IP Library Granted Patent US 11,178,421
Granted Patent B2
US 11,178,421 · App. 16/847,364 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using adaptive motion vector resolution

Inventors: Sunyeon Kim (Seoul, KR); Jeongyeon Lim (Seongnam-si, KR); Joohee Moon (Seoul, KR); Yunglyul Lee (Seoul, KR); Haekwang Kim (Seoul, KR); Byeungwoo Jeon (Seongnam-si, KR); Juock Lee (Seoul, KR); Dongwon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
H04N19/517H04N19/46H04N19/463H04N19/523H04N19/91
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Patent No.
US 11,178,421
App. No.
16/847,364
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for improving the encoding efficiency by adaptively changing the resolution of the motion vector in the inter prediction encoding and inter prediction decoding of a video. The apparatus includes: a predicted motion vector calculator for calculating a predicted motion vector of a current block to be encoded using motion vectors of one or more surrounding blocks; and a skip mode encoder for encoding a result of performing a prediction of the current block and information indicating that the current block is a skip block when the predicted motion vector satisfies a skip condition, wherein at least one motion vector among the motion vectors of the surrounding blocks and the motion vector of the current block has a resolution different from resolutions of the other motion vectors.

Claims (21)

1. A video decoding method for decoding a motion vector by adaptively determining a motion vector resolution in the unit of blocks which are split from a picture to be decoded, the method comprising:

decoding, from a bitstream, a differential motion vector, and motion vector resolution identification information dedicated to a current block to be decoded among the blocks split from the picture, wherein the differential motion vector is a difference between a current motion vector of the current block and a predicted motion vector for the current motion vector, and the motion vector resolution identification information is used for determining a motion vector resolution of the differential motion vector among a plurality of motion vector resolutions; and

deriving one or more predicted motion vector candidates from motion vectors of one or more neighboring blocks of the current block,

converting the predicted motion vector candidates such that the converted predicted motion vector candidates have the same motion vector resolution as the motion vector resolution determined by the motion vector resolution identification information,

deriving the predicted motion vector for the current motion vector from the converted predicted motion vector candidates, and

reconstructing the current motion vector of the current block, by adding the differential motion vector to the predicted motion vector.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

decoding resolution change information from the bitstream,

wherein the motion vector resolution identification information is decoded from the bitstream, when the resolution change information represents that a motion vector resolution is adaptively determined in units of blocks split from the picture.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resolution change information is decoded from a header of the bitstream, the header being a sequence parameter set or a picture parameter set or a slice header.

4. A video encoding apparatus for encoding a motion vector by using an adaptive motion vector resolution in the unit of blocks which are split from a picture to be encoded, the apparatus comprising:

an inter predictor configured to determine a current motion vector of a current block to be encoded among the blocks split from the picture; and

an encoder configured to encode, into a bitstream, a differential motion vector and motion vector resolution identification information which are dedicated to the current block, wherein the motion vector resolution identification information is used for determining a motion vector resolution of the differential motion vector among a plurality of motion vector resolutions,

wherein the encoder is configured to

derive at least one predicted motion vector candidate from motion vectors of one or more neighboring blocks of the current block,

convert the predicted motion vector candidate such that the converted predicted motion vector candidate has the same motion vector resolution as the motion vector resolution determined by the motion vector resolution identification information,

derive a predicted motion vector for the current motion vector from the converted predicted motion vector candidate, and

generate the differential motion vector by subtracting the predicted motion vector from the current motion vector.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the encoder is configured to encode resolution change information into the bitstream,

wherein the motion vector resolution identification information is encoded into the bitstream, when the resolution change information represents that a motion vector resolution is adaptively determined in units of blocks split from the picture.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the resolution change information is encoded in a header of the bitstream, the header being a sequence parameter set or a picture parameter set or a slice header.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2020
From: KIM, SUNYEON; LIM, JEONGYEON; MOON, JOOHEE; LEE, YUNGLYUL; KIM, HAEKWANG; JEON, BYEUNGWOO; LEE, JUOCK; KIM, DONGWON
To: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2009-0077452 · Aug 21, 2009 · national
KR 10-2010-0081099 · Aug 20, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15895912 · Feb 13, 2018
Continuation 13391568
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