公开(公告)号：US09749651B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14273600

申请日：2014-05-09

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Philipp Merkle ,  Christian Bartnik ,  Haricharan Lakshman ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N7/12 ,  H04N19/51 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/14

CPC classification number: H04N19/51 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect, the intra prediction direction of a neighboring, intra-predicted block is used in order to predict the extension direction of the wedgelet separation line of a current block, thereby reducing the side information rate necessitated in order to convey the partitioning information. In accordance with a second aspect, the idea is that previously reconstructed samples, i.e. reconstructed values of blocks preceding the current block in accordance with the coding/decoding order allow for at least a prediction of a correct placement of a starting point of the wedgelet separation line, namely by placing the starting point of the wedgelet separation line at a position of a maximum change between consecutive ones of a sequence of reconstructed values of samples of a line of samples extending adjacent to the current block along a circumference thereof. Both aspects may be used individually or in combination.

公开(公告)号：US09749622B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14273603

申请日：2014-05-09

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Philipp Merkle ,  Christian Bartnik ,  Haricharan Lakshman ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N7/12 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/14

CPC classification number: H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: The way of predicting a current block by assigning constant partition values to the partitions of a bi-partitioning of a block is quite effective, especially in case of coding sample arrays such as depth/disparity maps where the content of these sample arrays is mostly composed of plateaus or simple connected regions of similar value separated from each other by steep edges. The transmission of such constant partition values would, however, still need a considerable amount of side information which should be avoided. This side information rate may be further reduced if mean values of values of neighboring samples associated or adjoining the respective partitions are used as predictors for the constant partition values.

公开(公告)号：US09544567B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-10

申请号：US14272690

申请日：2014-05-08

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Gerhard Tech ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand

IPC: H04N13/00 ,  G06T15/20

CPC classification number: H04N13/161 ,  G06T15/205 ,  H04N13/111 ,  H04N13/122 ,  H04N13/128

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a measure for a distortion change of a first view synthesized from a second view, caused by a modification of a depth map of the second view from a first state to a second state, is configured—starting from a current synthesis state of the first view corresponding to a synthesis from the second view having the depth map modified to the second state in an already processed portion of the depth map and having the depth map unmodified at the first state in a yet to be processed portion of the depth map—to compute a possible successor synthesis state corresponding to a synthesis of the first view from the second view having the depth map modified to the second state in an already processed portion plus a currently processed portion and having the depth map unmodified at the first state in the yet to be processed portion without the currently processed portion; and to determine a distortion change of a distortion of the current synthesis state of the first view relative to an undistorted version of the first view to a distortion of the possible successor synthesis state of the first view relative to the undistorted version of the first view.

Abstract translation: 一种用于确定由第二视图从第一状态到第二状态的深度图的修改引起的从第二视点合成的第一视图的失真变化的测量装置，从当前合成状态开始 所述第一视图对应于在所述深度图的已处理部分中具有修改为所述第二状态的所述深度图的第二视图的合成，并且在所述深度的未处理部分中在所述第一状态下未修改所述深度图 映射 - 从已经处理部分加上当前处理部分的深度图修改为第二状态的第二视图的第一视图的合成对应的可能的后继合成状态，并且在第一状态下未修改深度图 在尚未被处理的部分中，没有当前处理的部分; 并且确定第一视图的当前合成状态相对于第一视图的未失真版本的失真的失真变形，以相对于第一视图的未失真版本的第一视图的可能的后继合成状态的失真。

公开(公告)号：US20240114157A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18528446

申请日：2023-12-04

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Karsten SUEHRING ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin ,  Yago Sanchez De La Fuente ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/30 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91

CPC classification number: H04N19/30 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: The signalization of the inter-layer dependencies between layers of a multi-layered data stream is described. A good compromise between a too intensive restriction of the potential diversity of inter-layer dependencies on the one hand and a too complex signaling of the inter-layer dependencies on the other hand has been found by describing the inter-layer dependencies by way of a first inter-dependency syntax structure indicating inter-dependencies between pairs of different values representable by a base layer-ID and a second inter-dependency syntax structure indicating inter-dependencies between pairs of different values representable by an extension layer-ID, the base layer ID and extension layer ID indexing the layers the portions of the multi-layer data stream are associated with. In accordance with this concept, emphasis may be shifted between increased diversity of the signalizable inter-layer dependencies on the one hand and reduced side-information overhead for signaling the inter-layer dependencies on the other hand.

公开(公告)号：US11792415B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17241891

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Karsten Suehring ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin ,  Yago Sanchez De La Fuente ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/33

CPC classification number: H04N19/30 ,  H04L69/324 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: An interleaved multi-layered video data stream with interleaved decoding units of different layers is provided with further timing control information in addition to the timing control information reflecting the interleaved decoding unit arrangement. The additional timing control information pertains to either a fallback position according to which all decoding units of an access unit are treated at the decoded buffer access unit-wise, or a fallback position according to which an intermediate procedure is used: the interleaving of the DUs of different layers is reversed according to the additionally sent timing control information, thereby enabling a DU-wise treatment at the decoder's buffer, however, with no interleaving of decoding units relating to different layers. Both fallback positions may be present concurrently. Various advantageous embodiments and alternatives are the subject of the various claims attached herewith.

公开(公告)号：US11006136B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16795655

申请日：2020-02-20

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Karsten Suehring ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin ,  Yago Sanchez de la Fuente ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/33

Abstract: The signalization of the inter-layer dependencies between layers of a multi-layered data stream is described. A good compromise between a too intensive restriction of the potential diversity of inter-layer dependencies on the one hand and a too complex signaling of the inter-layer dependencies on the other hand has been found by describing the inter-layer dependencies by way of a first inter-dependency syntax structure indicating inter-dependencies between pairs of different values representable by a base layer-ID and a second inter-dependency syntax structure indicating inter-dependencies between pairs of different values representable by an extension layer-ID, the base layer ID and extension layer ID indexing the layers the portions of the multi-layer data stream are associated with. In accordance with this concept, emphasis may be shifted between increased diversity of the signalizable inter-layer dependencies on the one hand and reduced side-information overhead for signaling the inter-layer dependencies on the other hand.

公开(公告)号：US10771793B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16703918

申请日：2019-12-05

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Philipp Merkle ,  Christian Bartnik ,  Haricharan Lakshman ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/126 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/14

Abstract: The way of predicting a current block by assigning constant partition values to the partitions of a bi-partitioning of a block is quite effective, especially in case of coding sample arrays such as depth/disparity maps where the content of these sample arrays is mostly composed of plateaus or simple connected regions of similar value separated from each other by steep edges. The transmission of such constant partition values would, however, still need a considerable amount of side information which should be avoided. This side information rate may be further reduced if mean values of values of neighboring samples associated or adjoining the respective partitions are used as predictors for the constant partition values.

公开(公告)号：US10595027B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US14995244

申请日：2016-01-14

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Karsten Suehring ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin ,  Yago Sanchez De La Fuente ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/33

Abstract: A signaling of at least one characteristic for layers of a multi-layered video signal such as, for example, for each layer the indication of dependent layers to which the respective layer directly relates via inter-layer prediction, or the signaling of the afore-mentioned second inter-dependency syntax structure, is described. A maximum syntax element is signaled within the multi-layered video signal to indicate a maximally used value of an extension layer-ID field of the packets of the multi-layered video signal, the scope of the maximum syntax element being, for example, a predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal extending, for example, across several portions of the multi-layered video signal. Accordingly, it is feasible for devices such as decoders or network elements receiving the multi-layered video signal to gain, for a relatively large predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal, knowledge about the actually consumed portion of the possible domain of possible values.

公开(公告)号：US10362317B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15663256

申请日：2017-07-28

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Philipp Merkle ,  Christian Bartnik ,  Haricharan Lakshman ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/23 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/103 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/597

Abstract: Although wedgelet-based partitioning seems to represent a better tradeoff between side information rate on the one hand and achievable variety in partitioning possibilities on the other hand, compared to contour partitioning, the ability to alleviate the constraints of the partitioning to the extent that the partitions have to be wedgelet partitions, enables applying relatively uncomplex statistical analysis onto overlaid spatially sampled texture information in order to derive a good predictor for the bi-segmentation in a depth/disparity map. Thus, in accordance with a first aspect it is exactly the increase of the freedom which alleviates the signaling overhead provided that co-located texture information in form of a picture is present. Another aspect pertains the possibility to save side information rate involved with signaling a respective coding mode supporting irregular partitioning.

公开(公告)号：US10349065B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US14995260

申请日：2016-01-14

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Karsten Suehring ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin ,  Yago Sanchez De La Fuente ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/66 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/65 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/85 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/166 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/89 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/33

Abstract: A number of negatively affected (correctly received) packets due to packet loss is reduced by providing, and analyzing, error resilience in the packets of the sequence of packets and identifying, for each of runs of one or more lost packets of the sequence of packets, a first packet in the sequence of packets after the respective run of one or more lost packets, which carries a beginning of any of the tiles of the video data stream, and concurrently carries a slice, the slice header of which is contained in any of the packets of the sequence of packets not being lost. In particular, the side information overhead for transmitting the error resilience data is comparatively low compared to the reduction in negatively affected packets due to packet loss.