Video Decoding Motion Refinement Using Reference Picture Blocks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current motion information refinement methods in video decoding have poor refinement effects, leading to inaccurate prediction and affecting decoding performance.

Innovation Solution

A video decoding method that refines motion information based on reference pictures to improve decoding accuracy, involving determining first motion information, refining it to obtain second motion information, and using this to calculate a prediction value.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If current motion information refinement methods are used, then decoding process is simple, but refinement effect is poor and prediction accuracy is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotion information refinement accuracyVSAvoiddecoding process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the current block into multiple sub-blocks and performs motion information refinement separately for each sub-block. This segmentation allows the decoder to achieve better refinement accuracy by processing smaller regions independently, while the modular approach keeps the implementation complexity manageable through systematic organization of the refinement process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies different motion information refinement strategies to different sub-blocks based on their local characteristics. By determining motion information for each sub-block independently and using local reference picture information, the system achieves locally optimized refinement quality without requiring complex global processing, thus balancing accuracy and complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If motion information is not refined, then decoding complexity is low, but prediction accuracy is insufficient and decoding performance is affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedecoding performanceVSAvoidrefinement process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs motion information refinement as a preliminary step before generating the final prediction for the current block. By refining motion information in advance using reference picture data and sub-block segmentation, the system ensures high prediction accuracy is achieved before the main decoding process, improving reliability while keeping the refinement complexity isolated and manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The decoder performs motion information refinement using its own internal resources and already-decoded reference pictures, without requiring additional external information or complex external processing. This self-service approach improves decoding performance through enhanced accuracy while avoiding the complexity of external systems or additional hardware components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20260113474A1Video decoding method and apparatus, and device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.04.23 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

A video decoding method includes: determining first motion information of a current block; refining the first motion information based on motion information of a reference picture of the current block to obtain second motion information of the current block; and determining a prediction value of the current block based on the second motion information.