Patent ID: 9667987
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A network component comprising: a memory; and a processor operably coupled to the memory and configured to predict an intra mode for a considered pixel block from a set of intra-frame modes comprising a plurality of directional intra modes and at least two non-directional intra modes arranged in a plurality of groups and indicated by a plurality of corresponding group numbers and group index numbers, wherein the intra mode of the considered pixel block is predicted based on the group numbers and group index numbers of a plurality of coded intra modes for a plurality of adjacent pixel blocks to the considered pixel block, wherein the set of intra-frame modes comprises 33 directional intra modes and 3 non-directional intra modes that are assigned 36 mode numbers from 0 to 35 and the corresponding group numbers and group index numbers as indicated in the table: