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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2020
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Yamori, Kawasaki, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image encoding device is provided that performs, in an image, an intra-prediction on a block obtained by dividing the image so as to encode the block, the image encoding device including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to select a rectangular block as the block, and to add a certain prediction direction as a selection target intra-prediction direction when the rectangular block is selected, wherein the certain prediction direction is one of prediction directions in which a pixel that is adjacent to a short side of the rectangular block is referred to, and an adjacent pixel in a left or upper block that is adjacent to a long side of the rectangular block is referred to in another prediction direction that is 180 degrees opposite to the certain prediction direction.