Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090110066 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting a Coding Mode - A method and apparatus for selecting a coding mode for a block of a current picture are disclosed. For example, the method selects a coding mode in accordance with a cost function, for coding the block, wherein the cost function comprises a coding distortion parameter and a number of coding bits parameter, wherein said coding distortion parameter is measured in accordance with at least one of: between a prediction residual and a reconstructed prediction residual, or between a transformed prediction residual and a dequantized transformed prediction residual, wherein the number of coding bits parameter is computed in accordance with at least one of: from a true number of compressed bits resulting from coding said block, directly from a plurality of bins, or directly from a plurality of quantized transform coefficients. | 04-30-2009 |
20100061458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAST MOTION ESTIMATION - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for fast motion estimation. One embodiment of a method for motion estimation includes classifying a macroblock of a source frame in accordance with an initial matching cost, an intermediate matching cost, and a final matching cost, where the intermediate matching cost is estimated based on a predicted motion vector for the source frame and the final matching cost is estimated based on a final motion vector for a correlated macroblock in a prior frame, performing motion estimation for the macroblock based upon the classifying, wherein an early termination is applied in accordance with a result of the classifying, and outputting a motion vector for the macroblock based on a result of the motion estimation. | 03-11-2010 |
20100061459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPLEXITY-SCALABLE MOTION ESTIMATION - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for complexity-scalable video coding. One embodiment of a method for video coding includes receiving a sequence of one or more video frames, obtaining a budget for the one or more video frames, the budget specifying a maximum number of computations that may be used in performing motion estimation for the one or more video frames, allocating the maximum number of computations among individual ones of the one or more video frames, performing motion estimation in accordance with the allocating, and outputting a motion estimate for the sequence. | 03-11-2010 |
20120082243 | Method and Apparatus for Feature Based Video Coding - In a video distribution system, a divider ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120169845 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE SAMPLING VIDEO CONTENT - In a method of encoding video, the video is analyzed to determine a sampling format for the video from a plurality of sampling formats. The video is sampled using the determined sampling format to produce a video portion having a subset of information of the video. The video portion is encoded to form an output bit stream. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPACIAL SCALABILITY FOR HEVC - In a video distribution system, a divider ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120224098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPOLATING FRACTIONAL VIDEO PIXELS - A method and system for interpolating video pixels is described, in which the value of a first fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the first set of integer pixels, while the value of a second fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the second set of integer pixels. The first set of integer pixels is not equal to the second set of integer pixels. For example, the first and second set may contain different integer pixels and may contain different numbers of integer pixels. | 09-06-2012 |
20120230407 | Interpolation Filter Selection Using Prediction Index - In one embodiment, a method for encoding or decoding video content is provided. The method includes determining a set of interpolation filters for use in interpolating sub-pel pixel values and a mapping between interpolation filters in the set of interpolation filters and different prediction indexes of the video content. A unit of video content is received and a prediction index is determined in a plurality of prediction indexes that are used to determine a prediction block for the unit of video content. The method then determines an interpolation filter in the set of interpolation filters based on a mapping between the interpolation filter and the prediction index to interpolate a sub-pel pixel value for use in a temporal prediction process for the unit of video content. | 09-13-2012 |
20120230413 | INTERPOLATION FILTER SELECTION USING PREDICTION UNIT (PU) SIZE - In one embodiment, a method for encoding or decoding video content is provided. The method includes determining a set of interpolation filters for use in interpolating sub-pel pixel values and a mapping between interpolation filters in the set of interpolation filters and different sizes of prediction units (PUs) of video content. A PU of video content is received and a size of the received PU is determined The method determines an interpolation filter in the set of interpolation filters based on a mapping between the interpolation filter and the size of the received PU to interpolate a sub-pel pixel value for use in a temporal prediction process for the PU. | 09-13-2012 |
20130003841 | JOINT SUB-PIXEL INTERPOLATION FILTER FOR TEMPORAL PREDICTION - A method determines a plurality of interpolation filters for use in interpolating sub-pel values for a temporal prediction process of video content. The plurality of interpolation filters are designed based on sub-pel offsets for two reference blocks. The method determines a first sub-pel offset for a first reference block for the unit of video content and determines a second sub-pel offset for a second reference block for a unit of video content. A set of interpolation filters is determined to interpolate a set of sub-pel pixel values for use in the temporal prediction process for the unit of video content. The set of interpolation filters is designed for the first sub-pel offset and the second sub-pel offset and is used to interpolate a first sub-pel pixel value for the first reference block and a second sub-pel value for the second reference block. | 01-03-2013 |
20130114677 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET CODING AND/OR SIGNALING - In one embodiment, a method for decoding a video bitstream comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a video bitstream; (b) deriving processed video data from the bitstream; (c) partitioning the processed video data into blocks, wherein each of the blocks is equal to or smaller than a picture; (d) deriving an SAO type from the video bitstream for each of the blocks, wherein the SAO type is associated with a specific nonbiased coding scheme; (e) determining an SAO sub-class associated with the SAO type for each of the pixels in each of the blocks; (f) deriving intensity offset from the video bitstream for the sub-class associated with the SAO type; and (g) applying SAO compensation to each of the pixels in a processed video block, wherein the SAO compensation is based on the intensity offset of step (f). | 05-09-2013 |
20130114678 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET CODING AND/OR SIGNALING - In one embodiment, method for decoding a video bitstream comprises: (a) receiving a video bitstream; (b) deriving processed video data from the bitstream; (c) partitioning the processed video data into blocks, wherein each of the blocks is equal to or smaller than a picture; (d) deriving an SAO type from the video bitstream for each of the blocks, wherein the SAO type is selected from the group consisting of one or more edge offset (EO) types and a single merged band offset (BO) type; (e) determining an SAO sub-class associated with the SAO type for each of the pixels in each of the blocks; (f) deriving intensity offset from the video bitstream for the sub-class associated with the SAO type; and (g) applying SAO compensation to each of the pixels in a processed video block, wherein the SAO compensation is based on the intensity offset of step (f). | 05-09-2013 |
20130147912 | THREE DIMENSIONAL VIDEO AND GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A 3D video and graphics processing system may include at least one interface to receive an input video stream. The input video stream may include a 2D, a 3D, or a 2D/3D mixed content stream. A decoder may decode the input video stream. A processor may determine a source format of the input video stream from the decoded input video stream, and determine a target format for an external device to use to display content. The processor may further determine whether the source format matches the target format, if yes, the processor may send the input video stream to the at least one interface, and if no, the processor may modify the input video stream to be in the target format and send the modified input video stream to the at least one interface, for transmitting as an output video stream to the external device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130216156 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERPOLATING FRACTIONAL VIDEO PIXELS - A method and system for interpolating video pixels is described, in which the value of a first fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the first set of integer pixels, while the value of a second fractional pixel is calculated based on the values of the second set of integer pixels. The first set of integer pixels is not equal to the second set of integer pixels. For example, the first and second set may contain different integer pixels and may contain different numbers of integer pixels. | 08-22-2013 |
20130301702 | SCALABLE VIDEO CODING WITH ENHANCED BASE LAYER - Disclosed is a method comprising: (a) receiving a layer 0 bitstream, the layer 0 bitstream including coding information for the layer 0 bitstream; (b) receiving a layer 1 bitstream, the layer 1 bitstream including coding information for the layer 1 bitstream; and (c) reconstructing the layer 0 bitstream using previously received information for another layer 0 bitstream and previously received information for another layer 1 bitstream. | 11-14-2013 |
20140036995 | Method and Apparatus for Selecting a Coding Mode - A method and apparatus for selecting a coding mode for a block of a current picture are disclosed. For example, the method selects a coding mode in accordance with a cost function, for coding the block, wherein the cost function comprises a coding distortion parameter and a number of coding bits parameter, wherein said coding distortion parameter is measured in accordance with at least one of: between a prediction residual and a reconstructed prediction residual, or between a transformed prediction residual and a dequantized transformed prediction residual, wherein the number of coding bits parameter is computed in accordance with at least one of: from a true number of compressed bits resulting from coding said block, directly from a plurality of bins, or directly from a plurality of quantized transform coefficients. | 02-06-2014 |
20140269897 | ADAPTIVE SAMPLING FILTER PROCESS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A sampling filter process is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system using adaptive phase shifting to improve quality. Examples of a multi-layer encoder or decoder process are MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The re-sampled BL data can be used in encoding or decoding of a corresponding video data of higher layers in a scalable video coding system. For example, the re-sampled or upsampled data can be used as a basis for prediction of the higher resolution video data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140301488 | DERIVATION OF RESAMPLING FILTERS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A method for determining a resampling filter for resampling a video signal used in scalable video coding includes estimating a set of row filters based on a video signal. The video signal has a base resolution that is resampled to provide an output signal that enables more efficient coding of the video signal with an enhanced resolution higher than a base resolution. The set of row filters is applied to the video signal to generate a first output signal having rows that are interpolated to the enhanced resolution. A set of column filters is estimated based on the first output signal for resampling the columns in the video signal. The set of column filters is applied to the first output signal to generate a second output signal having columns as well as rows that are interpolated to the enhanced resolution. | 10-09-2014 |
20140307773 | RE-SAMPLING WITH PHASE OFFSET ADJUSTMENT FOR LUMA AND CHROMA TO SELECT FILTERS IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A sampling filter process is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system using adaptive phase shifting to improve quality in Scalable High efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to compensate for phase offsets introduced by downsampling an appropriate phase offset adjustment is made for upsampling in SHVC with an appropriate offset included for proper luma/chroma color space positions. In one approach the luma/chroma phase offset is specified and a filter is selected to apply the appropriate phase change. | 10-16-2014 |
20140307774 | RE-SAMPLING WITH PHASE OFFSET ADJUSTMENT FOR LUMA AND CHROMA TO SIGNAL ADAPTIVE FILTERS IN SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - A sampling filter process is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system using adaptive phase shifting to improve quality in Scalable High efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to compensate for phase offsets introduced by downsampling an appropriate phase offset adjustment is made for upsampling in SHVC with an appropriate offset included for proper luma/chroma color space positions. In one approach, an adaptive filter is signaled with its phase offset adjusted to account for the luma/chroma offset. | 10-16-2014 |
20140369401 | RE-SAMPLING FILTERS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of sample values. The method then determines a filter to determine an up-sampled value for a first layer for a video, wherein the filter has a set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −8, 60, 13, −4, 1, 0] or [0, 1, −4, 13, 60, −8, 3, −1] assigned to the filter. The up-sampled value is determined by applying the set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −8, 60, 13, −4, 1, 0] or [0, 1, −4, 13, 60, −8, 3, −1] to the plurality of sample values. The method then outputs the up-sampled value for use in coding a second layer of a higher resolution than the first layer. The up-sampled values may be for the 3/16 and −3/16 phase offsets. | 12-18-2014 |
20140369402 | RE-SAMPLING FILTERS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING - In one embodiment, a method receives a plurality of sample values. The method then determines a filter to determine an up-sampled value for a first layer for a video, wherein the filter has a set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −9, 47, 31, −10, 4, −1] or [−1, 4, −10, 31, 47, −9, 3, −1] assigned to the filter. The up-sampled value is determined by applying the set of coefficient values of [−1, 3, −9, 47, 31, −10, 4, −1] or [−1, 4, −10, 31, 47, −9, 3, −1] to the plurality of sample values. The method then outputs the up-sampled value for use in coding a second layer of a higher resolution than the first layer. The up-sampled values may be for the 6/16 and − 6/16 phase offsets. | 12-18-2014 |
20150023435 | RESAMPLING FILTERS FOR SCALABLE VIDEO CODING WITH PHASE OFFSET ADJUSTMENT AND SIGNALING OF SAME - Upsampling filters for use in scalable video coding may be selected from a set of filters each with a different phase. In order to accommodate a phase offset introduced from downsampling required to maintain proper luma/chroma color space positions after upsampling, an offset parameter may be used in computing the filter index. Moreover, a different offset may be used for each filter index. These offsets in effect provide a re-mapping of the filter indices. By remapping the filter indices in this manner the performance of the upsampling process can be improved and errors introduced by rounding or which are caused by the finite precision of the process used to compute the filter indices can be taken into account. | 01-22-2015 |
20150271495 | Scalable Video Coding using Phase Offset Flag Signaling - A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to accommodate other applications such as interlace/progressive scalability, it is proposed that three flags be used in the determination of the phase offset adjustment parameters. | 09-24-2015 |
20150271509 | SCALABLE CODING OF VIDEO SEQUENCES USING TONE MAPPING AND DIFFERENT COLOR GAMUTS - A Scalable Video Coding (SVC) process is provided for scalable video coding that takes into account color gamut primaries along with spatial resolution. The process provides for re-sampling using video color data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to enable improved encoding and decoding in an enhancement layer (EL) or higher layers taking into account color conversion between layers. Examples of applicable SVC include MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). With the SVC process, video data expressed in one color gamut space can be used for prediction in encoding with a possibly different color space, and accommodation for different spatial resolution and bit-depth can be made as well. | 09-24-2015 |
20150312582 | SCALABLE VIDEO CODING USING REFERENCE AND SCALED REFERENCE LAYER OFFSETS - A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to accommodate other applications such as interlace/progressive scalability and to increase the resolution of the alignment between layers, it is proposed that the phase offset adjustment parameters be signaled. | 10-29-2015 |
20150319447 | Reference Layer and Scaled Reference Layer Offsets for Scalable Video Coding - A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). It is proposed that a single scaled reference layer offset be derived from two scaled reference layer offset parameters, and vice-versa. It is also proposed that a single scaled reference layer offset or a single reference layer offset be derived from a combination of a scaled reference layer offset parameter and a reference layer offset parameter. | 11-05-2015 |
20150350662 | On Reference Layer and Scaled Reference Layer Offset Parameters for Inter-Layer Prediction in Scalable Video Coding - A process for determining the selection of filters and input samples is provided for scalable video coding. The process provides for re-sampling using video data obtained from an encoder or decoder process of a base layer (BL) in a multi-layer system to improve quality in Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC). In order to provide better alignment between layers, it is proposed that reference layer offset adjustment parameters be signaled. | 12-03-2015 |