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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Kei Tasaka, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Arakawa, Kashiba, JP;
Takashi Masuno, Hirakata, JP;
Koji Arimura, Hirakata, JP;
Tatsuro Juri, Osaka, JP;
Kei Tasaka, Ikoma, JP;
Hiroshi Arakawa, Kashiba, JP;
Takashi Masuno, Hirakata, JP;
Koji Arimura, Hirakata, JP;
Tatsuro Juri, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An intra prediction apparatus includes: a candidate narrowing-down unit which narrows down, from a plurality of intra prediction directions, an intra prediction direction candidate which is applied to a block of multiple pixels that constitutes a video in accordance with a characteristic of the video; and an intra prediction execution unit which executes intra prediction in the intra prediction direction narrowed down by said candidate narrowing-down unit. Through this, computational load can be lightened while contributing to improvement in picture quality and encoding efficiency.