Point Cloud Attribute Parsing via Mandatory Priority Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The parsing efficiency of point cloud media is low due to its large data size, which affects the user experience in content consumption devices.

Innovation Solution

The method involves indicating the mandatory and priority of each attribute component in point cloud media, allowing for strategic parsing and transmission decisions based on network conditions and device capabilities, such as discarding non-mandatory components or prioritizing decoding sequences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If all attribute components of point cloud media are transmitted and parsed, then the completeness and quality of the rendered content is improved, but the parsing efficiency and transmission time increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverendering qualityVSAvoidparsing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the point cloud media into multiple attribute components (e.g., geometry, color, reflectivity, material properties) and assigns different priorities to each component. This allows the system to selectively parse and render components based on their importance and available resources, rather than processing all components uniformly, thereby improving parsing efficiency while maintaining rendering quality for critical components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating the processing quality and priority of different attribute components based on their specific importance to the overall rendering. Critical components like geometry are parsed with high priority and full detail, while less critical components are processed with lower priority or reduced detail, optimizing the balance between rendering quality and parsing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Speed

If high-priority attribute components are parsed first, then the initial rendering speed and user experience are improved, but the time to complete parsing of all components increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinitial rendering speedVSAvoidtotal parsing time
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-assigning priority levels to different attribute components before parsing begins. This allows the system to immediately start parsing high-priority components without waiting for lower-priority components, achieving fast initial rendering. The priority assignment is done in advance, enabling the system to make immediate decisions about parsing order and resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by allowing the parsing process to be adaptive and adjustable during runtime. The system can dynamically adjust the parsing of different components based on real-time factors such as network conditions, device performance, and user preferences, enabling fast initial rendering while continuing to parse remaining components in the background without blocking the user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If non-mandatory attribute components are discarded to improve parsing efficiency, then the processing speed is improved, but the completeness and accuracy of the rendered content deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparsing efficiencyVSAvoidcontent completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and separates mandatory attribute components from non-mandatory ones, allowing the system to parse and render only the essential components required for basic functionality. This extraction approach enables the system to achieve acceptable rendering efficiency while maintaining completeness of critical content. Non-mandatory components can be added later or omitted based on resource constraints without compromising the core rendering quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS12052454B2Data processing method, apparatus, and device for point cloud media, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.07.30 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application provide a data processing method, apparatus, and device for point cloud media, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring information of an ith attribute component of point cloud media, the point cloud media including N attribute components, the ith attribute component being any one of the N attribute components, the information of the ith attribute component being used for indicating at least one of a mandatory and a priority of the ith attribute component, both N and i being positive integers and i∈[1, N]; and parsing the ith attribute component based on the information of the ith attribute component. The method relates to the field of point cloud media technologies, and can improve parsing processing efficiency for point cloud media to a certain extent by indicating a mandatory and a priority of an attribute component of the point cloud media.