Reconstructed-Block Intra Prediction for Efficient Video Compression

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital video compression standards face challenges in achieving better compression efficiency to reduce bandwidth and traffic pressure, particularly with the increasing demand for high-quality video content.

Innovation Solution

An intra prediction method that determines an intra prediction mode for a current block based on a reconstructed block, using various techniques such as matrix weighted intra prediction (MIP), template-based intra mode derivation (TIMD), decoder-side intra mode derivation (DIMD), intra block copy (IBC), and template matching (TM) to enhance coding efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If existing digital video compression standards are used, then video data can be compressed to facilitate transmission and storage, but compression efficiency is insufficient to reduce bandwidth and traffic pressure

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompression efficiencyVSAvoidbandwidth and traffic pressure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of intra prediction mode derivation by using reconstructed samples from neighboring blocks to determine prediction modes for current blocks. This parameter change enables more accurate prediction and improves compression efficiency, thereby reducing the bandwidth and traffic pressure without sacrificing video quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If intra prediction mode is derived using reconstructed samples from neighboring blocks, then coding efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoding efficiencyVSAvoidintra prediction mode derivation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-determining the intra prediction mode for neighboring blocks and storing the reconstructed samples in advance. This allows the current block to derive its prediction mode efficiently from the pre-computed information, improving coding efficiency while managing device complexity through systematic organization of prediction mode derivation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4645863A1Intra prediction method and apparatus, video encoding method and apparatus, video decoding method and apparatus, and system
Publication Date: 2025.11.05 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

An intra prediction method and apparatus, a video encoding method and apparatus, a video decoding method and apparatus, and a system. When intra prediction is performed on a current block, an intra prediction mode corresponding to a reconstructed block is acquired, and intra prediction mode derivation of the current block is performed on the basis of the intra prediction mode corresponding to the reconstructed block, wherein the intra prediction mode corresponding to the reconstructed block is determined according to a reconstructed sample of the reconstructed block.