter decoding circuit is configured to decode a flag and a syntax element. The prediction parameter derivation circuit is configured to derive inter prediction parameters. The motion compensation circuit is configured to generate interpolation images based on the inter prediction parameters and reference pictures. The weighted prediction circuit is configured to derive the weight coefficients using the syntax element, and generate a prediction image using the interpolation images and the weight coefficients. When the flag indicates that the weighted prediction information is present in the slice header, the weighted prediction circuit sets a variable NumWeightL1 indicating a number of weights for a reference picture list 1 to be equal to a value of a variable NumRefIdxActive[1] derived from the slice header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Chujoh, Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono, Eiichi Sasaki, Tomonori Hashimoto, Tianyang Zhou, Yukinobu Yasugi
  • Patent number: 12177490
    Abstract: Object There is the problem in the related art that the relationship between a patch size which is a unit of processing of a neural network and the sizes of input and output pictures is not clearly defined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takeshi Chujoh, Tomohiro Ikai, Yukinobu Yasugi, Yasuaki Tokumo, Tomonori Hashimoto, Tomoko Aono, Keiichiro Takada
  • Publication number: 20240414359
    Abstract: A moving image decoding method for deriving a prediction image of a chrominance image by using a luminance image is provided. The method derives a first luminance value and a first chrominance value corresponding to a first position, and derives a second luminance value and a second chrominance value corresponding to a second position. The method further derives a first difference value between the first and second luminance values, and derives a second difference value between the first and second chrominance values. The method sets a shift value to a first threshold based on a comparison between the first threshold and a third value, being calculated by adding a first specified value to a first value, derived by using the first difference value, and then subtracting a second value, derived by using the second difference value, from an addition result, and derives the prediction image by using the shift value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: FRANK BOSSEN, EIICHI SASAKI, YUKINOBU YASUGI, TOMOHIRO IKAI
  • Patent number: 12166979
    Abstract: An image decoding apparatus includes: a first filter unit configured to apply a first filter to an image (a luminance image and a chrominance image); a second filter unit configured to apply a second filter to an output image of the first filter; a filter set derivation unit configured to decode a filter coefficient from coded data; and a third filter unit configured to apply a third filter to an output image of the second filter by using the filter coefficient. In a case that the third filter unit performs filter processing for the luminance image by using a luminance output image of the second filter, the third filter unit performs processing of clipping an amount of change of a pixel value through the filter processing within a prescribed range of value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Eiichi Sasaki, Tomohiro Ikai
  • Patent number: 12160596
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an image decoding apparatus for decoding information specifying a neural network includes: header decoding circuitry that decodes an input tensor identification parameter specifying a process for deriving an input tensor input for a post filter of the neural network. The input tensor identification parameter is a parameter related to a color component channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichiro Takada, Yukinobu Yasugi, Tomohiro Ikai, Takeshi Chujoh, Tomoko Aono
  • Publication number: 20240397046
    Abstract: Delay based on WPP processing is reduced. An image decoding apparatus (31) includes: a prediction image generation unit (308) by using decoded data from a first position to a second position, the first position being, in a CTU row immediately above a CTU row including a target CTU, identical to a position of the target CTU, the second position being a position one CTU forward relative to the first position; and an entropy decoding unit (301) that performs decoding of the target CTU by using the decoded data from the first position to the second position, the first position being, in the CTU row immediately above the CTU row including the target CTU, identical to the position of the target CTU, the second position being a position one CTU forward relative to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Tomohiro IKAI, Yukinobu YASUGI
  • Publication number: 20240397042
    Abstract: In a case that a scaling value of neural network filter strength is set equal to 0, a decoded image before a deblocking filter is output, and thus block noise occurs. In a case that luma and chroma parameters are not taken into consideration, processing for an image of multiple transfer functions and chroma parameters is not appropriately performed. In a unit of a prescribed block, by using a parameter indicating a degree of application of the NN filter, an image after the deblocking filter and an image after an NN filter are combined using a different ratio of the images. Filter processing of a luma image is switched based on a luma parameter, and filter processing of a chroma image is switched based on a chroma parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Keiichiro TAKADA, Yukinobu YASUGI, Tomohiro IKAI, Tomoko AONO, Takeshi CHUJOH, Tomonori HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20240397041
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus includes a matrix reference pixel derivation unit that derives, as a reference image, an image obtained by downsampling an image adjacent to a top side and a left side of a target block, a mode derivation unit that derives a candidate list of prediction modes used for a target block according to the reference image and a size of the target block, a prediction processing parameter derivation unit that derives a prediction processing parameter used to derive a prediction image according to the candidate list, a matrix intra prediction mode indicator, and the size of the target block, a matrix prediction image derivation unit that derives a prediction image based on an element of the reference image and the prediction processing parameter, and a matrix prediction image interpolation unit that derives the prediction image or an image obtained by interpolating the prediction image, as a prediction image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: YUKINOBU YASUGI, TOMOHIRO IKAI, TOMOKO AONO, TOMONORI HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 12149735
    Abstract: Memory required during decoding is reduced. A video image decoding device (1) is equipped with main direction deriving means (1453A) that references a prediction mode definition DEFPM(1), and from a prediction mode number, derives a main direction of a prediction direction corresponding to a prediction mode, and a gradient deriver (1453B) that references a gradient definition table DEFANG(1), and derives a gradient of the prediction direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Yamamoto, Tomohiro Ikai, Yukinobu Yasugi, Takeshi Tsukuba
  • Patent number: 12143599
    Abstract: A video decoding apparatus includes matrix reference pixel derivation circuitry that derives reference samples by using top neighboring samples and left neighboring samples of a current block, weight matrix derivation circuitry that derives a weight matrix, matrix prediction image derivation circuitry that derives a prediction image, and matrix prediction image interpolation circuitry that derives a predicted image by using the prediction image. A size index is derived according to a value of a target block width and a value of a target block height. A prediction size is derived using the size index. In a case that a first condition, that both the value of the transform block width and the value of the transform block height are equal to 4, is true, the size index is set equal to 0 and the prediction size is set equal to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinobu Yasugi, Eiichi Sasaki, Tomohiro Ikai, Tomoko Aono