Patents Issued in February 6, 2024
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Patent number: 11895265Abstract: An incoming communication processing system and method is disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. Specifically, the incoming communication processing system allows outside parties to initiate communications to residents of a controlled facility. The incoming communication processing system may work in conjunction with or separately from an outgoing communication processing system. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the incoming communication system in order to prevent improper use.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Global Tel*Link CorporationInventor: Stephen Lee Hodge
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Patent number: 11895266Abstract: A system for detecting three-way calls in a monitored telephone conversation includes a speech recognition processor that transcribes the monitored telephone conversation and associates characteristics of the monitored telephone conversation with a transcript thereof, a database to store the transcript and the characteristics associated therewith, and a three-way Call detection processor to analyze the characteristics of the conversation and to detect therefrom the addition of one or more parties to the conversation. The system preferably includes at least one domain-specific language model that the speech recognition processor utilizes to transcribe the conversation. The system may operate in real-time or on previously recorded conversations. A query and retrieval system may be used to retrieve and review call records from the database.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: DSI-ITI, Inc.Inventor: Andreas M. Olligschlaeger
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Patent number: 11895267Abstract: A number management unit (11) of a number management system (1) generates a transaction to be managed in a blockchain based on number portability information obtained by receiving a number update request, generates a block obtained by aggregating multiple transactions, approves a suggested block by confirming normality of the block, and stores the block by connecting the block to a blockchain in a number database (13). If a reset of the block in the number database (13) is suggested, the number management unit (11) transmits, to multiple number management apparatuses (10), a reset suggestion block including, as a transaction, a reset suggestion, which is information indicating a suggestion for a reset, and if the reset suggestion block is approved, the number management unit (11) discards the blockchain in the number database (13).Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone CorporationInventors: Kenta Shinohara, Noritaka Horikome
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Patent number: 11895268Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing discrete events into a stateless cloud provider architecture are disclosed. Certain embodiments involve receiving, by the load balancer, a scaling up indication for the IVR system, the scaling up indication comprising an identification of a new server to be added to the plurality of servers. The method involves responsive to receiving the scaling up indication, registering the new server for IVR traffic by the load balancer. The method includes after registering the new server, receiving an IVR event. The method includes distributing the IVR event to the new server.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLCInventors: Sanooj Karanath Sachidanandan, Edson H. Philippe, Dan Perritte
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Patent number: 11895269Abstract: Implementations relate to determination and visual display of spoken menus for calls. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving audio data output in a call between a call device and a device associated with a target entity. The audio data includes speech indicating one or more selection options for a user of the call device to navigate through a call menu provided by the target entity in the call. Text is determined by programmatically analyzing the audio data, the text representing the speech. The selection options are determined based on programmatically analyzing at least one of the text or the audio data. At least a portion of the text is displayed by the call device during the call, as one or more visual options that correspond to the selection options. The visual options are each selectable via user input to cause corresponding navigation through the call menu.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Joseph Joseph Cherukara, Amit Sivan, Andrew George Shebanow, Yoav Tzur, Felix Wang, Yaniv Leviathan
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Patent number: 11895270Abstract: A phone tree traversal system includes an input device configured to receive a user call request, a memory, and one or more processors. The one or more processors analyze the user call request to identify an entity to call and an objective of the call, and obtain a map of a phone tree utilized by an automated call receiving system of the entity. The phone tree includes at least one node with multiple path segments that branch from the node, and each node includes a respective prompt. The one or more processors determine a route along the map to an endpoint of the phone tree associated with the objective. During the call, the one or more processors navigate the phone tree to reach the endpoint by submitting information in response to the respective prompt at each node along the route that is determined.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTDInventors: Lindsay Nelson, Sathish Kumar Ganesan, Matthew Fardig, Dane Hixson
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Patent number: 11895271Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a client application framework for a contact center environment. A role-specific thick client framework may include a web browser-based, desktop application having multiple processes that can be distributed across the computing infrastructure of the client device. A portion of the framework may include a container application image received from an internal server of the contact center and launched by the client device. The desktop application may collect data associated with use of the container application image and transmit the collected data to a contact center server. The contact center server may process the data, in some instances along with data from additional desktop applications on additional client devices, to implement one or more integrated models across the contact center environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyInventors: Chad Skinner, Amit Gupta, Aaron Kammeyer
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Patent number: 11895272Abstract: Systems for and methods of determining the priority of a call interaction include receiving a call interaction from a call center; validating, by a validation and transcription engine, that the call interaction is authentic; converting, by the validation and transcription engine, the call interaction into text; calculating, by the data calculation engine, a priority of the call interaction from the text and organization, location, and time information in the text by determining an important of words in the text and correlating the words to a priority class using a pre-trained algorithm that is trained on emergency-type and emergency services-type language; determining that the call interaction should be transmitted to the call center for initial handling by a call center agent; and transmitting the call interaction, the calculated priority, and the extracted information to the call center.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: NICE LTD.Inventors: Roman Frenkel, Tal Raskin, Adi Ben Zeev, Stav Mishory, Dan Teplitski, Hadas Katz
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Patent number: 11895273Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed to a voice message display method and apparatus in an application, a computer device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method can be performed by a terminal on which an application is installed and is capable of receiving a voice message. The method can include starting an application, and obtaining n voice messages published by at least one user account. The method can further include displaying a voice message presentation interface of the application, where the voice message presentation interface displays the voice message in a virtual world and the voice message are displayed by using a visible element in the virtual world as a carrier.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Wei Dai, Kun Lu, Qinghua Zhong, Jun Wu, Yingren Wang, Rong Huang
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Patent number: 11895274Abstract: Various example implementations are directed to systems, circuits, apparatuses, and methods for providing virtual computing services. According to an example embodiment, a system includes a set of computing servers configured to provide a respective set of virtual servers for each of a plurality of accounts. The system also includes a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the set of computing servers. For each of the plurality of accounts, the processing circuit provides a mechanism for an authorized user of the account to select options for reporting usage of the respective set of virtual servers. The processing circuit also monitors use of the respective set of virtual servers for the account and generates invoices for use of the respective set of virtual servers according to the selected options.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: 8x8, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Britt, Bryan Martin, Christopher Peters
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Patent number: 11895275Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a display capable of accepting designation of a destination of an e-mail, a transmitter/receiver capable of transmitting and receiving the e-mail, a job executor that executes a job via the e-mail, and a controller that acquires destination information of the e-mail to be sent as the job from received information of the received e-mail, and displays the acquired destination information on the display.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takashi Nishimachi
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Patent number: 11895276Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for controlling voice print. The method includes receiving keyword information extracted from voice information by a voice processing apparatus; obtaining a target print document according to the keyword information; obtaining print configuration information according to the keyword information; and transmitting the target print document and the print configuration information to a target image forming apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ZHUHAI PANTUM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Weixin Wu
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Patent number: 11895277Abstract: An opening/closing cover attachment structure couples an edge of an opening/closing cover to a cover attaching body in a turnable manner. The opening/closing cover attachment structure includes a first hinge, a second hinge and a holding part. The first hinge and the second hinge are disposed on the edge of the opening/closing cover via an interval. The holding part is disposed outside between the first hinge and the second hinge, and capable of holding the opening/closing cover in a closing state and releasing the holding. Hinge axes of the first hinge and the second hinge are sifted each other in a front-and-rear direction of the opening/closing cover, such that it becomes possible to reduce a level difference between contact end portions of the opening/closing cover in the closing state and the cover attaching body.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Kuniaki Araishi
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Patent number: 11895278Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes a body support section, an apparatus body supported by the body support section, and a reading section configured to read a document. The apparatus body is configured to rotate about a rotation shaft with respect to the body support section and the apparatus body is rotated to be switched to a first position or a second position, a position of the center of gravity of the apparatus body is located at a position vertically above a shaft axis of the rotation shaft and closer than the shaft axis to an apparatus front in an apparatus depth direction when the apparatus body is in the first position, and is located at a position vertically above the shaft axis of the rotation shaft and closer than the shaft axis to an apparatus rear in the depth direction when the apparatus body is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Keiichiro Fukumasu
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Patent number: 11895279Abstract: An image reading device includes a placement portion in which a placement surface on which an original document is placed is formed, an imaging portion that is arranged on a center side of the placement surface in an apparatus width direction above the placement surface in an apparatus upward and downward direction and images the original document, a display portion having a display screen of which at least a part is arranged on a far side of the placement surface in an apparatus depth direction and the center side of the placement surface in the apparatus width direction between the placement surface and the imaging portion in the apparatus upward and downward direction, an irradiation portion that is arranged on the center side of the placement surface in the apparatus width direction above the display portion in the apparatus upward and downward direction and irradiates the placement surface with light, and a pair of other irradiation portions that are respectively arranged on both sides of the irradiationType: GrantFiled: August 15, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.Inventor: Takuya Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11895280Abstract: An approach is provided for forecasting and reporting availability of multi-functional peripheral (MFP) devices. Availability data of MFP devices may be determined from historical usage data of the MFP devices, pending print job data of the MFP devices, current print job data of the MFP devices, operational data of the MFP devices, and/or a combination thereof. The availability data may be displayed on client computing devices to assists users to intelligently request print jobs.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventor: Alex Reyes
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Patent number: 11895281Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a conversion unit configured to convert image data based on a conversion condition, an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet based on the converted image data, a detection unit configured to detect a pattern image on a transfer member, a reading unit configured to read a test image formed on a sheet, a controller configured to perform calibration based on a reading result of the reading unit, and a reception unit. In a case where the calibration is performed, the controller determines an image forming condition based on a result of detection by the detection unit before the test image is formed. In a case where the reception unit receives the discontinuation instruction, the controller changes the image forming condition to an image forming condition before the pattern image is formed.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Tsuyoshi Shiga
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Patent number: 11895282Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry receives an operation of selecting data indicating a target color in color stability control. The circuitry determines the selected data indicating the target color as correction target data indicating a target color used for the color stability control. The circuitry generates correction gamma data used for gradation correction of image data for printing according to the determined correction target data.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Akiho Watanabe
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Patent number: 11895283Abstract: An image analyzer includes an in-use ink information determination section that determines an ink type to be used for printing and an ink quantity to be used for printing for the ink type as in-use ink information by using image data in accordance with conditions set in advance, a printed image quality information acquisition section that acquires at least one item of printed image quality information on image quality specified in advance and provided when the image data is printed by using the determined in-use ink information, and a display section that displays at least one of the in-use ink information and the printed image quality information.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Takuya Ono, Yuko Yamamoto, Takahiro Kamada, Mitsuhiro Yamashita
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Patent number: 11895284Abstract: A color chart is for performing color adjustment on an image forming apparatus. The color chart includes identification information and a color adjustment patch. The identification information is on an image forming apparatus to which color adjustment is to be applied. The color adjustment patch includes a plurality of color patches for performing color adjustment on the image forming apparatus indicated by the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Kihara, Yuta Nagata, Yusuke Taneda
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Patent number: 11895285Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a display and circuitry. The circuitry controls the display to display a first display field for displaying a first image of document data, a second display field for displaying a second image based on a first data generated by an image reading device reading a print sample, a third display field for displaying a third image based on a second data generated by the image reading device reading a printed matter printed out by an image forming apparatus based on the document data, and a fourth display field for displaying a fourth image after execution of color matching for color of the third image to be matched with color of the second image based on the document data.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Shunsuke Koda, Akiko Bamba, Kanako Hirasawa
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Patent number: 11895286Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device comprising: a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: control the electronic device to establish a connection to a wearable display device through the communication module, receive gaze information from the wearable display device, determine a first application and a second application corresponding to the gaze information to be displayed on a screen, identify profiles of the determined first application and second application, and combine graphic data corresponding to the first application and graphic data corresponding to the second application and transmit the combined graphic data to the wearable display device, or transmit each of graphic data corresponding to the first application and graphic data corresponding to the second application to the wearable display device, based on the idType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kwangmin Byeon, Seungbum Lee, Seungseok Hong, Minki Kim, Hyunsoo Kim, Donghyun Yeom
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Patent number: 11895287Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device generating a multi-plane image of an arbitrary viewpoint and an operating method thereof. The electronic device includes a memory that stores a plurality of images, and at least one processor that executes a machine learning-based multi-plane image generating module generating an image of an arbitrary viewpoint from the plurality of images stored in the memory. When the multi-plane image generating module is executed, the processor selects at least two images from the plurality of images, by performing geometric calibration on the plurality of images, calculates a plane sweep volume including at least two layer images, performs an operation of a deep neural network to generate a plurality of multi-plane images having probability values, and generates the image of the arbitrary viewpoint by composing the plurality of multi-plane images and stores the image of the arbitrary viewpoint in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Seongjin Park, Do Hyung Kim
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Patent number: 11895288Abstract: An information processing device (10) includes a decision unit (23e) and a generation unit (23f). The decision unit (23e) decides connection order of divided scenes obtained by dividing a free-viewpoint video based on a multi-viewpoint video obtained by imaging content, based on a feature amount of a given sound and similarities between respective connection frames in the divided scenes. The generation unit (23f) generates free-viewpoint content in which the divided scenes are connected in the connection order decided by the decision unit (23e).Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventor: Masato Shimakawa
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Patent number: 11895289Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image decoding method, an image decoding apparatus, an image encoding method, an image encoding apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: decoding information on a prediction method of a current block; based on the information on the prediction method, determining a prediction method of the current block; and generating a prediction block of the current block by performing prediction for the current block based on the determined prediction method. Herein, the information on the prediction method of the current block may include at least one of information on subblock merge, information on MMVD, information on multi hypothesis prediction, and information on partition prediction.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: DIGITALINSIGHTS INC.Inventor: Yong Jo Ahn
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Patent number: 11895290Abstract: A video coding method and apparatus for codes a video in a data stream using block-based predictive coding by deriving a collection of one or more primitive predictions for a block using a set of primitive prediction modes adapted for predicting blocks of a picture of the video. Each primitive prediction in the collection of primitive predictions is derived using a respective primitive prediction mode from the set of primitive prediction modes. A composite prediction signal for the block is composed by combining primitive predictions from the collection of one or more primitive predictions, and the block is predicted using the composite prediction signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Thomas Wiegand, Detlev Marpe, Heiko Schwarz, Martin Winken, Christian Bartnik, Jonathan Pfaff, Philipp Helle, Mischa Siekmann
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Patent number: 11895291Abstract: A method and apparatus of encoding or decoding for a coding system, where bi-directional CU (coding unit) weighting (BCW) is enabled for the coding system to allow using multiple pairs of weights, are disclosed. According to this method, a Merge candidate list is generated for the current block, where current bi-directional CU weights for a bi-directional predictor of the current block associated with a target Merge candidate in the Merge candidate list are set to a pre-define pair of weights when the target Merge candidate corresponds to a selected Merge candidate. In another method, current bi-directional CU weights for a bi-directional predictor associated with a target Merge candidate in the Merge candidate list are inherited from the target Merge candidate when the target Merge candidate corresponds to a selected Merge candidate.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: HFI INNOVATION INC.Inventors: Yu-Chi Su, Ching-Yeh Chen, Zhi-Yi Lin, Tzu-Der Chuang
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Patent number: 11895292Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for encoding and decoding a video are provided. The method includes determining whether at least one of two blocks of an image in a video is predicted with a combined inter-intra prediction (CIIP), where the two blocks include a first block (block Q) and a second block (block P). There is a boundary between the two blocks. The method further includes setting a boundary strength (Bs) for the boundary to a first value when at least one of the two blocks is predicted with the CIIP, and performing deblocking filter based on the Bs.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Biao Wang, Anand Meher Kotra, Semih Esenlik, Han Gao, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 11895293Abstract: An image coding method includes: generating a first flag indicating whether or not a motion vector predictor is to be selected from among one or more motion vector predictor candidates; generating a second flag indicating whether or not a motion vector predictor is to be selected from among the one or more motion vector predictor candidates in coding a current block to be coded in a predetermined coding mode, when the first flag indicates that a motion vector predictor is to be selected; and generating a coded signal in which the first flag and the second flag are included in header information, when the first flag indicates that a motion vector predictor is to be selected.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUSTInventors: Toshiyasu Sugio, Takahiro Nishi, Youji Shibahara, Hisao Sasai
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Patent number: 11895294Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a slice and a luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS) adaptation parameter set (APS) including LMCS parameters. The mechanism further includes determining that the LMCS APS is referenced in data related to the slice. The mechanism further includes decoding the slice using LMCS parameters from the LMCS APS based on the reference to the LMCS APS. The mechanism further includes forwarding the slice for display as part of a decoded video sequence.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang, F N U Hendry, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 11895295Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of innovations in the area of encoding pictures or portions of pictures (e.g., slices, coding tree units, or coding units) and determining whether and how certain filtering operation should be performed and flagged for performance by the decoder in the bitstream. In particular examples, various implementations for setting the sample adaptive offset (SAO) syntax elements in the H.265/HEVC standard are disclosed. Although these examples concern the H.265/HEVC standard and its SAO filter, the disclosed technology is more widely applicable to other video codecs that involve filtering operations (particularly multi-stage filtering operations) as part of their encoding and decoding processes.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Bin Li, You Zhou, Jizheng Xu, Chih-Lung Lin, Feng Wu
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Patent number: 11895296Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for collaborative partition coding for region based filters. An apparatus includes a video encoder (100) for encoding image data for a plurality of regions in a picture. The video encoder (100) includes multiple filters for filtering the image data based on region partition information for the plurality of regions. The region partition information for the plurality of regions is shared between the multiple filters.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Joel Sole, Yunfei Zheng, Qian Xu, Peng Yin, Xiaoan Lu
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Patent number: 11895297Abstract: A prediction mode determining method includes determining a split mode for a current picture block, determining whether a first picture subblock that meets a preset condition is obtained after the current picture block is split in the split mode, splitting the current picture block in the split mode to obtain a plurality of picture subblocks in response to determining that the first picture subblock is obtained after the current picture block is split, and determining that a same prediction mode is used for the plurality of picture subblocks. The plurality of picture subblocks comprise the first picture subblock. The prediction mode for the plurality of picture subblocks is an intra prediction mode or an inter prediction mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Haitao Yang, Yin Zhao, Lian Zhang
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Patent number: 11895298Abstract: Provided is an encoder which includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry splits an image block into a plurality of partitions, obtains a prediction image for a partition, and encodes the image block using the prediction image. When the partition is not a non-rectangular partition, the circuitry obtains (i) a first prediction image for the partition, (ii) a gradient image for the first prediction image, and (iii) a second prediction image as the prediction image using the first prediction image and the gradient image. When the partition is a non-rectangular partition, the circuitry obtains the first prediction image as the prediction image without using the gradient image.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of AmericaInventors: Kiyofumi Abe, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Ryuichi Kanoh, Chong Soon Lim, Ru Ling Liao, Hai Wei Sun, Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Han Boon Teo, Jing Ya Li
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Patent number: 11895299Abstract: An encoder that encodes a current block in a picture includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry: performs a first transform on a residual signal of the current block using a first transform basis to generate first transform coefficients; and performs a second transform on the first transform coefficients using a second transform basis to generate second transform coefficients and quantizes the second transform coefficients, when the first transform basis is the same as a predetermined transform basis; and quantizes the first transform coefficients without performing the second transform, when the first transform basis is different from the predetermined transform basis.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Masato Ohkawa, Hideo Saitou, Tadamasa Toma, Takahiro Nishi, Kiyofumi Abe, Ryuichi Kanoh
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Patent number: 11895300Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of generating residual samples of a current block on the basis of residual information, wherein the residual information comprises a multiple transform selection (MTS) index and information regarding transform coefficients, the residual samples are generated from transform coefficients according to the information regarding the transform coefficients by using a transform kernel set, the transform kernel set is determined by the MTS index from among transform kernel set candidates, at least one of bins of a bin string of the MTS index is derived on the basis of context coding, the context coding is performed based on a value of a context index with respect to the MTS index.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Junghak Nam, Moonmo Koo, Jaehyun Lim, Seunghwan Kim
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Patent number: 11895301Abstract: At least one embodiment relates to provides a method of encoding/decoding attribute of orthogonally projected 3D samples and in-between 3D samples in which an information indicates whether at least one first attribute patch of 2D samples obtained by encoding the attribute of said at least one orthogonally projected 3D samples according to a first attribute coding mode, and at least one second attribute patch of 2D samples of an image obtained by encoding the attribute of at least one in-between 3D sample, are stored in separate images.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS, SASInventors: Pierre Andrivon, Yannick Olivier, Jean-Claude Chevet, David Gendron
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Patent number: 11895302Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for processing video data. For example, the systems and techniques can include obtaining a current picture of video data and obtaining reference pictures for the current picture from the video data. A merge mode candidate can be determined for the current picture. First and second motion vectors can be identified for the merge mode candidate. A motion vector search strategy can be selected for the merge mode candidate from a plurality of motion vector search strategies. The selected motion vector search strategy can be associated with one or more constraints corresponding to at least one of the first motion vector or the second motion vector. The selected motion vector search strategy can be used to determine refined motion vectors based on the first motion vector, the second motion vector, and the reference pictures. The merge mode candidate can be processed using the refined motion vectors.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Han Huang, Vadim Seregin, Wei-Jung Chien, Zhi Zhang, Chun-Chi Chen, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 11895303Abstract: A system and method for implementing a distributed source coding quantization scheme is provided. In one example, two independent but statistically correlated data sources can be asymmetrically compressed so that one source is compressed at a higher ratio than the other. The resulting signals are transmitted and decoded by a receiver. The highly compressed source can utilize the non-highly compressed source as side information so as to minimize the compression loss associated with the higher compression ratio. A conditional codebook can be created that not only depends on the highly compressed quantizer, but also depends on the quantized symbol received from the non-highly compressed data source.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: The MITRE CorporationInventors: Robert M. Taylor, Jr., Jeffrey P. Woodard
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Patent number: 11895304Abstract: An improved scheme for intra-inter prediction mode and an adaptive intra-inter prediction mode for video coding/decoding, including selecting a set of weightings in an intra-inter mode and applying position dependent intra prediction combination to modify at least one of an inter prediction sample and another sample.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLCInventors: Liang Zhao, Xin Zhao, Xiang Li, Shan Liu
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Patent number: 11895306Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for sub-block based prediction are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding includes partitioning, based on a first rule, a luma component of a block of video data into a first set of sub-blocks. The method also includes partitioning, based on a second rule, a first chroma component of the block of video data into a second set of sub-blocks. The first and the second set of sub-blocks include different numbers of sub-blocks. The method also includes performing a subsequent motion prediction based on the first and the second set of sub-blocks.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: BEIJING BYTEDANCE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, BYTEDANCE INC.Inventors: Kai Zhang, Li Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Yue Wang
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Patent number: 11895307Abstract: An encoder is configured to compress point cloud information using a blocks of nodes determined from a prediction tree. A prediction tree is generated for a point cloud. Segments of the prediction tree are identified. The segments are divided into blocks that are predicted by predecessor blocks within the segments. The blocks of the prediction tree may then be encoded and may be provided for transmission to a decoder that can regenerate the point cloud from the blocks of the prediction tree.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Khaled Mammou, David Flynn, Alexandros Tourapis, Jungsun Kim
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Patent number: 11895308Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a video system. In one aspect, a video encoding/decoding method or apparatus includes segmenting each frame of a sequence of raw image frames to derive objects of interest; ranking the objects of interest to generate a ranks and ranked objects of interest; generating frame keys corresponding to the objects of interest; retrieving a source stored model data; and generating a training metric using the frame keys and the source stored model data. In another aspect, it includes receiving frame keys from a source portion; retrieving a destination stored model data and sending the destination stored model data to a destination contextual video learning system; and retrieving objects of interest from the destination stored model data using the frame keys and the destination contextual video learning system.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Portly, INC.Inventors: Balaji Lakshmanan, Theodore F. Heieck
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Patent number: 11895309Abstract: A transmission apparatus configured to mix, at a mixing rate, pixels of first video data with pixels of peripheral frames of the first video data and obtain second video data at a first frame rate. The mixing rate for each pixel of a frame of the first video data is based on a luminance value of the pixel. The second video data includes frames having a second frame rate lower than the first frame rate. The apparatus encodes the frames having the second frame rate to obtain a basic stream and encodes remaining frames of the second video data to obtain an extended stream, inserts information about the mixing rate into the basic stream and the extended stream in association with each frame, and transmits the basic stream and the extended stream into which the information about the mixing rate has been inserted.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventor: Ikuo Tsukagoshi
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Patent number: 11895310Abstract: A device may be configured to signal range extension profile information for coded video according to one or more of the techniques described herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tomohiro Ikai, Sachin G. Deshpande, Christopher Andrew Segall
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Patent number: 11895312Abstract: A method of decoding a coded video bitstream is provided. The method includes receiving the coded video bitstream, wherein the coded video bitstream contains a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture and a first flag having a first value; setting a second value of a second flag equal to the first value of the first flag; emptying any previously-decoded pictures from a decoded picture buffer (DPB) based on the second flag having the second value; and decoding a current picture after the DPB has been emptied. A corresponding method of encoding is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ye-Kui Wang
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Patent number: 11895313Abstract: A method of determining one or more candidate prediction modes, the method comprises deriving, by a processor, a first indicator by parsing a bitstream, wherein the first indicator specifies whether any affine model is a candidate motion model for an image block in a preset area; determining, by the processor, that the first indicator is set to 1; deriving, by the processor and based on the determination that the first indicator is set to 1, a second indicator by parsing the bitstream, wherein the second indicator specifies whether a 6-parameter affine model is a candidate motion model for the image block; and determining, by the processor, one or more candidate prediction modes for the image block based on the first indicator and the second indicator.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiang Ma, Haitao Yang, Huanbang Chen, Jianle Chen
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Patent number: 11895314Abstract: A video decoding method by a video decoding apparatus includes: parsing, from a picture parameter set of a bitstream, a first flag related to whether a weighted prediction is applied to slices referring to the picture parameter set; parsing, from the picture parameter set, a second flag related to whether information about the weighted prediction is present in a picture header of the bitstream or is present in a slice header of the bitstream based on the first flag; parsing a prediction weighted table syntax from the picture header or the slice header based on the first flag and the second flag; generating prediction samples for the current block by performing weighted prediction for the current block in a current picture based on syntax elements in the prediction weighted table syntax; and generating reconstructed samples based on the prediction samples.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seethal Paluri, Hendry Hendry, Jie Zhao, Seunghwan Kim
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Patent number: 11895315Abstract: An image decoding method according to the present disclosure includes deriving a history-based motion vector prediction (HMVP) buffer for a current block, deriving motion information of the current block based on an HMVP candidate included in the HMVP buffer, generating prediction samples for the current block based on the motion information, and generating reconstructed samples based on the prediction samples, and the HMVP buffer is initialized when processing a first-ordered CTU in a CTU row in which a current CTU is located, and the current block is included in the current CTU.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Naeri Park, Junghak Nam, Hyeongmoon Jang
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Patent number: 11895316Abstract: A decoder that decodes a current block using a motion vector includes: a processor; and memory. Using the memory, the processor: derives a first candidate vector from one or more candidate vectors of one or more neighboring blocks that neighbor the current block; determines, in a first reference picture for the current block, a first adjacent region that includes a position indicated by the first candidate vector; calculates evaluation values of a plurality of candidate regions included in the first adjacent region; and determines a first motion vector of the current block, based on a first candidate region having a smallest evaluation value among the evaluation values. The first adjacent region is included in a first motion estimation region determined based on the position indicated by the first candidate vector.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2023Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICAInventors: Takashi Hashimoto, Takahiro Nishi, Tadamasa Toma, Kiyofumi Abe, Ryuichi Kanoh