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Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding coding unit of picture boundary

US8208742B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2012
Grant dateJun 26, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N19/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for encoding an image is provided. An image coding unit, including a region that deviates from a boundary of a current picture, is divided to obtain a coding unit having a smaller size than the size of the image coding unit, and encoding is performed only in a region that does not deviate from the boundary of the current picture. A method and apparatus for decoding an image encoded by the method and apparatus for encoding an image is also provided.

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