IP Library Granted Patent US 11,570,431
Granted Patent B2
US 11,570,431 · App. 17/512,146 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Method and device for performing image decoding on basis of intra prediction in image coding system

Inventors: Sunmi Yoo (Seoul, KR); Jaeho Lee (Seoul, KR); Jangwon Choi (Seoul, KR); Jungdong Seo (Seoul, KR); Jin Heo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/11H04N19/117H04N19/176H04N19/82
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Patent No.
US 11,570,431
App. No.
17/512,146
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method by which a decoding device performs image decoding, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block; deriving neighboring samples including left neighboring samples and upper neighboring samples of the current block; deriving reference samples for prediction of a target sample among the neighboring samples on the basis of the position of the target sample of the current block and the prediction angle of the intra prediction mode; determining an interpolation filter for the target sample; and deriving the prediction sample of the target sample on the basis of the interpolation filter and the reference samples.

Claims (46)

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

obtaining prediction information and residual information for a current block from a bitstream;

deriving an intra-prediction mode of the current block based on the prediction information;

deriving neighboring samples including left neighboring samples and upper neighboring samples of the current block;

deriving reference samples for prediction of a target sample of the current block among the neighboring samples based on a position of the target sample and a prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode;

determining an interpolation filter for the target sample based on the intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block, wherein the interpolation filter is determined as one of a Gaussian filter and a cubic filter;

deriving a prediction sample of the target sample based on the interpolation filter and the reference samples;

deriving a residual sample of the target sample based on the residual information; and

generating a reconstructed picture based on the prediction sample and the residual sample,

wherein based on the size of the current block being greater than or equal to a first specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter,

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the cubic filter, and

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being not smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter.

2. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein

the deriving of the prediction sample of the target sample based on the interpolation filter and the reference samples comprises:

deriving filter coefficients of the interpolation filter based on the position of the target sample and the prediction angle; and

deriving the prediction sample of the target sample based on the filter coefficients and the reference samples.

3. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein

based on a width and a height of the current block being different and the intra-prediction mode of the current block being a directional intra-prediction mode having vertical directionality, the interpolation filter for the target sample is determined based on the intra-prediction mode and the width of the current block.

4. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein

based on a width and a height of the current block being different and the intra-prediction mode of the current block being a directional intra-prediction mode having horizontal directionality, the interpolation filter for the target sample is determined based on the intra-prediction mode and the height of the current block.

5. An image encoding method performed by an encoding device, the method comprising:

determining an intra-prediction mode of a current block;

deriving neighboring samples including left neighboring samples and upper neighboring samples of the current block;

deriving reference samples for prediction of a target sample of the current block among the neighboring samples based on a position of the target sample and a prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode;

determining an interpolation filter for the target sample based on the intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block, wherein the interpolation filter is determined as one of a Gaussian filter and a cubic filter;

deriving a prediction sample of the target sample based on the interpolation filter and the reference samples;

deriving a residual sample of the target sample based on the prediction sample; and

encoding a bitstream including prediction information and residual information for the current block representing the intra-prediction mode of the current block,

wherein based on the size of the current block being greater than or equal to a first specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter, and

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the cubic filter,

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being not smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter.

6. The image encoding method of claim 5 , wherein

the deriving of the prediction sample of the target sample based on the interpolation filter and the reference samples comprises:

deriving filter coefficients of the interpolation filter based on the position of the target sample and the prediction angle; and

deriving the prediction sample of the target sample based on the filter coefficients and the reference samples.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a bitstream generated by a method, the method comprising:

determining an intra-prediction mode of a current block;

deriving neighboring samples including left neighboring samples and upper neighboring samples of the current block;

deriving reference samples for prediction of a target sample of the current block among the neighboring samples based on a position of the target sample and a prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode;

determining an interpolation filter for the target sample based on the intra-prediction mode and a size of the current block, wherein the interpolation filter is determined as one of a Gaussian filter and a cubic filter;

deriving a prediction sample of the target sample based on the interpolation filter and the reference samples;

deriving a residual sample of the target sample based on the prediction sample; and

generating the bitstream including prediction information and residual information for the current block representing the intra-prediction mode of the current block,

wherein based on the size of the current block being greater than or equal to a first specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter, and

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the cubic filter,

wherein based on the size of the current block being smaller than the first specific value and the prediction angle of the intra-prediction mode being not smaller than the second specific value, the interpolation filter for the target sample is derived as the Gaussian filter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2021
From: YOO, SUNMI; LEE, JAEHO; CHOI, JANGWON; SEO, JUNGDONG; HEO, JIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 057937/0944 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16913731 · Jun 26, 2020
Continuation 16591238 · Oct 2, 2019
Continuation PCTKR2018000226 · Jan 5, 2018
Provisional Application 62512737 · May 31, 2017
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