IP Library Granted Patent US 11,350,125
Granted Patent B2
US 11,350,125 · App. 17/138,426 · Granted May 31, 2022

Method and device for intra-prediction

Inventors: Jin Ho Lee (Daejeon-si, KR); Hui Yong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Sung Chang Lim (Daejeon-si, KR); Jong Ho Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Ha Hyun Lee (Seoul, KR); Jin Soo Choi (Daejeon-si, KR); Jin Woong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR)
Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
H04N19/593
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Patent No.
US 11,350,125
App. No.
17/138,426
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The multi sample prediction method of the present invention comprises the steps of: determining a sample group consisting of a plurality of samples inside a decoding target block; determining a representative position corresponding to the sample group, inside the decoding target block; determining a representative prediction value for the sample group, on the basis of the determined representative position; and determining the determined representative prediction value as the final prediction value for each of the plurality of samples making up the sample group. The present invention enhances efficiency in encoding/decoding and reduces complexity thereof.

Claims (31)

1. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus, comprising:

determining that multi-sample prediction is applied to a current block based on an intra prediction mode of the current block;

determining a representative prediction value for a sample group, the sample group being a region inside the current block, being smaller than the current block, and being predicted as the same representative prediction value;

predicting a plurality of samples included in the sample group using the determined representative prediction value;

generating a prediction block of the current block based on the determined representative prediction value; and

reconstructing the current block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the current block,

wherein the representative prediction value is determined as an average value of a plurality of reference samples,

wherein other samples inside the current block which are not included in the sample group are predicted differently from the plurality of samples included in the sample group, and

wherein the residual block of the current block is obtained by decoding a bitstream.

2. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein a size of the sample group is determined based on the size of the current block.

3. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-sample prediction is performed based on a determination of whether the size of the current block is less than 32×32 or not.

4. An image encoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus, comprising:

determining that multi-sample prediction is applied to a current block based on an intra prediction mode of the current block;

determining a representative prediction value for a sample group, the sample group being a region inside the current block, being smaller than the current block, and being predicted as the same representative prediction value;

predicting a plurality of samples included in the sample group using the determined representative prediction value;

generating a prediction block of the current block based on the determined representative prediction value; and

generating a residual block of the current block based on the prediction block, wherein the representative prediction value is determined as an average value of a plurality of reference samples,

wherein other samples inside the current block which are not included in the sample group are predicted differently from the plurality of samples included in the sample group, and

wherein the residual block of the current block is encoded into a bitstream.

5. The image encoding method of claim 4 , wherein a size of the sample group is determined based on a size of the current block.

6. The image encoding method of claim 4 , wherein the multi-sample prediction is performed based on a determination of whether the size of the current block is less than 32×32 or not.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream which is received and decoded by an image decoding apparatus and used to reconstruct an image,

wherein the bitstream comprises information on an intra prediction mode of a current block and information on a residual block of the current block;

the information on an intra prediction mode of the current block is used to generate an intra prediction mode of the current block;

the intra prediction mode of the current block is used to determine that multi-sample prediction is applied to the current block;

wherein a representative prediction value for a sample group is determined, the sample group being a region inside the current block, being smaller than the current block, and being predicted as the same representative prediction value;

the determined representative prediction value is used to predict a plurality of samples included in the sample group and thus to generate a prediction block of the current block;

the information on the residual block of the current block is used to generate the residual block of the current block;

the prediction block and the residual block of the current block are used to reconstruct the current block; and

wherein the representative prediction value is determined as an average value of a plurality of reference samples, and

wherein other samples inside the current block which are not included in the sample group are predicted differently from the plurality of samples included in the sample group.

Assignments (2)
LICENSE Recorded May 2, 2023
From: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063512/0054 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2021
From: LEE, JIN HO; KIM, HUI YONG; LIM, SUNG CHANG; KIM, JONG HO; LEE, HA HYUN; CHOI, JIN SOO; KIM, JIN WOONG
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 056025/0019 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2011-0021170 · Mar 10, 2011 · national
KR 10-2012-0025095 · Mar 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17009692 · Sep 1, 2020
Continuation 16374685 · Apr 3, 2019
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