Patent ID: 11936857
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
selecting an intermediate size for encoding a video signal;
performing an intra-prediction estimation search for each block in a set of neighboring blocks of the selected intermediate size to determine a best mode for each block in the set of neighboring blocks;
determining whether the neighboring blocks of the selected intermediate size are combinable based on the best mode for each block in the set of neighboring blocks;
when the neighboring blocks are determined to be combinable, performing an intra-prediction estimation search for a first block of a first size that is larger than the selected intermediate size; and
when the neighboring blocks are determined to not be combinable, performing an intra-prediction estimation search for a second block of a second size that is smaller than the selected intermediate size.