IP Library Granted Patent US 12,375,655
Granted Patent B2
US 12,375,655 · App. 18/407,985 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Adaptive loop filter-based video or image coding

Inventors: Seethal Paluri (Seoul, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/117H04N19/132H04N19/159H04N19/176H04N19/82
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Patent No.
US 12,375,655
App. No.
18/407,985
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the disclosure of the present document, information regarding ALF filter coefficients may be encoded/decoded by fixed order-based exponential golomb coding. In addition, information regarding a fixed filter in ALF may be binarized by fixed-length coding. Accordingly, signaling efficiency can be increased, and coding complexity can be decreased.

Claims (42)

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 information related to whether an adaptive loop filter (ALF) is applied, coefficient information for the ALF, information related to whether fixed filter set is applied, prediction related information, and residual information from a bitstream, wherein the coefficient information is included in the image information based on the information related to whether the ALF is applied;

derive a prediction samples based on the prediction related information;

generate reconstructed samples based on the residual information and the prediction samples;

derive filter coefficients for the ALF based on the coefficient information; and

generate modified reconstructed samples based on the reconstructed samples and the filter coefficients,

wherein the coefficient information is obtained by decoding based on Exponential-Golomb coding,

wherein the Exponential-Golomb coding is based on a fixed order,

wherein the image information further includes information on a fixed filter index indicating one of the fixed filters for the ALF based on the information related to whether the fixed filter set is applied,

wherein the filter coefficients are derived based on the information on the fixed filter index,

wherein the information on the fixed filter index is obtained based on a binarization process, and

wherein the binarization process is performed based on a truncated binary (TB) binarization.

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 prediction samples of a current block in a current picture;

generate prediction related information;

derive residual samples based on the prediction samples;

generate residual information based on the residual samples;

generate reconstructed samples based on the residual samples and the prediction samples;

determine whether an adaptive loop filter (ALF) is applied;

determine whether fixed filter set is applied;

derive filter coefficients for the ALF for the reconstructed samples;

generate coefficient information for the ALF based on the filter coefficients; and

encode image information including information related to whether the ALF is applied, the coefficient information, information related to whether the fixed filter set is applied, the prediction related information, and the residual information,

wherein the coefficient information is encoded based on Exponential-Golomb coding,

wherein the Exponential-Golomb coding is based on a fixed order,

wherein the image information further includes information on a fixed filter index indicating one of the fixed filters for the ALF based on the fixed filter set being applied,

wherein the filter coefficients are derived based on the information on the fixed filter index,

wherein the information on the fixed filter index is obtained based on a binarization process, and

wherein the binarization process is performed based on a truncated binary (TB) binarization.

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

at least one processor configured to obtain a bitstream for the image, wherein the bitstream is generated based on deriving prediction samples of a current block in a current picture, generating prediction related information, deriving residual samples based on the prediction samples, generating residual information based on the residual samples, generating reconstructed samples based on the residual samples and the prediction samples, determining whether an adaptive loop filter (ALF) is applied, determining whether fixed filter set is applied, deriving filter coefficients for the ALF for the reconstructed samples, generating coefficient information for the ALF based on the filter coefficients, and encoding image information including information related to whether the ALF is applied, the coefficient information, information related to whether the fixed filter set is applied, the prediction related information, and the residual information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,

wherein the coefficient information is encoded based on Exponential-Golomb coding,

wherein the Exponential-Golomb coding is based on a fixed order,

wherein the image information further includes information on a fixed filter index indicating one of the fixed filters for the ALF based on the fixed filter set being applied,

wherein the filter coefficients are derived based on the information on the fixed filter index,

wherein the information on the fixed filter index is obtained based on a binarization process, and

wherein the binarization process is performed based on a truncated binary (TB) binarization.

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 Jan 9, 2024
From: PALURI, SEETHAL; KIM, SEUNGHWAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 066067/0961 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17961160 · Oct 6, 2022
Continuation 17513540 · Oct 28, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2020006206 · May 12, 2020
Provisional Application 62847919 · May 14, 2019
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