Methods and devices for encoding and reconstructing a point cloud
US11627339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/597
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This method comprises: —accessing (2) a point cloud (PC) comprising a plurality of points defined by attributes, said attributes including a spatial position of a point in a 3D space and at least one feature of the point;—segmenting (2) the point cloud into one or more clusters (Ci) of points on the basis of the attributes of the points; and for at least one cluster (Ci):—constructing (4) a similarity graph having a plurality of vertices and at least one edge, the similarity graph representing a similarity among neighboring points of the cluster (Ci) in terms of the attributes, the plurality of vertices including vertices Pi and Pj corresponding to points of the cluster (Ci);—assigning one or more weights wi,j to one or more edges connecting vertices Pi and Pj of the graph;—computing (6) a transform using the one or more assigned weights, said transform being characterized by coefficients; and—quantizing (8) and encoding (10) the transform coefficients.
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