Picture decoding device, picture decoding method and picture decoding program

US9807420B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9807420-B2
Application numberUS-201514860292-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateSep 21, 2015
Priority dateMar 29, 2013
Publication dateOct 31, 2017
Grant dateOct 31, 2017

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In a picture coding device for coding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a block unit using intra-prediction and coding information regarding an intra-prediction mode, when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, a bitstream generator converts a mode number of a first intra-color-difference prediction mode used when the aspect ratios are equal to each other into a scaled mode number and derives a second intra-color-difference prediction mode used when the aspect ratios are different from each other.

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A picture decoding device for decoding information regarding an intra-prediction mode in a prediction block unit and decoding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a conversion block unit using intra-prediction, comprising: an intra-brightness prediction mode decoder that decodes a first syntax element regarding an intra-prediction mode of the brightness signal from a bitstream in which information regarding an intra-brightness prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of a bright signal is coded and derives the intra-brightness prediction mode from the first syntax element; an intra-color-difference prediction mode decoder that decodes a second syntax element regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode of the color-difference signal from the bitstream in which information regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of the color-difference signal is coded and derives a first intra-color-difference prediction mode from the second syntax element and the intra-brightness prediction mode; a brightness signal intra-predictor that predicts a brightness signal of a conversion block of the brightness signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-brightness prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the brightness signal; and a color-difference signal intra-predictor that predicts a color-difference signal of a conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-color-difference prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the color-difference signal, wherein when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, the intra-color-difference prediction mode decoder defines an intra-prediction mode of a prediction direction closest to a direction derived by scaling a prediction direction of the first intra-color-difference prediction mode as a second intra-color-difference prediction mode, and when the aspect ratios are equal to each other, the color-difference signal intra-predictor predicts a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the first intra-color-difference prediction mode, and, when the aspect ratios are different, the color-difference signal intra-predictor predicts a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the second intra-color-difference prediction mode. 2. A picture decoding method for decoding information regarding an intra-prediction mode in a prediction block unit and decoding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a conversion block unit using intra-prediction, comprising: decoding a first syntax element regarding an intra-prediction mode of the brightness signal from a bitstream in which information regarding an intra-brightness prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of a bright signal is coded and deriving the intra intra-brightness prediction mode from the first syntax element; decoding a second syntax element regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode of the color-difference signal from the bitstream in which information regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of the color-difference signal is coded and deriving a first intra-color-difference prediction mode from the second syntax element and the intra-brightness prediction mode; predicting a brightness signal of a conversion block of the brightness signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-brightness prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the brightness signal; and predicting a color-difference signal of a conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-color-difference prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the color-difference signal, wherein when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, defining an intra-prediction mode of a prediction direction closest to a direction derived by scaling a prediction direction of the first intra-color-difference prediction mode as a second intra-color-difference prediction mode, and when the aspect ratios are equal to each other, predicting a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the first intra-color-difference prediction mode, and, when the aspect ratios are different, predicting a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the second intra-color-difference prediction mode. 3. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a picture decoding program for decoding information regarding an intra-prediction mode in a prediction block unit and decoding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a conversion block unit using intra-prediction, the picture decoding program causing a computer to execute: decoding a first syntax element regarding an intra-prediction mode of the brightness signal from a bitstream in which information regarding an intra-brightness prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of a bright signal is coded and deriving the intra-brightness prediction mode from the first syntax element; decoding a second syntax element regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode of the color-difference signal from the bitstream in which information regarding an intra-color-difference prediction mode showing an intra-prediction method of a prediction block of the color-difference signal is coded and deriving a first intra-color-difference prediction mode from the second syntax element and the intra-brightness prediction mode; predicting a brightness signal of a conversion block of the brightness signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-brightness prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the brightness signal; and predicting a color-difference signal of a conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the intra-color-difference prediction mode specified for each prediction block of the color-difference signal, wherein when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, defining an intra-prediction mode of a prediction direction closest to a direction derived by scaling a prediction direction of the first intra-color-difference prediction mode as a second intra-color-difference prediction mode, and when the aspect ratios are equal to each other, predicting a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the first intra-color-difference prediction mode, and, when the aspect ratios are different, predicting a color-difference signal of the conversion block of the color-difference signal from a signal of a surrounding conversion block, according to the second intra-color-difference prediction mode.

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  • the unit being a colour or a chrominance component · CPC title

  • the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock · CPC title

  • involving temporal prediction (adaptive coding with adaptive selection between spatial and temporal predictive coding H04N19/107; adaptive coding with adaptive selection among a plurality of temporal predictive coding modes H04N19/109) · CPC title

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    involving spatial prediction techniques · CPC title

  • by compressing encoding parameters before transmission · CPC title

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What does patent US9807420B2 cover?
In a picture coding device for coding picture signals including a brightness signal and a color-difference signal in a block unit using intra-prediction and coding information regarding an intra-prediction mode, when aspect ratios of pixels of the brightness signal and the color-difference signal are different from each other, a bitstream generator converts a mode number of a first intra-color-…
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Jvc Kenwood Corp
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Primary CPC classification H04N19/593. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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