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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2024
Sun Patent Trust, New York, NY (US);
Toshiyasu Sugio, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Nishi, Nara, JP;
Youji Shibahara, Osaka, JP;
Kyoko Tanikawa, Osaka, JP;
Hisao Sasai, Osaka, JP;
Toru Matsunobu, Osaka, JP;
Kengo Terada, Osaka, JP;
SUN PATENT TRUST, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An image decoding method includes: dividing a current block into sub-blocks; deriving, for each sub-block, one or more prediction information candidates; obtaining an index; and decoding the current block using the prediction information candidate selected by the index. The deriving includes: determining whether a neighboring block neighboring each sub-block is included in the current block, and when not included in the current block, determining the neighboring block to be a reference block available to the sub-block, and when included in the current block, determining the neighboring block not to be the reference block; and deriving a prediction information candidate of the sub-block from prediction information of the reference block; and when the number of prediction information candidates is smaller than a predetermined number, generating one or more new candidates without using the prediction information of the reference block till the number of prediction information candidates reaches the predetermined number.