Granted Patent B2

US 12,375,680 · App. 18/526,370 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Inventors: Dongcheol Kim (Suwon-Si, KR); Geonjung Ko (Seoul, KR); Jaehong Jung (Seoul, KR); Juhyung Son (Uiwang-Si, KR); Jinsam Kwak (Anyang-Si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

H04N19/132H04N19/105H04N19/176H04N19/186

Abstract

Claims (49)

1. A method of processing a video signal by an apparatus, the method comprising:

identifying an image format for a current luma block and a current chroma block;

down-sampling luma samples of a luma block adjacent to the current luma block, based on the identified image format;

acquiring a maximum luma average value, based on a maximum luma value and a next highest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the maximum luma value is acquired based on a first index and the next highest luma value is acquired based on a second index;

acquiring a minimum luma average value, based on a minimum luma value and a next lowest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the next lowest luma value is acquired based on a third index and the minimum luma value is acquired based on a fourth index;

acquiring a maximum chroma average value, based on a first chroma value and a second chroma value of chroma samples corresponding to the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the first chroma value is acquired based on the first index and the second chroma value is acquired based on the second index;

acquiring a minimum chroma average value, based on a third chroma value and a fourth chroma value of the chroma samples, wherein the third chroma value is acquired based on the third index and the fourth chroma value is acquired based on the fourth index;

acquiring one or more elements of an equation for acquiring a predicted chroma sample based on a luma sample, based on the maximum luma average value, the minimum luma average value, the maximum chroma average value, and the minimum chroma average value; and

acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block by applying a down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block and the one or more elements to the equation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein acquiring the one or more elements of the equation comprises:

acquiring a first differential value based on a difference between the maximum luma average value and the minimum luma average value;

acquiring a second differential value based on a difference between the maximum chroma average value and the minimum chroma average value;

acquiring a first element (α) related to a ratio of the second differential value and the first differential value; and

acquiring a second element (β), based on the first element, the minimum luma average value, and the minimum chroma average value,

wherein acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block comprises acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block, based on the down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block, the first element (α), and the second element (β).

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising down-sampling luma samples of the current luma block,

wherein acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block comprises:

acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block, based on the equation of (the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block)=(((the down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block)*α)>>S)+β, S being a constant.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the down-sampled luma samples are acquired based on samples included in the luma block adjacent to the current luma block.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the down-sampled luma samples are acquired based on samples included in rightmost samples of the luma block adjacent to the current luma block.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the down-sampled luma samples are acquired based on samples selected at regular intervals from among the rightmost samples of the luma block adjacent to the current luma block.

7. A method of encoding a video signal by an apparatus, the method comprising:

identifying an image format for a current luma block and a current chroma block;

down-sampling luma samples of a luma block adjacent to the current luma block, based on the identified image format;

acquiring a maximum luma average value, based on a maximum luma value and a next highest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the maximum luma value is acquired based on a first index and the next highest luma value is acquired based on a second index;

acquiring a minimum luma average value, based on a minimum luma value and a next lowest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the next lowest luma value is acquired based on a third index and the minimum luma value is acquired based on a fourth index;

acquiring a maximum chroma average value, based on a first chroma value and a second chroma value of chroma samples corresponding to the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the first chroma value is acquired based on the first index and the second chroma value is acquired based on the second index;

acquiring a minimum chroma average value, based on a third chroma value and a fourth chroma value of the chroma samples, wherein the third chroma value is acquired based on the third index and the fourth chroma value is acquired based on the fourth index;

acquiring one or more elements of an equation for acquiring a predicted chroma sample based on a luma sample, based on the maximum luma average value, the minimum luma average value, the maximum chroma average value, and the minimum chroma average value; and

acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block by applying a down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block and the one or more elements to the equation.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein acquiring the one or more elements of the equation comprises:

acquiring a first differential value based on a difference between the maximum luma average value and the minimum luma average value;

acquiring a second differential value based on a difference between the maximum chroma average value and the minimum chroma average value;

acquiring a first element (α) related to a ratio of the second differential value and the first differential value; and

acquiring a second element (β), based on the first element, the minimum luma average value, and the minimum chroma average value,

wherein acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block comprises acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block, based on the down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block, the first element (α), and the second element (β).

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising down-sampling luma samples of the current luma block,

wherein acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block comprises:

acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block, based on the equation of (the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block)=(((the down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block)*α)>>S)+β, S being a constant.

10. A method of transmitting a bitstream generated by an encoding method,

wherein the encoding method comprises:

identifying an image format for a current luma block and a current chroma block;

down-sampling luma samples of a luma block adjacent to the current luma block, based on the identified image format;

acquiring a maximum luma average value, based on a maximum luma value and a next highest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the maximum luma value is acquired based on a first index and the next highest luma value is acquired based on a second index;

acquiring a minimum luma average value, based on a minimum luma value and a next lowest luma value of the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the next lowest luma value is acquired based on a third index and the minimum luma value is acquired based on a fourth index;

acquiring a maximum chroma average value, based on a first chroma value and a second chroma value of chroma samples corresponding to the down-sampled luma samples, wherein the first chroma value is acquired based on the first index and the second chroma value is acquired based on the second index;

acquiring a minimum chroma average value, based on a third chroma value and a fourth chroma value of the chroma samples, wherein the third chroma value is acquired based on the third index and the fourth chroma value is acquired based on the fourth index;

acquiring one or more elements of an equation for acquiring a predicted chroma sample based on a luma sample, based on the maximum luma average value, the minimum luma average value, the maximum chroma average value, and the minimum chroma average value; and

acquiring the predicted chroma sample of the current chroma block by applying a down-sampled luma sample of the current luma block and the one or more elements to the equation.

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