DETAILED ACTION
1. The Office Action is in response to Application 191916182 filed on 04/28/2025. Claims 1-3 are pending.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
2. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Double Patenting
3. The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); and In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on a nonstatutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with this application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement.
Effective January 1, 1994, a registered attorney or agent of record may sign a terminal disclaimer. A terminal disclaimer signed by the assignee must fully comply with 37 CFR 3.73(b).
6. Claim 1 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1 of US Patent US 12316836 indicated below.
For Claim 1, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 1 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 1 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 12316836
Claim 1:
A apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block, wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 1
A method of decoding a video signal, comprising:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block, wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode covering a first angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a second angle range in the plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block,
and wherein the first angle range has an angle range different from intra prediction modes already constituting the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block
7. Claim 2 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 5 of US Patent US 12316836 indicated below.
For Claim 2, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 2 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 5 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 12316836
Claim 2:
A apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 5
A method of encoding a video signal, comprising:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode covering a first angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a second angle range in the plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block, and wherein the first angle range has an angle range different from intra prediction modes already constituting the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block
8. Claim 3 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 9 of US Patent US 12316836 indicated below.
For Claim 3, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 3 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 9 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 12316836
Claim 1:
An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to obtain the bitstream for the image; and a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the bitstream is generated by performing the steps of:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 9
A transmission method for data comprising a bitstream including an image by an apparatus, the method comprising: obtaining the bitstream for the image, and transmitting the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the bitstream is generated by performing the steps of:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode covering a first angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a second angle range in the plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block, and wherein the first angle range has an angle range different from intra prediction modes already constituting the plurality of intra prediction modes applicable to the current block
9. Claim 1 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1 of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 1, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 1 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 1 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 11889067
Claim 1:
An apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block, wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 1
A method of decoding a video signal, comprising:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block, wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
10. Claim 2 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 5 of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 2, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 2 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 5 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 11889067
Claim 2:
A apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 5
A method of encoding a video signal, comprising:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
11. Claim 3 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 9 of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 3, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 3 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 9 of the reference patent.
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Current Application
US 11889067
Claim 3:
An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to obtain the bitstream for the image; and a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the bitstream is generated by performing the steps of:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 9
A transmission method for data comprising a bitstream including an image by an apparatus, the method comprising: obtaining the bitstream for the image, and transmitting the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the bitstream is generated by performing the steps of:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
12. Claim 1 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 1 of US Patent US 11425373 US and in view of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 1, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 1 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 1 of the reference patent except for generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
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Current Application
US 11425373
Claim 1:
A apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block, wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 1
A method of decoding a video signal, comprising:
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
wherein based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block instead of a second intra prediction mode in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
(note: intra prediction mode cover a specific angle inherently)
the second intra prediction mode being determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
Claim 1 of US Patent US 11425373 does not disclose explicitly generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
US 11889067 discloses generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block (claim 1).
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to incorporate the technology generate reconstructed samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block as a modification to the claim 1 of US Patent US 11425373 for the benefit of that achieves high efficiency video coding.
13. Claim 2 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 6 of US Patent US 11425373 and in view of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 2, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 2 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 6 of the reference patent except for generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
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Current Application
US 11425373
Claim 2:
A apparatus comprising: a memory for storing the video signal; and a processor couple to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
derive an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generate reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 6
An apparatus of decoding a video signal, comprising: a memory storing the video signal; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
generate reference samples based on width and height of a current block;
derive an intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block,
and wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block instead of a second intra prediction mode in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
the second intra prediction mode being determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
Claim 6 of US Patent US 11425373 does not disclose explicitly generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
US 11889067 discloses generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block (claim 5).
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to incorporate the technology generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block as a modification to the claim 1 of US Patent US 11425373 for the benefit of that achieves high efficiency video coding.
14. Claim 3 is rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claim 6 of US Patent US 11425373 and in view of US Patent US 11889067 indicated below.
For Claim 3, although the conflicting claims are not identical, they both are dealing with video process method/apparatus. As clearly indicated in the table below, each claimed limitations of claim 3 of the current application are anticipated by the corresponding limitations of claim 9 of the reference patent except for generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
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Current Application
US 11425373
Claim 3:
An apparatus comprising: a processor configured to obtain the bitstream for the image; and a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the bitstream is generated by performing the steps of:
deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block;
generating reference samples based on a width and a height of the current block;
generating prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generating residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block,
wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block.
Claim 6
An apparatus of decoding a video signal, comprising: a memory storing the video signal; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
generate reference samples based on width and height of a current block;
derive an intra prediction mode of the current block;
and generate prediction samples of the current block using the reference samples based on the intra prediction mode of the current block,
and wherein, based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block instead of a second intra prediction mode in a plurality of intra prediction modes,
the second intra prediction mode being determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block
Claim 6 of US Patent US 11425373 does not disclose explicitly generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block.
US 11889067 discloses generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block (claim 5).
It would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to one of ordinary skill in the art to incorporate the technology generate residual samples of the current block based on the prediction samples of the current block as a modification to the claim 1 of US Patent US 11425373 for the benefit of that achieves high efficiency video coding.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
15. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
16. Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
For claim 1, it recites limitations of “the video signal” in “a memory for storing the video signal”; However, there is no antecedence basis for this limitation;
it recites limitations of “derive an intra prediction mode of a current block” first, then it recites that: “based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes, and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block”; However, it is not clear what is the relationship between the “intra prediction mode of a current block derived” and “a first intra prediction mode, a second intra prediction mode”, is the intra prediction mode of a current block derived is the first intra prediction mode or the second intra prediction mode or other kinds of mode? In addition to that, it is not clear how the first intra mode is determined; Does it means any kind of intra prediction mode instead of the second mode (which is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block) can be used?
Thus the scope of the claim is unclear.
17. Claim 2 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention for the similar reason as for claim 1.
18. Claim 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
For claim 3, it recites limitations of “the bitstream for the image” in “a processor configured to obtain the bitstream for the image”; “the data” in “and a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream” However, there are no antecedence basis for these limitations;
it recites limitations of “deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block” first, then it recites that: “based on the current block being a non-square block, a first intra prediction mode is used as the intra prediction mode of the current block, instead of a second intra prediction mode covering a specific angle range in a plurality of intra prediction modes, and wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block”; However, it is not clear what is the relationship between the “intra prediction mode of a current block derived” and “a first intra prediction mode, a second intra prediction mode”, is the intra prediction mode of a current block derived is the first intra prediction mode or the second intra prediction mode or other kinds of mode? In addition to that, it is not clear how the first intra mode is determined; Does it means any kind of intra prediction mode instead of the second mode (which is determined based on a ratio of the width and height of the current block) can be used?
Thus the scope of the claim is unclear.
19. Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. See form 892.
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