公开(公告)号：US11190749B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-30

申请号：US16903189

申请日：2020-06-16

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Walter J. Husak ,  David Ruhoff ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N13/00 ,  H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/00

Abstract: Stereoscopic images are subsampled and placed in a “checkerboard” pattern in an image. The image is encoded in a monoscopic video format. The monoscopic video is transmitted to a device where the “checkerboard” is decoded. Portions of the checkerboard (e.g., “black” portions) are used to reconstruct one of the stereoscopic images and the other portion of the checkerboard (e.g., “white” portions) are used to reconstruct the other image. The subsamples are, for example, taken from the image in a location coincident to the checkerboard position in which the subsamples are encoded.

公开(公告)号：US20210289210A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US17332028

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/103 ,  H04N19/573 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/583 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/159

Abstract: Overlapped block disparity estimation and compensation is described. Compensating for images with overlapped block disparity compensation (OBDC) involves determining if OBDC is enabled in a video bit stream, and determining if OBDC is enabled for one or more macroblocks that neighbor a first macroblock within the video bit stream. The neighboring macroblocks may be transform coded. If OBDC is enabled in the video bit stream and for the one or more neighboring macroblocks, predictions may be made for a region of the first macroblock that has an edge adjacent with the neighboring macroblocks. OBDC can be causally applied. Disparity compensation parameters or modes may be shared amongst views or layers. A variety of predictions may be used with causally-applied OBDC.

公开(公告)号：US11025912B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16790337

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/103 ,  H04N19/573 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/583 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/184

Abstract: Overlapped block disparity estimation and compensation is described. Compensating for images with overlapped block disparity compensation (OBDC) involves determining if OBDC is enabled in a video bit stream, and determining if OBDC is enabled for one or more macroblocks that neighbor a first macroblock within the video bit stream. The neighboring macroblocks may be transform coded. If OBDC is enabled in the video bit stream and for the one or more neighboring macroblocks, predictions may be made for a region of the first macroblock that has an edge adjacent with the neighboring macroblocks. OBDC can be causally applied. Disparity compensation parameters or modes may be shared amongst views or layers. A variety of predictions may be used with causally-applied OBDC.

公开(公告)号：US10382788B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15827098

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Walter J. Husak ,  Peshala V. Pahalawatta ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/434 ,  H04N21/438 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/112 ,  H04N19/16 ,  H04N19/587

Abstract: Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats.

公开(公告)号：US20180332269A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16044836

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Walter J. Husak ,  David Ruhoff ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N13/161 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N19/597

CPC classification number: H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61

Abstract: Stereoscopic images are subsampled and placed in a “checkerboard” pattern in an image. The image is encoded in a monoscopic video format. The monoscopic video is transmitted to a device where the “checkerboard” is decoded. Portions of the checkerboard (e.g., “black” portions) are used to reconstruct one of the stereoscopic images and the other portion of the checkerboard (e.g., “white” portions) are used to reconstruct the other image. The subsamples are, for example, taken from the image in a location coincident to the checkerboard position in which the subsamples are encoded.

公开(公告)号：US20180213235A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-26

申请号：US15934906

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Athanasios Leontaris ,  Alexandros Tourapis

IPC: H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/154

CPC classification number: H04N19/146 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/115 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/154 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/192 ,  H04N19/436

Abstract: Rate control techniques are provided for encoding an input video sequence into a compressed coded bitstream with multiple coding passes. The final coding pass may comprise final splices with non-overlapping frames that do not extend into neighboring final splices. A final splice in the final coding pass may correspond to at least one non-final splice in a non-final coding pass. A non-final splice may have overlapping frames that extend into neighboring final splices in the final coding pass. The overlapping frames in the non-final splice may be used to derive complexity information about the neighboring final splices. The complexity information about the neighboring final splices, as derived from the overlapping frames, may be used to allocate or improve rate control related budgets in encoding the final splice into the compressed coded bitstream in the final coding pass.

公开(公告)号：US09992476B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15876975

申请日：2018-01-22

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Walter J. Husak ,  David Ruhoff ,  Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N13/00 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/61

CPC classification number: H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/139 ,  H04N13/15 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N19/00 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61

Abstract: Stereoscopic images are subsampled and placed in a “checkerboard” pattern in an image. The image is encoded in a monoscopic video format. The monoscopic video is transmitted to a device where the “checkerboard” is decoded. Portions of the checkerboard (e.g., “black” portions) are used to reconstruct one of the stereoscopic images and the other portion of the checkerboard (e.g., “white” portions) are used to reconstruct the other image. The subsamples are, for example, taken from the image in a location coincident to the checkerboard position in which the subsamples are encoded.

公开(公告)号：US09877047B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US14694330

申请日：2015-04-23

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Walter J. Husak ,  Peshala V. Pahalawatta ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N19/587 ,  H04N19/85

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/194 ,  H04N19/112 ,  H04N19/16 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/587 ,  H04N19/60 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N21/2365 ,  H04N21/2383 ,  H04N21/4347 ,  H04N21/4382

Abstract: Sampled data is packaged in checkerboard format for encoding and decoding. The sampled data may be quincunx sampled multi-image video data (e.g., 3D video or a multi-program stream), and the data may also be divided into sub-images of each image which are then multiplexed, or interleaved, in frames of a video stream to be encoded and then decoded using a standardized video encoder. A system for viewing may utilize a standard video decoder and a formatting device that de-interleaves the decoded sub-images of each frame reformats the images for a display device. A 3D video may be encoded using a most advantageous interleaving format such that a preferred quality and compression ratio is reached. In one embodiment, the invention includes a display device that accepts data in multiple formats.

公开(公告)号：US20180020220A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15718813

申请日：2017-09-28

Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION

Inventor： Athanasios Leontaris ,  Alexandros Tourapis

IPC: H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/615 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/142 ,  H04N19/15 ,  H04N19/154 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/194 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/126

CPC classification number: H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/142 ,  H04N19/149 ,  H04N19/15 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/154 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/194 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/615 ,  H04N19/80

Abstract: Embodiments feature families of rate allocation and rate control methods that utilize advanced processing of past and future frame/field picture statistics and are designed to operate with one or more coding passes. At least two method families include: a family of methods for a rate allocation with picture look-ahead; and a family of methods for average bit rate (ABR) control methods. At least two other methods for each method family are described. For the first family of methods, some methods may involve intra rate control. For the second family of methods, some methods may involve high complexity ABR control and/or low complexity ABR control. These and other embodiments can involve any of the following: spatial coding parameter adaptation, coding prediction, complexity processing, complexity estimation, complexity filtering, bit rate considerations, quality considerations, coding parameter allocation, and/or hierarchical prediction structures, among others.

公开(公告)号：US20170230666A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15496795

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

Inventor： Alexandros Tourapis ,  Athanasios Leontaris

IPC: H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/573 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/152

CPC classification number: H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/103 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/521 ,  H04N19/573 ,  H04N19/577 ,  H04N19/583 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/61

Abstract: Overlapped block disparity estimation and compensation is described. Compensating for images with overlapped block disparity compensation (OBDC) involves determining if OBDC is enabled in a video bit stream, and determining if OBDC is enabled for one or more macroblocks that neighbor a first macroblock within the video bit stream. The neighboring macroblocks may be transform coded. If OBDC is enabled in the video bit stream and for the one or more neighboring macroblocks, predictions may be made for a region of the first macroblock that has an edge adjacent with the neighboring macroblocks. OBDC can be causally applied. Disparity compensation parameters or modes may be shared amongst views or layers. A variety of predictions may be used with causally-applied OBDC.