IP Library Granted Patent US 10,499,076
Granted Patent B2
US 10,499,076 · App. 16/196,047 · Granted Dec 3, 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 10,499,076
App. No.
16/196,047
Granted
Dec 3, 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 (16)

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 by averaging 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 a 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 including:

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 a 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 by averaging 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 a 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 including:

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 a 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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