# US 12,192,452 B2 · Method and an apparatus for processing a video signal based on inter-component reference > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,452 B2 - Document ID: US12192452B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/355,415 - Filed: 2023-07-20 - Published: 2023-11-16 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-08 - Assignees: Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation - Applicants: Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation - Inventors: Dong Gyu Sim; Sea Nae Park - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192452B2 ## CPC - H04N 19/115: Selection of the code volume for a coding unit prior to coding - 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 19/44: Decoders specially adapted therefor, e.g. video decoders which are asymmetric with respect to the encoder - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A method and apparatus for processing a video signal according to the present invention derives a first prediction value of a chrominance block using a sample of a luminance block, calculates a compensation parameter based on a predetermined reference area, derives a second prediction value of a chrominance block, and reconstructs a chrominance block based on a second prediction value of a chrominance block. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of decoding a video signal, with a decoding apparatus, comprising: receiving, with the decoding apparatus, a bitstream including a flag indicating whether to decode a chrominance block based on a luminance block corresponding to the chrominance block and a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block; predicting, with the decoding apparatus, the chrominance block based on the luminance block and the luminance reference region according to the flag; and reconstructing, with the decoding apparatus, the predicted chrominance block, wherein the luminance reference region includes a top luminance reference region adjacent to a top boundary of the luminance block and a left luminance reference region adjacent to a left boundary of the luminance block, wherein the top luminance reference region includes a plurality of horizontal sample lines, wherein the left luminance reference region includes a plurality of vertical sample lines, wherein a number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the top luminance reference region, wherein a number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the left luminance reference region, wherein a second prediction sample of the predicted chrominance block is obtained based on compensation parameters including a weight and an offset, wherein the second prediction sample is obtained by multiplying a first prediction sample by the weight and summing the offset, wherein the first prediction sample is obtained by predicting the luminance block, wherein the compensation parameters are calculated based on a representative luminance value of a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block and a representative chrominance value of chrominance reference region adjacent to the chrominance block, wherein the representative luminance value is derived to be one or more of average values, minimum values, maximum values or median values of some of samples belonging to the luminance reference region, and wherein the representative chrominance value is derived from a luminance value of the luminance reference region at a corresponding location. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, when the luminance reference region is unavailable, the unavailable luminance reference region is replaced with an adjacent region of the unavailable luminance reference region in a right or bottom direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is different from the number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region. ### Claim 4 A method of encoding a video signal, with an encoding apparatus, comprising: predicting, with the encoding apparatus, a chrominance block based on a luminance block corresponding to the chrominance block and a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block; obtaining, with the encoding apparatus, a residual block of the chrominance block based on an original block of the chrominance block and a predicted chrominance block obtained by predicting the chrominance block; and generating, with the encoding apparatus, a bitstream by encoding the residual block, wherein the bitstream includes a flag indicating whether to encode the chrominance block based on the luminance block and the luminance reference region, wherein the luminance reference region includes a top luminance reference region adjacent to a top boundary of the luminance block and a left luminance reference region adjacent to a left boundary of the luminance block, wherein the top luminance reference region includes a plurality of horizontal sample lines, wherein the left luminance reference region includes a plurality of vertical sample lines, wherein a number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the top luminance reference region, wherein a number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the left luminance reference region, wherein a second prediction sample of the predicted chrominance block is obtained based on compensation parameters including a weight and an offset, wherein the second prediction sample is obtained by multiplying a first prediction sample by the weight and summing the offset, wherein the first prediction sample is obtained by predicting the luminance block, wherein the compensation parameters are calculated based on a representative luminance value of a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block and a representative chrominance value of chrominance reference region adjacent to the chrominance block, wherein the representative luminance value is derived to be one or more of average values, minimum values, maximum values or median values of some of samples belonging to the luminance reference region, and wherein the representative chrominance value is derived from a luminance value of the luminance reference region at a corresponding location. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein, when the luminance reference region is unavailable, the unavailable luminance reference region is replaced with an adjacent region of the unavailable luminance reference region in a right or bottom direction. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is different from the number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region. ### Claim 7 A method of transmitting a bitstream generated by an encoding method, the encoding method comprising: predicting a chrominance block based on a luminance block corresponding to the chrominance block and a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block; obtaining a residual block of the chrominance block based on an original block of the chrominance block and a predicted chrominance block obtained by predicting the chrominance block; and generating the bitstream by encoding the residual block, wherein the bitstream includes a flag indicating whether to encode the chrominance block based on the luminance block and the luminance reference region, wherein the luminance reference region includes a top luminance reference region adjacent to a top boundary of the luminance block and a left luminance reference region adjacent to a left boundary of the luminance block, wherein the top luminance reference region includes a plurality of horizontal sample lines, wherein the left luminance reference region includes a plurality of vertical sample lines, wherein a number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the top luminance reference region, wherein a number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region is variably determined based on an availability of the left luminance reference region, wherein a second prediction sample of the predicted chrominance block is obtained based on compensation parameters including a weight and an offset, wherein the second prediction sample is obtained by multiplying a first prediction sample by the weight and summing the offset, wherein the first prediction sample is obtained by predicting the luminance block, wherein the compensation parameters are calculated based on a representative luminance value of a luminance reference region adjacent to the luminance block and a representative chrominance value of chrominance reference region adjacent to the chrominance block, wherein the representative luminance value is derived to be one or more of average values, minimum values, maximum values or median values of some of samples belonging to the luminance reference region, and wherein the representative chrominance value is derived from a luminance value of the luminance reference region at a corresponding location. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the number of the horizontal sample lines belonging to the top luminance reference region is different from the number of the vertical sample lines belonging to the left luminance reference region.