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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Sadaatsu Kato, Yokosuka, JP;
Choong Seng Boon, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Horikoshi, Kamakura, JP;
Thiow Keng Tan, Singapore, SG;
Sadaatsu Kato, Yokosuka, JP;
Choong Seng Boon, Yokohama, JP;
Tsutomu Horikoshi, Kamakura, JP;
Thiow Keng Tan, Singapore, SG;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image encoding device including an input section inputting an input image constituting an encoding target; a reference image accumulation section accumulating a reference image; a reference image accompanying information accumulation section accumulating reference image accompanying information that accompanies the reference image; an encoding section modifying the reference image and the reference image accompanying information in accordance with the input image, generating a predictive signal for the input image, and encoding the input image; and an output section outputting, as encoded data, compressed data obtained by the encoding by the encoding section together with modification method information indicating a modification method for the reference image. Thereby, image information can be encoded/decoded more efficiently by generating an appropriate predictive signal.