US RE40,828 E1
Method for encoding and decoding moving picture signals
Yutaka Machida, Yokohama (Japan)
Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/108,884.
Application 08/594565 is a continuation of application No. 09/925423, filed on Aug. 10, 2001, granted, now Re. 38726.
Application 11/108884 is a reissue of application No. 08/594565, filed on Jan. 31, 1996, now 5,937,095, filed on Aug. 10, 1999.
Claims priority of application No. 7-014514 (JP), filed on Jan. 31, 1995.
Int. Cl. G06K 9/36 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 382—233  [382/232; 375/E7.222; 375/E7.279] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
6. A method for encoding and decoding digital motion picture signals of a frame, comprising the steps of:
dividing said frame into plural blocks each including N×M pixels;
forming a subframe composed of a set [ at least one ] of said blocks, said subframe being a unit to be encoded;
setting an identifier to said subframe to identify said subframe;
specifying a frame to which said subframe belongs by adding to said identifier time position information [ to said identifier, the time position information ] representing an order of displaying said subframe;
encoding said time position information along with said subframe;
multiplexing said encoded time position information and a bit stream of said encoded subframe to transmit said encoded time position information and said bit stream; and
decoding each of said subframes appropriately in relation to time by decoding and using said time position information to form said frame of said digital moving picture signals.