IP Library Granted Patent US 10,356,434
Granted Patent B2
US 10,356,434 · App. 16/196,044 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Picture encoding device and picture encoding method

Inventors: Shigeru Fukushima (Yokosuka, JP); Hiroya Nakamura (Yokosuka, JP); Masayoshi Nishitani (Yokosuka, JP); Motoharu Ueda (Yokosuka, JP)
Assignee: JVC KENWOOD Corporation
H04N19/463H04N19/124H04N19/14H04N19/176H04N19/196
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Patent No.
US 10,356,434
App. No.
16/196,044
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a picture encoding device that encodes a picture and encodes a difference quantization parameter in a unit of a quantization coding block which is divided from the picture and is a management unit of a quantization parameter. A quantization parameter calculator derives a quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded. A prediction quantization parameter derivation unit derives a prediction quantization parameter using the quantization parameters of a plurality of quantization coding blocks which precede the quantization coding block to be encoded in order of encoding. A difference quantization parameter generator derives a difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded, using a difference between the quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded and the prediction quantization parameter. A first bitstream generator encodes the difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded.

Claims (12)

1. A picture decoding device that decodes a picture and decodes a bitstream in which a difference quantization parameter is encoded in a unit of a quantization decoding block which is divided from the picture and is a management unit of a quantization parameter, comprising:

a decoder that decodes the bitstream in the unit of the quantization decoding block and extracts a difference quantization parameter of a first quantization decoding block to be decoded;

a prediction quantization parameter derivation unit that derives a prediction quantization parameter using quantization parameters of two quantization decoding blocks which precede the first quantization decoding block to be decoded in order of decoding; and

a quantization parameter derivation unit that adds the difference quantization parameter of the first quantization decoding block to be decoded and the prediction quantization parameter to derive the quantization parameter of the first quantization decoding block to be decoded,

wherein the prediction quantization parameter derivation unit derives the prediction quantization parameter using two quantization parameters: one quantization parameter of a previous quantization decoding block which immediately precedes the first quantization decoding block to be decoded in order of decoding and another quantization parameter of a quantization decoding block which precedes the previous quantization decoding block in order of decoding and is not spatially neighboring the first quantization decoding block to be decoded, and

wherein a size of the quantization decoding block is set independently of a size of a decoding block which is a basic unit of decoding process.

2. A picture decoding method that decodes a picture and decodes a bitstream in which a difference quantization parameter is encoded in a unit of a quantization decoding block which is divided from the picture and is a management unit of a quantization parameter, comprising:

a decoding step of decoding the bitstream in the unit of the quantization decoding block and extracting a difference quantization parameter of a first quantization decoding block to be decoded;

a prediction quantization parameter derivation step of deriving a prediction quantization parameter using quantization parameters of two quantization decoding blocks which precede the first quantization decoding block to be decoded in order of decoding; and

a quantization parameter derivation step of adding the difference quantization parameter of the first quantization decoding block to be decoded and the prediction quantization parameter to derive the quantization parameter of the first quantization decoding block to be decoded,

wherein the prediction quantization parameter derivation step derives the prediction quantization parameter using two quantization parameters: one quantization parameter of a previous quantization decoding block which immediately precedes the first quantization decoding block to be decoded in order of decoding and another quantization parameter of a quantization decoding block which precedes the previous quantization decoding block in order of decoding and is not spatially neighboring the first quantization decoding block to be decoded, and

wherein a size of the quantization decoding block is set independently of a size of a decoding block which is a basic unit of decoding process.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY'S NAME ON THE COVER SHEET PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 062621 FRAME: 0163. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
To: IDEAHUB INC.
Reel/Frame 064397/0217 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2023
From: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION
To: IDEAHUB
Reel/Frame 062621/0163 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-073574 · Mar 28, 2012 · national
JP 2012-073575 · Mar 28, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16035885 · Jul 16, 2018
Continuation 14478572 · Sep 5, 2014
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