公开(公告)号：US20220239956A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17718647

申请日：2022-04-12

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 ,  G06T17/00

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：US11282238B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US17032711

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: G06T7/20 ,  G06T9/00 ,  G06T7/50 ,  H04N19/172 ,  G06T5/00 ,  G06T19/20

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 is configured project the point cloud on to patch planes to compress the point cloud, and supports multiple layered patch planes. For example, some point clouds may have a depth, and points at different depths may be assigned to different layered patch planes.

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：US20210119640A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17133394

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su

IPC: H03M7/30 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/597

Abstract: A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute information for the point cloud. Attribute values for at least one starting point are included in a compressed attribute information file and attribute correction values used to correct predicted attribute values are included in the compressed attribute information file. Attribute values are predicted based, at least in part, on attribute values of neighboring points and distances between a particular point for whom an attribute value is being predicted and the neighboring points. The predicted attribute values are compared to attribute values of a point cloud prior to compression to determine attribute correction values. A decoder follows a similar prediction process as an encoder and corrects predicted values using attribute correction values included in a compressed attribute information file.

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：US10909725B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-02

申请号：US16132230

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Khaled Mammou ,  Fabrice A. Robinet ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Yeping Su

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  H03M7/30

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.

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：US20210006833A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-07

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

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.