Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090010323 | Methods and Apparatuses for Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided methods and apparatus for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a block in a picture by choosing between temporal prediction and cross-view prediction to enable a prediction for the block. The picture is one of a set of pictures corresponding to multi-view video content and having different view points with respect to a same or similar scene. The picture represents one of the different view points. A high-level syntax is used to indicate the use of cross-view prediction for the block. | 01-08-2009 |
20090052529 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Reduced Resolution Update Mode for Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided a method and apparatus for illumination and color compensation for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090135921 | Two-Dimensional DPCM with PCM Escape Mode - Methods of, and devices, and systems for differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) having predictions and quantization parameters based on proximate lines of buffered quanta of information where pulse code modulation (PCM) is employed as a backup means. | 05-28-2009 |
20090168874 | Methods and Apparatus for Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided methods and apparatus for multi-view video coding. A video encoder includes an encoder for encoding a block in a picture by choosing between temporal prediction and cross-view prediction to enable a prediction for the block. The picture is one of a set of pictures corresponding to multi-view video content and having different view points with respect to a same or similar scene. The picture represents one of the different view points. A high-level syntax is used to indicate the use of cross-view prediction for the block. | 07-02-2009 |
20090207904 | Multi-View Video Coding Method and Device - There are provided method and apparatus for use in a multi-view video coding system. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content into a resultant bitstream, wherein the resultant bitstream is encoded to include view specific information. The view specific information indicates a decoding interdependency between at least some of the at least two views. | 08-20-2009 |
20090238269 | Method and Apparatus for Decoupling Frame Number and/or Picture Order Count (POC) for Multi-View Video Encoding and Decoding - There is disclosed and described a decoder and decoding method for decoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content from a bitstream, wherein in the bitstream at least one of coding order information and output order information for the at least one picture is decoupled from the at least one view to which the at least one picture corresponds. Furthermore, there is disclosed and described an encoder and encoding method for encoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content to form a resultant bitstream, wherein in the resultant bitstream at least one of coding order information and output order information for the at least one picture is decoupled from the at least one view to which the at least one picture corresponds. | 09-24-2009 |
20090262804 | Reference picture list management syntax for multiple view video coding - A picture reference list ordering process is defined for a multiview coder for coding moving pictures, where the picture list has the coding order of reference pictures used to code a picture specified in relationship to whether a picture to be coded is associated with a view. The ordering of the picture list will therefore change the coding order of the reference pictures in the picture reference list depending on the temporal relationships the reference pictures have with the picture to be coded and views associated with the reference picture. | 10-22-2009 |
20090279612 | Methods and apparatus for multi-view video encoding and decoding - There are provided methods and apparatus for multi-view video encoding and decoding. The apparatus includes an encoder for encoding at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content into a resultant bitstream using a syntax element. The syntax element identifies a particular one of at least two methods that indicate a decoding dependency between at least some of the at least two views. | 11-12-2009 |
20090290637 | Methods and Apparatus for Adaptive Reference Filtering - There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive reference filtering. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding at least one picture. The encoder performs adaptive filtering of at least one reference picture to respectively obtain at least one filtered reference picture, and predictively codes the at least one picture using the at least one filtered reference picture. The at least one reference picture is a picture wherein at least one sample thereof is used for inter-prediction either of subsequent to the at least one sample being applied to an in-loop filter or in an absence of the at least one sample being applied to an in-loop filter | 11-26-2009 |
20090304068 | Method and Apparatus for Decoupling Frame Number and/or Picture Order Count (POC) for Multi-View Video Encoding and Decoding - There is disclosed and described a decoder and decoding method for decoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content from a bitstream, wherein in the bitstream at least one of coding order information and output order information for the at least one picture is decoupled from the at least one view to which the at least one picture corresponds. Furthermore, there is disclosed and described an encoder and encoding method for encoding at least one picture corresponding to at least one of at least two views of multi-view video content to form a resultant bitstream, wherein in the resultant bitstream at least one of coding order information and output order information for the at least one picture is decoupled from the at least one view to which the at least one picture corresponds. | 12-10-2009 |
20090323824 | Methods and Apparatus for Use in Multi-View Video Coding - There are provided methods and apparatus for use in multi-view video coding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding anchor and non-anchor pictures for at least two views corresponding to multi-view video content, wherein a dependency structure of each non-anchor picture in a set of non-anchor pictures disposed between a previous anchor picture and a next anchor picture in display order in at least one of the at least two views is the same as the previous anchor picture or the next anchor picture in display order. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002761 | Method for using a network abstract layer unit to signal an instantaneous decoding refresh during a video operation - A memory management technique is defined for memory management for a memory used for storing reference pictures associated with a multiview coded video picture system. Based upon information received with coded picture information of an instantaneous refresh decode picture, a determination is made to delete reference pictures associated with a particular view, where such pictures to be deleted from the memory. | 01-07-2010 |
20100002762 | Method for reference picture management involving multiview video coding - A series of memory management operation commands are described for the memory management of decoded reference pictures that are stored within a memory ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100008591 | Methods and Systems for Display Correction - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for compression of display non-uniformity correction data and use of compressed display non-uniformity correction data. | 01-14-2010 |
20100027615 | Picture identification for multi-view video coding - According to a general aspect, a picture from a first view, a picture from a second view, and dependency information are accessed. The dependency information describes one or more inter-view dependency relationships for the picture from the first view. Based on the dependency information, it is determined whether the picture from the first view is a reference picture for the picture from the second view. One application area involves determining whether pictures in a decoded picture buffer are reference pictures for pictures that have not yet been decoded. The pictures in the buffer may be marked to indicate whether they continue to be needed as inter-view reference pictures. | 02-04-2010 |
20100034258 | Picture management for multi-view video coding - According to a general aspect, a decoded picture is removed from memory based on dependency information that describes one or more inter-view dependency relationships for the picture. Implementations may also include accessing a picture from a first view and the dependency information. The dependency information may describe one or more inter-view dependency relationships for the picture from the first view. The picture from the first view may be decoded to produce the decoded picture. The decoded picture may be stored in memory. One application area involves removing pictures from a decoded picture buffer when such pictures are no longer needed as a reference picture. | 02-11-2010 |
20100165077 | Multi-View Video Coding Using Scalable Video Coding - There are provided methods and apparatus for stereoscopic video coding using scalable video coding. A scalable video encoder includes an encoder ( | 07-01-2010 |