IP Library Granted Patent US 11,470,319
Granted Patent B2
US 11,470,319 · App. 17/281,893 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Method and device for coding transform coefficient

Inventors: Sunmi Yoo (Seoul, KR); Jungah Choi (Seoul, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Jangwon Choi (Seoul, KR); Jin Heo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/124H04N19/132H04N19/176H04N19/18H04N19/184H04N19/70
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Patent No.
US 11,470,319
App. No.
17/281,893
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image decoding method according to the present document comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream including residual information; deriving a quantized transform coefficient for a current block on the basis of the residual information included in the bitstream; deriving a residual sample for the current block on the basis of the quantized transform coefficient; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual sample for the current block, wherein the residual information may be derived via different syntax elements depending on whether a transform has been applied to the current block.

Claims (46)

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

receiving a bitstream including residual information;

deriving a quantized transform coefficient for a current block based on the residual information included in the bitstream;

deriving a residual sample for the current block based on the quantized transform coefficient; and

generating a reconstructed picture based on the residual sample for the current block,

wherein the residual information is derived through different syntax elements based on whether or not a transform is applied to the current block.

2. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the residual information includes a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value, and

wherein the second transform coefficient level flag is decoded in different ways based on whether or not transform is applied to the current block.

3. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the residual information includes a context syntax element coded based on a context, and

wherein the context syntax element includes a significant coefficient flag related to whether or not the quantized transform coefficient is a non-zero significant coefficient, a parity level flag related to a parity of a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient, a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value.

4. The image decoding method of claim 3 , wherein the deriving the quantized transform coefficient comprises:

decoding the first transform coefficient level flag and decoding the parity level flag; and

deriving the quantized transform coefficient based on a value of the decoded parity level flag and a value of the decoded first transform coefficient level flag, and

wherein the decoding the first transform coefficient level flag is performed prior to the decoding the parity level flag.

5. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the residual information includes transform coefficient level flags related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than predetermined thresholds, and

wherein a number of the transform coefficient level flags is based on whether or not the transform is applied to the current block.

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

deriving a residual sample for a current block;

deriving a quantized transform coefficient based on the residual sample for the current block, and

encoding residual information including information on the quantized transform coefficient,

wherein the residual information is derived through different syntax elements based on whether or not a transform is applied to the current block.

7. The image encoding method of claim 6 , wherein the residual information includes a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value, and

wherein the second transform coefficient level flag is decoded in different ways based on whether or not transform is applied to the current block.

8. The image encoding method of claim 6 , wherein the residual information includes a context syntax element coded based on a context, and

wherein the context syntax element includes a significant coefficient flag related to whether or not the quantized transform coefficient is a non-zero significant coefficient, a parity level flag related to a parity of a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient, a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value.

9. The image encoding method of claim 8 , wherein the deriving the quantized transform coefficient comprises:

encoding the first transform coefficient level flag and encoding the parity level flag; and

deriving the quantized transform coefficient based on a value of the parity level flag and a value of the first transform coefficient level flag, and

wherein the encoding the first transform coefficient level flag is performed prior to the encoding the parity level flag.

10. The image encoding method of claim 6 , wherein the residual information includes transform coefficient level flags related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than predetermined thresholds, and

wherein a number of the transform coefficient level flags is based on whether or not the transform is applied to the current block.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium storing a bitstream generated by an image encoding method, the method comprising:

deriving a residual sample for a current block;

deriving a quantized transform coefficient based on the residual sample for the current block, and

encoding residual information including information on the quantized transform coefficient,

wherein the residual information is derived through different syntax elements based on whether or not transform is applied to the current block.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the residual information includes transform coefficient level flags related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than predetermined thresholds, and

wherein a number of the transform coefficient level flags is based on whether or not the transform is applied to the current block.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium of claim 11 , the residual information includes a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value, and

wherein the second transform coefficient level flag is decoded in different ways based on whether or not a transform is applied to the current block.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the residual information includes a context syntax element coded based on a context, and

wherein the context syntax element includes a significant coefficient flag related to whether or not the quantized transform coefficient is a non-zero significant coefficient, a parity level flag for a parity of a transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient, a first transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a first threshold value, and a second transform coefficient level flag related to whether or not the transform coefficient level for the quantized transform coefficient is greater than a second threshold value.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable digital storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the deriving the quantized transform coefficient comprises:

encoding the first transform coefficient level flag and encoding the parity level flag; and

deriving the quantized transform coefficient based on a value of the parity level flag and a value of the first transform coefficient level flag, and

wherein the encoding of the first transform coefficient level flag is performed prior to the encoding of the parity level flag.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2024
From: LG ELECTRONICS LNC.
To: TCL KING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (HUIZHOU) CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 066398/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: YOO, SUNMI; CHOI, JUNGAH; KIM, SEUNGHWAN; CHOI, JANGWON; HEO, JIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 055788/0303 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62741638 · Oct 5, 2018
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