Signaling signed band offset values for sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering in video coding

US8995535B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995535-B2
Application numberUS-201414444679-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 28, 2014
Priority dateMay 3, 2012
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A method for signaling sample adaptive offset (SAO) band offset syntax elements in a video encoder is provided that includes receiving a plurality of band offset syntax elements, entropy encoding an absolute value of a magnitude of each band offset syntax element in a compressed video bit stream, and entropy encoding a sign of each non-zero band offset syntax element in the compressed video bit stream following the absolute values of the magnitudes.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for sample adaptive offset (SAO) filtering and SAO parameter signaling, the method comprising: determining band sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameters for at least one of a plurality of non-overlapping regions of a reconstructed picture, applying band SAO filtering to the at least one of a plurality of non-overlapping regions of the reconstructed picture according to the determined band SAO parameters; and entropy encoding the determined band S…

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What does patent US8995535B2 cover?
A method for signaling sample adaptive offset (SAO) band offset syntax elements in a video encoder is provided that includes receiving a plurality of band offset syntax elements, entropy encoding an absolute value of a magnitude of each band offset syntax element in a compressed video bit stream, and entropy encoding a sign of each non-zero band offset syntax element in the compressed video bit…
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Texas Instruments Inc
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Primary CPC classification H04N19/117. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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