IP Library Granted Patent US 11,695,934
Granted Patent B2
US 11,695,934 · App. 17/877,032 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Mixed NAL unit type based-video encoding/decoding method and apparatus, and method for transmitting bitstream

Inventor: Hendry Hendry (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04N19/136H04N19/174H04N19/188
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Patent No.
US 11,695,934
App. No.
17/877,032
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are an image encoding and decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method may include obtaining video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type information of a current picture from a bitstream, determining a NAL unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the current picture, based on the obtained VCL NAL unit type information, and decoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type. The current picture may include a first subpicture and a second subpicture having different NAL unit types based on that at least some of the plurality of slices have different NAL unit types, and a NAL unit type of the second subpicture may be determined based on a NAL unit type of the first subpicture.

Claims (34)

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

obtaining video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type information of a current picture from a bitstream;

determining a NAL unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the current picture, based on the obtained VCL NAL unit type information; and

decoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type,

wherein the current picture includes a first subpicture and a second subpicture having different NAL unit types, based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types, and

wherein a NAL unit type of the second subpicture is determined based on a NAL unit type of the first subpicture.

2. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the second subpicture has a NAL unit type other than IDR_W_RADL and CRA_NUT, based on the first subpicture having a NAL unit type equal to IDR_N_LP.

3. The image decoding method of claim 2 , wherein the second subpicture follows the first subpicture in decoding order and output order.

4. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of slices have a NAL unit type other than GDR_NUT.

5. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the second subpicture has a NAL unit type other than RADL_NUT and RASL_NUT, based on the first subpicture having a NAL unit type equal to one of IDR_W_RADL, IDR_N_LP, or CRA_NUT.

6. The image decoding method of claim 1 , wherein the current picture has a picture type other than an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture.

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

partitioning a current picture into one or more subpictures;

determining a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the one or more subpictures; and

encoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type,

wherein the current picture includes a first subpicture and a second subpicture having different NAL unit types, based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types, and

wherein a NAL unit type of the second subpicture is determined based on a NAL unit type of the first subpicture.

8. The image encoding method of claim 7 , wherein the second subpicture has a NAL unit type other than IDR_W_RADL and CRA_NUT, based on the first subpicture having a NAL unit type equal to IDR_N_LP.

9. The image encoding method of claim 8 , wherein the second subpicture follows the first subpicture in decoding order and output order.

10. The image encoding method of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of slices have a NAL unit type other than GDR_NUT.

11. The image encoding method of claim 7 , wherein the second subpicture has a NAL unit type other than RADL_NUT and RASL_NUT, based on the first subpicture having a NAL unit type equal to one of IDR_W_RADL, IDR_N_LP, or CRA_NUT.

12. The image encoding method of claim 7 , wherein the current picture has a picture type other than an intra random access point (IRAP) picture and a gradual decoding refresh (GDR) picture.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream generated by an image encoding method, the image encoding method comprising:

partitioning a current picture into one or more subpictures;

determining a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the one or more subpictures; and

encoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type,

wherein the current picture includes a first subpicture and a second subpicture having different NAL unit types, based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types, and

wherein a NAL unit type of the second subpicture is determined based on a NAL unit type of the first subpicture.

14. A method of transmitting a bitstream generated by an image encoding method, the image encoding method comprising:

partitioning a current picture into one or more subpictures;

determining a network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type of each of a plurality of slices included in the one or more subpictures; and

encoding the plurality of slices based on the determined NAL unit type,

wherein the current picture includes a first subpicture and a second subpicture having different NAL unit types, based on at least some of the plurality of slices having different NAL unit types, and

wherein a NAL unit type of the second subpicture is determined based on a NAL unit type of the first subpicture.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2025
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 072859/0365 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT THE FILING DATE OF THE PCT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 61195 FRAME: 305. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 17, 2024
From: HENDRY, HENDRY
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 067456/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: HENDRY, HENDRY
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 061195/0305 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTKR2021002777 · Mar 5, 2021
Provisional Application 62985334 · Mar 5, 2020
Related Publication 20230033332A1 · Feb 2, 2023
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