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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Toshiyasu Sugio, Osaka, JP;
Noritaka Iguchi, Osaka, JP;
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: (i) when a number of three-dimensional points included in point cloud data to be encoded is n that is greater than a predetermined number, n being an integer greater than or equal to 2, calculating an encoding coefficient by generating a hierarchical structure in which each of n pieces of attribute information on the three-dimensional points is sorted into one of a higher frequency component and a lower frequency component to be layered, and generating a bitstream including the encoding coefficient calculated in the calculating; and (ii) when a number of three-dimensional points included in the point cloud data is m that is smaller than or equal to the predetermined number, m being an integer greater than or equal to 1, generating a bitstream in accordance with m pieces of attribute information on the three-dimensional points without generating a hierarchy structure.