公开(公告)号：US20240214562A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18412589

申请日：2024-01-14

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sergey Yurievich Ikonin ,  Nicola GIULIANI ,  Biao Wang ,  Elena Alexandrovna Alshina ,  Han Gao

IPC: H04N19/114 ,  H04N19/136 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/42 ,  H04N19/587

CPC classification number: H04N19/114 ,  H04N19/136 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/42 ,  H04N19/587

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a bitstream representing input frames of a video sequence, is provided. The apparatus includes a processing circuitry configured to generate the bitstream including a synthesized frame at a first position of a first input frame based on two or more input frames. A quality measure for the synthesized frame is determined. Based on determining that the quality measure fulfills a predetermined condition, an indication of the first position is included into a bitstream portion, and based on determining that the quality measure does not fulfill the predetermined condition, content of the first input frame is encoded into the bitstream portion.

公开(公告)号：US11985322B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17684224

申请日：2022-03-01

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Biao Wang ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Han Gao ,  Elena Alexandrovna Alshina

IPC: H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/46

CPC classification number: H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/46

Abstract: The general intra prediction process is unnecessarily complicated with inclusion of the reference sample filtering. This application provides solutions for this problem. A method for intra prediction is provided. The method includes: during an intra predicted sample generation stage, obtaining a filtering indication, which indicates whether a filtered value or an unfiltered value of reference samples of the current coding block will be used. When the value of the filtering indication is true, a prediction sample is generated by using the filtered value of the reference samples based on the planar mode. When the value of the filtering indication is false, a prediction sample is generated by using the unfiltered value of the reference samples based on the planar mode. As a result, the reference sample filtering stage can be fully removed or can be combined with other stage.

公开(公告)号：US20240015314A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18338092

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Elena Alexandrovna Alshina ,  Han Gao ,  Semih Esenlik

IPC: H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/42

CPC classification number: H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/42

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for encoding a picture and decoding a bitstream that may represent an encoded picture. During encoding and decoding, rescaling operations are applied to rescale an input to a size that can be processed by a layer of a neural network. Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods for rescaling that achieve a reduced size of the bitstream, thereby improving compression.

公开(公告)号：US20240013446A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18338105

申请日：2023-06-20

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Elena Alexandrovna Alshina ,  Han Gao ,  Semih Esenlik

IPC: G06T9/00 ,  G06T3/40

CPC classification number: G06T9/002 ,  G06T3/4046

Abstract: A method for encoding a picture and decoding a bitstream that represents a picture using a neural network (NN) that comprises a plurality of sub-networks is provided. The method includes applying, before processing an input with the at least one sub-network comprising at least two downsampling layers, a rescaling to the input, wherein the rescaling comprises changing the size S1 in the at least one dimension to be S1 so that S1 is an integer multiple of a combined downsampling ratio Rk of the at least one sub-network, after the rescaling, processing the input by the at least one sub-network comprising at least two downsampling layers and providing an output with the size S2, wherein S2 is smaller than S1, and providing, after processing the picture using the NN, a bitstream as output.

公开(公告)号：US11800154B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17211638

申请日：2021-03-24

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Anand Meher Kotra ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Biao Wang ,  Han Gao ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Jianle Chen

IPC: H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/182

CPC classification number: H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/182 ,  H04N19/80

Abstract: An image processing device for use in an image encoder and/or an image decoder, for deblocking a block edge between a first block and a second block of an image encoded with a block code, is provided. The image processing device comprises a filter for filtering the block edge, configured to, for at least some of the pixels to be filtered, within a deblocking range from the block edge, the deblocking range being perpendicular to the block edge, determine a filtered pixel value from an original pixel value of the pixel and at least one further pixel value, determine a clipping value of the pixel, dependent upon a distance of the pixel from the block edge, and clip the filtered pixel value, using the clipping value resulting in a deblocked pixel value.

公开(公告)号：US11792410B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17827144

申请日：2022-05-27

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Biao Wang ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Han Gao ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Elena Alexandrovna Alshina

IPC: H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/196

CPC classification number: H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/197

Abstract: A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device, comprising obtaining indication information for a luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2) of a current coding block, relative to a top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; setting a value of a luma intra prediction mode associated with the current coding block to a first default value, when the indication information indicates that an Intra Block Copy (IBC) mode or palette mode is applied for the luma component at the luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2), relative to the top-left luma sample position (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; and obtaining a value of a chroma intra prediction mode based on the value of the luma intra prediction mode of the current coding block.

公开(公告)号：US20230319266A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18299070

申请日：2023-04-12

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Biao Wang ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Han Gao ,  Jianle Chen ,  Zhijie Zhao

IPC: H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/70

CPC classification number: H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/70

Abstract: A decoding method and a decoder for decoding a current block of a video frame is provided, wherein the decoding method comprises determining a list of Most Probable Modes (MPMs) for the current block. When at least one condition is satisfied, the list of MPMs includes a DC mode, a Vertical mode, a Horizontal mode, an intra prediction mode corresponding to a value of the Vertical mode with a first offset, and an intra prediction mode corresponding to the value of the Vertical mode with a second offset. The decoding method further includes obtaining a MPM flag and a MPM index for the current block from a bitstream of the video, and obtaining an intra prediction mode for the current block for reconstructing the current block.

公开(公告)号：US11750810B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17876317

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han Gao ,  Jianle Chen ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Anand Meher Kotra

IPC: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/192 ,  H04N19/96

CPC classification number: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/192 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: A partitioning method comprises determining whether a current block of a picture is a boundary block and whether the size of the current block is larger than a minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size; and if the current block is the boundary block and the size of the current block is not larger than the minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size (MinQTSize), applying forced binary tree (BT) partitioning to the current block. A method comprises making a determination that a current block of a picture is a boundary block and that a size of the current block is less than or equal to a minimum allowed quadtree (QT) leaf node size (MinQTSize); and applying, in response to the determination, forced binary tree (BT) partitioning to the current block.

公开(公告)号：US20230276076A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18313984

申请日：2023-05-08

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jianle Chen ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Biao Wang ,  Han Gao ,  Zhijie Zhao

IPC: H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/186 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96

CPC classification number: H04N19/86 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/186 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: A method and image processing device are provided, including a deblocking filter. The deblocking filter modifies values of at most MA samples of the first image block as first filter output values, the at most MA samples being located at a column of the first image block that is perpendicular to and adjacent to the horizontal block edge; and modifies values of at most MB samples of the second image block as second filter output values, the at most MB samples being located at a column of the second image block that is perpendicular to and adjacent to the horizontal block edge. At most a number MA of sample values of the first image block adjacent to the block edge are modified and at most a number MB of sample values of the second image block adjacent to the block edge are modified, wherein MA

公开(公告)号：US11736719B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17713223

申请日：2022-04-04

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Semih Esenlik ,  Han Gao ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Biao Wang ,  Jianle Chen

IPC: H04N19/57 ,  H04N19/56 ,  H04N19/61

CPC classification number: H04N19/56 ,  H04N19/57 ,  H04N19/61

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium for inter-prediction and an encoder are provided. An initial motion vector is obtained for a current block. Search space positions are determined according to the initial motion vector. Matching costs for the search space positions are checked according to a checking order to select a target search space position with a minimal matching cost. A refining motion vector of the current block is determined based on the initial motion vector and the target search space position. A central search space position is determined according to the checking order, and the central search space position is pointed to by the initial motion vector.