Granted Patent B2

US 12,395,623 · App. 17/876,000 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Inventors: Weijia Zhu (San Diego, CA); Li Zhang (San Diego, CA); Jizheng Xu (San Diego, CA); Hsiao Chiang Chuang (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: Bytedance Inc.

H04N19/105H04N19/159H04N19/176H04N19/70

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A method of processing video data, comprising:

determining that a differential coding mode is applied to a first video block of a video, and in the differential coding mode, a difference between a quantized residual derived with a first intra prediction mode of the first video block and a prediction of the quantized residual is included in a bitstream of the video;

storing, aligned with a prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block, the first intra prediction mode of the first video block;

constructing, based on the stored first intra prediction mode of the first video block, a mode candidate list for a second video block of the video, wherein the first video block is a spatial neighboring block of the second video block and the second video block is an intra block;

determining, based on the mode candidate list, a second intra prediction mode for the second video block; and

performing, based on the second intra prediction mode, a conversion between the second video block and the bitstream of the video,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a vertical intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being vertical direction,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a horizontal intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being horizontal direction, and

wherein a cross-component linear model coding mode is not applied to the first video block in response to the differential coding mode being applied to the first video block.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prediction direction of the differential coding mode for the first video block is determined based on a first syntax element included in the bitstream indicating whether the prediction direction is horizontal or vertical direction.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first video block is a left or above neighboring block of the second video block.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first video block is not available, a candidate in the mode candidate list corresponding to the first video block is set to a planar intra prediction mode.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a second syntax element in the bitstream, wherein the second syntax element indicates an index of a candidate in the mode candidate list which is used for an intra prediction of the second video block.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first video block is a luma block, and a third syntax element is further used to indicate whether the differential coding mode is applied to a chroma components or not.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the difference is represented using a differential pulse coding modulation representation.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conversion includes encoding the second video block into the bitstream.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conversion includes decoding the second video block from the bitstream.

10. An apparatus for processing video data comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions thereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to:

determine that a differential coding mode is applied to a first video block of a video, and in the differential coding mode, a difference between a quantized residual derived with a first intra prediction mode of the first video block and a prediction of the quantized residual is included in a bitstream of the video;

store, aligned with a prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block, the first intra prediction mode of the first video block;

construct, based on the stored first intra prediction mode of the first video block, a mode candidate list for a second video block of the video, wherein the first video block is a spatial neighboring block of the second video block and the second video block is an intra block;

determine, based on the mode candidate list, a second intra prediction mode for the second video block; and

perform, based on the second intra prediction mode, a conversion between the second video block and the bitstream of the video,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a vertical intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being vertical direction,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a horizontal intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being horizontal direction, and

wherein a cross-component linear model coding mode is not applied to the first video block in response to the differential coding mode being applied to the first video block.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 ,

wherein the prediction direction of the differential coding mode for the first video block is determined based on a first syntax element included in the bitstream indicating whether the prediction direction is horizontal or vertical direction.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first video block is a left or above neighboring block of the second video block, and when the first video block is not available, a candidate in the mode candidate list corresponding to the first video block is set to a planar intra prediction mode.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the second intra prediction mode is determined based on a second syntax element in the bitstream, wherein the second syntax element indicates an index of a candidate in the mode candidate list which is used for an intra prediction of the second video block.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a processor to:

determine that a differential coding mode is applied to a first video block of a video, and in the differential coding mode, a difference between a quantized residual derived with a first intra prediction mode of the first video block and a prediction of the quantized residual is included in a bitstream of the video;

store, aligned with a prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block, the first intra prediction mode of the first video block;

construct, based on the stored first intra prediction mode of the first video block, a mode candidate list for a second video block of the video, wherein the first video block is a spatial neighboring block of the second video block and the second video block is an intra block;

determine, based on the mode candidate list, a second intra prediction mode for the second video block; and

perform, based on the second intra prediction mode, a conversion between the second video block and the bitstream of the video,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a vertical intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being vertical direction,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a horizontal intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being horizontal direction, and

wherein a cross-component linear model coding mode is not applied to the first video block in response to the differential coding mode being applied to the first video block.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 ,

wherein the prediction direction of the differential coding mode for the first video block is determined based on a first syntax element included in the bitstream indicating whether the prediction direction is horizontal or vertical direction.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by a video processing apparatus, wherein the method comprises:

determining that a differential coding mode is applied to a first video block of the video, and in the differential coding mode, a difference between a quantized residual derived with a first intra prediction mode of the first video block and a prediction of the quantized residual is included in the bitstream of the video;

storing, aligned with a prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block, the first intra prediction mode of the first video block;

constructing, based on the stored first intra prediction mode of the first video block, a mode candidate list for a second video block of the video, wherein the first video block is a spatial neighboring block of the second video block and the second video block is an intra block;

determining, based on the mode candidate list, a second intra prediction mode for the second video block; and

generating the bitstream based on the second intra prediction mode,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a vertical intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being vertical direction,

wherein the first intra prediction mode is inferred to a horizontal intra prediction mode in response to the prediction direction used in the differential coding mode for the first video block being horizontal direction, and

wherein a cross-component linear model coding mode is not applied to the first video block in response to the differential coding mode being applied to the first video block.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 16 ,

wherein the prediction direction of the differential coding mode for the first video block is determined based on a first syntax element included in the bitstream indicating whether the prediction direction is horizontal or vertical direction.

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