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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Kiyofumi Abe, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Nishi, Nara, JP;
Tadamasa Toma, Osaka, JP;
Ryuichi Kanoh, Osaka, JP;
Chong Soon Lim, Singapore, SG;
Ru Ling Liao, Singapore, SG;
Hai Wei Sun, Singapore, SG;
Sughosh Pavan Shashidhar, Singapore, SG;
Han Boon Teo, Singapore, SG;
Jing Ya Li, Singapore, SG;
Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
An encoder, when sub-block encoding is to be performed, determines a plurality of sub-blocks in a first image block, the plurality of sub-blocks including a first sub-block, determines a first motion vector for the first sub-block by referring to a first candidate list, performs first inter prediction processing on the first sub-block using the first motion vector, and encodes the first image block using a result of the first inter prediction processing. When partition encoding is to be performed, the encoder, in operation, determines a plurality of partitions in a second image block, the plurality of partitions including a first partition, determines a second motion vector for the first partition by referring to a second candidate list, performs second inter prediction processing on the first partition using the second motion vector, and encodes the second image block using a result of the second inter prediction processing.