COLOR VIDEO SCALABILITY ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20100202512A1
• Filed: 04/16/2008
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Choi, Hae-Chul, Yoo, Jeong-Ju, Jia, Jie, Kim, Hae-Kwang
• Application Number:
  US12/595,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20100202512A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/240.30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/186 the unit being a colour or a chrominance component
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/33 in the spatial domain
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/59 involving spatial sub-sampling or interpolation, e.g. alteration of picture size or resolution

Abstract

Provided are a color video scalability encoding and decoding method and a device thereof. The color video scalability encoding method includes encoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information. In the encoding a chrominance image block, a color coded block pattern value is generated according to a pattern of quantization coefficients of a residual chrominance Image block chrominance image block generated using the lower layer information.

Claims

1. A color video scalability encoding method, comprising:

encoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information,

wherein in said encoding a chrominance image block, a color coded block pattern value is generated according to a pattern of quantization coefficients of a residual chrominance image block generated using the lower layer information.

2. The color video scalability encoding method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether a color format of the enhancement layer is different from a color format of the lower layer or not.

3. The color video scalability encoding method of claim 2, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

4. The color video scalability encoding method of claim 3, wherein said encoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image;

quantizing the residual chrominance image block;

setting up the color coded block pattern value to ‘

0’

if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are ‘

0’ and

performing an entropy encoding operation on the quantized residual chrominance image block if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are not ‘

0’

; and

outputting encoding information of the color coded block pattern and information on the encoded residual chrominance image block as a bitstream.

5. The color video scalability encoding method of claim 2, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

6. The color video scalability encoding method of claim 5, wherein said encoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image;

quantizing the residual chrominance image block;

setting up the color coded block pattern value to ‘

0’

if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are ‘

0’ and

performing an entropy encoding operation on the quantized residual chrominance image block if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are not ‘

0’

; and

outputting encoding information of the color coded block pattern and information on the encoded residual chrominance image block as a bitstream.

7. A color video scalability encoding device comprising:

an encoder for encoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information; and

a transmitter for transmitting the encoded chrominance image block,

wherein the encoder generates a color coded block pattern value according to a pattern of quantization coefficients of a residual chrominance image block generated using the lower layer information.

8. The color video scalability encoding device of claim 7, wherein the encoder determines whether a color format of the enhancement layer is different from a color format of the lower layer or not.

9. The color video scalability encoding device of claim 8, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

10. The color video scalability encoding device of claim 9, wherein the encoder includes:

a quantizer for generating the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image and quantizing the residual chrominance image block; and

an entropy encoder for setting up the color coded block pattern value to ‘

0’

if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are ‘

0’ and

performing an entropy encoding operation on the quantized residual chrominance image block if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are not ‘

0’

,

wherein an output unit outputs encoding information of the color coded block pattern and information on the encoded residual chrominance image block as a bitstream.

11. The color video scalability encoding device of claim 8, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

12. The color video scalability encoding device of claim 11, wherein the encoder includes:

a quantizer for generating the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image and quantizing the residual chrominance image block; and

an entropy encoder for setting up the color coded block pattern value to ‘

0’

if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are ‘

0’ and

performing an entropy encoding operation on the quantized residual chrominance image block if all coefficients of the quantized residual chrominance image block are not ‘

0’

,

wherein an output unit outputs encoding information of the color coded block pattern and information on the encoded residual chrominance image block as a bitstream.

13. A color video scalability decoding method, comprising:

determining whether a received bitstream includes an enhancement layer having a color format different from a color format of a lower layer; and

decoding a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by using lower layer information of the lower layer.

14. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 13, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

15. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 14, wherein said decoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

;

generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image; and

combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

16. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 13, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

17. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 16, wherein said decoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

;

generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image; and

combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

25. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 13, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

26. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 14, wherein said decoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

;

generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image; and

combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

27. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 13, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

28. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 16, wherein said decoding a chrominance image block includes:

generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

;

generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image; and

combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

18. A color video scalability decoding device comprising:

a receiver for receiving a bitstream; and

a decoder for determining whether the received bitstream includes an enhancement layer having a color format different from a color format of a lower layer and decoding a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by using lower layer information of the lower layer.

19. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 18, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

20. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 19, wherein the decoder includes:

a residual chrominance image block generator for generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

; and

a compensator for generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image, and combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

21. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 18, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

22. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 21, wherein the decoder includes:

a residual chrominance image block generator for generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

; and

a compensator for generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image, and combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

23. A color video scalability decoding method comprising:

decoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information included in a received bitstream,

wherein in said decoding a chrominance image block, whether decoding is performed or not is determined according to a color coded block pattern value generated using the lower layer information.

24. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 23, further comprising:

determining whether a color format of the enhancement layer is different from a color format of the lower layer.

29. A color video scalability decoding device comprising:

a receiver for receiving a bitstream; and

a decoder for encoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information included in the received bitstream,

wherein the decoder determines whether decoding is performed according to a color coded block pattern value generated using the lower layer information.

30. The color video scalability decoding method of claim 29, wherein the decoder determines whether a color format of the enhancement layer is different from a color format of the lower layer.

31. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 30, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a luminance image block of the lower layer.

32. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 31, wherein the decoder includes:

a residual chrominance image generator for generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

; and

a compensator for generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image, and combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

33. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 30, wherein the lower layer information is motion information of a chrominance image block of the lower layer.

34. The color video scalability decoding device of claim 33, wherein the decoder includes:

a residual chrominance image generator for generating a residual chrominance image block having ‘

0’

for all coefficients if a color coded block pattern value is ‘

0’

, and generating a residual chrominance image block by performing entropy decoding and inverse quantization on information of an encoded residual chrominance image bock included in the bitstream if the color coded block pattern value is not ‘

0’

; and

a compensator for generating a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by compensating motion of the residual chrominance image block using the motion information and a reference image, and combining a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer and a luminance image block of the lower layer.

35. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing a color video scalability encoding method comprising:

encoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information,

wherein in said encoding a chrominance image block, a color coded block pattern value is generated according to a pattern of quantization coefficients of a residual chrominance image block generated using the lower layer information.

36. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing a color video scalability decoding method comprising:

determining whether a received bitstream includes an enhancement layer having a color format different from a color format of a lower layer; and

decoding a chrominance image block of the enhancement layer by using lower layer information of the lower layer.

37. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for performing a color video scalability decoding method comprising:

decoding a chrominance image block of an enhancement layer by using lower layer information included in a received bitstream,

wherein in said decoding a chrominance image block, determining decoding is performed or not according to a color coded block pattern value generated using the lower layer information.