US 12,010,297 B2
Methods for constructing a merge candidate list
Zhao Wang, Beijing (CN); Yan Ye, San Mateo, CA (US); and Jiancong Luo, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Grand Cayman (KY)
Filed by ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED, George Town (KY)
Filed on Nov. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/052,011.
Application 18/052,011 is a continuation of application No. 16/996,242, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,523,104.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/902,790, filed on Sep. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300321 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 19/105 (2014.01); H04N 19/159 (2014.01); H04N 19/176 (2014.01); H04N 19/423 (2014.01)
CPC H04N 19/105 (2014.11) [H04N 19/159 (2014.11); H04N 19/176 (2014.11); H04N 19/423 (2014.11)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A video processing method, comprising:
inserting a set of spatial merge candidates to a first merge candidate list of a coding block,
wherein the first merge candidate list is constructed by:
adding a top neighboring block B1 to the first merge candidate list when the top neighboring block B1 is available;
adding a left neighboring block A1 to the first merge candidate list when the left neighboring block A1 is available;
adding a top neighboring block B0 to the first merge candidate list when the top neighboring block B0 is available;
adding a left neighboring block A0 to the first merge candidate list when the left neighboring block A0 is available; and
adding an above-left neighboring block B2 to the first merge candidate list when the above-left neighboring block B2 is available.