Video encoding and decoding method, apparatus and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11089319-B2
Application number	US-201514631658-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2015
Priority date	Sep 29, 2012
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

The present invention discloses a video encoding and decoding method, apparatus and system, where the video encoding method includes: determining an independently decodable view in a to-be-encoded picture according to a configuration file corresponding to the video; dividing the picture into at least two tiles, where an area corresponding to one or more tiles that cover the independently decodable view is an independently decodable area; generating an auxiliary message corresponding to the picture, where the auxiliary message includes a location identifier of the independently decodable area; and encoding all tiles included in the picture to form an encoded video bitstream, where the encoded video bitstream includes the auxiliary message. Decoding this encoded video bitstream can lower a requirement for performance of a decoder and improve decoding efficiency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A video decoding method, comprising:
receiving, by a decoder, a video bitstream, wherein the video bitstream comprises a to-be-decoded video and supplemental enhancement information (SEI), wherein the to-be-decoded video comprises a to-be-decoded picture sequence;
acquiring, by the decoder, a to-be-decoded picture from the to-be-decoded picture sequence and an auxiliary message corresponding to the to-be-decoded picture, wherein the auxiliary message is comprised in the SEI and comprises level information defined for an independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
determining, by the decoder, performance of the decoder meets a performance requirement according to the level information defined for the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
by the decoder, a location identifier of the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the auxiliary message, wherein the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises tile identifiers of one or more tiles; and
decoding, by the decoder, the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprised in the auxiliary message.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary message further comprises an independently decodable area identifier, and the independently decodable area identifier is used to identify whether the to-be-decoded picture comprises the independently decodable area.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary message further comprises cropping information used for decoding the independently decodable area, and the cropping information comprises a horizontal coordinate or a vertical coordinate of a top, bottom, left or right border of an independently decodable view relative to the independently decodable area;
wherein the method further comprises:
cropping the independently decodable area according to the cropping information in the auxiliary message to obtain the independently decodable view.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary message further comprises profile information used for decoding the independently decodable area, and the profile information is used to identify a coding tool set in the independently decodable area.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the to-be-decoded picture sequence comprises pictures of different packing types and flipping types;
wherein the auxiliary message further comprises location identifiers, which are corresponding to the pictures of different packing types and flipping types, of independently decodable areas.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the auxiliary message further comprises at least one of cropping information, profile information and level information that is corresponding to the pictures of different packing types and flipping types and used for decoding the independently decodable areas.

7. A decoder, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more memories, wherein one or more programs are stored in the one or more memories, and in addition, the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the one or more programs comprise:
an instruction, configured to receive a video bitstream, wherein the video bitstream comprises a to-be-decoded video and supplemental enhancement information (SEI), wherein the to-be-decoded video comprises a to-be-decoded picture sequence;
an instruction, configured to acquire a to-be-decoded picture from the to-be-decoded picture sequence and an auxiliary message corresponding to the to-be-decoded picture, wherein the auxiliary message is comprised in the SEI and comprises level information defined for an independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
an instruction, configured to determine performance of the decoder meets a performance requirement according to the level information defined for the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
an instruction, configured to obtain a location identifier of the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the auxiliary message, wherein the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises tile identifiers of one or more tiles; and
an instruction, configured to decode the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprised in the auxiliary message.

8. The decoder according to claim 7 , wherein the auxiliary message further comprises one piece of the following information: an independently decodable area identifier, cropping information used for decoding the independently decodable area, and profile information used for decoding the independently decodable area.

9. A decoder, disposed in a receiving apparatus for processing a video, comprising:
one or more circuits, configured to:
receive a video bitstream, wherein the video bitstream comprises a to-be-decoded video and supplemental enhancement information (SEI), wherein the to-be-decoded video comprises a to-be-decoded picture sequence;
acquire a to-be-decoded picture from the to-be-decoded picture sequence and an auxiliary message corresponding to the to-be-decoded picture, wherein the auxiliary message is comprised in the SEI and comprises level information defined for an independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
determining, by the decoder, performance of the decoder meets a performance requirement according to the level information defined for the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
obtain a location identifier of the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the auxiliary message, wherein the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises tile identifiers of one or more tiles; and
decode the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprised in the auxiliary message.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores several instructions, and when the several instructions are executed by a device, the device is triggered to perform the following operations:
receiving a video bitstream, wherein the video bitstream comprises a to-be-decoded video and supplemental enhancement information (SEI), wherein the to-be-decoded video comprises a to-be-decoded picture sequence;
acquiring a to-be-decoded picture from the to-be-decoded picture sequence and an auxiliary message corresponding to the to-be-decoded picture, wherein the auxiliary message is comprised in the SEI and comprises level information defined for an independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
determining, by the decoder, performance of the decoder meets a performance requirement according to the level information defined for the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture;
obtaining a location identifier of the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the auxiliary message, wherein the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprises tile identifiers (tile id) of one or more tiles; and
decoding the independently decodable area of the to-be-decoded picture according to the location identifier of the independently decodable area comprised in the auxiliary message.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Xiaofeng
• Zhang Yuanyuan
• Shi Teng

Classifications

• H04N19/119 Primary

  Adaptive subdivision aspects, e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks · CPC title

• H04N19/597

  specially adapted for multi-view video sequence encoding · CPC title

• H04N19/167

  Position within a video image, e.g. region of interest [ROI] · CPC title

• H04N19/162

  User input · CPC title

• H04N19/16

  for a given display mode, e.g. for interlaced or progressive display mode · CPC title