IP Library Granted Patent US 10,574,994
Granted Patent B2
US 10,574,994 · App. 16/298,051 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Predictive motion vector coding

Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis (Burbank, CA); Athanasios Leontaris (Burbank, CA)
Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
H04N19/139H04N19/103H04N19/105H04N19/152H04N19/159H04N19/176H04N19/182H04N19/30H04N19/46H04N19/521H04N19/573H04N19/577H04N19/583H04N19/597H04N19/61H04N19/184
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Patent No.
US 10,574,994
App. No.
16/298,051
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Overlapped block disparity estimation and compensation is described. Compensating for images with overlapped block disparity compensation (OBDC) involves determining if OBDC is enabled in a video bit stream, and determining if OBDC is enabled for one or more macroblocks that neighbor a first macroblock within the video bit stream. The neighboring macroblocks may be transform coded. If OBDC is enabled in the video bit stream and for the one or more neighboring macroblocks, predictions may be made for a region of the first macroblock that has an edge adjacent with the neighboring macroblocks. OBDC can be causally applied. Disparity compensation parameters or modes may be shared amongst views or layers. A variety of predictions may be used with causally-applied OBDC.

Claims (26)

1. A method to decode for a block motion compensated video bit stream, the method comprising:

receiving, by a decoder, a first block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction,

receiving a second block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction, the second block partition being edge adjacent to the first block partition;

receiving a third block partition; and

receiving an explicit signal, the explicit signal indicating a mode for the first block partition,

wherein a first mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the second block partition,

wherein a second mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the third block partition without motion vector information of the second block partition, and

wherein the decoder includes one or more processing devices configured to perform instructions for decoding the first block partition.

2. A method to decode a motion compensated video bit stream by a mobile telephone, the method comprising:

receiving, by the mobile telephone, a first block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction,

receiving a second block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction, the second block partition being edge adjacent to the first block partition;

receiving a third block partition; and

receiving an explicit signal, the explicit signal indicating a mode for the first block partition,

wherein a first mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the second block partition,

wherein a second mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the third block partition without motion vector information of the second block partition, and

wherein the mobile telephone includes a processor configured to perform instructions for decoding the first block partition, non-volatile memory, and a display.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a region of the first block partition overlaps with a region of the second block partition.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least a region of the first block partition overlaps with a region of the second block partition.

5. A block motion compensated video bit stream stored in non-transitory memory, the bitstream comprising:

a first block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction,

a second block partition having a prediction type of inter-prediction, the second block partition being edge adjacent to the first block partition;

a third block partition; and

an explicit signal, the explicit signal indicating a mode for the first block partition,

wherein a first mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the second block partition,

wherein a second mode identified by the explicit signal identifies the first block partition as being block motion compensated by motion vector information of the third block partition without motion vector information of the second block partition.

6. The block motion compensated video bit stream of claim 5 , wherein the non-transitory memory is a mobile telephone's non-volatile memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2019
From: TOURAPIS, ALEXANDROS; LEONTARIS, ATHANASIOS
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048796/0241 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 15825612 · Nov 29, 2017
Continuation 15496795 · Apr 25, 2017
Continuation 15164423 · May 25, 2016
Continuation 14723693 · May 28, 2015
Continuation 14242975 · Apr 2, 2014
Continuation 13057204
Provisional Application 61086056 · Aug 4, 2008
Related Publication 20190208213A1 · Jul 4, 2019
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