Sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment method and apparatus and SAO adjustment determination method and apparatus

E Alshina, A Alshin - US Patent 9,807,392, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment method, the method includes:
obtaining slice SAO parameters with respect to a current slice from a slice header of a …

Adaptive center band offset filter for video coding

IS Chong, S Kumar, M Karczewicz - US Patent 10,051,289, 2018 - Google Patents
A video coder configured to perform sample adaptive offset filtering can determine a center
value for a set of pixels based on values of pixels in the set, divide bands of pixels values …

Image processing apparatus and method

O Nakagami - US Patent 10,412,418, 2019 - Google Patents
US10412418B2 - Image processing apparatus and method - Google Patents
US10412418B2 - Image processing apparatus and method - Google Patents Image …

Compressed high dynamic range video

WC Kiser, MD Tocci, N Tocci - US Patent 10,951,888, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods for the real-time, reversible compression of high dynamic range videos, allowing
high dynamic range videos to be broadcast through standard dynamic range channels. The …

Real-time HDR video for vehicle control

WC Kiser, N Tocci, MD Tocci - US Patent 11,375,135, 2022 - Google Patents
The invention provides an autonomous vehicle with a video camera that merges images
taken a different light levels by replacing saturated parts of an image with corresponding …

Video encoding method using offset adjustment according to classification of pixels by maximum encoding units and apparatus thereof, and video decoding method …

E Alshina, A Alshin - US Patent 9,571,843, 2017 - Google Patents
A video decoding method includes extracting offset mergence information of a current
largest coding unit (LCU), the offset mergence information indicating whether to adopt a …

Combined HDR/LDR video streaming

WC Kiser, N Tocci, MD Tocci - US Patent 10,805,505, 2020 - Google Patents
The invention provides methods for broadcasting video in a dual HDR/LDR format such that
the video can be displayed in real time by both LDR and HDR display devices. Methods and …

Devices and methods for high dynamic range video

WC Kiser, N Tocci, MD Tocci - US Patent 10,742,847, 2020 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods of the invention merge information from multiple image
sensors to provide a high dynamic range (HDR) video. The present invention provides for …

Sample adaptive offset (SAO) adjustment method and apparatus and SAO adjustment determination method and apparatus

E Alshina, A Alshin - US Patent 10,075,718, 2018 - Google Patents
A video encoding method and apparatus, and a video decoding method and apparatus for
generating a reconstructed image having a minimized error between an original image and …

Devices and methods for high dynamic range imaging with co-planar sensors

WC Kiser, N Tocci, MD Tocci - US Patent 10,819,925, 2020 - Google Patents
The invention is relates to systems and methods for high dynamic range (HDR) image
capture and video processing in mobile devices. Aspects of the invention include a mobile …