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US 11,622,127 · App. 17/062,306 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

Prediction image correcting device, image encoding device, image decoding device, and program

Inventors: Shunsuke Iwamura (Tokyo, JP); Atsuro Ichigaya (Tokyo, JP); Shimpei Nemoto (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
H04N19/521H04N19/105H04N19/139H04N19/159H04N19/176
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Patent No.
US 11,622,127
App. No.
17/062,306
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prediction image correcting device comprises a predictor ( 108 ) configured to predict a target image block obtained by dividing a present image frame by using a plurality of reference images to generate a prediction image corresponding to the target image block a prediction accuracy evaluator ( 109 ) configured to evaluate prediction accuracy of the prediction image based on a degree of similarity between the plurality of reference images used for generating the prediction image and a corrector ( 110 ) configured to perform correction processing on the prediction image by using a decoded neighboring block adjacent to the target image block, wherein the corrector is configured to control the correction processing based at least on an evaluation result of the prediction accuracy evaluator.

Claims (21)

1. A prediction image correcting device comprising:

a predictor configured to predict a block of a target image obtained by dividing an image frame by using a plurality of blocks of reference images to generate a block of a prediction image corresponding to the block of the target image;

a calculator configured to calculate, for each image portion that is a part of the block and includes a plurality of pixels, sum of absolute differences between the plurality of blocks of reference images used for generating the block of the prediction image; and

a corrector configured to perform, in the block of the prediction image, a correction processing only on the image portion that the sum of absolute differences exceeds a predetermined threshold.

2. An image encoding device comprising the prediction image correcting device according to claim 1 .

3. An image decoding device comprising the prediction image correcting device according to claim 1 .

4. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to function as the prediction image correcting device according to claim 1 .

5. A prediction image correcting method comprising:

a step of generating a block of a prediction image corresponding to a block of a target image by predicting the block of the target image obtained by dividing an image frame by using a plurality of blocks of reference images;

a step of calculating, for each image portion that is a part of the block and includes a plurality of pixels, sum of absolute differences between the plurality of blocks of reference images used for generating the block of the prediction image; and

a step of performing, in the block of the prediction image, a correction processing only on the image portion that the sum of absolute differences exceeds a predetermined threshold.

6. A prediction image correcting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a combiner configured to output a reconstructed image by adding a prediction residual to the block of the prediction image after the correction processing.

7. A prediction image correcting method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

outputting a reconstructed image by adding a prediction residual to the block of the prediction image after the correction processing.

8. The prediction image correcting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the calculator is configured to calculate, for each of a plurality of image portions each of which is a part of the block and includes a plurality of pixels, the sum of absolute differences between the plurality of blocks of reference images used for generating the block of the prediction image; and

the corrector is configured to perform, among the plurality of image portions of the block of the prediction image, the correction processing only on the image portion that the sum of absolute differences exceeds the predetermined threshold.

9. The prediction image correcting method according to claim 5 , wherein

the step of calculating calculates, for each of a plurality of image portions each of which is a part of the block and includes a plurality of pixels, the sum of absolute differences between the plurality of blocks of reference images used for generating the block of the prediction image; and

the step of performing the correction processing performs, among the plurality of image portions of the block of the prediction image, the correction processing only on the image portion that the sum of absolute differences exceeds the predetermined threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2020
From: IWAMURA, SHUNSUKE; ICHIGAYA, ATSURO; NEMOTO, SHIMPEI
To: NIPPON HOSO KYOKAI
Reel/Frame 053964/0482 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-072451 · Apr 4, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019014364 · Mar 29, 2019
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