Method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding using improved merge
US9402084B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N19/577
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video encoding apparatus includes an inter predictor to check for availability of merge candidates configured from neighboring blocks of a current block, add into a merge candidate set, as one of the merge candidates, a combined bi-predictive motion parameter with respect to an unavailable block, the combined bi-predictive motion parameter generated by combining a list 0 motion parameter of a first available andidate block and a list 1 motion parameter of a second available candidate block, when the unavailable block is checked to be present among the merge candidates, and predict the current block by using a motion parameter corresponding to a merge candidate selected from the merge candidates including the combined bi-predictive motion parameter, to thereby generate a predicted block for the current block.
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