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Granted Patent B2
US 11,128,887 · App. 16/981,640 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Method and apparatus for processing video signal

Inventor: Bae Keun Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: KT CORPORATION
H04N19/521H04N19/52H04N19/577H04N19/597
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Patent No.
US 11,128,887
App. No.
16/981,640
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided a method of decoding an image, the method including: deriving a spatial merge candidate of a current block; generating a first merge candidate list including the spatial merge candidate; obtaining motion information of the current block on the basis of the first merge candidate list; and performing motion compensation on the current block by using the motion information. Herein, when the number of merge candidates included in the first merge candidate list is smaller than the maximum number, at least one merge candidate included in a second merge candidate list is added to the first merge candidate list.

Claims (44)

1. A method of decoding an image, the method comprising:

deriving one or more merge candidates for a current block, the one or more merge candidates comprising at least one of a spatial merge candidate and a temporal merge candidate;

generating a merge candidate list by adding the merge candidates thereto;

obtaining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list; and

obtaining a prediction sample of the current block based on the motion information,

wherein when the number of the merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is less than a threshold, a motion information candidate included in a motion information candidate list is added to the merge candidate list as a merge candidate,

wherein the motion information candidate included in the motion information candidate list is derived by motion information of a spatial block that is included in the same slice as the current block, and

wherein after adding the motion information candidate to the merge candidate list, an average merge candidate generated by using two merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is added to the merge candidate list.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion information candidate list is updated with the motion information of the current block, and

wherein a new motion information candidate derived based on the motion information of the current block is added with a largest index to the motion information candidate list.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein if a first motion information candidate with a largest index in the motion information candidate list is the same with one of the merge candidates included in the merge candidate list, a second motion information candidate with an index smaller than the first motion information candidate is added to the merge candidate list.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion information candidate list is initialized per a slice.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein

a motion vector of the average merge candidate is derived by averaging motion vectors of the two merge candidates.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

selecting, based on a first index decoded from a bitstream, a first merge candidate from the merge candidate list, and

selecting, based on a second index decoded from the bitstream, a second merge candidate from the merge candidate list.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein when decoding of the second index is omitted, a value thereof is inferred to 0.

8. A method of encoding an image, the method comprising:

deriving one or more merge candidates of a current block, the one or more merge candidates comprising at least one of a spatial merge candidate and a temporal merge candidate;

generating a merge candidate list by adding the merge candidates thereto;

obtaining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list; and

obtaining a prediction sample motion compensation of the current block based on the motion information,

wherein when the number of the merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is less than a threshold, a motion information candidate included in a motion information candidate list is added to the merge candidate list as a merge candidate,

wherein the motion information candidate included in the motion information candidate list is derived by motion information of a spatial block that is included in the same slice as the current block, and

wherein after adding the motion information candidate to the merge candidate list, an average merge candidate generated by using two merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is added to the merge candidate list.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the motion information candidate list is updated with the motion information of the current block, and

wherein a new motion information candidate derived based on the motion information of the current block is added with a largest index to the motion information candidate list.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein if a first motion information candidate with a largest index in the motion information candidate list is the same with one of merge candidates included in the merge candidate list, a second motion information candidate with an index smaller than the first motion information candidate is added to the merge candidate list.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the motion information candidate list is initialized per a slice.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein

a motion vector of the average merge candidate is derived by averaging motion vectors of the two merge candidates.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

selecting, based on a first index decoded from a bitstream, a first merge candidate from the merge candidate list, and

selecting, based on a second index decoded from the bitstream, a second merge candidate from the merge candidate list.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein when decoding of the second index is omitted, a value thereof is inferred to 0.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing data causing a computer to execute an encoding method which comprising:

deriving one or more merge candidates of a current block, the one or more merge candidates comprising at least one of a spatial merge candidate and a temporal merge candidate;

generating a merge candidate list by adding the merge candidates thereto;

obtaining motion information of the current block based on the merge candidate list; and

obtaining a prediction sample motion compensation of the current block based on the motion information,

wherein when the number of the merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is less than a threshold, a motion information candidate included in a motion information candidate list is added to the merge candidate list as a merge candidate,

wherein the motion information candidate included in the motion information candidate list is derived by motion information of a spatial block that is included in the same slice as the current block, and

wherein after adding the motion information candidate to the merge candidate list, an average merge candidate generated by using two merge candidates included in the merge candidate list is added to the merge candidate list.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2020
From: LEE, BAE KEUN
To: KT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053797/0675 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0031547 · Mar 19, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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