IP Library Granted Patent US 12,301,861
Granted Patent B2
US 12,301,861 · App. 18/205,862 · Granted May 13, 2025

Process and apparatus for controlling compressed motion vectors

Inventor: Hyeongmoon Jang (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/52H04N19/105H04N19/132H04N19/139H04N19/176
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Patent No.
US 12,301,861
App. No.
18/205,862
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image decoding method performed by the decoding apparatus according to this document comprising deriving a temporary reference motion vector for a current block based on a reference candidate block of the current block, deriving a reference motion vector by compressing the temporary reference motion vector based on a shifting operation, deriving a motion vector for the current block based on the reference motion vector, deriving prediction samples for the current block based on the motion vector for the current block, and generating reconstructed samples for the current block based on the prediction samples for the current block, wherein a total number of bits of the binary code representing the reference motion vector is less than a total number of bits of the binary code representing the temporary reference motion vector.

Claims (40)

1. A decoding apparatus for an image decoding, the decoding apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor connected to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:

obtain image information including merge index information from a bitstream;

derive a temporary reference motion vector for a current block based on a reference candidate block of the current block;

derive a reference motion vector by compressing the temporary reference motion vector based on a shifting operation;

store the reference motion vector;

derive a merge candidate list including merge candidates for the current block based on the reference motion vector;

derive a motion vector for the current block based on the merge index information and the merge candidate list;

derive prediction samples for the current block based on the motion vector for the current block; and

generate reconstructed samples for the current block based on the prediction samples for the current block,

wherein a total number of bits of a binary code representing the reference motion vector is less than a total number of bits of a binary code representing the temporary reference motion vector,

wherein the shifting operation is a right shifting operation,

wherein the reference motion vector is derived further based on adding an offset value related to a rounding process,

wherein the offset value is derived based on the temporary reference motion vector, and

wherein the offset value is derived further based on a right shifting operation.

2. An encoding apparatus for an image encoding, the encoding apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor connected to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:

derive a temporary reference motion vector for a current block based on a reference candidate block of the current block;

derive a reference motion vector by compressing the temporary reference motion vector based on a shifting operation;

store the reference motion vector;

derive a merge candidate list including merge candidates for the current block based on the reference motion vector;

derive a motion vector for the current block based on the merge candidate list;

derive prediction samples for the current block based on the motion vector for the current block;

derive merge index information of the current block based on the merge candidate list; and

encode image information including the merge index information,

wherein a total number of bits of a binary code representing the reference motion vector is less than a total number of bits of a binary code representing the temporary reference motion vector,

wherein the shifting operation is a right shifting operation,

wherein the reference motion vector is derived further based on adding an offset value related to a rounding process,

wherein the offset value is derived based on the temporary reference motion vector, and

wherein the offset value is derived further based on a right shifting operation.

3. A transmitting apparatus of data for an image, the transmitting apparatus comprising:

at least one processor configured to obtain a bitstream, wherein the bitstream is generated based on deriving a temporary reference motion vector for a current block based on a reference candidate block of the current block, deriving a reference motion vector by compressing the temporary reference motion vector based on a shifting operation, storing the reference motion vector, deriving a merge candidate list including merge candidates for the current block based on the reference motion vector, deriving a motion vector for the current block based on the merge candidate list, deriving prediction samples for the current block based on the motion vector for the current block, deriving merge index information of the current block based on the merge candidate list, and encoding image information including the merge index information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,

wherein a total number of bits of a binary code representing the reference motion vector is less than a total number of bits of a binary code representing the temporary reference motion vector,

wherein the shifting operation is a right shifting operation,

wherein the reference motion vector is derived further based on adding an offset value related to a rounding process,

wherein the offset value is derived based on the temporary reference motion vector, and

wherein the offset value is derived further based on a right shifting operation.

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 Jun 5, 2023
From: JANG, HYEONGMOON
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 063855/0820 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17275356
Provisional Application 62734269 · Sep 21, 2018
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