IP Library Granted Patent US 10,034,012
Granted Patent B2
US 10,034,012 · App. 13/697,261 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Prediction image generation device, moving image decoding device, and moving image coding device

Inventor: Tomohiro Ikai (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N19/513H04N19/105H04N19/139H04N19/176
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Patent No.
US 10,034,012
App. No.
13/697,261
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An inter-predicted image generation section ( 16 ) of a moving image decoder ( 1 ) includes a weighting factor calculation section ( 16 b ) for setting the value of the weighting factor w 2 such that a relation 0<|w 2 −0.5|<|tb/td−0.5| is met, wherein td represents an inter-frame distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P 2 and tb represents a distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P.

Claims (17)

1. A predicted image generation device; comprising:

motion compensated image generator configured to generate motion compensated images mc 1 and mc 2 with respect to a decoded image P, wherein the motion compensated image mc 1 is generated from decoded image P 1 and the motion compensated image mc 2 is generated from decoded image P 2 ;

weighting factor setting unit configured to set values of weighting factors w 1 and w 2 by which the motion compensated images mc 1 and mc 2 are to be multiplied, respectively; and

predicted image generator configured to generate a predicted image Pred with respect to the decoded image P by the motion compensated images mc 1 and mc 2 and the weighting factors w 1 and w 2 , wherein

the weighting factor setting unit is configured to set the value of the weighting factor w 2 such that a relation 0<|w 2 −0.5|<|tb/td−0.5| is met, wherein td represents an inter-frame distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P 2 and tb represents a distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P, in a case that it is displayed on the display order of the decoded image P 1 , the decoded image P and the decoded image P 2 ,

wherein using thresholds Th 1 an Th 2 (Th 1 <0.5<Th 2 , the weighting factor setting unit sets the value of the weighting factor w 2 to clip 3 (Th 1 , Th 2 , tb/td).

2. The predicted image generation device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the weighting factor setting unit sets the thresholds Th 1 and Th 2 in accordance with a size of a partition for which the predicted image Pred is generated.

3. A moving image decoder, comprising a predicted image generation device as set forth in claim 1 ,

the moving image decoder generating a decoded image P by adding a prediction residual decoded from coded data to a predicted image Pred generated by the predicted image generation device referring to other decoded images P 1 and P 2 .

4. A moving image encoder, comprising a predicted image generation device as set forth in claim 1 ,

the moving image encoder generating coded data by encoding a prediction residual obtained by subtracting, from an encoding target image, a predicted image Pred generated by the predicted image generation device referring to locally decoded images P 1 and P 2 .

5. A method for generating a predicted image, comprising the steps of:

(i) generating motion compensated images mc 1 and mc 2 with respect to a decoded image P, wherein the motion compensated image mc 1 is generated from decoded image P 1 and the motion compensated image mc 2 is generated from decoded image P 2 ;

(ii) setting values of weighting factors w 1 and w 2 by which the motion compensated images mc 1 and mc 2 are to be multiplied, respectively; and

(iii) generating a predicted image Pred with respect to the decoded image P by the motion compensated images mc 1 and mc g and the weighting factors w 1 and w 2 , wherein

in the step (ii), the value of the weighting factor w 2 is set such that a relation 0<|w 2 −0.5|<|tb/td−0.5| is met, wherein td represents an inter-frame distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P 2 and tb represents a distance between the decoded image P 1 and the decoded image P, in a case that it is displayed on the display order of the decoded image P 1 , the decoded image P and the decoded image P 2 ,

wherein using thresholds Th 1 and Th 2 (Th 1 <0.5<Th 2 ), the value of the weighting factor w 2 is set to clip 3 (Th 1 , Th 2 , tb/td).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2012
From: IKAI, TOMOHIRO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 029289/0576 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-111476 · May 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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