# US 11,909,967 B2 · Interplay between subpictures and in-loop filtering > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,967 B2 - Document ID: US11909967B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/723,175 - Filed: 2022-04-18 - Published: 2022-08-11 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-18 - Assignees: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Bytedance Inc. - Applicants: Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Bytedance Inc. - Inventors: Kai Zhang; Zhipin Deng; Hongbin Liu; Li Zhang; Jizheng Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909967B2 ## CPC - H04N 19/119: Adaptive subdivision aspects, e.g. subdivision of a picture into rectangular or non-rectangular coding blocks - H04N 19/117: Filters, e.g. for pre-processing or post-processing (sub-band filter banks H04N19/635) - H04N 19/132: Sampling, masking or truncation of coding units, e.g. adaptive resampling, frame skipping, frame interpolation or high-frequency transform coefficient masking - H04N 19/176: the region being a block, e.g. a macroblock - H04N 19/186: the unit being a colour or a chrominance component - H04N 19/46: Embedding additional information in the video signal during the compression process (H04N19/517, H04N19/68, H04N19/70 take precedence) - H04N 19/70: characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards - H04N 19/82: involving filtering within a prediction loop - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a first sub-picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to apply a deblocking process across an edge between the block and a neighboring block of a second sub-picture based on whether a loop filtering process is allowed across subpicture boundaries. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of video processing, comprising: determining, for a conversion between a chroma block of a current processing unit of a current subpicture of a current picture of a video and a bitstream of the video, that a cross component adaptive loop filtering operation is applied to the chroma block, wherein the current picture comprises one or more subpictures; and performing the conversion based on the determining, wherein in the cross component adaptive loop filtering operation, a chroma sample of the chroma block is filtered based on information of luma samples, wherein one or more luma samples located outside the current processing unit are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule which specifies that different subpictures have different subpicture ID values, wherein when a value of one or more syntax elements is equal to 0 indicating that subpicture ID mapping is not explicitly signalled in a sequence parameter set or in a picture parameter set, a default value is assigned to the subpicture ID value of the subpicture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the current processing unit is defined by an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein one or more luma samples located outside an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein one or more luma samples inside the adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary is used to replace the one or more luma samples located outside an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary and is included in the filtering of the chroma sample. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the current picture further comprises a video block, and wherein when an edge of the video block coincide with a boundary of a subpicture in the current picture and an in-loop filtering operation across the boundary of the subpicture is disabled, a deblocking filter process is not applied to the edge. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein a syntax element indicating whether the in-loop filtering operation process across the boundary of the subpicture is disabled is included in the bitstream. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a syntax element indicating a maximum block size used for a transform skip coding tool is conditionally included in a sequence parameter set in the bitstream based on a value of a transform skip enabled flag included in the sequence parameter set in the bitstream. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the current picture further comprises a video block, wherein a history-based motion vector prediction table is maintained to be used for motion vector prediction, wherein when the video block is coded in a first mode, the history-based motion vector prediction table is refrained from being updated based on the video block, and wherein in the first mode, a partition scheme dividing the video block into two partitions is allowed, and at least one of the two partitions is non-square and non-rectangular. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion includes encoding the current picture into the bitstream. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion includes decoding the current picture from the bitstream. ### Claim 11 An apparatus for processing video data comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory with instructions thereon, wherein the instructions upon execution by the processor, cause the processor to: determine, for a conversion between a chroma block of a current processing unit of a current subpicture of a current picture of a video and a bitstream of the video, that a cross component adaptive loop filtering operation is applied to the chroma block, wherein the current picture comprises one or more subpictures; and perform the conversion based on the determining, wherein in the cross component adaptive loop filtering operation, a chroma sample of the chroma block is filtered based on information of luma samples, wherein one or more luma samples located outside the current processing unit are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule which specifies that different subpictures have different subpicture ID values, wherein when a value of one or more syntax elements is equal to 0 indicating that subpicture ID mapping is not explicitly signalled in a sequence parameter set or in a picture parameter set, a default value is assigned to the subpicture ID value of the subpicture. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the current processing unit is defined by an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein one or more luma samples located outside an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein one or more luma samples inside the adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary is used to replace the one or more luma samples located outside an adaptive loop filtering virtual boundary and is included in the filtering of the chroma sample. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the current picture further comprises a video block, and wherein when an edge of the video block coincide with a boundary of a subpicture in the current picture and an in-loop filtering operation across the boundary of the subpicture is disabled, a deblocking filter process is not applied to the edge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a syntax element indicating whether the in-loop filtering operation process across the boundary of the subpicture is disabled is included in the bitstream. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a syntax element indicating a maximum block size used for a transform skip coding tool is conditionally included in a sequence parameter set in the bitstream based on a value of a transform skip enabled flag included in the sequence parameter set in the bitstream. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the current picture further comprises a video block, wherein a history-based motion vector prediction table is maintained to be used for motion vector prediction, wherein when the video block is coded in a first mode, the history-based motion vector prediction table is refrained from being updated based on the video block, and wherein in the first mode, a partition scheme dividing the video block into two partitions is allowed, and at least one of the two partitions is non-square and non-rectangular. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that cause a processor to: determine, for a conversion between a chroma block of a current processing unit of a current subpicture of a current picture of a video and a bitstream of the video, that a cross component adaptive loop filtering operation is applied to the chroma block, wherein the current picture comprises one or more subpictures; and perform the conversion based on the determining, wherein in the cross component adaptive loop filtering operation, a chroma sample of the chroma block is filtered based on information of luma samples, wherein one or more luma samples located outside the current processing unit are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule which specifies that different subpictures have different subpicture ID values, wherein when a value of one or more syntax elements is equal to 0 indicating that subpicture ID mapping is not explicitly signalled in a sequence parameter set or in a picture parameter set, a default value is assigned to the subpicture ID value of the subpicture. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a bitstream of a video which is generated by a method performed by a video processing apparatus, wherein the method comprises: determining, for a chroma block of a current processing unit of a current subpicture of a current picture of a video, that a cross component adaptive loop filtering operation is applied to the chroma block, wherein the current picture comprises one or more subpictures; and generating the bitstream based on the determining, wherein in the cross component adaptive loop filtering operation, a chroma sample of the chroma block is filtered based on information of luma samples, wherein one or more luma samples located outside the current processing unit are excluded from the filtering of the chroma sample, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule which specifies that different subpictures have different subpicture ID values, wherein when a value of one or more syntax elements is equal to 0 indicating that subpicture ID mapping is not explicitly signalled in a sequence parameter set or in a picture parameter set, a default value is assigned to the subpicture ID value of the subpicture.