IP Library Granted Patent US 12,003,727
Granted Patent B2
US 12,003,727 · App. 17/623,367 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Image decoding method using chroma quantization parameter table, and device therefor

Inventors: Seethal Paluri (Seoul, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Jie Zhao (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04N19/132H04N19/18H04N19/186H04N19/46H04N19/70
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Patent No.
US 12,003,727
App. No.
17/623,367
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image decoding method performed by a decoding device, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: obtaining a flag indicating whether one chroma quantization parameter table is applied to chroma components; obtaining chroma quantization parameter data on the basis of the flag; deriving the chroma quantization parameter table on the basis of the chroma quantization parameter data; deriving a chroma quantization parameter for the chroma components on the basis of the chroma quantization parameter table; deriving residual samples for the chroma components on the basis of the chroma quantization parameter; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples.

Claims (50)

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

obtaining a flag representing whether one chroma quantization parameter table is applied or not;

obtaining at least one chroma quantization parameter data based on the flag;

deriving at least one chroma quantization parameter table based on the at least one chroma quantization parameter data;

deriving at least one chroma quantization parameter for chroma components based on the at least one chroma quantization parameter table;

deriving residual samples for the chroma components based on the at least one chroma quantization parameter; and

generating a reconstructed picture based on the residual samples,

wherein the flag equal to 0 represents that a first chroma quantization parameter table for a Cb component, a second chroma quantization parameter table for a Cr component, and a third chroma quantization parameter table for a joint CbCr component are signaled,

wherein the first chroma quantization parameter table for the Cb component is derived based on first chroma quantization parameter data, and the second chroma quantization parameter table for the Cr component is derived based on second chroma quantization parameter data,

wherein a first chroma quantization parameter for the Cb component is derived based on the first chroma quantization parameter table, and a second chroma quantization parameter for the Cr component is derived based on the second chroma quantization parameter table, and

wherein deriving the residual samples for the chroma components based on the at least one chroma quantization parameter comprises:

deriving transform coefficients for the chroma components based on received residual information;

deriving residual samples for the Cb component by dequantizing transform coefficients for the Cb component based on the first chroma quantization parameter; and

deriving residual samples for the Cr component by dequantizing transform coefficients for the Cr component based on the second chroma quantization parameter.

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

deriving residual samples for chroma components;

generating a flag representing whether one chroma quantization parameter table is applied or not;

generating at least one chroma quantization parameter data for the chroma components based on the flag; and

encoding the at least one chroma quantization parameter data and the flag,

wherein the flag equal to 0 represents that a first chroma quantization parameter table for a Cb component, a second chroma quantization parameter table for a Cr component, and a third chroma quantization parameter table for a joint CbCr component are signaled,

wherein the first chroma quantization parameter table for the Cb component is derived based on first chroma quantization parameter data, and the second chroma quantization parameter table for the Cr component is derived based on second chroma quantization parameter data,

wherein a first chroma quantization parameter for the Cb component is derived based on the first chroma quantization parameter table, and a second chroma quantization parameter for the Cr component is derived based on the second chroma quantization parameter table, and

wherein deriving the residual samples for the chroma components comprises:

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cb component by quantizing residual samples for the Cb component based on the first chroma quantization parameter;

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cr component by quantizing residual samples for the Cr component based on the second chroma quantization parameter; and

deriving transform coefficients based on transforming quantized chroma components.

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

deriving residual samples for chroma components;

generating a flag representing whether one chroma quantization parameter table is applied or not;

generating at least one chroma quantization parameter data for the chroma components based on the flag;

encoding the at least one chroma quantization parameter data and the flag; and

generating the bitstream including the at least one chroma quantization parameter data and the flag,

wherein the flag equal to 0 represents that a first chroma quantization parameter table for a Cb component, a second chroma quantization parameter table for a Cr component, and a third chroma quantization parameter table for a joint CbCr component are signaled,

wherein the first chroma quantization parameter table for the Cb component is derived based on first chroma quantization parameter data, and the second chroma quantization parameter table for the Cr component is derived based on second chroma quantization parameter data,

wherein a first chroma quantization parameter for the Cb component is derived based on the first chroma quantization parameter table, and a second chroma quantization parameter for the Cr component is derived based on the second chroma quantization parameter table, and

wherein deriving the residual samples for the chroma components comprises:

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cb component by quantizing residual samples for the Cb component based on the first chroma quantization parameter;

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cr component by quantizing residual samples for the Cr component based on the second chroma quantization parameter; and

deriving transform coefficients based on transforming quantized chroma components.

4. A transmission method of data for image, the method comprising:

obtaining a bitstream of image information including a flag and at least one chroma quantization parameter data for chroma components; and

transmitting the data including the bitstream of the image information including the flag and the at least one chroma quantization parameter data,

wherein residual samples for the chroma components is derived,

wherein the flag equal to 0 represents that a first chroma quantization parameter table for a Cb component, a second chroma quantization parameter table for a Cr component, and a third chroma quantization parameter table for a joint CbCr component are signaled,

wherein the first chroma quantization parameter table for the Cb component is derived based on first chroma quantization parameter data, and the second chroma quantization parameter table for the Cr component is derived based on second chroma quantization parameter data,

wherein a first chroma quantization parameter for the Cb component is derived based on the first chroma quantization parameter table, and a second chroma quantization parameter for the Cr component is derived based on the second chroma quantization parameter table, and

wherein deriving the residual samples for the chroma components comprises:

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cb component by quantizing residual samples for the Cb component based on the first chroma quantization parameter;

deriving quantized residual samples for the Cr component by quantizing residual samples for the Cr component based on the second chroma quantization parameter; and

deriving transform coefficients based on transforming quantized chroma components.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2025
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 072859/0365 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2022
From: PALURI, SEETHAL; KIM, SEUNGHWAN; ZHAO, JIE
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 060847/0247 →
Continuity (2)
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