Patent ID: 9716885
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method performed under control of an encoder, the method comprising: receiving at least one picture frame during a first specific period, each of the at least one picture frame of the first specific period including a first offset image and a second offset image; encoding a first offset image of a first picture frame of the at least one picture frame of the first specific period to generate a first side Intra picture (I picture), the first side I picture being generated in the first specific period; receiving at least one picture frame during a second specific period, each of the at least one picture frame of the second specific period including a first offset image and a second offset image; and encoding a second offset image of a first picture frame of the at least one picture frame of the second specific period to generate a second side I picture, the second side I picture having a different orientation than that of the first side I picture, the second side I picture being generated in the second specific period, wherein the second specific period is different from the first specific period.