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(11) EP 4 062 375 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
28.09.2022 Bulletin 2022/39

(21) Application number: 20890921.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.11.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 9/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06N 3/0454; G06N 3/082
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2020/061258
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/102125 (27.05.2021 Gazette 2021/21)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 22.11.2019 US 201962939054 P
22.11.2019 US 201962939057 P
25.11.2019 US 201962939949 P
12.12.2019 US 201962947236 P
16.11.2020 US 202017099202

(71) Applicant: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • WANG, Wei
    Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)
  • JIANG, Wei
    Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)
  • LIU, Shan
    Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)
  • CHOI, Byeongdoo
    Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)
  • WENGER, Stephan
    Palo Alto, CA 94306, (US)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ Speiser 
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 31 02 60
80102 München
80102 München (DE)

   


(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTIZATION, ADAPTIVE BLOCK PARTITIONING AND CODEBOOK CODING FOR NEURAL NETWORK MODEL COMPRESSION