Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090041132 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADAPTING A TEMPORAL FREQUENCY OF A SEQUENCE OF VIDEO IMAGES - The invention concerns a method of adapting a temporal frequency of a sequence of video images for the purpose of its transmission over a communication network, characterized in that images of the sequence having been sampled at a temporal frequency f | 02-12-2009 |
20090254798 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A DATA STREAM - A method of processing a stream of coded data before decoding comprises a step of detecting missing or erroneous data in the stream of coded data. | 10-08-2009 |
20110310975 | Method, Device and Computer-Readable Storage Medium for Encoding and Decoding a Video Signal and Recording Medium Storing a Compressed Bitstream - A method for encoding a video signal composed of video frames having blocks. To encode one original block of a frame of the video signal, an initial reference block corresponding to the original block is obtained. Then a filtering process is carried out. The filtering process inputs a reference block and filters the input reference block to obtain a filtered reference block. The input reference block in the filtering process carried out the first time is the initial reference block, and carried out each subsequent time is the filtered reference block obtained in the filtering process carried out the previous time. A final reference block is determined, based on a predetermined criterion, from among the initial reference block and a filtered reference block or blocks obtained by carrying out the filtering process. The original block is encoded by reference to the final reference block. | 12-22-2011 |
20120106644 | REFERENCE FRAME FOR VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING - A method for encoding is adapted to process a digital video signal composed of video frames into a bitstream. Each frame is divided into blocks and at least one block of a current frame is encoded by motion compensation using a block of a reference frame. The method comprises computing a difference frame between a current frame and a reference frame of said current frame, and selecting a subset of data representative of the difference frame computed. The subset of data selected is further encoded to obtain an encoded difference frame. Next, the encoded difference frame is decoded and the decoded difference frame is added to the reference frame to obtain an improved reference frame. Subsequently, the improved reference frame is used for motion compensation encoding of said current frame. | 05-03-2012 |
20120117133 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A DIGITAL SIGNAL - A method for processing a digital signal comprises receiving an output encoded signal (S | 05-10-2012 |
20120155749 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CODING A MULTIDIMENSIONAL DIGITAL SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and a device for coding a multidimensional signal (LL | 06-21-2012 |
20120163473 | METHOD FOR ENCODING A VIDEO SEQUENCE AND ASSOCIATED ENCODING DEVICE - The invention relates to encoding a video sequence. A method according to the invention comprises encoding a first image; generating two reconstructions from the encoded first image, using two different reconstruction offsets; encoding a second image using temporal prediction based on a reference image selected from a set comprising the two reconstructions; wherein the obtaining of a different reconstruction offset comprises: partitioning the encoded first image to select the blocks of one partition, for example using criteria based on CTB, PU, TU of the HEVC standard or the Skip mode; for several reconstruction offsets, estimating a distortion measure based only on blocks collocated with those selected blocks, between the first reconstruction and an image reconstruction of the first image using each offset; and selecting the offset associated with minimum distortion. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163479 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FILTERING AND CODING A DIGITAL SIGNAL - The method of filtering at least one group of at least one sample of a digital signal comprises a step of initializing current values of coefficients associated with each filter support, and, for at least two iterations, for each group of samples: for each sample, determining a filter support, filtering the samples in the group with this filter support and the current coefficients, for each filter support: obtaining, among the samples, a subgroup of samples corresponding to the filter support, and determining optimal values of the coefficients of the filter associated with said support according to a predetermined criterion, each iteration, as from the second, using as current values of coefficients the optimal values of coefficients of the previous iteration. | 06-28-2012 |
20130114706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING COMPONENTS OF AN IMAGE - A method for processing components of an image for coding a sample of the image, the image being composed of a first type of component and a second type of component, wherein samples of the second type of component are predictable from samples of the first type of component using a prediction model, computing one parameter value for use in representing, in the prediction model, the link between the first type of component and the second type of component; detecting, whether or not, one type of error exists in one such computed parameter value of the prediction model and in the case where a first type of error is detected; adapting the computed parameter value to correct for the error detected; and predicting a sample of the second type from a sample of the first type using the prediction model and the adapted parameter value. | 05-09-2013 |
20130188883 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING COMPONENTS OF AN IMAGE FOR ENCODING OR DECODING - A method of processing components of an image for coding of an image portion of the image, the image being composed of a first component and a different second component. Samples of the second component are predictable from samples of the first component using a prediction model having a model parameter value. The method comprises:
| 07-25-2013 |
20130272420 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMPROVED ERROR RESILIENCE - A sequence of digital images is encoded into a plurality of encoding units. An image portion is encoded by motion compensation with respect to a reference image portion indicated by an item of motion information. A motion information predictor is determined among a set of motion information predictors and the item of motion information is encoded with respect to the motion information predictor. It is determined to encode the motion information predictors of an encoding unit using either a first encoding mode, which provides encoded data efficiently compressed but not parseable by a decoder in case of losses in the bitstream, or a second encoding mode which provides encoded data less efficiently compressed but systematically parseable by a decoder even in case of losses in the bitstream. | 10-17-2013 |
20130279596 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMPROVED ERROR RESILIENCE - A method of encoding a sequence of digital images into a bitstream comprises generating for an image portion to encode a set of motion information predictors having controlled diversity and selecting a motion information predictor for the image portion to encode from the generated set of motion information predictors. Generating the set comprises: generating first motion information predictors; identifying one or more first motion information predictors as seed predictors; generating one or more second motion information predictors based on the seed predictor(s); and forming said set of motion information predictors from the first and/or second motion information predictors. | 10-24-2013 |
20130287112 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMPROVED ERROR RESILIENCE - An encoding method comprises obtaining a target number of motion information predictors to be used for an image portion to encode and generating a set of motion information predictors using the obtained target number. The set is generated by: obtaining a first set of motion information predictors each associated with an image portion having a predetermined spatial and/or temporal relationship with the image portion being encoded; modifying the first set of motion information predictors by removing duplicate motion information predictors to obtain a reduced set of motion information predictors containing a first number of motion information predictors, each motion information predictor of the reduced set being different from any other motion information predictor of the reduced set; comparing the first number of motion information predictors to the target number obtained, and if the first number is lower than the target number, obtaining an additional motion information predictor and adding it to the reduced set of motion information predictors. | 10-31-2013 |
20130287113 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMPROVED ERROR RESILIENCE - A sequence of digital images is encoded into a bitstream, at least one portion of an image being encoded by motion compensation with respect to a reference image portion. A target number of motion information predictors is obtained. Using the target number a set of motion information predictors is generated having controlled diversity. A motion information predictor for the image portion to encode is selected from the generated set of motion information predictors. The target number is signaled in the bitstream, together with information relating to the selected motion information predictor. | 10-31-2013 |
20130294521 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH IMPROVED ERROR RESILIENCE - For an image portion to encode an initial set of motion information predictors is obtained. It is tested whether the number of motion information predictors in the initial set is lower than a target number and, if so, one or more motion information predictors are added to the initial set to generate a set of motion information predictors having controlled diversity. The motion information predictors of the initial set are actual motion information predictors, having motion vectors obtained from image portions of the image being encoded or of a reference image, and potential motion information predictors for addition include one or more further such actual motion information predictors and also include one or more virtual motion information predictors not having motion vectors obtained from image portions of said image being encoded or of a reference image. A motion information predictor for the image portion to encode is selected from the generated set of motion information predictors. | 11-07-2013 |
20130301734 | VIDEO ENCODING AND DECODING WITH LOW COMPLEXITY - A target number of motion information predictors to be used for an image portion to encode is obtained. A first set of motion information predictors is obtained each associated with an image portion having a predetermined spatial and/or temporal relationship with the image portion being encoded. Duplicates are eliminated to obtain a reduced set of motion information predictors containing a first number of motion information predictors, each motion information predictor of said reduced set being different from any other motion information predictor of said reduced set. The first number is compared to the target number and, if said first number is lower than said target number, an additional motion information predictor is obtained and added to the reduced set of motion information predictors. | 11-14-2013 |
20130335524 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING A STEREOSCOPIC SIGNAL - The invention relates to a method of obtaining a stereoscopic signal from a sequence of monoscopic images. The method includes a step of obtaining a sequence of monoscopic images having been captured by an image acquisition apparatus in an acquisition mode enabling several images to be shot in the course of a regular movement substantially tangential to the plane of the lens of the acquisition apparatus. That step is followed by a step of forming pairs of images from the sequence of images, each pair being formed on the basis of a predetermined temporal distance then a step of calibrating the images of the pairs formed, so as to improve the visual correspondence between the two images. Finally, a stereoscopic signal is constructed from the pairs so calibrated. | 12-19-2013 |
20140092959 | Method and device for deriving a set of enabled coding modes - A method for deriving a set of enabled coding modes relative to the encoding of an image or image portion which forms part of an image sequence. The method comprises:
| 04-03-2014 |
20140177721 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING RESIDUAL DATA FOR ENCODING OR DECODING AT LEAST PART OF AN IMAGE - A method and device for determining residual data for encoding at least part of an image of an enhancement layer of video data, the video data including the enhancement layer and a base layer, the enhancement layer being composed of processing blocks and the base layer being composed of elementary units each having associated residual data, the method comprising for a processing block of the enhancement layer
| 06-26-2014 |
20140192860 | METHOD, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEANS FOR ENCODING OR DECODING A SCALABLE VIDEO SEQUENCE - The invention relates to a method of encoding or decoding a scalable video sequence of frames encoded in a bit-stream made of at least one lower layer and one upper layer, the method comprising:
| 07-10-2014 |
20140192869 | Method, device, computer program, and information storage means for encoding or decoding a video sequence - The invention relates to video coding. A method of encoding or decoding such a video sequence according to the invention comprises: obtaining a reconstructed frame area made of an array of sample values; applying a sample adaptive offset, SAO, filtering to the reconstructed frame area based on SAO parameters; wherein at least one of the SAO parameters is determined independently of the sample values of the reconstructed frame area. Preferably, the sample-independent SAO parameters define an Edge Offset filtering. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192884 | Method and device for processing prediction information for encoding or decoding at least part of an image - A method of processing prediction information for encoding or decoding at least part of an image of an enhancement layer of video data, the video data including the enhancement layer and a base layer, the enhancement layer being composed of processing blocks and the base layer being composed of elementary units each having associated prediction data, the method comprising for a processing block of the enhancement layer: obtaining prediction data of at least a co-located elementary unit of the reference data, the prediction data defining first predictors; and generating, from said prediction data obtained, further predictors for prediction of the current processing block. | 07-10-2014 |
20140192886 | Method and Apparatus for Encoding an Image Into a Video Bitstream and Decoding Corresponding Video Bitstream Using Enhanced Inter Layer Residual Prediction - A method for encoding an image of pixels and for decoding a corresponding bit stream is described. More particularly, it concerns residual prediction according to a spatial scalable encoding scheme. It can be considered in the context of the Scalable extension of the HEVC standard (noted SHVC), being developed by the ISO-MPEG and ITU-T standardization organizations. It is proposed to simplify the computational complexity and the memory usage needed by the GRILP and DIFF inter modes by combining upsampling and motion compensation operations into one single operation and/or reducing the complexity of the linear filtering processes involved in some of the processes and/or adopt some limiting usage of these two modes when combined with bidirectional prediction. Accordingly a reduction of the complexity is achieved with, at worst, a limited loss in coding efficiency. | 07-10-2014 |
20140301487 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING SAMPLES OF AN IMAGE - A method and a device for classifying samples of an image, each sample having a respective sample value the method comprising repartition of each of the samples into a plurality of index classes, wherein the index class allocated to each sample is determined in dependence upon the sample value of the said sample with respect to the sample values of first neighbouring samples of said sample according to a given direction and further in respect to the sample values of the first neighbouring samples with respect to the sample values of samples neighbouring the first neighbouring samples according to the said given direction. Processing each sample according to the respective allocated index class. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301489 | METHOD, DEVICE AND PROGRAM FOR ENCODING AND DECODING A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES - A method of encoding a sequence of images comprises performing area-by-area loop filtering on at least one image of the sequence and disabling such area-by-area loop filtering on at least one other image of the sequence. The images of the sequence are associated with respective levels from a plurality of levels, the levels corresponding to different respective rate-distortion balances or to different image qualities, and the images on which the area-by-area loop filtering is disabled are determined in dependence upon the levels. | 10-09-2014 |
20140369429 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING ENCODING/DECODING OF COMPENSATION OFFSETS FOR A SET OF RECONSTRUCTED SAMPLES OF AN IMAGE - The present invention provides a method and a device for coding and decoding at least a part of an image comprising a plurality of samples, each sample comprising at least two components, and the encoded image comprising at least one filtering parameter. The filtering comprises using at least one filtering parameter as a common filtering parameter for filtering both the first component and the second component of a reconstructed sample. | 12-18-2014 |