IP Library Granted Patent US 12,284,369
Granted Patent B2
US 12,284,369 · App. 18/410,371 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Luma mapping-based video or image coding

Inventors: Jie Zhao (Seoul, KR); Seunghwan Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N19/186H04N19/157H04N19/176H04N19/46
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Patent No.
US 12,284,369
App. No.
18/410,371
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the disclosure of the present document, by explicitly signaling information relating to a value(s) of a chroma residual scaling factor, accuracy in an LMCS procedure can be increased, and therefore a subjective/objective image quality of a coded image/video can be further improved.

Claims (41)

1. A decoding apparatus for 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 prediction related information, residual information and information on luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS) data from a bitstream;

generate prediction chroma samples for a current block in a current picture based on the prediction related information;

generate residual chroma samples for the current block based on the residual information;

derive LMCS codewords based on the information on the LMCS data;

generate scaled residual chroma samples based on the residual chroma samples and the LMCS codewords; and

generate reconstructed chroma samples for the current block based on the prediction chroma samples and the scaled residual chroma samples,

wherein the image information includes a sequence parameter set (SPS), information on an absolute value of a chroma residual scaling delta value and information on a sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein the SPS includes an LMCS enabled flag representing whether an LMCS data field is enabled,

wherein the information on the LMCS data includes information on the LMCS codewords,

wherein the LMCS codewords are derived based on the information on the LMCS codewords,

wherein the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value is included in the image information based on the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein a chroma residual scaling factor is derived based on the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value and the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value, and

wherein the scaled residual chroma samples are derived based on the chroma residual scaling factor.

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

a memory; and

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

generate prediction chroma samples for a current block in a current picture;

generate residual chroma samples for the current block based on the prediction chroma samples;

derive luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS) codewords;

derive information on LMCS data based on the LMCS codewords;

generate scaled residual chroma samples based on the residual chroma samples and the LMCS codewords;

derive residual information based on the scaled residual chroma samples; and

encode image information including the information on the LMCS data and the residual information,

wherein the image information includes a sequence parameter set (SPS), information on an absolute value of a chroma residual scaling delta value and information on a sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein the SPS includes an LMCS enabled flag representing whether an LMCS data field is enabled,

wherein the information on the LMCS data includes information on the LMCS codewords,

wherein the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value is included in the image information based on the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value and the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value represent a chroma residual scaling factor, and

wherein the scaled residual chroma samples are derived based on the chroma residual scaling factor.

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

at least one processor configured to obtain a bitstream of the image, wherein the bitstream is generated based on generating prediction chroma samples for a current block in a current picture, generating residual chroma samples for the current block based on the prediction chroma samples, deriving luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS) codewords, deriving information on LMCS data based on the LMCS codewords, generating scaled residual chroma samples based on the residual chroma samples and the LMCS codewords, deriving residual information based on the scaled residual chroma samples, and encoding image information including the information on the LMCS data and the residual information; and

a transmitter configured to transmit the data comprising the bitstream,

wherein the image information includes a sequence parameter set (SPS), information on an absolute value of a chroma residual scaling delta value and information on a sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein the SPS includes an LMCS enabled flag representing whether an LMCS data field is enabled,

wherein the information on the LMCS data includes information on the LMCS codewords,

wherein the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value is included in the image information based on the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value,

wherein the information on the absolute value of the chroma residual scaling delta value and the information on the sign of the chroma residual scaling delta value represent a chroma residual scaling factor, and

wherein the scaled residual chroma samples are derived based on the chroma residual scaling factor.

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 11, 2024
From: ZHAO, JIE; KIM, SEUNGHWAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 066101/0479 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18070095 · Nov 28, 2022
Continuation 17566902 · Dec 31, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2020008806 · Jul 6, 2020
Provisional Application 62871071 · Jul 5, 2019
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