18101953. IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Minsoo Park of Suwon-si (KR)

Chanyul Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

Minwoo Park of Suwon-si (KR)

Seungsoo Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)

Kiho Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

Narae Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

Woongil Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

Anish Tamse of Suwon-si (KR)

Yin-ji Piao of Suwon-si (KR)

IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18101953 titled 'IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND DECODING

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an image decoding method that involves splitting coding blocks and decoding color components based on the split modes. Here are the key points:

• The method determines a first coding block and a second coding block that correspond to each other.
• If the size of the first coding block is equal to or smaller than a preset size, the method obtains first split shape mode information and second split shape mode information from a bitstream.
• Based on the first split shape mode information, the method determines the split mode of the first coding block. Similarly, based on the second split shape mode information, the method determines the split mode of the second coding block.
• The method then decodes a coding block of the first color component based on the split mode of the first coding block and decodes a coding block of the second color component based on the split mode of the second coding block.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Image and video decoding systems
• Multimedia devices and software
• Video streaming platforms
• Image and video editing software

Problems solved by this technology:

• Efficient decoding of image and video data
• Accurate decoding of color components
• Handling different split modes for coding blocks

Benefits of this technology:

• Improved image and video quality
• Reduced decoding complexity
• Enhanced performance in multimedia applications
• Better utilization of available resources

Original Abstract Submitted

Provided is an image decoding method including: determining a first coding block and a second coding block corresponding to the first coding block; when a size of the first coding block is equal to or smaller than a preset size, obtaining first split shape mode information and second split shape mode information from a bitstream; determining a split mode of the first coding block, based on the first split shape mode information, and determining a split mode of the second coding block, based on the second split shape mode information; and decoding a coding block of a first color component which is determined based on the split mode of the first coding block and a coding block of a second color component which is determined based on the split mode of the second coding block.