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US 9,667,989 · App. 14/295,860 · Granted May 30, 2017

Moving picture coding device, moving picture coding method, and moving picture coding program, and moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method, and moving picture decoding program

Inventors: Masayoshi Nishitani (Yokosuka, JP); Hiroya Nakamura (Yokosuka, JP); Shigeru Fukushima (Yokosuka, JP); Motoharu Ueda (Yokosuka, JP)
Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
H04N19/50H04N19/126H04N19/136H04N19/176H04N19/184H04N19/196H04N19/463H04N19/96
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Patent No.
US 9,667,989
App. No.
14/295,860
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a moving picture coding device that codes moving pictures in units of a block by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, a quantization parameter calculation unit calculates a quantization parameter of the second block. A predictive quantization parameter deriving unit derives a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block. A differential quantization parameter generation unit generates a differential quantization parameter of the second block from a difference between the quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter. A first bitstream generation unit codes the differential quantization parameter of the second block.

Claims (15)

1. A moving picture decoding device that decodes a bitstream in which moving pictures are coded by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, the device comprising:

a decoding unit configured to extract a differential quantization parameter of the second block by decoding the bitstream;

a predictive quantization parameter deriving unit configured to derive a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block; and

a quantization parameter generation unit configured to generate a quantization parameter of the second block by adding the differential quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter of the second block, wherein

the predictive quantization parameter deriving unit sets the quantization parameter of the third block as a first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position not beyond a boundary of the first block, sets a quantization parameter of a fifth block decoded before the second block as the first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the first quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, sets the quantization parameter of the fourth block as a second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position not beyond the boundary of the first block, sets the quantization parameter of the fifth block as the second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the second quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, and derives the predictive quantization parameter of the second block using both the first and second quantization parameters regardless of the position of the third block or the fourth block, or both the third and fourth blocks, with respect to the boundary of the first block.

2. A moving picture decoding method of decoding a bitstream in which moving pictures are coded by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, the method comprising:

a decoding step of extracting a differential quantization parameter of the second block by decoding the bitstream;

a predictive quantization parameter deriving step of deriving a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block; and

a quantization parameter generation step of generating a quantization parameter of the second block by adding the differential quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter of the second block, wherein

in the predictive quantization parameter deriving step, the quantization parameter of the third block is set as a first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position not beyond a boundary of the first block, a quantization parameter of a fifth block decoded before the second block is set as the first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the first quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, the quantization parameter of the fourth block is set as a second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position not beyond the boundary of the first block, the quantization parameter of the fifth block is set as the second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the second quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, and the predictive quantization parameter of the second block is derived using both the first and second quantization parameters regardless of the position of the third block or the fourth block, or both the third and fourth blocks, with respect to the boundary of the first block.

3. A non-transitory recording medium having a moving picture decoding program for decoding a bitstream in which moving pictures are coded by partitioning a first block, which is obtained by partitioning each picture of the moving pictures into predetermined sizes, into one or a plurality of second blocks, the program causing a computer to execute:

a decoding step of extracting a differential quantization parameter of the second block by decoding the bitstream;

a predictive quantization parameter deriving step of deriving a predictive quantization parameter of the second block using quantization parameters of a third block adjacent to the left of the second block and a fourth block adjacent to the top of the second block; and

a quantization parameter generation step of generating a quantization parameter of the second block by adding the differential quantization parameter of the second block and the predictive quantization parameter of the second block, wherein

in the predictive quantization parameter deriving step, the quantization parameter of the third block is set as a first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position not beyond a boundary of the first block, a quantization parameter of a fifth block decoded before the second block is set as the first quantization parameter when the third block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the first quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, the quantization parameter of the fourth block is set as a second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position not beyond the boundary of the first block, the quantization parameter of the fifth block is set as the second quantization parameter when the fourth block is at a position beyond the boundary of the first block so as to set the second quantization parameter having a non-zero value regardless of the position for the boundary of the first block, and the predictive quantization parameter of the second block is derived using both the first and second quantization parameters regardless of the position of the third block or the fourth block, or both the third and fourth blocks, with respect to the boundary of the first block.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2014
From: NISHITANI, MASAYOSHI; NAKAMURA, HIROYA; FUKUSHIMA, SHIGERU; UEDA, MOTOHARU
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033028/0946 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP 2011-272470 · Dec 13, 2011 · national
JP 2011-272471 · Dec 13, 2011 · national
JP 2012-271418 · Dec 12, 2012 · national
JP 2012-271419 · Dec 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2012007964 · Dec 13, 2012
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