公开(公告)号：US20140092987A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-03

申请号：US13893906

申请日：2013-05-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： David W. Singer ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris ,  Xiaosong Zhou

IPC: H04N7/26

CPC classification number: H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: In a communication system, parallel encoding and decoding of serially-coded data occurs in a manner that supports low latency communication. A plurality of data items may be coded as serially-coded data sequences and a transmission sequence may be built from them. An index table may be built having a plurality of entries representing respective start points of the serially-coded data sequences within the transmission sequence. The transmission sequence may be transmitted to a channel and, thereafter, the index table may be transmitted. Latencies otherwise involved in inserting an index table into the beginning of a transmission sequence may be avoided.

公开(公告)号：US12238342B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US17867644

申请日：2022-07-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hye-Yeon Cheong ,  David W. Singer ,  Alexandros Tourapis

IPC: H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/186

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress video data using an in-loop noise generation process that generates noise in the compression loop at a sub-image portion level of granularity, such as at a block level. The encoder includes noise model and/or noise model input parameter information in an encoded bit stream. Also, a system includes a decoder configured to receive such a bit stream and decompress the video using an in-loop noise generation process that generates noise in the decompression loop at a sub-image portion level of granularity.

公开(公告)号：US11711544B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US16912617

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Khaled Mammou ,  David W. Singer ,  Fabrice A. Robinet

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N19/20 ,  G06T7/10

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  G06T7/10 ,  H04N19/20 ,  H04N19/467 ,  H04N21/8193

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. Additionally, an encoder is configured to signal and/or a decoder is configured to receive a supplementary message comprising volumetric tiling information that maps portions of 2D image representations to objects in the point. In some embodiments, characteristics of the object may additionally be signaled using the supplementary message or additional supplementary messages.

公开(公告)号：US11647226B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17319019

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jungsun Kim ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Khaled Mammou ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Yeping Su ,  David W. Singer

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/17 ,  G06T9/00

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/17 ,  G06T9/00

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. In some embodiments, a bit stream structure may be used to communicate compressed point cloud data. The bit stream structure may include point cloud compression network abstraction layer (PCCNAL) units that enable use of groups of frames (GOFs), frame, and sub-frame signaling of patch information. Such a bit stream structure may permit low delay streaming and random access reconstruction of point clouds amongst other applications.

公开(公告)号：US11336913B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-17

申请号：US16799423

申请日：2020-02-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Krishnakanth Rapaka ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  David W. Singer

IPC: H04N19/503 ,  H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/82

Abstract: Predictive coding techniques may include resampling of reference pictures, where various coding parameters are determined based on the resolution(s) or pixel format(s) of the prediction references. In a first aspect, lists of weights for use in weighted prediction are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references. In a second aspect, resampling filter parameters are selected based on the resolutions of prediction references. In a third aspect, deblocking filter parameters are based on the resolution(s) of prediction references.

公开(公告)号：US11202098B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16503933

申请日：2019-07-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Yeping Su ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  David W. Singer ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Hsi-Jung Wu ,  Alexandros Tourapis

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/463

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. In some embodiments, an encoder performs downscaling of an image frame prior to video encoding and a decoder performs upscaling of an image frame subsequent to video decoding.

公开(公告)号：US20210377547A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-02

申请号：US17404452

申请日：2021-08-17

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su ,  David W. Singer ,  Hsi-Jung Wu

IPC: H04N19/186 ,  H04N19/189 ,  H04N9/64 ,  H04N11/20 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/154 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N9/67 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/147 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/44

Abstract: A method of adaptive chroma downsampling is presented. The method comprises converting a source image to a converted image in an output color format, applying a plurality of downsample filters to the converted image and estimating a distortion for each filter chose the filter that produces the minimum distortion. The distortion estimation includes applying an upsample filter, and a pixel is output based on the chosen filter. Methods for closed loop conversions are also presented.

公开(公告)号：US20210266597A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US17319019

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jungsun Kim ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Khaled Mammou ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Yeping Su ,  David W. Singer

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/17

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. In some embodiments, a bit stream structure may be used to communicate compressed point cloud data. The bit stream structure may include point cloud compression network abstraction layer (PCCNAL) units that enable use of groups of frames (GOFs), frame, and sub-frame signaling of patch information. Such a bit stream structure may permit low delay streaming and random access reconstruction of point clouds amongst other applications.

公开(公告)号：US20210097725A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17119893

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Yeping Su ,  David W. Singer ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Hsi-Jung Wu

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T19/20 ,  G06T7/00

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. To compress the attribute and/or spatial information, the encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. Also, the decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on an image based representation of a point cloud. A closed-loop color conversion process is used to improve compression while taking into consideration distortion introduced throughout the point cloud compression process.

公开(公告)号：US10757445B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16173105

申请日：2018-10-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  David W. Singer ,  Haitao Guo ,  Hsi-Jung Wu ,  Sorin C. Cismas ,  Xiaohua Yang ,  Yeping Su ,  Dazhong Zhang

IPC: H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/156 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/174

Abstract: Methods are described for encoding and decoding blocks of image data using intra block copying (IBC). A source block for intra block copying is selected from a source region of a current image that is closer to the current block than a threshold, wherein the source region does not include a portion of the current image that is further from the current block than the threshold.