Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Flexible Tile Partitions

Abstract:

An encoder (400), a decoder (450), and methods (230, 30) for partitioning a picture from a sequence of video pictures into a layout having a plurality of flexible tiles or segments is disclosed. Each tile or segment (T) comprises a single rectangular or square region. The encoder generates (22) a partition structure and encodes (28) the tiles according to the partition structure. The encoder also generates a bitstream (12) comprising a plurality of coded picture segments and information indicating the partition structure used to partition the picture into the plurality of flexible tiles or segments, and sends (29) the bitstream to the decoder. Upon receipt, the decoder uses the coded picture segments and information in the bitstream to decode (38) the plurality of coded picture segments.