Video Coding Encoding Unit Grouping for Bit Usage Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video compression schemes face inefficiencies in encoding multiple encoding blocks, which can lead to increased bit usage and decreased encoding performance.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that combine two or more encoding units of maximum size into a single encoding unit group, allowing for efficient encoding and decoding by sharing common encoding information and designating a decoding order for the encoding units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple encoding blocks are encoded separately using existing video compression schemes, then each block can be independently processed, but the bit usage increases and encoding performance decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple encoding blocks of maximum size into a single encoding unit group, treating them as one unified encoding entity. This merging approach allows shared encoding information to be applied across all blocks in the group, reducing redundant bit usage while maintaining independent processing capabilities where needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If various block partitioning structures with different block depths and sizes are used, then encoding flexibility improves, but the number of bits required to express block structures and represent block data increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video content into encoding units of maximum size that are then grouped together. This segmentation approach maintains flexibility by allowing different partitioning structures within groups while reducing the overhead for representing block structures, as the grouping hierarchy provides a compact way to describe the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The encoding unit group serves as a universal container that can accommodate multiple blocks with different partitioning structures. By creating this multi-functional grouping mechanism, the system can handle various block depths and sizes while using a standardized approach to represent the collective structure, reducing the total bits required.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a block partitioning structure from among the video coding schemes, and a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding the block partitioning structure. The video encoding and decoding method comprises the steps of: combining two or more encoding units of maximum size into a single encoding unit group; acquiring encoding data corresponding to the combined single encoding unit group; and decoding, according to a decoding order, the two or more encoding units of maximum size contained in the single encoding unit group.