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Apparatus, system and method of video compression using smart coding tree unit scanning and corresponding computer program and medium

US10659785B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2016
Grant dateMay 19, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/96
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is provided an apparatus for encoding an image frame, wherein the image frame being partitioned into non-overlapping units (1002, 1008), the partitioned units being included in a first region, a second region and a third region of the image frame (1008, 1012), each of the first region, the second region and the third region being associated with an indicator indicating a raster scanning order; comprising means for encoding the third region of the image frame, based on the indicator of the third region, starting at a first unit from the right and the top in the third region using a raster scan technique (1002, 1008, 1012, 1016); means for encoding the second region of the image frame, based on the indicator of the second region, starting at a first unit from the right in the second region (1002, 1008, 1012, 016); and means for encoding the first region, based on the indicator of the first region, starting at a first unit from the top or the bottom in the first region (1002, 1008, 1012, 1016).

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