Abstract: The various embodiments described herein include methods and systems for coding video. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining video data including a syntax element with a corresponding alphabet of M elements, a first set of respective probabilities of occurrence for the M elements of the syntax element; and a second set of respective probabilities of occurrence for the M elements of the syntax element. The method further includes entropy coding a first portion of the video data in accordance with an aggregation of the first and second sets; and, while entropy coding the first portion of the video data, encountering a first syntax element. The method also includes updating the first set at a first rate and updating the second set at a second rate, faster than the first rate. The method further includes adaptively entropy coding a second portion of the video data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and method capable of suppressing an increase in processing load when randomly accessing scene descriptions. As update information for updating spatial arrangement information for arranging at least one 3D object in a 3D space, initial value reference difference information that is difference information which uses an initial value of the spatial arrangement information as a reference, or post-update information in which an update to the initial value reference difference information is reflected in the initial value of the spatial arrangement information, is generated. Then, an update file which stores the update information is generated, and the initial value reference difference information or the post-update information is stored in the update file as a random access point. The present disclosure can be applied in, for example, an information processing device, an information processing method, or the like.

Abstract: A device for encoding/decoding the image according to the present invention includes an intra prediction module configured to: determine an intra prediction mode of a current block; determine a scanning order of multiple sub blocks in the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode; and perform intra prediction of the current block on the basis of the determined scanning order.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by receiving, from a bitstream, a first syntax element associated with an SBT coding unit that indicates that there exists at least one non-zero transform coefficient in the SBT coding unit; determining a first transform unit that includes non-zero transform coefficients; receiving a second syntax element associated with a first chroma component of the first transform unit, a third syntax element associated with a second chroma component, and a fourth syntax element associated with luma component of the first transform unit; decoding the transform coefficients of chroma and luma components of the first transform unit, based on the second, third and fourth syntax elements; and setting transform coefficients of luma and chroma components of rest of the plurality of transform units to zeros.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes a controller. The controller is configured to flip text included in an illustration drawn by a first user on a virtual screen in virtual space to be legible as seen from a virtual camera.

Abstract: A load balancing method for video decoding. The load balancing includes first determining which hardware devices are suitable for the new decoding process, and determining the current load of each of the suitable hardware devices. From the suitable devices potential devices are selected having a current load less than a threshold and overloaded devices are selected having a load greater than or equal to the threshold. If there are no suitable devices, then the decoding process is implemented by software decoding. If the list of potential hardware devices includes only one potential hardware device, then the decoding process is implemented on the hardware device. If the list of potential hardware devices includes more than one potential hardware device, then it is determined how many decoding processes are currently running on each potential hardware device, and the new decoding process is implemented on the potential hardware device having the fewest processes.

Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display to display an image based on processed image data. The electronic device may also include image processing circuitry to generate the processed image data. The image processing circuitry may receive input image data corresponding to an image in a first perspective and warp the input image data from the first perspective to a second perspective, generating warped image data. Additionally, the image processing circuitry may determine one or more occluded regions in the second perspective and determine fill-data corresponding to the occluded regions. The processed image data may be generated by combining the warped image data and the fill-data.

Abstract: Measures are provided to encode a signal. An input frame (102) is received and down-sampled to obtain a down-sampled frame (103). The down-sampled frame (103) is passed to an encoding module (104) which encodes the down-sampled frame (103) to generate an encoded frame (105). A decoded frame is obtained from a decoding module (106) which generates the decoded frame by decoding the encoded frame (105). A set of residual data (113) is generated by taking a difference between the decoded frame and the down-sampled frame (103) and is encoded to generate a set of encoded residual data. The encoding comprises transforming the set of residual data into a transformed set of residual data. The set of encoded residual data is output to a decoder to enable the decoder to reconstruct the input frame. Measures are also provided to decode a signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for image encoding and image decoding using region segmentation. A picture is divided into multiple sub-pictures, and encoding and/or decoding are performed on the multiple sub-pictures resulting from division. Encoding operations and/or decoding operations on the sub-pictures may be independently performed. Merging and filtering are applied to reconstructed sub-pictures generated by decoding, and a reconstructed picture is generated after processing of merging and filtering.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for processing video data. For instance, a process can include obtaining first encoded data for a first portion of an image, the image encoded in a plurality of independently decodable portions. The process can further include generating first intermediate data for the first portion of the image, storing the first intermediate data in a bitstream order, obtaining second encoded data for a second portion of the image, generating second intermediate data for the second portion of the image, storing the second intermediate data in the bitstream order, wherein the first intermediate data is stored separate from the second intermediate data, processing the first intermediate data and the second intermediate data in a raster scan order across the first portion of the image and the second portion of the image to generate a part of the image.

Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products facilitate the storage, access and management of log files that are associated with particular client devices. The log files provide a record of user or client device activities that are periodically sent to a data backup center. A dedicated log file server facilitates the processing and storage of an increasingly large number of log files that are generated by new and existing client devices. A storage server pre-processes the received log files to facilitate the processing and storage of the log files by the log file server. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: Method, device, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium to determine whether video block is a fractional boundary video block (See paragraph and FIG. 7.) and to partition the fractional boundary video block into inferred partitions using a subset of available partition modes (See paragraph and FIG. 8.) are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coding education block recognition system which can stably recognize a plurality of blocks in an AR (Augmented Reality) environment within a limited time through placement of commands for inputting coding puzzles created in the form of tangible blocks that can be directly handled by the learner's hand.

Abstract: In described examples, an integrated circuit includes first, second, third, and fourth image processing blocks, a data selection circuitry, and a pipeline memory. An input of the first image processing block receives raw image data. An input of the second image processing block is coupled to an output of the first image processing block. An input of the third image processing block is coupled to an output of the second image processing block. A first input of the data selection circuitry is coupled to an output of the first image processing block, and a second input of the data selection circuitry is coupled to an output of the second image processing block. A data input of the pipeline memory is coupled to an output of the data selection circuitry, and an output of the pipeline memory is coupled to an input of the fourth image processing block.

Abstract: A dependency indication is signaled within the beginning of a packet, that is, within the adjacent of a slice header to be parsed or a parameter set. This is achieved, for example, by including the dependency indication at the beginning of the slice header, preferably after a syntax element identifying the parameter set and before the slice address, by including the dependency indication before the slice address, by providing the dependency indication to a NALU header using a separate message, or by using a special NALU type for NALUs carrying dependent slices.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: An encoding device that performs encoding on each of blocks obtained by dividing an image includes: a weighted bi-predictor 181a configured to generate a prediction block of an encoding-target block by weighted-averaging a plurality of reference images using weighted coefficients selected from a weighted coefficient set including a plurality of weighted coefficients; and a filter controller 161 configured to control deblocking filter based on the weighted coefficients applied by the weighted bi-predictor 181a to each of the two blocks adjacent blocks.

Abstract: An example method of encoding a point cloud includes determining that residual values for all components except one component of an attribute of a point in the point cloud are equal to zero; based on the determination that the residual values for all components except the one component of the attribute are equal to zero, determining a value for the one component that is equal to a magnitude of a residual value of the one component of the attribute minus an offset; encoding the value of the one component; and signaling the encoded value in a bitstream.

Abstract: An encoding, a decoding method, a system for encoding and decoding, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The encoding method includes the following. In a palette mode, if colors of pixels of a coding unit block are all represented by one or more major colors of the coding unit block, a flag is set as a first state value, and if the color of at least one pixel of the coding unit block is not represented by the one or more major colors of the coding unit block, the flag is set as a second state value. The encoding method further includes establishing a palette table corresponding to the coding unit block according to a state value of the flag and the one or more major colors.

Abstract: A data processing method and system provided in this disclosure may perform a boundary adjustment and encoding spectrum modulation on original data to enhance a boundary within a preset range in an original frame and smoothly decrease an amplitude of the original frame in a selected region, thereby reducing an amount of data information, reducing a data loss, and avoiding a loss of details while improving data compression efficiency; when decompressing compressed data, perform decoding spectrum modulation on the compressed data with parameters corresponding to the encoding spectrum modulation, perform a boundary correction on boundary information within the preset range to eliminate noise, and perform noise reduction on the data while restoring the data, so that decompressed data becomes clearer. The method and system can improve the data compression efficiency, improve transmission efficiency, and reduce data loss, while improving the definition of decompressed data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding that support a plurality of layers. The method for image decoding that supports a plurality of layers includes decoding information of a first layer which a picture of a second layer including a current decoding target block refers to; mapping the information of the first layer to a picture size of the second layer, configuring a reference picture list for the picture of the second layer by adding the mapped information of the first layer and generating prediction samples of the current decoding target block by predicting the current decoding target block of the second layer based on the reference picture list, and the information of the first layer includes at least one of a sample value and motion information of the first layer picture.

Abstract: Different quantization matrices may be transmitted corresponding to different block sizes, color components and prediction modes. To more efficiently signal the coefficients of the quantization matrices, in one implementation, a unified matrix identifier matrixId is used, based on a size identifier (sizeId) that relates to CU size with larger sizes listed first, and a matrix type (matrixTypeId) with luma QMs listed first. For example, the unified identifier is derived as: matrixId=N*sizeId+matrixTypeId, where N is the number of possible type identifiers, e.g., N=6. This single identifier allows referring to any previously transmitted matrix when using prediction (copy), and transmitting larger matrices first avoids interpolation in the prediction process. When a block uses the Intra Block Copy prediction mode, QM identifier may be derived as if the block uses the INTER prediction mode.

Abstract: A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: generating first information in which an N-ary tree structure of a plurality of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data is expressed using a first formula, where N is an integer of 2 or higher; and generating a bitstream including the first information. The first information includes pieces of three-dimensional point information each associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of three-dimensional points. The pieces of three-dimensional point information each include indexes each associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of levels in the N-ary tree structure. The indexes each indicate a subblock, among N subblocks belonging to a corresponding one of the plurality of levels, to which a corresponding one of the plurality of three-dimensional points belongs.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for decoding a video signal and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method for decoding an image may include: partitioning a current coding tree block into a plurality of coding blocks so that coding blocks partitioned from the current coding tree block are included in a current picture when the current coding tree block is out of a boundary of the current picture; parsing a first syntax element indicating whether a current coding block is partitioned into a plurality of subblocks when the current coding block satisfies a predetermined condition; and determining a split mode of the current coding block based on the syntax element.

Abstract: A scalable video decoder is described which is configured to reconstruct a base layer signal from a coded data stream to obtain a reconstructed base layer signal; and reconstruct an enhancement layer signal including spatially or temporally predicting a portion of an enhancement layer signal, currently to be reconstructed, from an already reconstructed portion of the enhancement layer signal to obtain an enhancement layer internal prediction signal; forming, at the portion currently to be reconstructed, a weighted average of an inter-layer prediction signal obtained from the reconstructed base layer signal, and the enhancement layer internal prediction signal to obtain an enhancement layer prediction signal such that a weighting between the inter-layer prediction signal and the enhancement layer internal prediction signal varies over different spatial frequency components; and predictively reconstructing the enhancement layer signal using the enhancement layer prediction signal.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer program product for performing on-demand feature extraction from a raw image of an object for analysis. A query is executed to retrieve an image of an object. Using one or more parameters of the query, a raw image of the object is compressed to generate a compressed image of the object. One or more features associated with the object are extracted from the compressed image of the object. Based on the compressed image of the object, the image of the object is generated using the extracted one or more features of the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides intra prediction methods for video or image coding. An exemplary method includes: performing an intra predicting process for a target block, wherein performing the intra predicting process comprises: determining an intra prediction mode for the target block; in response to the intra prediction mode is an angular mode, determining a filtered value by applying an N-tap interpolation filter to a plurality of reference samples surrounding the target block based on the angular mode, wherein N is an integer greater than 4; and determining a predicted value of a sample of the target block based on the filtered value.

Abstract: A decoder comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the processor, using the memory, inverse quantizes data corresponding to a current block of an image performs an inverse secondary transform, using one candidate of the inverse secondary transform selected from candidates of the inverse secondary transform, on a result of the inverse quantization to generate second transform coefficients, the candidates of the inverse secondary transform including transform bases for the inverse secondary transform and a skip of the inverse secondary transform and performs an inverse primary transform, using one candidate of the inverse primary transform selected from candidates of the inverse primary transform, on the second transform coefficients or the result of the inverse quantization to generate first transform coefficients, the candidates of the inverse primary transform including transform bases for the inverse primary transform.

Abstract: Transform modes are derived for inter-predicted blocks using side information. A prediction residual is generated for a current video block using a reference frame. Side information associated with one or both of the current video block or the reference frame is identified. A trained transform is determined from amongst multiple trained transforms based on the side information, in which each of the trained transforms is determined using individual side information types and combinations of the individual side information types and the side information represents values of one of the individual side information types or one of the combinations of the individual side information types. The prediction residual is transformed according to the trained transform, and data associated with the transformed prediction residual and the side information are encoded to a bitstream.

Abstract: This application discloses a decoding method, a decoding device, and a readable storage medium. The decoding method can perform a simple logic operation on the corresponding specified bits in the first bitstream, and generate the corresponding fourth bitstream accordingly to obtain information before encoding. The logic design of this decoding method is simple, which can reduce the complexity of logic circuit design and improve the reliability of decoding.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for authenticating a plaintext message at a sender computing device and verifying the integrity and authenticity of the plaintext message at a receiver computing device. Firstly, the method includes prepending a random string to the plaintext message and then generating a ciphertext corresponding to the plaintext message by encrypting the plaintext message prepended with the random string using an encryption algorithm. The method also includes the step of generating a compressed image of the plaintext message and generates an authentication tag from the compressed image of the plaintext message and the random string. Thereafter, the method transmits both the ciphertext and the authentication tag generated at the sender computing device to the receiver computing device. The receiver computing device, on receiving the ciphertext and the authentication tag corresponding to the plaintext message, verifies the integrity and authenticity of the plaintext message.

Abstract: The application provides an operation method and device. Quantized data is looked up to realize an operation, which simplifies the structure and reduces the computation energy consumption of the data, meanwhile, a plurality of operations are realized.

Abstract: A method implemented in an encoder for encoding a video bitstream that includes coded data for a plurality of pictures, each of the plurality of pictures comprises at least one slice. The method includes encoding a flag that indicates whether tile information for a picture is present in a picture parameter set or present in a slice header, where the tile information indicates a location of a slice within the picture; encoding the tile information in only the picture parameter set when the flag indicates that the tile information for the picture is encoded in the picture parameter set; encoding the tile information in only the slice header when the flag indicates that the tile information for the picture is encoded in the slice header; and encoding data of the picture in the video bitstream based on the tile information.

Abstract: A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising a sub-picture partitioned from a picture and a sequence parameter set (SPS) comprising a sub-picture size and a sub-picture location. The SPS is parsed to obtain the sub-picture size of the sub-picture and the sub-picture location of the sub-picture. The sub-picture is decoded based on the sub-picture size and the sub-picture location to create a video sequence. The video sequence is forwarded for display.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus and method which enable an increase in a load of decoding processing of coded data of a point cloud to be suppressed. Positional information of a point cloud expressing an object with a three-dimensional shape as a set of points is encoded in an order which causes a decoding result of coded data of the positional information to be output in a processing order of attribute information of the point cloud, and coded data thereof is generated. In addition, coded data of positional information of a point cloud expressing an object with a three-dimensional shape as a set of points is decoded and a decoding result thereof is to be output in a processing order of attribute information of the point cloud. For example, the present disclosure can be applied to an information processing apparatus, an image processing apparatus, a coding apparatus, a decoding apparatus, an electronic device, an information processing method, a program, or the like.

Abstract: A method for viewing pathology images in a web browser is provided.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus comprises obtaining quantization mode information for a current block from a bitstream, determining whether a quantization matrix for the current block is constructed from a reference quantization matrix, based on the quantization mode information, and constructing the quantization matrix for the current block, based on a result of determination. When the quantization matrix for the current block is constructed from the reference quantization matrix, the quantization matrix for the current block may be constructed based on identification information of the reference quantization matrix. When the quantization matrix for the current block is not constructed from the reference quantization matrix, the quantization matrix for the current block may be constructed based on a value of the quantization matrix obtained from the bitstream.

Abstract: An encoder includes memory, and circuitry accessible to the memory. The circuitry accessible to the memory: determines whether OBMC is applicable to generation of a prediction image of a current block, according to whether BIO is to be applied to the generation of the prediction image of the current block; when BIO is to be applied to the generation of the prediction image of the current block, determines that OBMC is not applicable to the generation of the prediction image of the current block, and applies BIO to the generation of the prediction image of the current block without applying OBMC.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of encoding/decoding an image. The image decoding method includes decoding information on a quantization matrix from a bitstream, acquiring a quantization matrix of a current block based on the information on the quantization matrix, and dequantizing the current block using the quantization matrix of the current block. The acquiring of the quantization matrix of the current block includes deriving a single identifier using at least one of a size of the current block, a prediction mode or a color component, and acquiring the quantization matrix of the current block based on the single identifier.

Abstract: Methods and devices for encoding or decoding a point cloud. A bit sequence signaling an occupancy pattern for sub-volumes of a volume is coded using entropy coding. For a current sub-volume, probabilities of respective entropy coders for entropy coding the occupancy pattern may be selected based on occupancy data for a plurality of neighbouring sub-volumes of the current sub-volume and on occupancy data for subdivisions of the neighbouring sub-volumes.

Abstract: A method and device for processing a video signal are disclosed. More specifically, a method of processing a video signal based on inter prediction may comprise: deriving a motion vector predictor based on motion information of a neighboring block of a current block; deriving a motion vector difference of the current block based on layer information and index information; deriving a motion vector of the current block based on the motion vector predictor and the motion vector difference; generating a prediction block of the current block based on the motion vector of the current block; and generating a reconstructed block of the current block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the current block, wherein the layer information includes at least one syntax element indicating a layer group to which the current layer belongs.

Abstract: Several techniques for video encoding and video decoding are described. One example method includes performing a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream of the video according to a rule. The rule specifies that whether a syntax flag indicating whether transform skip residual coding is enabled at a video unit level is present in the bitstream is based on values of a first syntax element indicating usage of sign data hiding in the video unit and a second syntax element indicating usage of dependent quantization in the video unit.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.

Abstract: An encoder for hybrid video coding, the encoder for providing an encoded representation of a video sequence on the basis of an input video content, and the encoder configured to: determine one or more syntax elements related to a portion of the video sequence; select a processing scheme to be applied to the portion of the video sequence based a property described by on the one or more syntax elements, the processing scheme for acquiring a sample for a motion-compensated prediction at an integer and/or fractional location within the portion of the video sequence; encode an index indicating the selected processing scheme such that a given encoded index value represents different processing schemes depending on the property described by the one or more syntax elements; and provide, as the encoded representation of the video sequence, a bit stream including the one or more syntax elements and the encoded index.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for subband-coding a frequency conversion unit and a video encoding/decoding method a video encoding/decoding apparatus using the same. The method and the apparatus for subband-coding the frequency conversion unit include generating an encoding stream by splitting the frequency conversion unit into one or more frequency domains, generating frequency domain encoding information according to whether there is a non-zero frequency coefficient in each frequency domain, scanning the frequency coefficient of each frequency domain to generate a frequency domain frequency coefficient stream, and binarizing and encoding the frequency domain encoding information and the scanned frequency domain frequency coefficient stream.

Abstract: A method is proposed for detecting occlusions in an image captured by a light field capturing system, comprising, for at least one reference image belonging to a matrix of images captured by the light field capturing system: —calculating a depth map and a visibility map for pixels in the reference image; —determining at least one candidate area in the reference image in which the potential occlusion may occur based at least on a segmentation of the depth map; —determining an information representative of an occlusion state in the at least one candidate area based at least on visibility values of the visibility map associated with at least two neighborhoods of the at least one candidate area.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for subband-coding a frequency conversion unit and a video encoding/decoding method a video encoding/decoding apparatus using the same. The method and the apparatus for subband-coding the frequency conversion unit include generating an encoding stream by splitting the frequency conversion unit into one or more frequency domains, generating frequency domain encoding information according to whether there is a non-zero frequency coefficient in each frequency domain, scanning the frequency coefficient of each frequency domain to generate a frequency domain frequency coefficient stream, and binarizing and encoding the frequency domain encoding information and the scanned frequency domain frequency coefficient stream.

Abstract: A video decoding method includes obtaining information indicating a first difference between a maximum size of a coding unit having a 1:4 ratio and a size of a largest coding unit, determining the maximum size of the coding unit of having the 1:4 ratio by using the size of the largest coding unit and the first difference, determining a minimum size of the coding unit having the 1:4 ratio based on a minimum size of a coding unit, determining whether a coding having the 1:4 ratio may be generated by splitting a first coding unit based on the maximum size and the minimum size of the coding unit having the 1:4 ratio, and determining a second coding unit including the coding unit having the 1:4 ratio, from the first coding unit, and decoding the second coding unit.

Abstract: An image encoder performs a first partitioning including using a first partition mode, without writing first splitting information indicative of the first partition mode into a bitstream, to split a first block into a plurality of second blocks in response to that the first block is located adjacent to an edge of a picture and that the dimensions of the first block satisfy a first condition; and performs a second partitioning on the second block by writing second splitting information indicative of a second partition mode into the bitstream, wherein the second partition mode allows at least one of a quad tree splitting and a binary splitting, and using the second partition mode to split the second block into a plurality of coding units (CUs), wherein the second partition mode prohibits the quad tree splitting of the second block in certain conditions.