Moving picture coding device, moving picture coding method and moving picture coding program, and moving picture decoding device, moving picture decoding method and moving picture decoding program

A moving picture coding method for coding a coding block consisting of greater than or equal to one prediction block, comprising:

• deriving, when a predetermined threshold size is defined and the coding block is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block from a prediction block of a coded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to coding and derive, when the predetermined threshold size is not defined or the coding block is larger than the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate not shared for all the prediction blocks in the coding block from a prediction block of a coded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to coding;
• generating a plurality of merging motion information candidates including the temporal merging motion information candidate and zero or more spatial merging motion information candidates;
• deriving any number of supplementary motion information candidate that has predefined motion vectors and reference indexes;
• selecting one merging motion information candidate from the plurality of merging motion information candidates based on a candidate specifying index and to use the selected merging motion information candidate as motion information of the prediction block subject to coding;
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• coding the candidate specifying index and information for indicating whether or not to define the predetermined threshold size,
• wherein the predefined motion vectors are (0,0), and
• wherein the size of the coding block is one of a plurality of sizes of a minimum size to a maximum size, and the size of the coding block is variable in a picture.

A moving picture decoding device adapted to decode a decoding block consisting of greater than or equal to one prediction block, comprising:

• a decoding unit configured to decode an index specifying a candidate and information for indicating whether or not to define a predetermined threshold size;
• a temporal merging motion information candidate generation unit configured to derive, when the predetermined threshold size is defined and the decoding block is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the decoding block from a prediction block of a decoded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to decoding and derive, when the predetermined threshold size is not defined or the decoding block is larger than the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate not shared for all the prediction blocks in the decoding block from a prediction block of a decoded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to decoding;
• a merging motion information candidate generation unit configured to generate a plurality of merging motion information candidates including the temporal merging motion information candidate and zero or more spatial merging motion information candidates;
• a supplementary motion information candidate generation unit configured to derive any number of supplementary motion information candidate that has predefined motion vectors and reference indexes;
• a merging motion information selection unit configured to select one merging motion information candidate from the plurality of merging motion information candidates based on the index and to use the selected merging motion information candidate as motion information of the prediction block subject to decoding, and
• wherein the predefined motion vectors are (0,0), and
• wherein the size of the decoding block is one of a plurality of sizes of a minimum size to a maximum size, and the size of the decoding block is variable in a picture.

A moving picture decoding method for decoding a decoding block consisting of greater than or equal to one prediction block, comprising:

• decoding an index specifying a candidate and information for indicating whether or not to define a predetermined threshold size;
• deriving, when the predetermined threshold size is defined and the decoding block is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate shared for all the prediction blocks in the decoding block from a prediction block of a decoded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to decoding and derive, when the predetermined threshold size is not defined or the decoding block is larger than the predetermined threshold size, a temporal merging motion information candidate not shared for all the prediction blocks in the decoding block from a prediction block of a decoded picture different from a picture having a prediction block subject to decoding;
• generating a plurality of merging motion information candidates including the temporal merging motion information candidate and zero or more spatial merging motion information candidates;
• deriving any number of supplementary motion information candidate that has predefined motion vectors and reference indexes;
• selecting one merging motion information candidate from the plurality of merging motion information candidates based on the index and to use the selected merging motion information candidate as motion information of the prediction block subject to decoding, and
• wherein the predefined motion vectors are (0,0), and
• wherein the size of the decoding block is one of a plurality of sizes of a minimum size to a maximum size, and the size of the decoding block is variable in a picture.