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Gerald G. Leffers Jr.

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1636
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331
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154
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90
Abandoned Applications
87

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17/408082
Method and apparatus for video coding Aug 19, 2021 Issued
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17/406359
Restrictions on motion vector difference Aug 18, 2021 Issued
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17/395133
Video coding with content adaptive spatially varying quantization Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/385466
Three-dimensional imager and projection device Jul 25, 2021 Issued
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17/378593
Method and apparatus for inter prediction in video coding system Jul 15, 2021 Issued
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17/365843
Number of motion candidates in a look up table to be checked according to mode Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/359890
Motion vector derivation between dividing patterns Jun 27, 2021 Issued
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17/353683
Method and device for encoding or decoding image on basis of inter mode Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/342033
Method and apparatus for processing a video signal Jun 7, 2021 Issued
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17/302933
Vehicular vision system that dynamically calibrates a vehicular camera May 16, 2021 Issued
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17/317375
Blending method for inter prediction with geometry partition May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/317375
Blending method for inter prediction with geometry partition May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/317375
Blending method for inter prediction with geometry partition May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/317375
Blending method for inter prediction with geometry partition May 10, 2021 Issued
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17/314373
Video signal processing method and device using motion compensation May 6, 2021 Issued
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17/238548
Sub-block motion candidate list in video coding Apr 22, 2021 Issued
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Video decoder and methods Apr 21, 2021 Issued
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17/996207
Semantics for constrained processing and conformance testing in video coding Apr 20, 2021 Issued
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Transmission device, transmission method and reception device Apr 18, 2021 Issued
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Method for motion estimation, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and electronic device Mar 28, 2021 Issued
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