IP Library Granted Patent US 11,412,221
Granted Patent B2
US 11,412,221 · App. 16/880,245 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Method and apparatus for motion field storage in triangle partition mode and geometric partition mode

Inventors: Ru-Ling Liao (San Mateo, CA); Yan Ye (San Mateo, CA); Jie Chen (San Mateo, CA)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04N19/119H04N19/124H04N19/176H04N19/52
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Patent No.
US 11,412,221
App. No.
16/880,245
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for motion field storage in video coding. An exemplary method includes: determining whether a first uni-prediction motion vector for a first partition of a block and a second uni-prediction motion vector for a second partition of the block are from a same reference picture list; and in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be from the same reference picture list, storing, in a motion field of the block, one of the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in a bi-predicted area of the block.

Claims (49)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining whether a first uni-prediction motion vector for a first partition of a block and a second uni-prediction motion vector for a second partition of the block are from a same reference picture list; and

storing a motion vector for a subblock located in a bi-predicted area of the block,

wherein when the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector are determined to be from the same reference picture list:

the stored motion vector is the second uni-prediction motion vector, and

wherein the second uni-prediction motion vector is stored for the subblock regardless of whether the second uni-prediction motion vector has a reference picture that is in at least two different reference picture lists.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be not from the same reference picture list,

combining the first and second uni-prediction motion vectors to form a bi-prediction motion vector; and

storing, in the motion field of the block, the bi-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in the bi-predicted area of the block.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first partition and second partition are:

two geometric partitions, or

two triangle partitions.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the stored motion vector is one of: a motion vector from a top partition of the block, a motion vector from a bottom partition of the block, a motion vector from a left partition of the block, a motion vector from a right partition of the block, a motion vector for which a reference picture is closer to a target picture corresponding to a target block, a motion vector for which a reference picture has higher quality, or a motion vector with a smaller amount of motion.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subblock comprises M×N pixels, and at least one of the M and N is larger than 4.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subblock comprises M×N pixel samples, and at least one of the M and N is equal to or larger than 8.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

splitting the block into a plurality of subblocks, each of the plurality of subblocks being one of: an 8×8 subblock, a 4×8 subblock, a 8×4 subblock, an 16×16 subblock, or a min(width of the block, 16)×min(height of the block, 16) subblock.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:

determine whether a first uni-prediction motion vector for a first partition of a block and a second uni-prediction motion vector for a second partition of the block are from a same reference picture list; and

in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be from the same reference picture list, store, in a motion field of the block, the second uni-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in a bi-predicted area of the block, and

wherein the second uni-prediction motion vector is stored for the subblock regardless of whether the second uni-prediction motion vector has a reference picture that is in at least two different reference picture lists.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:

in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be not from the same reference picture list,

combine the first and second uni-prediction motion vectors to form a bi-prediction motion vector; and

store, in the motion field of the block, the bi-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in the bi-predicted area of the block.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first partition and second partition are:

two geometric partitions, or

two triangle partitions.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the stored first uni-prediction motion vector is one of: a motion vector from a top partition of the block, a motion vector from a bottom partition of the block, a motion vector from a left partition of the block, a motion vector from a right partition of the block, a motion vector for which a reference picture is closer to a target picture corresponding to a target block, a motion vector for which a reference picture has higher quality, or a motion vector with a smaller amount of motion.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the subblock comprises M×N pixels, and at least one of the M and N is larger than 4.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the subblock comprises M×N pixel samples, and at least one of the M and N is equal to or larger than 8.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to:

split the block into a plurality of subblocks, each of the plurality of subblocks being one of: an 8×8 subblock, a 4×8 subblock, a 8×4 subblock, an 16×16 subblock, or a min(width of the block, 16)×min(height of the block, 16) subblock.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions that are executable by one or more processors of a device, wherein the execution of the set of the instructions causes the device to perform:

determining whether a first uni-prediction motion vector for a first partition of a block and a second uni-prediction motion vector for a second partition of the block are from a same reference picture list; and

in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be from the same reference picture list, storing, in a motion field of the block, the second uni-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in a bi-predicted area of the block, and

wherein the second uni-prediction motion vector is stored for the subblock regardless of whether the second uni-prediction motion vector has a reference picture that is in at least two different reference picture lists.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the execution of the set of the instructions causes the device to further perform:

in response to the first uni-prediction motion vector and the second uni-prediction motion vector being determined to be not from the same reference picture list,

combining the first and second uni-prediction motion vectors to form a bi-prediction motion vector; and

storing, in the motion field of the block, the bi-prediction motion vector for a subblock located in the bi-predicted area of the block.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first partition and second partition are:

two geometric partitions, or

two triangle partitions.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the stored first uni-prediction motion vector is one of: a motion vector from a top partition of the block, a motion vector from a bottom partition of the block, a motion vector from a left partition of the block, a motion vector from a right partition of the block, a motion vector for which a reference picture is closer to a target picture corresponding to a target block, a motion vector for which a reference picture has higher quality, or a motion vector with a smaller amount of motion.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the subblock comprises M×N pixels, and at least one of the M and N is larger than 4.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2026
From: ALIBABA INNOVATION PRIVATE LIMITED
To: HFI INNOVATION INC.
Reel/Frame 075499/0876 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2026
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ALIBABA INNOVATION PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074832/0914 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
From: LIAO, RULING; YE, YAN; CHEN, JIE
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052837/0095 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62865920 · Jun 24, 2019
Related Publication 20200404267A1 · Dec 24, 2020
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