公开(公告)号：US20250008092A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18884282

申请日：2024-09-13

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Philipp MERKLE ,  Christian BARTNIK ,  Haricharan LAKSHMAN ,  Detlev MARPE ,  Karsten MUELLER ,  Thomas WIEGAND ,  Gerhard Tech

IPC: H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: Wedgelet separation lines of neighboring blocks are predicted from each other by aligning the wedgelet separation lines of such neighboring blocks to each other, thereby reducing the side information coding rate that may be used.

公开(公告)号：US12047547B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17824336

申请日：2022-05-25

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Gerhard Tech ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand

IPC: H04N13/161 ,  G06T15/20 ,  H04N13/111 ,  H04N13/122 ,  H04N13/128

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.

公开(公告)号：US20240129499A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18354448

申请日：2023-07-18

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: 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：US11843757B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US17715757

申请日：2022-04-07

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Wiegand ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Philipp Merkle ,  Gerhard Tech ,  Hunn Rhee ,  Heiko Schwarz

IPC: H04N13/161 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176

CPC classification number: H04N13/161 ,  H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/197 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/61

Abstract: Embodiments are described which exploit a finding, according to which a higher compression rate or better rate/distortion ratio may be achieved by adopting or predicting second coding parameters used for encoding a second view of the multi-view signal from first coding parameters used in encoding a first view of the multi-view signal. In other words, the inventors found out that the redundancies between views of a multi-view signal are not restricted to the views themselves, such as the video information thereof, but that the coding parameters in parallelly encoding these views show similarities which may be exploited in order to further improve the coding rate.

公开(公告)号：US11582473B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US14875808

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

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

IPC: H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/55 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/36

Abstract: Various concepts which further improve multi-view/layer coding concepts, are described.

公开(公告)号：US11516487B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US14875808

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

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

IPC: H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/137 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/55 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/36

Abstract: Various concepts which further improve multi-view/layer coding concepts, are described.

公开(公告)号：US11330242B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16857608

申请日：2020-04-24

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Wiegand ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Philipp Merkle ,  Gerhard Tech ,  Hunn Rhee ,  Heiko Schwarz

IPC: H04N13/161 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/196 ,  H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176

Abstract: Embodiments are described which exploit a finding, according to which a higher compression rate or better rate/distortion ratio may be achieved by adopting or predicting second coding parameters used for encoding a second view of the multi-view signal from first coding parameters used in encoding a first view of the multi-view signal. In other words, the inventors found out that the redundancies between views of a multi-view signal are not restricted to the views themselves, such as the video information thereof, but that the coding parameters in parallely encoding these views show similarities which may be exploited in order to further improve the coding rate.

公开(公告)号：US10827158B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16868654

申请日：2020-05-07

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION LLC

Inventor： Gerhard Tech ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Thomas Wiegand

IPC: H04N13/161 ,  H04N13/122 ,  H04N13/111 ,  H04N13/128 ,  G06T15/20

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.

公开(公告)号：US10771794B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US16720054

申请日：2019-12-19

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 ,  H04N19/103 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H04N19/23 ,  H04N19/14

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：US10542278B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US16397166

申请日：2019-04-29

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

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

IPC: 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

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.