IP Library Granted Patent US 12,356,021
Granted Patent B2
US 12,356,021 · App. 18/201,473 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Method and apparatus for entropy-encoding and entropy-decoding video signal

Inventor: Jaeho Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
H04N19/91H04N19/139H04N19/176H04N19/46H04N19/51H04N19/70
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Patent No.
US 12,356,021
App. No.
18/201,473
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for performing entropy decoding on a video signal including a current block. The method comprises the steps of: deriving affine coding information and/or affine prediction mode information of a left block and/or an upper block which are adjacent to the current block; determining a context index of a syntax element associated with an affine prediction of the current block on the basis of at least one of the affine coding information and/or the affine prediction mode information of the left block and/or the upper block; and entropy decoding the syntax element associated with the affine prediction of the current block on the basis of the context index.

Claims (43)

1. An apparatus of decoding a video signal including a current block, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to

derive affine coding information of a left block and a top block of the current block, wherein the affine coding information includes an affine flag indicating whether an affine motion prediction has been performed,

determine a context index of the affine flag of the current block based on the affine coding information of the left block and the top block,

entropy-decode the affine flag of the current block based on the context index,

parse an affine parameter flag representing whether 4 parameters or 6 parameters are used for an affine motion model based on the affine flag of the current block,

obtain a motion vector predictor based on the 4 parameters or the 6 parameters being used for the affine motion model, and

perform a prediction for the current block based on the motion vector predictor,

wherein the context index of the affine flag of the current block is determined based on a sum of a value determined based on the affine flag of the left block and a value determined based on the affine flag of the top block.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the affine parameter flag is obtained based on a merge flag representing that the motion parameters are not inferred from the neighboring block.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the affine flag is obtained based on a width and a height of the current block are equal or greater than a predetermined value.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein a context index of the affine parameter flag is determined based on a sum of a first value determined by the affine flag and affine prediction mode information of the left block and a second value determined by the affine flag and affine prediction mode information of the top block.

5. An apparatus of encoding a video signal including a current block, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to

generate a motion vector predictor based on 4 parameters or 6 parameters being used for an affine motion model,

perform a prediction for the current block based on the motion vector predictor,

generate an affine flag indicating whether an affine motion prediction has been performed,

generate an affine parameter flag representing whether the 4 parameters or the 6 parameters are used for the affine motion model,

derive affine coding information of a left block and a top block of the current block, wherein the affine coding information includes the affine flag,

determine a context index of the affine flag of the current block based on the affine coding information of the left block and the top block, and

entropy-encode the affine flag of the current block based on the context index,

wherein the context index of the affine flag of the current block is determined based on a sum of a value determined based on the affine flag of the left block and a value determined based on the affine flag of the top block.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the affine parameter flag is generated based on a merge flag representing that the motion parameters are not inferred from the neighboring block.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein the affine flag is generated based on a width and a height of the current block are equal or greater than a predetermined value.

8. The apparatus of claim 5 ,

wherein a context index of the affine parameter flag is determined based on a sum of a first value determined by the affine flag and affine prediction mode information of the left block and a second value determined by the affine flag and affine prediction mode information of the top block.

9. An apparatus of transmitting data for an image, comprising:

at least one processor configured to obtain a bitstream for the image; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

generate a motion vector predictor based on 4 parameters or 6 parameters being used for an affine motion model,

perform a prediction for the current block based on the motion vector predictor,

generate an affine flag representing whether an affine motion prediction has been performed,

generate an affine parameter flag representing whether the 4 parameters or the 6 parameters are used for the affine motion model,

derive affine coding information of a left block and a top block of the current block, wherein the affine coding information includes the affine flag,

determine a context index of the affine flag of the current block based on the affine coding information of the left block and the top block, and

entropy-encode the affine flag of the current block based on the context index,

wherein the context index of the affine flag of the current block is determined based on a sum of a value determined based on the affine flag of the left block and a value determined based on the affine flag of the top block.

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 31, 2023
From: LEE, JAEHO
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 064762/0715 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17357032 · Jun 24, 2021
Continuation 16645400
Provisional Application 62646891 · Mar 22, 2018
Provisional Application 62555053 · Sep 7, 2017
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