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Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,173 · App. 17/370,913 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Sub-picture sizing in video coding

Inventors: Ye-Kui Wang (San Diego, CA); FNU Hendry (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04N19/436H04N19/119H04N19/132H04N19/137H04N19/174H04N19/184H04N19/188H04N19/1883H04N19/44H04N19/593H04N19/176H04N19/31H04N19/70
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Patent No.
US 11,917,173
App. No.
17/370,913
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a bitstream comprising one or more sub-pictures partitioned from a picture such that each sub-picture includes a sub-picture width that is an integer multiple of a coding tree unit (CTU) size when the each sub-picture includes a right boundary that does not coincide with a right boundary of the picture. The bitstream is parsed to obtain the one or more sub-pictures. The one or more sub-pictures are decoded to create a video sequence. The video sequence is forwarded for display.

Claims (29)

1. A method implemented in a by a decoder, the method comprising:

receiving a bitstream comprising a sequence parameter set (SPS) and one or more sub-pictures partitioned from a picture such that a first sub-picture includes more than one slice and includes an incomplete coding tree unit (CTU) when the first sub-picture includes a right boundary that coincides with the right boundary of the picture, wherein the SPS comprises a sub-picture identifier (ID), a sub-picture size, and a sub-picture location for each of the one or more sub-pictures;

parsing the bitstream to obtain the sub-picture ID, the sub-picture size, and the sub-picture location for each of the one or more sub-pictures;

decoding the one or more sub-pictures to create a video sequence; and

forwarding the video sequence for display.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second sub-picture comprises a sub-picture height that includes an integer number of complete CTUs when the second sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that does not coincide with a bottom boundary of the picture.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a third sub-picture comprises a sub-picture width that includes an integer number of complete CTUs when the third sub-picture includes a right boundary that does not coincide with a right boundary of the picture.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a fourth sub-picture comprises a sub-picture height that includes an incomplete CTU when the fourth sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that coincides with the bottom boundary of the picture.

5. A method implemented by a decoder, the method comprising:

receiving a bitstream comprising a sequence parameter set (SPS) and a picture partitioned into sub-pictures, wherein at least one sub-picture includes more than one slice and includes an incomplete coding tree unit (CTU) when the at least one sub-picture includes a right boundary that coincides with the right boundary of the picture, wherein the SPS comprises a sub-picture identifier (ID), a sub-picture size, and a sub-picture location for each of the one or more sub-pictures;

determining a partitioning of the picture into the sub-pictures; and

decoding the picture based on the partitioning.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein each sub-picture includes a sub-picture height that is an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that does not coincide with a bottom boundary of the picture.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein each sub-picture includes a sub-picture width that is an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a right boundary that does not coincide with a right boundary of the picture.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the sub-pictures includes a sub-picture height that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that coincides with the bottom boundary of the picture.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the picture includes a picture width that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the picture includes a picture height that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein a CTU size is measured in units of luma samples.

12. A decoder comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a bitstream comprising a sequence parameter set (SPS) and a picture partitioned into sub-pictures, wherein at least one sub-picture includes more than one slice and includes an incomplete coding tree unit (CTU) when the at least one sub-picture includes a right boundary that coincides with the right boundary of the picture, wherein the SPS comprises a sub-picture identifier (ID), a sub-picture size, and a sub-picture location for each of the one or more sub-pictures; and

a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to:

determine a partitioning of the picture into the sub-pictures; and

decode the picture based on the partitioning.

13. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein each sub-picture includes a sub-picture height that is an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that does not coincide with a bottom boundary of the picture.

14. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein each sub-picture includes a sub-picture width that is an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a right boundary that does not coincide with a right boundary of the picture.

15. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the sub-pictures includes a sub-picture height that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size when each sub-picture includes a bottom boundary that coincides with the bottom boundary of the picture.

16. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein the picture includes a picture width that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size.

17. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein the picture includes a picture height that is not an integer multiple of a CTU size.

18. The decoder of claim 12 , wherein a CTU size is measured in units of luma samples.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2023
From: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063792/0915 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2020012910 · Jan 9, 2020
Provisional Application 62790207 · Jan 9, 2019
Related Publication 20210337228A1 · Oct 28, 2021