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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Dai Miyauchi, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides a division pattern determining apparatus for determining a division pattern for dividing a region to be encoded in image data using a neural network, comprising: a determining portion configured to execute on the image data of the region to be encoded a determination for a plurality of blocks of different sizes whether or not to divide each block using a neural network and determine a division pattern of one or more blocks included in the region to be encoded on the basis of the determination, wherein the neural network of the determining portion is constituted by a plurality of layers; and wherein when a size of a block for which whether or not to divide is to be determined is large, information from an intermediate layer positioned in an upper position is used.