Yoshihiro Kikuchi
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Kagawa JP
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20110043822 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Light emitted from a light source is formed into parallel light beams, the parallel light beams are divided into two light beams, and one of the divided light beams is converted by a conical lens to light (beam) having an energy density on an optical axis maximized over a distance, and is applied to a surface of a measuring object, with another one of the divided light beams being applied to a reference mirror, so that, by detecting an interfered light beam between rearward scattered light of the light (beam) applied to the surface of the measuring object and reflected light from the reference mirror, a shape of the measuring object is measured. | 02-24-2011 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Yokoham-Shi JP
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20100202520 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding method comprises selecting one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations each including a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture, generating a prediction picture signal in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination, generating a predictive error signal representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal, and encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination. | 08-12-2010 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Minato-Ku JP
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20090316790 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding apparatus comprises a frame memory/predictive image generator having a first predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal by selecting a combination from among a plurality combinations of a reference image number and a plurality of predictive parameters, and a second predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal according to a predictive parameter computed based on reference image numbers of reference images and an image-to-image distance, and a variable-length encoder to select one of the first and second prediction modes by the number of reference images, and encode orthogonal transformation coefficient information concerning a predictive error signal of a predictive image signal with respect to input video signal, mode information indicating an encoding mode, motion vector information and combination of selected reference image number with predictive parameter index information indicating combination of selected reference image information. | 12-24-2009 |
20090323806 | VIDEO ENCODING/DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A video encoding apparatus comprises a frame memory/predictive image generator having a first predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal by selecting a combination from among a plurality combinations of a reference image number and a plurality of predictive parameters, and a second predictive mode for generating a predictive image signal according to a predictive parameter computed based on reference image numbers of reference images and an image-to-image distance, and a variable-length encoder to select one of the first and second prediction modes by the number of reference images, and encode orthogonal transformation coefficient information concerning a predictive error signal of a predictive image signal with respect to input video signal, mode information indicating an encoding mode, motion vector information and combination of selected reference image number with predictive parameter index information indicating combination of selected reference image information. | 12-31-2009 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Hamura-Shi JP
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20090003442 | INFORMATOIN PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first determination unit which determines whether or not a processing target frame is a frame of the predetermined type, a second determination unit which determines whether or not an interval between the frame and a frame of the predetermined type located temporally nearest in a forward direction exceeds a predetermined frame count, when the first determination unit determines that the processing target frame is not a frame of the predetermined type, and a conversion unit which converts the processing target frame into a frame of the predetermined type, when the second determination unit determines that the interval exceeds the predetermined frame count. | 01-01-2009 |
20090080520 | VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video decoding apparatus includes a decoding module configured to decode syntax values of respective macroblocks included in a picture to be decoded in the video stream, an error detection module configured to detect an error in the syntax values decoded by the decoding module, and an error concealment processing module configured to execute, in the case where the picture to be decoded whose error has been detected by the error detection module is an intra-frame prediction picture for which motion compensation prediction processing is not performed, error concealment processing of rewriting the syntax values of the macroblock in which an error has been detected and subsequent macroblocks so as to estimate, from information of the intra-frame prediction picture or data of macroblocks that have been decoded, data of the macroblock in which an error has been detected and subsequent macroblocks. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080524 | VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO DECODING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video decoding apparatus which decodes a compression-coded video stream, includes an error detection module configured to detect an error in a syntax values decoded by a decoding module, and an error concealment processing module configured to execute, in the case where the picture to be decoded whose error has been detected by the error detection module is an inter-frame prediction picture for which motion compensation prediction processing is performed, error concealment processing of rewriting the syntax values of the macroblock in which an error has been detected and its subsequent macroblocks so as to estimate, from information of the inter-frame prediction picture or data of macroblocks that have been decoded, data of the macroblock in which an error has been detected and its subsequent macroblocks. | 03-26-2009 |
20090285285 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INTER-PREDICTION MODE DETERMINATION METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus which encodes a moving image signal, includes an inter-prediction mode determination unit which determines a combination of an inter-prediction mode used by an inter-prediction unit and a DCT used by a transformation unit among from an inter-prediction modes and a DCTs, for each of macroblocks. The inter-prediction mode determination unit includes a first selection unit which selects DCTs of a predetermined number from the DCTs, for at least one specific inter-prediction mode among the inter-prediction modes, and a second selection unit which selects a combination of one inter-prediction mode and one DCT from the inter-prediction modes and the DCTs of the predetermined number selected by the first selection unit. | 11-19-2009 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Ome-Shi JP
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20080198928 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INTER-PREDICTION MODE DETERMINING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an inter-prediction unit which generates a prediction signal, a transformation unit which orthogonal transform a prediction residual signal between the prediction signal and a picture signal of the macro block, and an inter-prediction mode determining unit which determines a combination of an inter-prediction mode used by the inter-prediction unit and DCT used by the transformation unit for each macro block. The inter-prediction mode determining unit includes a first selection unit which selects a preset number of inter-prediction modes from plural types of inter-prediction mode with a specified type of DCT, and a second selection unit which selects a combination of one inter-prediction mode and one DCT from the preset number of inter-prediction modes selected by the first selection unit and the plural types of DCT. | 08-21-2008 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Kanagawa JP
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20130243094 | VIDEO ENCODING/ DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION COMPENSATION PREDICTION - A video encoding method and apparatus to select one combination, for each block of an input video signal, from a plurality of combinations. Each combination includes a predictive parameter and at least one reference picture number determined in advance for the reference picture. A prediction picture signal is generated in accordance with the reference picture number and predictive parameter of the selected combination. A predictive error signal is generated representing an error between the input video signal and the prediction picture signal. Encoding the predictive error signal, information of the motion vector, and index information indicating the selected combination is included. | 09-19-2013 |
Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Hamura JP
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20140211843 | MOVING IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND MOVING IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a moving picture coding apparatus and a moving picture coding method capable of further improving coding efficiency, the moving picture coding apparatus comprises a controller. The controller performs control such that coded data are created using an inter-prediction structure in which the maximum number of consecutive B-pictures in a GOP is set to āNā, and the number of layers in a reference relationship between the B-pictures is set to āLā. | 07-31-2014 |
20140211844 | MOVING IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND MOVING IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a moving image encoding device and a moving image encoding method improving encoding efficiency are provided. In the embodiment, moving image encoding device includes controller. The controller generates a B picture by using a GOP structure enabling reference from a reference B picture in a GOP to another reference B picture in the GOP. | 07-31-2014 |