ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,029, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LG Electronics Inc. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Method and device for image encoding/decoding based on dependent random-access point picture, and method for bitstream transmission" was invented by Hendry Tan (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a device for image encoding/decoding are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: in response to a random-access request for a first picture, acquiring a second picture which is associated with the first picture and has been decoded before the first picture; and decoding the f...