公开(公告)号：US11997319B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17082385

申请日：2020-10-28

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schierl ,  Valeri George ,  Karsten Grueneberg ,  Heiner Kirchhoffer ,  Anastasia Henkel ,  Detlev Marpe

IPC: H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/65

CPC classification number: H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/107 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/65

Abstract: A raw byte sequence payload describing a picture in slices, WPP substreams or tiles and coded using context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding is subdivided into tranches with continuing the context-adaptive binary arithmetic coding probability adaptation across tranche boundaries. Thereby, tranche boundaries additionally introduced within slices, WPP substreams or tiles do not lead to a reduction in the entropy coding efficiency of these entities. However, the tranches are smaller than the original slices, WPP substreams or tiles and accordingly they may be transmitted earlier, i.e. with lower delay, than the un-chopped original entities. According to another aspect combinable with the first aspect, substream marker NAL units are used within a sequence of NAL units of a video bitstream to enable a transport demultiplexer to assign data of slices within NAL units to the corresponding substreams or tiles so as to be able to, in parallel, serve a multi-threaded decoder with the corresponding substreams or tiles.

公开(公告)号：US11677966B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17241855

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Karsten Suehring ,  Thomas Schierl ,  Valeri George ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Robert Skupin

IPC: H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/156

CPC classification number: H04N19/187 ,  H04N19/102 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/59 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/80 ,  H04N19/156

Abstract: Scalable coding concepts are described. One aspect improves parallel decoding of inter-dependent layers of a multi-layer video data stream by introducing a long-term syntax element structure for guaranteeing that during a predetermined time period the pictures of the dependent layer are subdivided so that borders of the spatial segments of the pictures of the second layer and the spatial segments of the first layer overlay. Another aspect concerns upsampling from base layer to enhancement layer. Another aspect introduces a long-term syntax element structure allowing the decoder to determine the inter-layer offset for a predetermined time period. Another aspect introduces a type indicator field changing a way a layer indicator field within the NAL unit headers is to be interpreted. Another aspect allows different codecs/standards to be used for the different layers. Another aspect concerns a syntax element structure which indicates the inter-layer offset in units of the base layer blocks.

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：US11259034B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-22

申请号：US15930937

申请日：2020-05-13

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schierl ,  Valeri George ,  Anastasia Henkel ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Grüneberg ,  Robert Skupin

IPC: H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/593 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/436

Abstract: The handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered less complex by, in the data stream, accompanying packets which actually carry data by packets of a different packet type which have a scalability axes descriptor defining the number of scalability axes and a semantic meaning thereof. In another aspect, the handling of scalable data streams by network entities is rendered more efficient by conveying level and/or profile descriptors using packets other than the data carrying packets, with profile and/or level descriptors being divided up into a first set explicitly signaling the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for a respective operation point, and a second set of profile and/or level descriptors which signal the definition of the available coding option set and/or available syntax element value range for their respective operation points by reference another profile and/or level descriptor.

公开(公告)号：US11122278B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16819652

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schierl ,  Valeri George ,  Anastasia Henkel ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Grüneberg ,  Robert Skupin

IPC: H04N19/42 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/593

Abstract: Parallel processing concepts such as wavefront parallel processing, are realized with a reduced end-to-end delay by giving up the usual slice concept according to which slices are either coded/decoded completely independent from areas of the picture outside of the respective slice, or at least independent from areas outside the respective slice as far as the entropy coding is concerned, namely in favor of slices of different modes, namely ones called dependent slices which allow for interdependencies across slice boundaries, and others which do not, called normal slices, for example. Combined with the aspect or not, WPP processing concept is made more efficiently by using the slices' start syntax portions to locate WPP entry points.

公开(公告)号：US11025958B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-01

申请号：US16709971

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Schierl ,  Valeri George ,  Anastasia Henkel ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Karsten Grueneberg ,  Robert Skupin

IPC: H04N19/68 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/423 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/46 ,  H04N19/55 ,  H04N19/67 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N21/23 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4728 ,  H04L12/66 ,  G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04L12/833 ,  H04L12/801

Abstract: Decoder retrieval timing information, ROI information and tile identification information are conveyed within a video data stream at a level which allows for an easy access by network entities such as MANEs or decoder. In order to reach such a level, information of such types are conveyed within a video data stream by way of packets interspersed into packets of access units of a video data stream. In accordance with an embodiment, the interspersed packets are of a removable packet type, i.e. the removal of these interspersed packets maintains the decoder's ability to completely recover the video content conveyed via the video data stream.

公开(公告)号：US11019352B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16987955

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Valeri George ,  Anastasia Henkel ,  Heiner Kirchhoffer ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Thomas Schierl

IPC: H04N11/02 ,  H04N19/44 ,  H03M7/30 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H04N19/503 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/436 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/51 ,  H03M7/40

Abstract: The entropy coding of a current part of a predetermined entropy slice is based on, not only, the respective probability estimations of the predetermined entropy slice as adapted using the previously coded part of the predetermined entropy slice, but also probability estimations as used in the entropy coding of a spatially neighboring, in entropy slice order preceding entropy slice at a neighboring part thereof. Thereby, the probability estimations used in entropy coding are adapted to the actual symbol statistics more closely, thereby lowering the coding efficiency decrease normally caused by lower-delay concepts. Temporal interrelationships are exploited additionally or alternatively.

公开(公告)号：US10306232B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US16103266

申请日：2018-08-14

Applicant: GE Video Compression, LLC

Inventor： Valeri George ,  Benjamin Bross ,  Heiner Kirchhoffer ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Tung Nguyen ,  Matthias Preiss ,  Mischa Siekmann ,  Jan Stegemann ,  Thomas Wiegand

IPC: H04B1/66 ,  H04N7/12 ,  H04N11/02 ,  H04N11/04 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H03M7/42 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/52

Abstract: An entropy decoder is configured to, for horizontal and vertical components of motion vector differences, derive a truncated unary code from the data stream using context-adaptive binary entropy decoding with exactly one context per bin position of the truncated unary code, which is common for horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences, and an Exp-Golomb code using a constant equi-probability bypass mode to obtain the binarizations of the motion vector differences. A desymbolizer is configured to debinarize the binarizations of the motion vector difference syntax elements to obtain integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences. A reconstructor is configured to reconstruct a video based on the integer values of the horizontal and vertical components of the motion vector differences.

公开(公告)号：US09918090B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14108173

申请日：2013-12-16

Applicant: GE VIDEO COMPRESSION, LLC

Inventor： Valeri George ,  Benjamin Bross ,  Heiner Kirchhoffer ,  Detlev Marpe ,  Tung Nguyen ,  Matthias Preiss ,  Mischa Siekmann ,  Jan Stegemann ,  Thomas Weigand ,  Christian Bartnik

IPC: H04N7/12 ,  H04N19/13 ,  H03M7/42 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/91 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/184

CPC classification number: H04N19/13 ,  H03M7/42 ,  H04N19/124 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/174 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/50 ,  H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N19/70 ,  H04N19/91

Abstract: A decoder for decoding a data stream into which media data is coded has a mode switch configured to activate a low-complexity mode or a high-efficiency mode depending on the data stream, an entropy decoding engine configured to retrieve each symbol of a sequence of symbols by entropy decoding using a selected one of a plurality of entropy decoding schemes, a desymbolizer configured to desymbolize the sequence of symbols to obtain a sequence of syntax elements, a reconstructor configured to reconstruct the media data based on the sequence of syntax elements, selection depending on the activated low-complexity mode or the high-efficiency mode. In another aspect, a desymbolizer is configured to perform desymbolization such that the control parameter varies in accordance with the data stream at a first rate in case of the high-efficiency mode being activated and the control parameter is constant irrespective of the data stream or changes depending on the data stream, but at a second lower rate in case of the low-complexity mode being activated.