Parallel pyramid entropy coding for video and image compression

US9106932B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106932-B2
Application numberUS-201213408404-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 29, 2012
Priority dateFeb 29, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided to divide code blocks, such as blocks of quantized coefficient of image or video data, into smaller blocks and sub-blocks that can be processed in parallel using layered entropy coding and decoding scheme. This division is accomplished while still encoding the entire code block using the same layered entropy coding scheme.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: dividing a code block into a plurality of pixel groups; for a pixel group from the plurality of pixel groups, analyzing a first cluster pattern from a plurality of cluster patterns in a layered encoding scheme for the code block, wherein the first cluster pattern arranges the pixel group into sub-blocks, and wherein the analyzing comprises: calculating maximum code sizes for encoding the sub-blocks according to the layered encoding s…

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What does patent US9106932B2 cover?
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided to divide code blocks, such as blocks of quantized coefficient of image or video data, into smaller blocks and sub-blocks that can be processed in parallel using layered entropy coding and decoding scheme. This division is accomplished while still encoding the entire code block using the same layered entropy coding scheme.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhang Lei, Broadcom Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N19/91. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Tue Aug 11 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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