ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,666,041, issued on June 23, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Image decoding method for coding DPB parameter, and device therefor" was invented by Hendry Hendry (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method by which a decoding device decodes an image, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: acquiring image information including decoded picture buffer (DPB) parameter information and an output layer set (OLS) DPB parameter index for a target OLS; deriving the DPB parameter information about the target OLS on the basis of the OLS DPB parameter index; updating a DPB on the basis of th...