IP Library Granted Patent US 12,519,928
Granted Patent B2
US 12,519,928 · App. 17/926,402 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Image coding method and device therefor

Inventors: Hendry Hendry (Seoul, KR); Hyeongmoon Jang (Seoul, KR); Junghak Nam (Seoul, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR); Jaehyun Lim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/105H04N19/132H04N19/159H04N19/172H04N19/176H04N19/31H04N19/46H04N19/503
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Patent No.
US 12,519,928
App. No.
17/926,402
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image decoding method according to the present document comprises a step of deriving POC values for the current picture and reference pictures on the basis of POC information, wherein the POC information includes a maximum LSB value of POC, information about the reference pictures includes a non-reference picture flag related to whether a picture is not used as a reference picture, the value of the non-reference picture flag of the previous picture used for deriving the POC value of the current picture is zero, and the difference between the POC values of the current picture and the previous picture is less than half of the maximum LSB value of POC.

Claims (38)

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

receiving picture order count (POC) information and information on a reference picture from a bitstream;

deriving POC values for a current picture and the reference picture based on the POC information;

constructing a reference picture list based on a POC value of the current picture and a POC value for the reference picture;

deriving prediction samples for a current block by performing an inter prediction on the current block based on the reference picture list; and

generating a reconstructed picture based on the prediction samples,

wherein the POC information includes information for determining a maximum least significant bit (LSB) value of POC, and the information on the reference picture includes a non-reference picture flag related to whether a picture is not used as a reference picture,

wherein a specific previous picture used to derive the POC value of the current picture is determined as a previous picture that has the non-reference picture flag equal to 0, has a temporal identifier (ID) equal to 0, and has a layer ID equal to a layer ID of the current picture,

wherein the non-reference picture flag is obtained in a picture header for the reference picture,

wherein a difference between POC values of the current picture and the specific previous picture is less than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC, and

wherein a picture having a difference in POC value from the current picture that is greater than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC is not regarded as the specific previous picture.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the previous picture is not a random access skipped leading (RASL) picture or random access decodable leading (RADL) picture.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the POC value of the current picture is derived based on a variable POCMsb,

wherein the variable POCMsb is derived based on a cycle present flag related to whether a POC most significant bit (MSB) cycle value is present and the POC MSB cycle value is signaled based on a cycle present flag value.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein when the value of the cycle present flag for the current picture is 0 and the current picture is not a coded layer video sequence start (CLVSS) picture, the variable POCMsb for the current picture is derived based on a variable POCMsb of the previous picture.

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

deriving picture order count (POC) values for a current picture and a reference picture;

performing an inter prediction on a current block using the reference picture; and

encoding POC information and information on the reference picture,

wherein the POC information includes information for determining a maximum least significant bit (LSB) value of a POC and the information on the reference picture includes a non-reference picture flag related to whether a picture is not used as a reference picture,

wherein a specific previous picture used to derive a POC value of the current picture is determined as a previous picture that has the non-reference picture flag equal to 0, has a temporal identifier (ID) equal to 0, and has a layer ID equal to a layer ID of the current picture,

wherein the non-reference picture flag is signaled in a picture header for the reference picture,

wherein a difference between POC values of the current picture and the specific previous picture is less than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC, and

wherein a picture having a difference in POC value from the current picture that is greater than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC is not regarded as the specific previous picture.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the previous picture is not a random access skipped leading (RASL) picture or random access decodable leading (RADL) picture.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the POC value of the current picture is derived based on a variable POCMsb,

wherein the variable POCMsb is derived based on a cycle present flag related to whether a POC most significant bit (MSB) cycle value for the current picture is present and the POC MSB cycle value for the current picture.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein when the cycle present flag for the current picture is not present and the current picture is not a coded layer video sequence start (CLVSS) picture, the variable POCMsb for the current picture is derived based on a variable POCMsb of the previous picture.

9 . A method for transmitting data for image information comprising:

generating a bitstream for the image information, wherein the bitstream is generated based on deriving picture order count (POC) values for a current picture and a reference picture,

performing an inter prediction on a current block using the reference picture, and

encoding POC information and information on the reference picture; and

transmitting the data including the bitstream,

wherein the POC information includes information for determining a maximum least significant bit (LSB) value of a POC and the information on the reference picture includes a non-reference picture flag related to whether a picture is not used as a reference picture,

wherein a specific previous picture used to derive a POC value of the current picture is determined as a previous picture that has the non-reference picture flag equal to 0, has a temporal identifier (ID) equal to 0, and has a layer ID equal to a layer ID of the current picture,

wherein the non-reference picture flag is signaled in a picture header for the reference picture,

wherein a difference between POC values of the current picture and the specific previous picture is less than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC, and

wherein a picture having a difference in POC value from the current picture that is greater than half of the maximum LSB value of the POC is not regarded as the specific previous picture.

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 Nov 18, 2022
From: HENDRY, HENDRY; JANG, HYEONGMOON; NAM, JUNGHAK; KIM, SEUNGHWAN; LIM, JAEHYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 061826/0760 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63028596 · May 22, 2020
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