US 6,553,149 B1Granted

Shape information coding and decoding apparatus for adaptively bordering and method therefor

AssigneeHyundai Electronics Ind. Co., Ltd.

InventorsSung-Moon Chun, Dong-Kyoo Shin, Joo-Hee Moon

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Abstract

In a shape information coding apparatus and method of bordering a binary alpha block (BAB) by pixels to construct contexts when coding binary shape information, adaptive bordering and coding of the shape information is performed in such a manner of receiving the shape information and storing a BAB; determining whether to perform frame mode coding or field mode coding based upon characteristics of the BAB; and when the frame mode coding is selected, performing frame mode bordering before performing frame BAB coding, and when the field mode coding is selected, performing field mode bordering before performing field BAB coding.

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In a shape information coding apparatus for determining a mode based upon characteristics of a binary alpha block (BAB) adaptively performing a field bordering, and coding said shape information by field mode bordering and coding means, when a field type is determined as said coding mode, said field mode bordering and coding means comprising:

current BAB memory means for receiving said shape information and storing a current BAB;
neighborhood BAB memory means for receiving said shape information and storing BABs neighboring with said current BAB;
top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size in a BAB which neighbors with a top of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
left border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most right side in a BAB which neighbors with a left side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
left top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most right bottom side in a BAB which neighbors with a left top side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
right top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most left bottom side in a BAB which neighbors with a right top side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
multiple top field border generating means for reading top field borders from said multiple border generating means and storing them;
multiple bottom field border generating means for reading bottom field borders from said multiple border generating means and storing them;
top field bordering means for reading said top field borders from said multiple top field border generating means and constructing a bordered top field BAB;
and
bottom field bordering means for reading said bottom field borders from said multiple bottom field border generating means and constructing a bordered bottom field BAB.

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current BAB memory means for receiving said shape information and storing a current BAB;
neighborhood BAB memory means for receiving said shape information and storing BABs neighboring with said current BAB;
top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size in a BAB which neighbors with a top of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
left border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most right side in a BAB which neighbors with a left side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
left top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most right bottom side in a BAB which neighbors with a left top side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
right top border generating means for reading pixels within a bordering size at a most left bottom side in a BAB which neighbors with a right top side of said current BAB stored in said neighborhood BAB memory means and storing them;
multiple top field border generating means for reading top field borders from said multiple border generating means and storing them;
multiple bottom field border generating means for reading bottom field borders from said multiple border generating means and storing them;
top field bordering means for reading said top field borders from said multiple top field border generating means and constructing a bordered top field BAB;
and
bottom field bordering means for reading said bottom field borders from said multiple bottom field border generating means and constructing a bordered bottom field BAB.

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