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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Sun Patent Trust, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Takahiro Nishi, Nara, JP;
Youji Shibahara, Osaka, JP;
Hisao Sasai, Osaka, JP;
Toshiyasu Sugio, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
SUN PATENT TRUST, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/50 (2014.01); H04N 19/172 (2014.01); H04N 19/174 (2014.01); H04N 19/187 (2014.01); H04N 19/31 (2014.01); H04N 19/423 (2014.01); H04N 19/44 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/50 (2014.11); H04N 19/172 (2014.11); H04N 19/174 (2014.11); H04N 19/187 (2014.11); H04N 19/31 (2014.11); H04N 19/423 (2014.11); H04N 19/44 (2014.11);
Abstract
With an image coding method which allows reduction of processing loads, when pictures included in a video signal are classified into layers so as to belong to their respective layers, a picture that belongs to the second layer that is located in a range restricted according to the first layer to which a current picture to be coded that is one of the pictures belongs, is referred to as a reference picture for the current picture, and the current picture is coded based on the reference picture.