IP Library Granted Patent US 9,288,504
Granted Patent B2
US 9,288,504 · App. 12/450,695 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Method and apparatus for fast geometric mode desicion in a video encoder

Inventors: Jian Lou (Seattle, WA); Oscar Divorra Escoda (Barcelona, ES); Peng Yin (Plainsboro, NJ); Xiaoan Lu (Princeton, NJ)
Assignee: Thomson Licensing
H04N19/543H04N19/103H04N19/196H04N19/197H04N19/61
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Patent No.
US 9,288,504
App. No.
12/450,695
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided methods and apparatus for fast geometric mode decision in a video encoder. An apparatus includes an encoder for performing a non-exhaustive geometric mode decision using geometric model-based partitioning modes. The encoder skips a testing of the geometric model-based partitioning modes based on at least one of a correlation and a dependence between the geometric model-based partitioning modes and non-geometric partitioning modes.

Claims (16)

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an encoder for performing a non-exhaustive geometric mode decision using geometric model-based partitioning modes, wherein said encoder skips a testing of the geometric model-based partitioning modes based on at least one of a correlation and a dependence between the geometric model-based partitioning modes and non-geometric partitioning modes.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses at least one of non-geometric mode information and neighborhood information.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the early stopping threshold corresponds to at least one of a spatial neighboring rate-distortion cost and a temporal neighboring rate-distortion cost.

4. In a video encoder, a method, comprising:

performing a non-exhaustive geometric mode decision using geometric model-based partitioning modes, wherein said performing step comprises skipping a testing of the geometric model-based partitioning modes based on at least one of a correlation and a dependence between the geometric model-based partitioning modes and non-geometric partitioning modes.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses at least one of non-geometric mode information and neighborhood information.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the early stopping threshold corresponds to at least one of a spatial neighboring rate-distortion cost and a temporal neighboring rate-distortion cost.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses residue information.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses motion vector information.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses an early stopping threshold.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the early stopping threshold corresponds to a quantization parameter.

11. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses residue information.

12. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses motion vector information.

13. The method of claim 4 , wherein the non-exhaustive geometric mode decision uses an early stopping threshold.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the early stopping threshold corresponds to a quantization parameter.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2018
From: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
To: INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS
Reel/Frame 046763/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2017
From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
Reel/Frame 041378/0630 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2017
From: THOMSON LICENSING
To: THOMSON LICENSING DTV
Reel/Frame 041370/0433 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2009
From: LOU, JIAN; ESCODA, OSCAR DIVORRA; YIN, PENG; LU, XIAOAN
To: THOMSON LICENSING
Reel/Frame 023368/0230 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60911486 · Apr 12, 2007
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