公开(公告)号：US11044478B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16459485

申请日：2019-07-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Khaled Mammou ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Yeping Su

IPC: H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/117

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress images, such as image frames comprising attribute information and/or spatial for a point cloud and/or an occupancy map for the point cloud. Also, a system includes a decoder configured to decompress compressed image frames, such as image frames comprising compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud or an occupancy map for the point cloud. Additionally, the encoder may map N-bit data to M-bit code words, where M is less than N. Alternatively the encoder may map N-bit data to M-bit code words, where M is greater than N. In a similar manner, a decoder may map the M-bit code words back to the N-bit data.

公开(公告)号：US20210150766A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17163188

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su ,  Jungsun Kim

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  G06T17/00

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. In some embodiments, an encoder may be configured to further compress points omitted from the image based representation. Also, in some embodiments, a decoder may be configured to decode points compressed outside of an image based representation or in a separate image based representation.

公开(公告)号：US20210097726A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17119938

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Yeping Su ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G06F16/901

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. A point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to determine distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed point cloud. Additionally, the point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to select attribute values for a reconstructed point cloud such that distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed version of the original point cloud is minimized.

公开(公告)号：US10939129B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-02

申请号：US16380922

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su ,  Jungsun Kim

IPC: H04N19/20 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/174 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/246 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/70

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. The encoder generates an occupancy map and may also encode the occupancy map as an image based representation. In some embodiments, a video encoder encodes image based representations of spatial information for the points of the point cloud, image based representations of attribute values for points of the point cloud, and an image based representation of an occupancy map for the spatial and attribute images.

公开(公告)号：US20210029383A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-28

申请号：US17067458

申请日：2020-10-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Yeping Su ,  Khaled Mammou

IPC: H04N19/96 ,  G06T9/00 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: An encoder is configured to compress point cloud geometry information using an octree geometric compression technique that utilizes a binary arithmetic encoder, a look-ahead table, a cache, and a context selection process, wherein encoding contexts are selected based, at least in part, on neighborhood configurations. In a similar manner, a decoder is configured to decode compressed point cloud geometry information utilizing a binary arithmetic encoder, a look-ahead table, a cache, and a context selection process.

公开(公告)号：US20200014953A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

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 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/85

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：US20190313110A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16380922

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su ,  Jungsun Kim

IPC: H04N19/20 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/91

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. The encoder generates an occupancy map and may also encode the occupancy map as an image based representation. In some embodiments, a video encoder encodes image based representations of spatial information for the points of the point cloud, image based representations of attribute values for points of the point cloud, and an image based representation of an occupancy map for the spatial and attribute images.

公开(公告)号：US20190311502A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-10

申请号：US16380931

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Yeping Su ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Fabrice A. Robinet

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  G06F16/901 ,  G06T17/00

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. A point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to determine distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed point cloud. Additionally, the point cloud attribute transfer algorithm may be used to select attribute values for a reconstructed point cloud such that distortion between an original point cloud and a reconstructed version of the original point cloud is minimized.

公开(公告)号：US11683525B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17523826

申请日：2021-11-10

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

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/85

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：US20230005188A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17822651

申请日：2022-08-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Jungsun Kim ,  Khaled Mammou ,  Valery G. Valentin ,  Yeping Su

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  H04N19/597

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. The encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. The encoder packs patch images into an image frame and fills empty spaces in the image frame with a padding. The encoder is also configured to determine quantized minimum depths and/or maximum depths patch images in the image frames, wherein depth information is signaled relative to the quantized minimum depth.