CTNF 19/060,280 CTNF 89649 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Status of the Application Claims 1-17 are currently pending in this application. Information Disclosure Statement 06-52 The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 02/21/2025 was filed. The submission is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner. Double Patenting 08-33 AIA The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg , 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman , 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi , 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum , 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel , 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington , 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). 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An eTerminal Disclaimer that meets all requirements is auto- processed and approved immediately upon submission. For more information about eTerminal Disclaimers, refer to www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/eterminal-disclaimer. 08-34 AIA Claim s 1-17 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim s 8-19 of U.S. Patent No. 12,267,490 in view of KIM et al. (Hereafter, “Kim”) [US 2021/0185330 A1] . Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because they cover mutually associated subject matter. Thus, a terminal disclaimer is required. An analysis of the claims can be seen in Table 1 below . Table 1: Instant Application No. 19/060,280 vs. U.S. Patent No. 12,267,490 Instant Application No. 19/060,280 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) U.S. Patent No. 12,267,490 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of: receive a bitstream comprising a first flag, a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; decode the tile and the sub-picture based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 13. A decoder comprising: a receiver configured to receive a bitstream comprising a first flag, a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; decode the tile and the sub-picture based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 14. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_ enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 15. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 16. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. 17. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. 6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter. 18. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter. 7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile. 19. The decoder of claim 13, wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile. 8. An encoder comprising: one or more processors configured to: partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; and set a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store the bitstream, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 8. A method implemented in an encoder, the method comprising: partition ing a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; set ting a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; deriv ing a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; encod ing the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; set ting a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary; and stor ing the bitstream for communication toward a decoder , wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 9. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: decod ing the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform ing the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit ting the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform ing the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit ting the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value. 10. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 11. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations can be performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are not performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations can be performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are not performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 12. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of an adaptive loop filter (ALF), a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter, a deblocking filter, or combinations thereof. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of an adaptive loop filter (ALF), a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter, a deblocking filter, or combinations thereof. Claim 13 is the same as claim 8 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 8 is in method of encoding form. Claim 14 is the same as claim 9 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 9 is in method of encoding form. Claim 15 is the same as claim 10 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 10 is in method of encoding form. Claim 16 is the same as claim 11 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 11 is in method of encoding form. Claim 17 is the same as claim 12 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 12 is in method of encoding form. Some of the differences in the claim limitations in the U.S. Patent are narrower than the instant application, and thus it would have been obvious to make the claim limitations in the instant application broader by removing the specific language found in the U.S. Patent. The U.S. Patent fails to explicitly disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of; a memory coupled to the one or more processors . Kim disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of; a memory coupled to the one or more processors ([0320] Referring to FIG. 16, the image encoding/decoding apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one processor 210 and the memory 220 storing instructions instructing at least one processor 210 to perform at least one step. [0503] The instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software.) . It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the invention with the exemplary features for the systems and methods of Kim in order to improve image compression efficiency [See Kim] . 08-34 AIA Claim s 1-17 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim s 1 and 8 of U.S. Patent No. 11,831,816 in view of KIM et al. (Hereafter, “Kim”) [US 2021/0185330 A1] in further view of OH (Hereafter, “Oh”) [US 2016/0080753 A1] . Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because they cover mutually associated subject matter. Thus, a terminal disclaimer is required. An analysis of the claims can be seen in Table 2 below . Table 2: Instant Application No. 19/060,280 vs. U.S. Patent No. 11,831,816 Instant Application No. 19/060,280 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) U.S. Patent No. 11,831,816 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of: receive a bitstream comprising a first flag, a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; decode the tile and the sub-picture based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 1. A method implemented by a decoder, the method comprising: receiving, by a receiver of the decoder , a current picture including a sub-picture with a current block coded in an inter-prediction mode ; deriving, by a processor of the decoder , a motion vector predictor candidate list for the current block by excluding a collocated motion vector when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; determining, by the processor, a current motion vector for the current block from the motion vector predictor candidate list; and decoding, by the processor, the current block based on the current motion vector. 2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_ enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. 6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter. 7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile. 8. An encoder comprising: one or more processors configured to: partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; and set a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store the bitstream, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 8. A method implemented in an encoder, the method comprising: partition ing , by a processor of the encoder, a video sequence into a current picture, the current picture into a sub-picture , and the sub-picture into a current block; determining, by the processor, to encode the current block according to inter-prediction; obtaining, by the processor, a plurality of coded blocks containing candidate motion vectors for the current block of the sub-picture, the plurality of coded blocks including a collocated block from a different picture than the current picture; deriving, by the processor, a candidate list of candidate motion vectors for the current block by excluding collocated motion vectors from the candidate list when the collocated motion vectors are included in the collocated block, when the collocated motion vectors point outside of the sub-picture, and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture; selecting, by the processor, a current motion vector for the current block from the candidate list of candidate motion vectors; encoding, by the processor, the current block into a bitstream based on the current motion vector; and stor ing , by a memory coupled to the processor, the bitstream for communication toward a decoder . 9. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value. Claim 10 is the same as claim 2 but in encoder form. Claim 11 is the same as claim 3 but in encoder form. Claim 12 is the same as claims 4-6 but in encoder form. Claim 13 is the same as claim 8 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 8 is in method implemented in an encoder form. Claim 14 is the same as claim 9 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 15 is the same as claim 10 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 16 is the same as claim 11 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 17 is the same as claim 12 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Some of the differences in the claim limitations in the U.S. Patent are narrower than the instant application, and thus it would have been obvious to make the claim limitations in the instant application broader by removing the specific language found in the U.S. Patent. The U.S. Patent fails to explicitly disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps of : receive a bitstream comprising a first flag, a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ; decode the tile and the sub-picture ; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF), wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter, wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter, wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile; partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value. Kim discloses disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps of : receive a bitstream comprising a first flag, a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ([0064] Setting information or syntax elements required in an image encoding process may be determined at the unit level of a video, sequence, picture, slice, tile, block, and the like, these may be included in a bitstream and transmitted to a decoder in a unit such as a video parameter set (VPS), a sequence parameter set (SPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), a slice header, a tile header, a block header, and the like. etc., and in the decoder, the setting information transmitted from an encoder by parsing in the same level unit may be restored and used in an image decoding process. In addition, related information may be transmitted in a bitstream, parsed, and used in the form of Supplement Enhancement Information (SEI), Metadata, or the like. [0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0263] an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag [0271] The related setting information may be implicitly or explicitly processed according to an encoding/decoding setting. The unit thereof may include a video, a sequence, a picture, a subpicture, a slice, a tile, and the like.) ; decode the tile and the sub-picture ([0002] image decoding using a division unit [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.)) ; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) , wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0263] an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag [0271] The related setting information may be implicitly or explicitly processed according to an encoding/decoding setting. The unit thereof may include a video, a sequence, a picture, a subpicture, a slice, a tile, and the like.) ; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) , wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) . It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the invention with the exemplary features for the systems and methods of Kim in order to improve image compression efficiency [See Kim]. Oh discloses wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS ([0085] When ‘loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag’ is included in the PPS level, the flag may indicate whether the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. When the flag value is 1, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. However, when the flag value is 0, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may not be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS.) , wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF) ([0025] The filtering unit 130 performs a filtering operation for enhancing the quality of the restored picture. For example, the filtering unit 130 may include a deblocking filter and an adaptive loop filter. The filtered picture is stored in a decoded picture buffer 156 to be output or used as a reference picture.) , wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter ([0085] The in-loop filter includes a deblocking filter and a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter.) , wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter ([0025] The filtering unit 130 performs a filtering operation for enhancing the quality of the restored picture. For example, the filtering unit 130 may include a deblocking filter and an adaptive loop filter. The filtered picture is stored in a decoded picture buffer 156 to be output or used as a reference picture.) , wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile ([0056] Next, FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary embodiment in which one picture is partitioned into a plurality of tiles (tile 0 and tile 1). In FIG. 7, a thick line represents a tile boundary and a dotted line represents the slice segment boundary.) . It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the invention with the exemplary features for the systems and methods of Oh. The motivation behind this modification would have been to increase the coding efficiency of the video signal [See Oh] . 08-34 AIA Claim s 1-17 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim s 1-13 of U.S. Patent No. 12,425,582 in view of KIM et al. (Hereafter, “Kim”) [US 2021/0185330 A1] in further view of OH (Hereafter, “Oh”) [US 2016/0080753 A1] . Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because they cover mutually associated subject matter. Thus, a terminal disclaimer is required. An analysis of the claims can be seen in Table 3 below . Table 3: Instant Application No. 19/060,280 vs. U.S. Patent No. 12,425,582 Instant Application No. 19/060,280 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) U.S. Patent No. 12,425,582 Claims (Difference Emphasis Added) 1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of: receive a bitstream comprising a first flag , a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; decode the tile and the sub-picture based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; enable filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 1. A method implemented by a decoder, the method comprising: receiving a bitstream comprising a sequence parameter set (SPS), a flag, and a picture partitioned into a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary, wherein the sub-picture is a rectangular region capable of containing a plurality of slices within the picture, wherein the flag is included in the SPS to apply to a coded video sequence (CVS), wherein the SPS further comprises a subpic_treated_as_pic_flag[i], wherein i is an index of the sub-picture, and wherein the subpic_treated_as_pic_flag [i] is set equal to one to specify that an i-th sub-picture of each coded picture in the CVS is treated as a picture in a decoding process exclusive of in-loop filtering operations; deriving a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when the subpic_treated_as_pic_ flag [i] is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; determining a current motion vector for the current block from the motion vector predictor candidate list; decoding the sub-picture based on the current motion vector; enabling filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the flag is set to a first value; and disabling the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the flag is set to a second value. 2. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 3. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_ enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying that in-loop filtering operations are enabled across boundaries of the sub-picture, and wherein the loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying that the in-loop filtering operations are disabled across boundaries of the sub-picture . 4. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include application of an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 5. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include application of a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. 6. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include a deblocking filter. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the filtering operations include application of a deblocking filter. 7. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile . 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-picture boundary includes one or more edges of the sub-picture . 8. An encoder comprising: one or more processors configured to: partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; derive a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector from the motion vector predictor candidate list when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when a flag is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream based on the motion vector predictor candidate list; and set a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store the bitstream, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream. 8. A method implemented in an encoder, the method comprising: partition ing a picture into a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary, wherein the sub-picture is a rectangular region capable of containing a plurality of slices within the picture ; setting a flag in a sequence parameter set (SPS) in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary, wherein the flag is included in the SPS to apply to a coded video sequence (CVS); encoding a subpic_treated_as_pic_flag[i] into the SPS, wherein i is an index of the sub-picture, and wherein the subpic_treated_as_pic_flag[i] is set equal to one to specify that an i-th sub-picture of each coded picture in the CVS is treated as a picture in a decoding process exclusive of in-loop filtering operations; deriving a motion vector predictor candidate list for a current block by excluding a collocated motion vector when the collocated motion vector points outside of the sub-picture and when the subpic_treated_as_pic_ flag [i] is set to indicate the sub-picture is treated as a picture, wherein the collocated motion vector is included in a collocated block from a collocated picture; determining a current motion vector for the current block from the motion vector predictor candidate list; encoding the sub-picture in the bitstream based on the current motion vector; and storing the bitstream for communication toward a decoder. 9. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: decoding the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; performing the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the flag is set to a first value; and omit ting the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the flag is set to a second value. 10. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag, 11. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations can be performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS , and wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are not performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS . 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag, wherein the loop_filter_across_ subpic _enabled_flag is set to one when specifying that in-loop filtering operations can be performed across boundaries of the sub-picture , and wherein the loop_filter_across_ subpic _enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the in-loop filtering operations are not performed across the boundaries of the sub-picture . 12. The encoder of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of an adaptive loop filter (ALF), a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter, a deblocking filter, or combinations thereof. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of a deblocking filter. 12. The method of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of an adaptive loop filter (ALF). 13. The method of claim 8, wherein the filtering operations include application of a sample adaptive offset (SAO) filter. Claim 13 is the same as claim 8 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 8 is in method of encoding form. Claim 14 is the same as claim 9 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 9 is in method of encoding form. Claim 15 is the same as claim 10 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 10 is in method of encoding form. Claim 16 is the same as claim 11 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claim 10 is in method of encoding form. Claim 17 is the same as claim 12 in non-transitory computer-readable storage medium form. Claims 11-13 are in method of encoding form. Some of the differences in the claim limitations in the U.S. Patent are narrower than the instant application, and thus it would have been obvious to make the claim limitations in the instant application broader by removing the specific language found in the U.S. Patent. The U.S. Patent fails to explicitly disclose a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps of: receive a bitstream comprising a first flag , a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; decode the tile and the sub-picture; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream ; wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS , and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_ enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS ; wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile ; one or more processors configured to: partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream; and set a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store the bitstream, wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream ; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value ; wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag; wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations can be performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS , and wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are not performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS . Kim discloses a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions for decoding a bitstream, that when executed by one or more processors ([0320] Referring to FIG. 16, the image encoding/decoding apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one processor 210 and the memory 220 storing instructions instructing at least one processor 210 to perform at least one step. [0503] The instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software.) , cause the one or more processors to perform steps of: receive a bitstream comprising a first flag , a second flag, and a picture including a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ([0064] Setting information or syntax elements required in an image encoding process may be determined at the unit level of a video, sequence, picture, slice, tile, block, and the like, these may be included in a bitstream and transmitted to a decoder in a unit such as a video parameter set (VPS), a sequence parameter set (SPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), a slice header, a tile header, a block header, and the like. etc., and in the decoder, the setting information transmitted from an encoder by parsing in the same level unit may be restored and used in an image decoding process. In addition, related information may be transmitted in a bitstream, parsed, and used in the form of Supplement Enhancement Information (SEI), Metadata, or the like. [0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0263] an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag [0271] The related setting information may be implicitly or explicitly processed according to an encoding/decoding setting. The unit thereof may include a video, a sequence, a picture, a subpicture, a slice, a tile, and the like.) ; decode the tile and the sub-picture ([0002] image decoding using a division unit [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.)) ; disable the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; enable filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and disable the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) , wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is obtained from a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; one or more processors configured to: partition a picture into a tile with a tile boundary and a sub-picture with a sub-picture boundary ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0263] an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag [0271] The related setting information may be implicitly or explicitly processed according to an encoding/decoding setting. The unit thereof may include a video, a sequence, a picture, a subpicture, a slice, a tile, and the like.) ; set a first flag in a bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the tile boundary; encode the tile and the sub-picture in the bitstream ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; and set a second flag in the bitstream to indicate whether filtering operations are performed across the sub-picture boundary ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store the bitstream ([0320] Referring to FIG. 16, the image encoding/decoding apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one processor 210 and the memory 220 storing instructions instructing at least one processor 210 to perform at least one step. [0503] The instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include, alone or in combination with program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like. The program instructions recorded on the computer readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be known and available to those skilled in computer software.) , wherein the first flag is denoted as a loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag, and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set in a picture parameter set (PPS) in the bitstream ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: decode the tile and the sub-picture for use in a reference picture; perform the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a first value; omit the filtering operations across the tile boundary when the first flag is set to a second value; perform the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a third value; and omit the filtering operations across the sub-picture boundary when the second flag is set to a fourth value ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) ; wherein the second flag is denoted as loop_filter_across_subpic_enabled_flag ([0141] The image encoding/decoding apparatus according to FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 may further include a division unit, and the division unit may include a picture division unit, wherein the picture division unit may partition a picture into a subpicture, tile, etc. [0143] division units (tile, subpicture, etc.) [0263] When removing the additional area and storing in a memory (for tiles in this example), the in-loop filter may or may not be explicitly applied, according to an in-loop filter application flag at a boundary of a division unit such as loop_filter_across_enabled_flag (In detail, of the initial state). [0264] Alternatively, whether a flag for applying an in-loop filter is not supported at a boundary of a division unit, and whether filtering is applied and a filtering setting may be implicitly determined as in the following example. [0268] In addition, whether to apply the in-loop filter may be determined based on a flag indicating whether to apply the in-loop filter (In detail, additional to that boundary). When the flag is activated, filtering may be applied according to the in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. applied inside a division unit, or filtering whose in-loop filter setting, condition, etc. (in detail, additional unlike an in-loop filter setting, condition, etc., if not the boundary of the division unit) applied to a boundary of the division unit are differently defined may be applied.) . It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the invention with the exemplary features for the systems and methods of Kim in order to improve image compression efficiency [See Kim]. Oh discloses wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations are enabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS , and wherein the loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are disabled across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS ([0085] When ‘loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag’ is included in the PPS level, the flag may indicate whether the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. When the flag value is 1, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. However, when the flag value is 0, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may not be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS.) ; wherein the tile boundary includes one or more edges of the tile ([0056] Next, FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary embodiment in which one picture is partitioned into a plurality of tiles (tile 0 and tile 1). In FIG. 7, a thick line represents a tile boundary and a dotted line represents the slice segment boundary.) ; wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to one when specifying the filtering operations can be performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS , and wherein the loop_filter_across_ tiles _enabled_flag is set to zero when specifying the filtering operations are not performed across tile boundaries in pictures referring to the PPS ([0085] When ‘loop_filter_across_tiles_enabled_flag’ is included in the PPS level, the flag may indicate whether the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. When the flag value is 1, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS. However, when the flag value is 0, the in-loop filtering across the tile boundary may not be performed in the pictures referring to the corresponding PPS.) . It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of the invention to modify the invention with the exemplary features for the systems and methods of Oh. The motivation behind this modification would have been to increase the coding efficiency of the video signal [See Oh]. Contact Information Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Kaitlin A Retallick whose telephone number is (571)270-3841. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. 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