IP Library Granted Patent US 8,787,467
Granted Patent B2
US 8,787,467 · App. 13/551,686 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Filtering method for performing deblocking filtering on a boundary between an intra pulse code modulation block and a non-intra pulse code modulation block which are adjacent to each other in an image

Inventors: Chong Soon Lim (Singapore, SG); Viktor Wahadaniah (Singapore, SG); Sue Mon Thet Naing (Singapore, SG); Hisao Sasai (Osaka, JP); Takahiro Nishi (Nara, JP); Youji Shibahara (Osaka, JP); Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
H04N19/00909H04N19/00066H04N19/00781
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Patent No.
US 8,787,467
App. No.
13/551,686
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filtering method is for performing deblocking filtering on the boundary between an IPCM block and a non-IPCM block adjacent to each other in an image and including: determining a first quantization parameter for the non-IPCM block; determining a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block, using the first quantization parameter; determining a filter strength for the boundary, using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and performing the deblocking filtering on the boundary using the determined filter strength.

Claims (23)

1. A filtering method for performing deblocking filtering on a boundary between an Intra Pulse Code Modulation (IPCM) block and a non-Intra Pulse Code Modulation (non-IPCM) block which are adjacent to each other in an image, the filtering method comprising:

determining a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block using a first quantization parameter used for quantizing the non-IPCM block;

determining a filter strength of the deblocking filtering using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and

performing the deblocking filtering on the boundary using the determined filter strength of the deblocking filtering,

wherein the second quantization parameter is determined using difference information indicating a difference between a quantization parameter for a block which is located immediately before a current block to be processed in processing order and a quantization parameter for the current block, the difference information indicating a zero value.

2. An image processing apparatus for performing deblocking filtering on a boundary between an Intra Pulse Code Modulation (IPCM) block and a non-Intra Pulse Code Modulation (non-IPCM) block which are adjacent to each other in an image, the image processing apparatus comprising:

control circuitry; and

storage accessible from the control circuitry,

wherein the control circuitry is configured, using the storage, to

determine a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block, using a first quantization parameter used for quantizing the non-IPCM block;

determine a filter strength of the deblocking filtering, using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and

perform the deblocking filtering on the boundary, using the determined filter strength of the deblocking filtering,

wherein the second quantization parameter is determined using difference information indicating a difference between a quantization parameter for a block which is located immediately before a current block to be processed in processing order and a quantization parameter for the current block, the difference information indicating a zero value.

3. Control circuitry used for an image processing system for performing deblocking filtering on a boundary between an Intra Pulse Code Modulation (IPCM) block and a non-Intra Pulse Code Modulation (non-IPCM) block which are adjacent to each other in an image, the control circuitry configured, using storage included in the image processing system, to perform operations including:

determining a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block using a first quantization parameter used for quantizing the non-IPCM block;

determining a filter strength of the deblocking filtering using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and

performing the deblocking filtering on the boundary using the determined filter strength of the deblocking filtering,

wherein the second quantization parameter is determined using difference information indicating a difference between a quantization parameter for a block which is located immediately before a current block to be processed in processing order and a quantization parameter for the current block, the difference information indicating a zero value.

4. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing an image processing program for performing deblocking filtering on a boundary between an Intra Pulse Code Modulation (IPCM) block and a non-Intra Pulse Code Modulation (non-IPCM) block which are adjacent to each other in an image, wherein, when executed, the image processing program causes a computer to execute a method comprising:

determining a second quantization parameter for the IPCM block using a first quantization parameter used for quantizing the non-IPCM block;

determining a filter strength of the deblocking filtering using the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter; and

performing the deblocking filtering on the boundary using the determined filter strength of the deblocking filtering,

wherein the second quantization parameter is determined using difference information indicating a difference between a quantization parameter for a block which is located immediately before a current block to be processed in processing order and a quantization parameter for the current block, the difference information indicating a zero value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: TAGIVAN II LLC
Reel/Frame 033082/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2012
From: LIM, CHONG SOON; WAHADANIAH, VIKTOR; NAING, SUE MON THET; SASAI, HISAO; NISHI, TAKAHIRO; SHIBAHARA, YOUJI; SUGIO, TOSHIYASU
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029057/0777 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61509193 · Jul 19, 2011
Related Publication 20130022112A1 · Jan 24, 2013