Granted Patent B2

US 12,563,221 · App. 18/680,233 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: Minsoo Park (Suwon-si, KR); Minwoo Park (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

H04N19/46G06Q10/06312G06Q10/0637G06Q10/0639H04N19/117H04N19/159H04N19/176H04N19/18H04N19/186H04N19/619H04N19/82

Abstract

Claims (51)

1 . An image decoding method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of largest coding units by splitting a current image based on a size information of a largest coding unit;

obtaining one or more coding units comprising a current coding unit, by hierarchically splitting at least one largest coding unit among the plurality of largest coding units, based on a split shape mode;

when a prediction mode of the current coding unit is an intra mode, determining

a first coded block flag indicating the current coding unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients without obtaining the first coded block flag from a bitstream;

based on whether an intra sub partition split type is horizontal or vertical, obtaining a plurality of transform units by splitting the current coding unit according to a horizontal direction or a vertical direction;

when a tree type of the current coding unit is a single tree type, obtaining, from the bitstream, a second coded block flag indicating whether a block of at least one chroma component included in a current transform unit among a plurality of transform units comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

when an intra sub partition is used for the current coding unit, the current transform block is not a last sub-block, and the at least one of a height and a width of the current coding unit is greater than a predetermined size, obtaining, from the bitstream, a third coded block flag indicating whether a block of a luma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

obtaining a residual signal of the block of the luma component included in the current transform unit, based on the third coded block flag;

reconstructing the current coding unit based on the residual signal; and

reconstructing the current image comprising the current coding unit, based on the reconstructed current coding unit,

wherein the split shape mode indicates at least one of whether to perform splitting, a split direction, or a split type, and

wherein the split type corresponds to one of binary splitting, tri splitting, and quad splitting.

2 . An image decoding apparatus comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

obtain a plurality of largest coding units by splitting a current image based on a size information of a largest coding unit;

obtain one or more coding units comprising a current coding unit, by hierarchically splitting at least one largest coding unit among the plurality of largest coding units, based on a split shape mode;

when a prediction mode of the current coding unit is an intra mode, determine

a first coded block flag indicating the current coding unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients without obtaining the first coded block flag from a bitstream;

based on whether an intra sub partition split type is horizontal or vertical obtain a plurality of transform units by splitting the current coding unit according to a horizontal direction or a vertical direction;

when a tree type of the current coding unit is a single tree type, obtain, from the bitstream, a second coded block flag indicating whether a block of at least one chroma component included in a current transform unit among a plurality of transform units comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

when an intra sub partition is used for the current coding unit, the current transform block is not a last sub-block, and the at least one of a height and a width of the current coding unit is greater than a predetermined size, obtain, from the bitstream, a third coded block flag indicating whether a block of a luma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

obtain a residual signal of the block of the luma component included in the current transform unit, based on the third coded block flag;

reconstruct the current coding unit based on the residual signal; and

reconstruct the current image comprising the current coding unit, based on the reconstructed current coding unit,

wherein the split shape mode indicates at least one of whether to perform splitting, a split direction, or a split type, and

wherein the split type corresponds to one of binary splitting, tri splitting, and quad splitting.

3 . An image encoding method, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of largest coding units by splitting a current image based on a size of a largest coding unit;

obtaining one or more coding units comprising a current coding unit, by hierarchically splitting at least one largest coding unit among the plurality of largest coding units, based on a split shape mode;

when a prediction mode of the current coding unit is an intra mode,

determining a first coded block flag indicating the current coding unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

based on whether an intra sub partition split type is horizontal or vertical, obtaining a plurality of transform units by splitting the current coding unit according to a horizontal direction or a vertical direction;

when a tree type of the current coding unit is a single tree type, encoding residual signal of a block of luma component and a block of at least one chroma component included in a current transform unit among a plurality of transform units;

generating a second coded block flag indicating whether the block of the at least one chroma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

when an intra sub partition is used for the current coding unit, the current transform block is not a last sub-block, and the at least one of a height and a width of the current coding unit is greater than the predetermined size, generating a third coded block flag indicating whether a block of a luma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients; and

generating a bitstream including the encoded residual signal, the second coded block flag, and the third coded block flag,

wherein the split shape mode indicates at least one of whether to perform splitting, a split direction, or a split type, and

wherein the split type corresponds to one of binary splitting, tri splitting, and quad splitting.

4 . A method for transmitting a bitstream, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of largest coding units by splitting a current image based on a size of a largest coding unit;

obtaining one or more coding units comprising a current coding unit, by hierarchically splitting at least one largest coding unit among the plurality of largest coding units, based on a split shape mode;

when a prediction mode of the current coding unit is an intra mode, determining a first coded block flag indicating the current coding unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

based on whether an intra sub partition split type is horizontal or vertical, obtaining a plurality of transform units by splitting the current coding unit according to a horizontal direction or a vertical direction;

when a tree type of the current coding unit is a single tree type, encoding residual signal of a block of luma component and at least one chroma component included in a current transform unit among a plurality of transform units;

generating a second coded block flag indicating whether the block of the at least one chroma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

when an intra sub partition is used for the current coding unit, the current transform block is not a last sub-block, and the at least one of a height and a width of the current coding unit is greater than the predetermined size, generating a third coded block flag indicating whether a block of a luma component included in the current transform unit comprises one or more non-zero significant transform coefficients;

generating the bitstream including the encoded residual signal, the second coded block flag, and the third coded block flag; and

transmitting the bitstream to an image decoding apparatus,

wherein the split shape mode indicates at least one of whether to perform splitting, a split direction, or a split type, and

wherein the split type corresponds to one of binary splitting, tri splitting, and quad splitting.

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