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US 12,244,823 · App. 17/390,570 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Encoder-side options for intra block copy prediction mode for video and image coding

Inventors: Bin Li (Beijing, CN); Jizheng Xu (Beijing, CN); Gary J. Sullivan (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
H04N19/159H04N19/11H04N19/172H04N19/176H04N19/521H04N19/57H04N19/593H04N19/96
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Patent No.
US 12,244,823
App. No.
17/390,570
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Innovations in encoder-side options for intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode facilitate intra BC prediction that is more effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency of encoding. For example, some of the innovations relate to concurrently performing block vector (“BV”) estimation and making block splitting decisions for a block. Other innovations relate to selectively merging blocks into a larger block during BV estimation.

Claims (108)

1. In a computing system that implements a video encoder, a method comprising:

receiving a picture of a video sequence;

encoding the picture to produce encoded data, including reconstructing first and second blocks of the picture, each of the first and second blocks having a prediction mode, and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the first and second blocks, wherein the performing the in-loop deblock filtering includes:

checking if the prediction mode for at least one of the first and second blocks is intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the first and second blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

selectively assigning a filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or a filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the first and second blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the first and second blocks is intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode or inter prediction mode, and wherein the selectively assigning includes:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the first and second blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the first and second blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the first and second blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for both of the first and second blocks is the intra BC prediction mode;

checking a value of a block vector for each of the first and second blocks; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than a threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than the threshold amount; and

outputting, as part of a bitstream, the encoded data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the block vectors for the first and second blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoding the picture further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

assigning a filtering strength value that indicates strong filtering.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoding the picture further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

selectively assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode and the prediction mode for the other of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode; and

assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoding the picture further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, wherein the third and fourth blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

selectively assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients; and

determining that the prediction mode for both of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking reference index values for the third and fourth blocks; and

determining whether the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking a value of a motion vector for each of the third and fourth blocks, wherein the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than a second threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than the second threshold amount.

8. A computing system comprising memory and one or more processing units, wherein the computing system implements a video decoder configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving encoded data in a bitstream for at least part of a video sequence; and

decoding the encoded data, including reconstructing first and second blocks of a picture of the video sequence, each of the first and second blocks having a prediction mode, and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the first and second blocks, wherein the performing the in-loop deblock filtering includes:

checking if the prediction mode for at least one of the first and second blocks is intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the first and second blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

selectively assigning a filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or a filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the first and second blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the first and second blocks is intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode or inter prediction mode, wherein the selectively assigning includes:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the first and second blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the first and second blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the first and second blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for both of the first and second blocks is the intra BC prediction mode;

checking a value of a block vector for each of the first and second blocks; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than a threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than the threshold amount.

9. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the first and second blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the block vectors for the first and second blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units.

10. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the decoding the encoded data further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

assigning a filtering strength value that indicates strong filtering.

11. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the decoding the encoded data further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

selectively assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode and the prediction mode for the other of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode; and

assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering.

12. The computing system of claim 8 , wherein the decoding the encoded data further includes reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, wherein the third and fourth blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients; and

determining that the prediction mode for both of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode.

13. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking reference index values for the third and fourth blocks; and

determining whether the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different.

14. The computing system of claim 12 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking a value of a motion vector for each of the third and fourth blocks, wherein the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than a second threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than the second threshold amount.

15. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon encoded data in a bitstream for at least part of a video sequence, the encoded data being organized to facilitate decoding by operations comprising:

reconstructing first and second blocks of a picture of the video sequence, each of the first and second blocks having a prediction mode; and

performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the first and second blocks, wherein the performing the in-loop deblock filtering includes:

checking if the prediction mode for at least one of the first and second blocks is intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the first and second blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

selectively assigning a filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or a filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the first and second blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the first and second blocks is intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode or inter prediction mode, wherein the selectively assigning includes:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the first and second blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the first and second blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the first and second blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for both of the first and second blocks is the intra BC prediction mode;

checking a value of a block vector for each of the first and second blocks; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than a threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the block vectors for the first and second blocks is greater than the threshold amount.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the first and second blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the block vectors for the first and second blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the operations further include reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

selectively assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that the prediction mode for one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode and the prediction mode for the other of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode; and

assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the operations further include reconstructing third and fourth blocks of the picture and performing in-loop deblock filtering across a boundary between the third and fourth blocks, wherein the third and fourth blocks are transform blocks associated with one or more coding units, and wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks includes:

checking if prediction mode for at least one of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode;

determining that the prediction mode for neither of the third and fourth blocks is the intra spatial prediction mode; and

selectively assigning the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering or the filtering strength value that indicates no filtering depending at least in part on the prediction modes of the third and fourth blocks, respectively, wherein the prediction mode for each of the third and fourth blocks is the intra BC prediction mode or the inter prediction mode, including:

checking presence/absence of non-zero transform coefficients for the third and fourth blocks, the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering being assigned if either of the third and fourth blocks includes any non-zero transform coefficients;

determining that neither of the third and fourth blocks has non-zero transform coefficients; and

determining that the prediction mode for both of the third and fourth blocks is the inter prediction mode.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking reference index values for the third and fourth blocks; and

determining whether the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the reference index values for the third and fourth blocks are different.

20. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 18 , wherein the performing in-loop deblock filtering across the boundary between the third and fourth blocks further includes:

checking a value of a motion vector for each of the third and fourth blocks, wherein the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks are signaled for prediction units associated with the one or more coding units; and

determining whether a difference between vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than a second threshold amount, wherein the filtering strength value that indicates moderate filtering is assigned if the difference between the vector components of the values of the motion vectors for the third and fourth blocks is greater than the second threshold amount.

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