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US 11,902,576 · App. 17/354,206 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device

Inventors: Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP); Noritaka Iguchi (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
H04N19/597G06F18/2431G06T3/40G06T9/001G06V20/653
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,902,576
App. No.
17/354,206
Filed
Jun 22, 2021
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Examiner
LI, RUIPING
Art Unit
2666
USPC
382/232
Abstract

A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: classifying three-dimensional points included in point cloud data into layers, based on geometry information of the three-dimensional points; generating first information indicating whether to permit referring to, for a current three-dimensional point included in the three-dimensional points, attribute information of another three-dimensional point belonging to a same layer as the current three-dimensional point; and encoding attribute information of the current three-dimensional point to generate a bitstream, by or without referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point according to the first information. The bitstream includes the first information.

Claims (32)

1. A three-dimensional data encoding method, comprising:

classifying three-dimensional points included in point cloud data into layers, based on geometry information of the three-dimensional points;

generating first information indicating whether to permit referring to, for a current three-dimensional point included in the three-dimensional points, attribute information of another three-dimensional point belonging to a same layer as the current three-dimensional point; and

encoding attribute information of the current three-dimensional point to generate a bitstream, by or without referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point according to the first information,

wherein the bitstream includes the first information.

2. The three-dimensional data encoding method according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the first information indicates to permit referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point, the attribute information of the current three-dimensional point is encoded by referring to attribute information of an encoded three-dimensional point included in three-dimensional points belonging to the same layer as the current three-dimensional point.

3. The three-dimensional data encoding method according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the encoding, the attribute information of the current three-dimensional point is encoded by referring to attribute information of a three-dimensional point belonging to a layer higher than a layer to which the current three-dimensional point belongs, regardless of the first information.

4. A three-dimensional data decoding method, comprising:

classifying three-dimensional points included in point cloud data into layers, based on geometry information of the three-dimensional points;

obtaining first information from a bitstream, the first information indicating whether to permit referring to, for a current three-dimensional point included in the three-dimensional points, attribute information of another three-dimensional point belonging to a same layer as the current three-dimensional point; and

decoding attribute information of the current three-dimensional point from the bitstream, by or without referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point according to the first information.

5. The three-dimensional data decoding method according to claim 4 ,

wherein when the first information indicates to permit referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point, the attribute information of the current three-dimensional point is decoded by referring to attribute information of a decoded three-dimensional point included in three-dimensional points belonging to the same layer as the current three-dimensional point.

6. The three-dimensional data decoding method according to claim 4 ,

wherein in the decoding, the attribute information of the current three-dimensional point is decoded by referring to attribute information of a three-dimensional point belonging to a layer higher than a layer to which the current three-dimensional point belongs, regardless of the first information.

7. A three-dimensional data encoding device, comprising:

a processor; and

memory,

wherein using the memory, the processor:

classifies three-dimensional points included in point cloud data into layers, based on geometry information of the three-dimensional points;

generates first information indicating whether to permit referring to, for a current three-dimensional point included in the three-dimensional points, attribute information of another three-dimensional point belonging to a same layer as the current three-dimensional point; and

encodes attribute information of the current three-dimensional point to generate a bitstream, by or without referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point according to the first information,

wherein the bitstream includes the first information.

8. A three-dimensional data decoding device, comprising:

a processor; and

memory,

wherein using the memory, the processor:

classifies three-dimensional points included in point cloud data into layers, based on geometry information of the three-dimensional points;

obtains first information from a bitstream, the first information indicating whether to permit referring to, for a current three-dimensional point included in the three-dimensional points, attribute information of another three-dimensional point belonging to a same layer as the current three-dimensional point; and

decodes attribute information of the current three-dimensional point from the bitstream, by or without referring to the attribute information of the other three-dimensional point according to the first information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2021
From: SUGIO, TOSHIYASU; IGUCHI, NORITAKA
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 058341/0700 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTJP2019051537 · Dec 27, 2019
Provisional Application 62785966 · Dec 28, 2018
Related Publication 20210312669A1 · Oct 7, 2021
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