IP Library Granted Patent US 9,148,663
Granted Patent B2
US 9,148,663 · App. 14/251,113 · Granted Sep 29, 2015

Method for encoding and decoding images based on constrained offset compensation and loop filter, and apparatus therefor

Inventors: Jin Ho Lee (Daejeon-si, KR); Hui Yong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Sung Chang Lim (Daejeon-si, KR); Jin Soo Choi (Daejeon-si, KR); Jin Woong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR)
Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
H04N19/00375H04N19/117H04N19/159H04N19/176H04N19/82H04N19/46H04N19/86
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Patent No.
US 9,148,663
App. No.
14/251,113
Granted
Sep 29, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding images based on constrained offset compensation and a loop filter. The image decoding apparatus: receives, from an encoder, a first indicator indicating whether a sequence, a picture, a frame, a slice, a coding unit (CU), a prediction unit (PU), and/or a transform unit (TU) supports constrained offset compensation; receives, from the encoder, a second indicator indicating whether constrained sample adaptive offset (SAO) compensation or an adaptive loop filter (ALF) is applied; receives a parameter from the encoder; and applies the SAO compensation or the ALF to pixels of a restored image on the basis of the second indicator and the parameter.

Claims (7)

1. An apparatus for decoding a video, the apparatus comprising:

an decoder to decode:

a constrained offset compensation indicator indicating whether at least one of a picture, a tile, and a coding unit (CU) supports constrained offset compensation,

a sample adaptive offset (SAO) compensation indicator indicating whether to perform SAO compensation, and decode an SAO parameter; and

a filter unit to perform SAO compensation on a target sample within a target block of a reconstructed video based on the SAO compensation indicator and the SAO parameter, wherein the filter unit determines an offset category for the SAO compensation based on the constrained offset compensation indicator and encoding parameters of the target block of SAO compensation and at least one of neighboring blocks of the target block when an edge offset is applied to the offset compensation target sample within the target block.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the constrained offset compensation indicator is included in one of a sequence parameter set (SPS), a picture parameter set (PPS) and a slice header within a bit stream.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the SAO compensation indicator is included in one of a sequence parameter set (SPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), and the slice header within the bit stream.

Assignments (1)
LICENSE Recorded Feb 1, 2023
From: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2011-0098601 · Sep 28, 2011 · national
KR 10-2012-0019999 · Feb 28, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0039412 · Apr 16, 2012 · national
KR 10-2012-0107639 · Sep 27, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14347709
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