Rules for intra-picture prediction modes when wavefront parallel processing is enabled

B Li, J Xu - US Patent 10,812,817, 2020 - Google Patents
Various innovations facilitate the use of intra-picture prediction modes such as palette
prediction mode, intra block copy mode, intra line copy mode and intra string copy mode by …

Multitree subdivision and inheritance of coding parameters in a coding block

P Helle, D Marpe, S Oudin, T Wiegand - US Patent 10,038,920, 2018 - Google Patents
A better compromise between encoding complexity and achievable rate distortion ratio,
and/or to achieve a better rate distortion ratio is achieved by using multitree sub-divisioning …

Unification of parameters derivation procedures for local illumination compensation and cross-component linear model prediction

N Hu, J Chen, V Seregin, M Karczewicz - US Patent 10,390,015, 2019 - Google Patents
A device for coding video data can be configured to perform a parameter derivation
operation to determine one or more first parameters for a first block of video data; performing …

Coding of a spatial sampling of a two-dimensional information signal using sub-division

H Kirchhoffer, M Winken, P Helle, D Marpe… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
US10771822B2 - Coding of a spatial sampling of a two-dimensional information signal
using sub-division - Google Patents US10771822B2 - Coding of a spatial sampling of a two-dimensional …

Features of intra block copy prediction mode for video and image coding and decoding

B Li, J Xu, GJ Sullivan - US Patent 10,582,213, 2020 - Google Patents
Innovations in intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode facilitate intra BC prediction that is
more effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency of …

Region merging and coding parameter reuse via merging

P Helle, S Oudin, M Winken, D Marpe… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A favorable merging or grouping of simply connected regions into which the array of
information samples is sub-divided, is coded with a reduced amount of data. To this end, a …

Unified intra block copy and inter prediction modes

B Li, JZ Xu - US Patent 10,785,486, 2020 - Google Patents
Innovations in unified intra block copy (“BC”) and inter prediction modes are presented. In
some example implementations, bitstream syntax, semantics of syntax elements and many …

Special case handling for merged chroma blocks in intra block copy prediction mode

B Li, J Xu - US Patent 9,591,325, 2017 - Google Patents
Innovations in intra block copy (“BC) prediction facilitate handling of special cases when
chroma blocks are merged for purposes of the intra BC prediction. For example, encoding …

Block vector prediction in video and image coding/decoding

L Zhu, GJ Sullivan, J Xu, S Sankuratri… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Innovations in the area of prediction of block vector (“BV”) values improve encoding or
decoding of blocks using intra block copy (“BC”) prediction. For example, some of the …

Region merging and coding parameter reuse via merging

P Helle, S Oudin, M Winken, D Marpe… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A favorable merging or grouping of simply connected regions into which the array of
information samples is sub-divided, is coded with a reduced amount of data. To this end, a …