Mediatek Corporation

Huei-Min Lin

Yung-Chang Chang

Ping Chao

Chi-Cheng Ju

Chih-Ming Wang

Chia-Yun Cheng

Yi-Chang Chen

A data processing system includes a buffer, a design under checking (DUC), and a self-checking circuit. The buffer is used to buffer data generated from a source device. The DUC is used to perform a designated function upon data read from the buffer when operating under a normal mode. The self-checking circuit is used to apply logic functional checking to the DUC when the DUC operates under a self-checking mode. When the DUC operates under the self-checking mode, the buffer keeps buffering data generated from the source device.

Data processing system with logic functional self-checking and associated data processing method

A method and apparatus for loop filter processing of reconstructed video data for a video coding system are disclosed. The system receives reconstructed video data for an image unit. The loop filter processing is applied to reconstructed pixels above a deblocking boundary of the current CTU. In order to reduce line buffer requirement and/or to reduce loop filter switching for image units, the sample adaptive offset (SAO) parameter boundary and spatial-loop-filter restricted boundary for the luma and chroma components are determined by global consideration. In one embodiment, the SAO parameter boundary and the spatial-loop-filter restricted boundary are aligned for the luma and chroma components respectively. In another embodiment, the SAO parameter boundary and the spatial-loop-filter restricted boundary for the luma and chroma components are all aligned.

Method and apparatus of loop filters for efficient hardware implementation

A method and apparatus for deblocking process using multiple processing units are disclosed. The video image is divided into at least two regions. The in-loop filter is applied to block boundaries associated with said at least two regions using multiple processing units. The in-loop filter is re-applied to one or more second block boundaries adjacent to region edge between two regions after applying the in-loop filter to the first block boundaries adjacent to the region edge. Furthermore, at least a first portion of said applying the in-loop filter to the first block boundaries and a second portion of said applying the in-loop filter to the second block boundaries are performed concurrently. The multiple processing units may correspond to multiple processing cores within one processor chip.

Method and apparatus for video decoding using multi-core processor

A method and apparatus for applying DF processing and SAO processing to reconstructed video data are disclosed. The DF processing is applied to a current access element of reconstructed video data to generate DF output data and the deblocking status is determined while applying the DF processing. Status-dependent SAO processing is applied to one or more pixels of the DF output data according to the deblocking status. The status-dependent SAO processing comprises SAO processing, partial SAO processing, and no SAO processing. The SAO starting time for SAO processing is between the DF-output starting time and ending time for the current block. The DF starting time of a next block can be earlier than the SAO ending time of the current block by a period oft, where t is smaller than time difference between the DF-output starting time and the DF starting time of the next block.

Method and apparatus for video processing incorporating deblocking and sample adaptive offset

A video processing system includes a data buffer and a storage controller. The data buffer is shared between a plurality of in-loop filters, wherein not all of the in-loop filters comply with a same video standard. The storage controller controls data access of the data buffer, wherein for each in-loop filter granted to access the data buffer, the data buffer stores a partial data of a picture processed by the in-loop filter. Another video processing system includes a storage device and a storage controller. The storage controller adaptively determines a size of a storage space according to a tile partition setting of a picture to be processed by an in-loop filter, and controls the storage device to allocate the storage space to serve as a data buffer for storing data of the in-loop filter.

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Huei-Min Lin