DETAILED ACTION
This action is in response to the application filed on 2/14/2025.
Claims 1-20 are pending.
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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a2) as being anticipated by DESHPANDE et al. (US 20250378588 A1)
1. A method for processing visual media data comprising:
performing a conversion between visual media data and a bitstream of the visual media data based on a rule,
“[0003] Video compression techniques enable data requirements for storing and transmitting video data to be reduced… Entropy encoded residual data and syntax elements may be included in data structures forming a compliant bitstream.”
wherein the bitstream comprises at least one neural-network post-filter characteristics (NNPFC) supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message, and
“[0168] nnpfc_mode_idc equal to 1 specifies that the post-processing filter associated with the nnpfc_id value is a neural network represented by the ISO/IEC 15938-17 bitstream contained in this SEI message.”
wherein the rule specifies that an NNPFC SEI message with a first identification syntax element in a specified range is ignored during the conversion.
“[0166] Values of nnpfc_id from 256 to 511, inclusive, and from 2.sup.31 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive, are reserved for future use by ITU-T | ISO/IEC. Decoders encountering a value of nnpfc_id in the range of 256 to 511, inclusive, or in the range of 2.sup.31 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive, shall ignore it.”
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specified range is from 256 to 511, inclusive, or from 2.sup.31 to 2.sup.32-2, inclusive.
“[0166] Values of nnpfc_id from 256 to 511, inclusive, and from 2.sup.31 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive, are reserved for future use by ITU-T | ISO/IEC. Decoders encountering a value of nnpfc_id in the range of 256 to 511, inclusive, or in the range of 2.sup.31 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive, shall ignore it.”
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identification syntax element is nnpfc_id.
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
4. The method of claim 1, wherein a value of the first identification syntax element is in a range of 0 to 2.sup.32-2, inclusive.
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identification syntax element contains an identifying number used to identify a neural-network post-processing filter (NNPF).
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
6. The method of claim 5, wherein a second identification syntax element is included in the bitstream to indicate the first identification syntax element corresponding to the NNPF used for a current picture of the visual media data, and wherein a value of the second identification syntax element is in a range of 0 to 2.sup.32-2, inclusive.
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the NNPF used for the current picture is specified by one or more NNPFC SEI messages that pertain to the current picture and have the first identification syntax element equal to the second identification syntax element.
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion includes encoding the visual media data into the bitstream.
“[0003] Video compression techniques enable data requirements for storing and transmitting video data to be reduced… Entropy encoded residual data and syntax elements may be included in data structures forming a compliant bitstream.”
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion includes decoding the visual media data from the bitstream.
“[0018] In one example, a method of decoding video data comprises receiving a neural network post-filter characteristics message, parsing a syntax element identifying a padding type corresponding to the neural network post-filter characteristics message, wherein a padding type includes wrap padding.”
Regarding the claims 10-19, they recite elements that are at least included in the claims 1-7, and 1-6 above but in a different claim form and/or encoding/decoding counterpart that are reciprocal. Therefore, the same rationale for the rejection of the claims 1-7, and 1-6 applies.
Regarding the processor, memory and storage medium in the claims, see [351]-[356].
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein a second identification syntax element is included in the bitstream to indicate the first identification syntax element corresponding to the NNPF used for a current picture of the visual media data,
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
wherein a value of the second identification syntax element is in a range of 0 to 2.sup.32-2, inclusive, and wherein the NNPF used for the current picture is specified by one or more NNPFC SEI messages that pertain to the current picture and have the first identification syntax element equal to the second identification syntax element.
“[0165] nnpfc_id contains an identifying number that may be used to identify a post-processing filter. The value of nnpfc_id shall be in the range of 0 to 2.sup.32−2, inclusive.”
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. CHUJOH et al. (US 20230421785 A1) and Choi et al. (US 20230421785 A1) disclose relevant art related to the subject matter of the present invention.
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