Patent Document ID: 20140185689
Application ID: 14200911
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for deblocking filtering of image blocks of pixels, comprising the steps of: dividing each of a first and a second block that are separated by a first boundary into at least two segments along a line that is perpendicular to said first boundary, and judging whether or not to apply a deblocking filter to pixels adjacent to the first boundary of the first and the second block, wherein the judgment is individually performed for a pair of adjacent segments on both sides of the first boundary using sample pixels in the pair of adjacent segments, such that no pixels belonging to other segments are used in the judgment, and the division of the blocks into segments is performed such that a segment of a block includes all pixels of the block required for judging whether or not to apply a deblocking filter and/or a selection of the deblocking filter for deblocking pixels adjacent to a second boundary between said block and a third block, wherein the second boundary is perpendicular to the first boundary.