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：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：US10341667B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15663212

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：US10321148B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15657813

申请日：2017-07-24

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

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

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

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：US10321139B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15655445

申请日：2017-07-20

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

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

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

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：US09860563B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15257447

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Wiegand ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Philipp Merkle

IPC: H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/00 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/109 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/567 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/80

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/111 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/109 ,  H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/521 ,  H04N19/567 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second-view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video.

公开(公告)号：US09756330B2

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US14273601

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

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

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：US20160381392A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-29

申请号：US15257447

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Thomas WIEGAND ,  Karsten Mueller ,  Philipp Merkle

IPC: H04N19/597 ,  H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/109 ,  H04N19/513

CPC classification number: H04N19/597 ,  H04N13/111 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/109 ,  H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/17 ,  H04N19/172 ,  H04N19/177 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/521 ,  H04N19/567 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N2013/0081

Abstract: Hybrid video decoder supporting intermediate view synthesis of an intermediate view video from a first- and a second-view video which are predictively coded into a multi-view data signal with frames of the second-view video being spatially subdivided into sub-regions and the multi-view data signal having a prediction mode is provided, having: an extractor configured to respectively extract, from the multi-view data signal, for sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, a disparity vector and a prediction residual; a predictive reconstructor configured to reconstruct the sub-regions of the frames of the second-view video, by generating a prediction from a reconstructed version of a portion of frames of the first-view video using the disparity vectors and a prediction residual for the respective sub-regions; and an intermediate view synthesizer configured to reconstruct first portions of the intermediate view video.

公开(公告)号：US12075082B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US18057344

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

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

IPC: 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

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

公开(公告)号：US11722657B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17131333

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

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

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

CPC classification number: 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.