# US 12,604,034 B2 · Method for partitioning block and decoding device

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- Number: US 12,604,034 B2
- Document ID: US12604034B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 19/234,726
- Filed: 2025-06-11
- Published: 2025-10-02
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-27
- Assignees: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicants: LG Electronics Inc.
- Inventors: Jungsun Kim; Seungwook Park; Jaewon Sung; Joonyoung Park; Byeongmoon Jeon; Jaehyun Lim; Yongjoon Jeon; Younghee Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12604034B2

## CPC

- H04N 19/593: involving spatial prediction techniques
- H04N 19/96: Tree coding, e.g. quad-tree coding
- H04N 19/70: characterised by syntax aspects related to video coding, e.g. related to compression standards
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Disclosed are a method for partitioning a block and a decoding device. A method for decoding an image comprises the steps of: partitioning one prediction unit, in which an intra prediction is performed in a predetermined intra prediction mode, into a plurality of transform units; and performing the intra prediction for each of the plurality of the transform units on the basis of the predetermined intra prediction mode. Thus, the invention increases the image encoding efficiency.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A decoding apparatus for image decoding, the decoding apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor connected to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
derive a plurality of prediction units from a current coding unit, wherein a current prediction unit is one of the plurality of prediction units;
derive a plurality of transform units from the current coding unit; and
perform an intra prediction to generate a predicted block with respect to each of the plurality of transform units by using neighboring reference pixels of the each of the plurality of transform units,
wherein the plurality of transform units are located within a region in which the current prediction unit is located,
wherein an intra prediction mode is determined for the current prediction unit, and
wherein the intra prediction with respect to the each of the plurality of transform units is performed sequentially based on an intra prediction mode that is the same as the intra prediction mode derived for the current prediction unit.

### Claim 2

An encoding apparatus for image encoding, the encoding apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor connected to the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
derive a plurality of prediction units from a current coding unit, wherein a current prediction unit is one of the plurality of prediction units;
derive a plurality of transform units from the current coding unit;
perform intra prediction to generate a predicted block with respect to each of the plurality of transform units by using neighboring reference pixels of the each of the plurality of transform units; and
encode video information including prediction mode information on the current prediction unit,
wherein the plurality of transform units are located within a region in which the current prediction unit is located,
wherein an intra prediction mode is determined for the current prediction unit, and
wherein the intra prediction with respect to the each of the plurality of transform units is performed sequentially based on an intra prediction mode that is the same as the intra prediction mode derived for the current prediction unit.

### Claim 3

An apparatus for storing data for an image, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor configured to obtain a bitstream for the image, wherein the bitstream is generated based on deriving a plurality of prediction units from a current coding unit, wherein a current prediction unit is one of the plurality of prediction units, deriving a plurality of transform units from the current coding unit, performing intra prediction to generate a predicted block with respect to each of the plurality of transform units by using neighboring reference pixels of the each of the plurality of transform units, and encoding video information including prediction mode information on the current prediction unit; and
a storage medium configured to store the data comprising the bitstream,
wherein the plurality of transform units are located within a region in which the current prediction unit is located,
wherein an intra prediction mode is determined for the current prediction unit, and
wherein the intra prediction with respect to the each of the plurality of transform units is performed sequentially based on an intra prediction mode that is the same as the intra prediction mode derived for the current prediction unit.