IP Library Granted Patent US 9,723,322
Granted Patent B2
US 9,723,322 · App. 15/266,004 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Decoding method and apparatus with candidate motion vectors

Inventors: Toshiyasu Sugio (Osaka, JP); Takahiro Nishi (Nara, JP); Youji Shibahara (Tokyo, JP); Kyoko Tanikawa (Osaka, JP); Hisao Sasai (Osaka, JP); Toru Matsunobu (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: SUN PATENT TRUST
H04N19/52H04N19/105H04N19/503H04N19/56H04N19/107H04N19/172H04N19/176
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,723,322
App. No.
15/266,004
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments for decoding a current block of a picture are provided. One or more candidates of a first type are derived, with each of the candidates having a first motion vector predictor derived from a first motion vector that has been used to decode a first block. A candidate of a second type is derived, with the candidate having a second motion vector predictor. The candidate of the second type is different from the candidates of the first type. A coded index corresponding to a selected candidate is decoded. The selected candidate is one of a plurality of candidates which includes the candidates of the first type and the candidate of the second type. A total number of the candidates of the first type is less than a predetermined maximum candidate number which is fixed for all blocks in the picture.

Claims (17)

1. A moving picture decoding method for decoding a current block of a picture, the moving picture decoding method comprising:

deriving one or more candidates of a first type, each of the candidates having a first motion vector predictor derived front a first motion vector that has been used to decode a first block;

deriving a candidate of a second type, the candidate having a second motion vector predictor, the candidate of the second type being different from the candidates of the first type; and

decoding a coded index corresponding to a selected candidate having a motion vector predictor,

wherein the selected candidate is one of a plurality of candidates which includes the candidates of the first type and the candidate of the second type,

a total number of the candidates of the first type is less than a predetermined maximum candidate number, and

the predetermined maximum candidate number is fixed for all blocks in the picture.

2. A moving picture decoding apparatus that decodes a current block of a picture, the moving picture decoding apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory storage,

the processor performing, using the non-transitory storage, processes including:

deriving one or more candidates of a first type, each of the candidates having a first motion vector predictor derived from a first motion vector that has been used to decode a first block;

deriving a candidate of a second type, the candidate having a second motion vector predictor, the candidate of the second type being different from the candidates of the first type; and

decoding a coded index corresponding to a selected candidate having a motion vector predictor,

wherein the selected candidate is one of a plurality of candidates which includes the candidates of the first type and the candidate of the second type,

a total number of the candidates of the first type is less than a predetermined maximum candidate number, and

the predetermined maximum candidate number is fixed for all blocks in the picture.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 13479636 · May 24, 2012
Provisional Application 61490747 · May 27, 2011
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