Adaptive Color Component Prediction for High-Resolution Compression

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Solution Overview

Problem

High-resolution and high-quality images result in increased data volumes, leading to higher costs for transmission and storage, necessitating improved image compression techniques.

Innovation Solution

An image decoding method that predicts a second color component block using a first color component block, with parameters derived from the first block, and adjusts block sizes and shapes for efficient compression.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If high-resolution and high-quality images are used, then image quality is improved, but data volume increases leading to higher transmission and storage costs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoiddata volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the prediction parameter derivation process. Specifically, it determines whether to derive prediction parameters based on the size of chroma blocks (4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4 sampling configurations) and adjusts the derivation method accordingly. This adaptive parameter change enables efficient compression while maintaining image quality, resolving the contradiction between quality and data volume.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention implements dynamics by making the prediction parameter derivation adaptive to different block sizes and sampling configurations. The system dynamically selects the appropriate derivation method based on the chroma block size (4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4), allowing the encoding process to optimize compression efficiency for each specific case rather than using a fixed approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Quantity of substance

If conventional image compression techniques are used, then transmission and storage costs are reduced, but compression efficiency is insufficient for high-resolution images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata volumeVSAvoidcompression efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enhances compression efficiency by implementing parameter changes in the prediction parameter derivation process. It adapts the derivation method based on chroma block size and sampling configuration (4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4), enabling more effective compression of high-resolution images while reducing data volume for transmission and storage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention applies dynamics by making the compression process adaptive to different image characteristics. The system dynamically adjusts prediction parameter derivation based on the detected chroma block size and sampling configuration, optimizing compression efficiency for each specific imaging scenario rather than using a static compression approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12382019B2Method and device for encoding/decoding image, and recording medium storing bit stream
Publication Date: 2025.08.05 LX SEMICON CO LTD
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AI summary

An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for predicting a second color component block using a first color component block are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving a prediction parameter using the first color component block, and predicting the second color component block using the derived prediction parameter.