Patent ID: 8144785
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for decoding video data for a picture having a plurality of image blocks, the video data including data for an image block of the plurality of image blocks and including a first reference picture index and a second reference picture index, the method comprising: receiving the video data, the received video data including the data for the image block, the first reference picture index for the image block, and the second reference picture index for the image block, the first reference picture index corresponding to a first reference picture, and the second reference picture index corresponding to a second reference picture; and predicting the image block using the first and second reference pictures, and using a first offset corresponding to the first reference picture index, and using a second offset corresponding to the second reference picture index, wherein the first reference picture index determines both the first reference picture and the first offset, and the second reference picture index determines both the second reference picture and the second offset.