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Claims 1-6 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-5 and 7-8 of U.S. Patent No. 11,729,410 in view of Hubrich US 2005/0232357. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the conflicting claims are not identical in terms of wording and terminology, the scopes of the claims are the same, and they are not patentably distinct from each other as they are obvious variations of one another. U.S. Patent No. 11,729,410 does not recite "wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block". Hubrich discloses wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block. [¶ 0024] It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date to incorporate the techniques of Hubrich with the teachings of U.S. Patent No. 11,729,410 allowing for improved coding efficiency.
Claims 1-6 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-6 of U.S. Patent No. 12,363,336 in view of Hubrich US 2005/0232357. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the conflicting claims are not identical in terms of wording and terminology, the scopes of the claims are the same, and they are not patentably distinct from each other as they are obvious variations of one another. U.S. Patent No. 12,363,336 does not recite "wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block". Hubrich discloses wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block. [¶ 0156-0158] It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date to incorporate the techniques of Hubrich with the teachings of U.S. Patent No. 12,363,336 allowing for improved coding efficiency.
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1. A method of decoding an image, comprising: deriving initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; deriving delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; and performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
1. A method of decoding an image, comprising: deriving initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; deriving delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; and performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
1. A method of decoding an image, comprising: deriving initial motion information of a current block in the image based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining, based on the initial motion information of the current block, a search area for updating the initial motion information of the current block; generating a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for the search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; deriving delta motion information of the current block based on a SAD candidate of the SAD list; and updating the initial motion information of the current block using the delta motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate means a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the search area is determined as an area including at least one of a reference block specified by the initial motion information or an adjacent area of the reference block, and wherein the adjacent area is an area extended by N sample lines from a boundary of the reference block.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the search area is determined as an area including at least one of a reference block specified by the initial motion information or an adjacent area of the reference block, and wherein the adjacent area is an area extended by N sample lines from a boundary of the reference block.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the search area is determined as an area including at least one of a reference block specified by the initial motion information or an adjacent area of the reference block, and wherein the adjacent area is an area extended by N sample lines based from a boundary of the reference block.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the SAD candidate is determined by a SAD value between a L0 block and a L1 block, and wherein the L0 block is determined based on a position of a L0 reference block of the current block and a predetermined offset, and the L1 block is determined based on a position of a L1 reference block of the current block and the predetermined offset.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the SAD candidate is determined by a SAD value between a L0 block and a L1 block, and wherein the L0 block is determined based on a position of a L0 reference block of the current block and a predetermined offset, and the L1 block is determined based on a position of a L1 reference block of the current block and the predetermined offset.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the SAD candidate is determined by a SAD value between a L0 block and a L1 block, and wherein the L0 block is determined based on a position of a L0 reference block of the current block and a predetermined offset, and the L1 block is determined based on a position of a L1 reference block of the current block and the predetermined offset.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the offset includes at least one of a non-directional offset or a directional offset, and wherein the directional offset includes an offset for at least one direction of left, right, top, bottom, top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the offset includes at least one of a non-directional offset or a directional offset, and wherein the directional offset includes an offset for at least one direction of left, right, top, bottom, top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the offset includes at least one of a non-directional offset or a directional offset, and wherein the directional offset includes an offset for at least one direction of left, right, top, bottom, top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right.
5. The method of claim 1, when the reference SAD candidate is less than the threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprising: calculating a predetermined parameter using all or part of the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on the calculated parameter.
5. A method of encoding an image, comprising: determining initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; and performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
5. A method of encoding an image, comprising: determining initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; and performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
7. A method of encoding an image, comprising: determining initial motion information of a current block in the image based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining, based on the initial motion information of the current block, a search area for updating the initial motion information of the current block; generating a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for the se arch area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; and deriving delta motion information of the current block based on a SAD candidate of the SAD list, wherein the initial motion information of the current block is updated using the delta motion information, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate means a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offs et corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
6. A method of transmitting a bitstream, comprising: determining initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; generating a prediction block of the current block by performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information; generating a residual block of the current block based on the prediction block; encoding the residual block to generate the bitstream; and transmitting the bitstream, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
6. A method of transmitting a bitstream, comprising: determining initial motion information of a current block based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates; determining delta motion information of the current block based on a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for a search area, the SAD list including a plurality of SAD candidates; updating the initial motion information of the current block based on the delta motion information; generating a prediction block of the current block by performing inter prediction on the current block based on the updated initial motion information; generating a residual block of the current block based on the prediction block; encoding the residual block to generate the bitstream; and transmitting the bitstream, wherein deriving the delta motion information is performed based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate is representative of a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, wherein the predetermined threshold is determined based on at least one of a width or height of the current block, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, deriving the delta motion information comprises: identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list; and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing data associated with a video signal, comprising: a data stream stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the data stream comprising a current block encoded by inter prediction, wherein initial motion information of the current block is up dated, based on delta motion information of the current block, for the inter prediction of the current block, wherein the initial motion information is derived based on a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates, wherein a search area for updating the initial motion information is determined based on the initial motion information of the current block, wherein a sum of absolute difference (SAD) list for the search area is generated to update the initial motion information of the current block and the SAD list includes a plurality of SAD candidates, wherein the delta motion information of the current block is derived based on a SAD candidate of the SAD list, wherein the delta motion information is derived based on a comparison result between a reference SAD candidate and a predetermined threshold, wherein the reference SAD candidate means a SAD candidate corresponding to a non-directional offset, and wherein when the reference SAD candidate is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the delta motion information is derived by identifying a SAD candidate having a minimum value among the SAD candidates belonging to the SAD list and determining the delta motion information based on an offset corresponding to the identified SAD candidate.
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