IP Library Granted Patent US 11,743,486
Granted Patent B2
US 11,743,486 · App. 17/525,053 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Method and apparatus for inter prediction using motion vector candidate based on temporal motion prediction

Inventors: Sung Chang Lim (Daejeon, KR); Hui Yong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Se Yoon Jeong (Daejeon-si, KR); Suk Hee Cho (Daejeon-si, KR); Jong Ho Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Ha Hyun Lee (Seoul, KR); Jin Ho Lee (Daejeon-si, KR); Jin Soo Choi (Daejeon-si, KR); Jin Woong Kim (Daejeon-si, KR); Chie Teuk Ahn (Daejeon-si, KR)
Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
H04N19/52
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Patent No.
US 11,743,486
App. No.
17/525,053
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises: a step for deriving reference motion information related to a unit to be decoded in a current picture; and a step for performing motion compensation for the unit to be decoded, using the reference motion information that has been derived. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be enhanced.

Claims (42)

1. A video decoding method, comprising:

deriving spatial motion information from a neighboring unit of a decoding target unit;

obtaining index information relating to temporal motion information of the decoding target unit from a bitstream,

wherein the index information specifies a first reference picture having the temporal motion information of the target unit among a plurality of reference pictures in a reference picture list, and

wherein the neighboring unit is adjacent to the decoding target unit or is disposed at a corner of the decoding target unit;

selecting, based on the index information, the first reference picture among the plurality of the reference pictures in the reference picture list;

deriving the temporal motion information from a collocated unit of the selected first reference picture, the first reference picture having a different temporal order from a picture including the decoding target unit,

wherein the temporal motion information includes motion vector of the collocated unit;

generating a merge candidate list for the decoding target unit including derived spatial motion information and the derived temporal motion information;

performing motion compensation on the decoding target unit by using the merge candidate list,

generating a prediction block of the current block using a result of the motion compensation;

obtaining a residual block of the current block; and

generating a reconstructed block of the current block by adding the prediction block and the residual block,

wherein the step of performing the motion compensation comprises:

obtaining a merge index of the decoding target unit;

selecting motion information indicated by the merge index among merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; and

performing the motion compensation for the decoding target unit using the selected motion information.

2. A video encoding method, comprising:

deriving spatial motion information from a neighboring unit of an encoding target unit,

wherein the neighboring unit is adjacent to the encoding target unit or is disposed at a corner of the encoding target unit;

deriving temporal motion information from a collocated unit of a first reference picture, the first reference picture having a different temporal order from a picture including the encoding target unit,

wherein the temporal motion information includes motion vector of the collocated unit;

generating a merge candidate list for the encoding target unit including the derived spatial motion information and the derived temporal motion information;

encoding, based on the merge candidate list, a merge index of the encoding target unit;

encoding index information relating to the temporal motion information of the encoding target unit;

obtaining a prediction block of the current block;

obtaining a residual block of the current block based on the prediction of the current block; and

encoding the residual block of the current block;

wherein the index information specifies the first reference picture having the temporal motion information of the encoding target unit among a plurality of reference pictures in a reference picture list.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording-medium storing a bitstream which is generated by a video encoding method,

the method comprising:

deriving spatial motion information from a neighboring unit of an encoding target unit,

wherein the neighboring unit is adjacent to the encoding target unit or is disposed at a corner of the encoding target unit;

deriving temporal motion information from a collocated unit of a first reference picture, the first reference picture having a different temporal order from a picture including the encoding target unit,

wherein the temporal motion information includes motion vector of the collocated unit;

generating a merge candidate list for the encoding target unit including the derived spatial motion information and the derived temporal motion information;

encoding, based on the merge candidate list, a merge index of the encoding target unit;

encoding index information relating to the temporal motion information of the encoding target unit;

obtaining a prediction block of the current block;

obtaining a residual block of the current block based on the prediction of the current block; and

encoding the residual block of the current block;

wherein the index information specifies the first reference picture having the temporal motion information of the encoding target unit among a plurality of reference pictures in a reference picture list.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2021
From: LIM, SUNG CHANG; KIM, HUI YONG; JEONG, SE YOON; CHO, SUK HEE; KIM, JONG HO; LEE, HA HYUN; LEE, JIN HO; CHOI, JIN SOO; KIM, JIN WOONG; AHN, CHIE TEUK
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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