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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Method, system and apparatus for intra-prediction in video signal processing using combinable blocks
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Mahant Siddaramanna, Bangalore, IN;
Naveen Srinivasamurthy, Bangalore, IN;
Soyeb Nagori, Bangalore, IN;
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for a video encoder for selecting a block of intermediate size from a set of block sizes for intra-prediction estimation for encoding a video signal. A set of neighboring blocks with the intermediate size are tested for combining. If the set of neighboring blocks are determined to be combinable, the video encoder selects a larger block size formed by the tested neighboring blocks for encoding. On the other hand, if the set of neighboring blocks are determined to be not combinable, the video encoder selects a smaller block size from the set of tested neighboring blocks for prediction. Furthermore, intra-prediction is determined by first intra-predicting a block with intermediate modes in a set of modes. Then the intra-predictions are performed for the neighboring modes of at least one intermediate mode.