公开(公告)号：US11533480B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-20

申请号：US17015959

申请日：2020-09-09

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Jianle Chen

IPC: H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/157 ,  H04N19/463 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/42 ,  H04N19/176

Abstract: An apparatus and a method filters reconstructed images, in particular, video images, with adaptive multiplicative filters. The apparatus and method groups the multiplier coefficients of the filter into at least two groups; determines the value of each multiplier coefficient in a first group so as to be allowed to assume any value in a first set of allowed values of multiplier coefficients, determines the value of each multiplier coefficient in a second group so as to be allowed to assume any value in a second set of allowed values of multiplier coefficients, and filters the set of samples of an image with the filter. At least one of the first and second sets has at least one value that is not in the other set.

公开(公告)号：US11425375B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US17144976

申请日：2021-01-08

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han Gao ,  Jianle Chen ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Anand Meher Kotra

IPC: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/192 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: A partitioning method comprises determining whether a current block of a picture is a boundary block and whether the size of the current block is larger than a minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size; and if the current block is the boundary block and the size of the current block is not larger than the minimum allowed quadtree leaf node size (MinQTSize), applying forced binary tree (BT) partitioning to the current block. A method comprises making a determination that a current block of a picture is a boundary block and that a size of the current block is less than or equal to a minimum allowed quadtree (QT) leaf node size (MinQTSize); and applying, in response to the determination, forced binary tree (BT) partitioning to the current block.

公开(公告)号：US11323707B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US17107318

申请日：2020-11-30

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han Gao ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Jianle Chen

IPC: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses and methods for splitting an image into coding units. An image is divided into coding tree units (CTUs) which are hierarchically partitioned. Hierarchical partitioning includes multi-type partitioning such as binary tree or quad tree splitting. For CTUs completely within the image and CTUs on the boundary, respective multi-type partition depths are chosen. The present disclosure provides for multi-type partitioning flexibility in a boundary portion of the image.

公开(公告)号：US11303902B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US17074635

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Semih Esenlik ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Jianle Chen

IPC: H04N19/139 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/152 ,  H04N19/167 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/96

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods for determination of motion parameters (e.g. motion vectors) for motion prediction of a coding block, and is applicable to video encoding and/or decoding. The motion parameter is selected from motion parameters, which include motion parameters associated with a set of respective image samples not included in the coding tree unit, where the set of image samples are located at a predetermined position relative to an extended boundary of the coding tree unit. The apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure may facilitate reducing on-chip buffer requirements for motion prediction.

公开(公告)号：US11290721B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US17033905

申请日：2020-09-27

Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.

Inventor： Anand Meher Kotra ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Han Gao

IPC: H04N19/117 ,  H04N19/82 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/176

Abstract: A deblocking filter of an image processing device is provided. The deblocking filter is used in an image coding process, for deblocking a block edge between a first coding block and a second coding block of an image. The first block has SA samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge, and the second block has SB samples perpendicular to the block edge by N samples parallel to the block edge. No more than IA samples of the first coding block are used as first filter input values, and no more than IB samples of the second coding block are used as second filter input values. No more than MA samples of the first coding block are modified as first filter output values, and no more than MB samples of the second coding block are modified as second filter output values.

公开(公告)号：US11272220B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-08

申请号：US16734018

申请日：2020-01-03

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han Gao ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Shan Liu

IPC: H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/184 ,  H04N19/50

Abstract: Embodiments provide an apparatus and method of partitioning of an image or an image slice. In particular, on an image processing apparatus, the image or image slice is split into an integer number of coding tree units in both vertical and horizontal directions. Boundary coding tree units are then at least partially forced-split so that at least one resulting coding unit is a result of binary-tree partitioning, i.e., includes a coding unit which is longer on one side than on the other side. The longer side is parallel or concurrent to the image or image slice boundary. Recursively partitioning coding units that span the picture boundary without the requirement for signaling partition information in a bitstream can be achieved.

公开(公告)号：US11245916B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16844677

申请日：2020-04-09

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Han Gao

IPC: H04N19/513 ,  H04N19/533 ,  H04N19/573

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to means to enable reduction of memory access in motion vector determination and/or refinement for a prediction block. In particular, the present disclosure relates to means to enable reduction of memory access in motion vector determination and/or refinement performed on a sub prediction block basis. In other words, a prediction block is split into sub prediction blocks for which at least the motion vector refinement is performed individually. The memory access window which limits the samples accessible during the motion vector determination and refinement of the sub prediction blocks does not exceed the memory access window for performing the motion vector determination and/or refinement for the prediction block.

公开(公告)号：US11196991B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US16899313

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Anand Meher Kotra ,  Jianle Chen ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Han Gao ,  Biao Wang ,  Ivan Krasnov

IPC: H04N19/11 ,  H04N19/105 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/159 ,  H04N19/176

Abstract: A method of coding implemented by a coding apparatus. The method includes selecting an intra prediction mode for a current block, and encoding the selected intra prediction mode using truncated binary coding when the selected intra prediction mode is a remaining mode.

公开(公告)号：US11159820B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16843707

申请日：2020-04-08

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Semih Esenlik ,  Zhijie Zhao ,  Han Gao ,  Anand Meher Kotra

IPC: H04N19/57 ,  H04N19/52 ,  H04N19/56 ,  H04N19/533 ,  H04N19/573

Abstract: A motion vector determination employs template matching. At first, an initial motion vector is obtained. If the initial motion vector points to a position that is fractional, and thus, requires interpolation from the integer sample positions, the initial motion vector is rounded to a closest integer sample position. The rounded position is then used to define the search space for the template matching to define a refinement of the initial motion vector.

公开(公告)号：US20210211665A1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-08

申请号：US17204136

申请日：2021-03-17

Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Han Gao ,  Semih Esenlik ,  Jianle Chen ,  Anand Meher Kotra ,  Biao Wang ,  Zhijie Zhao

IPC: H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/96 ,  H04N19/169 ,  H04N19/176

Abstract: A method of image partitioning, comprises determining a first indicator, wherein the first indicator is shared by a first part of a bitstream; determining a partitioning of an image area corresponding to the first part of the bitstream with binary tree (BT) splitting or ternary tree (TT) splitting when the first indicator takes a first value; and determining the partitioning of the image area corresponding to the first part of the bitstream without BT splitting and TT splitting when the first indicator takes a second value, wherein the first value is different from the second value.