Patent Publication Number: US-9894353-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent adaptive quantization matrix

Description:
This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/JP2012/003814, filed Jun. 12, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/496,122, filed Jun. 13, 2011. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure can be used in any multimedia data coding and, more particularly, in image and video coding supporting quantization matrix. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Examples of techniques regarding a method for coding images using quantization matrix include a technique described in Non Patent Literature 1. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Non Patent Literature 
     
         
         [NPL 1] ITU-T Recommendation H.264 “Advanced video coding for generic audio visual services”, March, 2010 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     Use of quantization matrix might cause processing delays or increase of an implementation cost. 
     In view of this, the present disclosure aims to provide a coding method using quantization matrix appropriately. 
     Solution to Problem 
     Additional benefits and advantages of the disclosed embodiments will be apparent from the Specification and Drawings. The benefits and/or advantages may be individually obtained by the various embodiments and features of the Specification and Drawings which need not all be provided in order to obtain one or more of the same. 
     In one general aspect, the techniques disclosed here feature a method of encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: calculating an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; encoding the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; selecting one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; performing an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; subtracting a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; performing a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; scanning the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; performing quantization process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; performing a scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     These general and specific aspects may be implemented using an apparatus, a system, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or any combination of apparatuses, systems, integrated circuits, computer programs, or recording media. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     Quantization matrix is appropriately used according to exemplary embodiments disclosed herein. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 2. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 2. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 3. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 3. 
         FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video encoder in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3. 
         FIG. 8  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video decoder in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3. 
         FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video encoder in Embodiment 2. 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video decoder in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizers in a header of a sequence, where each TU size corresponds with a single quantization matrix. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizers in a header of an image, where each TU size corresponds with a single quantization matrix. 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizer arrays in a header of a sequence, where each TU size corresponds with a plurality of quantization matrix. 
         FIG. 14  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizer arrays in a header of an image, where each TU size corresponds with a plurality of quantization matrix. 
         FIG. 15  is a diagram showing three examples of how the quantization matrix is adaptively adjusted based on the intra prediction mode in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram showing three examples of how the quantization matrix is adaptively adjusted based on the intra prediction mode in Embodiment 2. 
         FIG. 17  shows an overall configuration of a content providing system for implementing content distribution services. 
         FIG. 18  shows an overall configuration of a digital broadcasting system. 
         FIG. 19  shows a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a television. 
         FIG. 20  shows a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of an information reproducing/recording unit that reads and writes information from and on a recording medium that is an optical disk. 
         FIG. 21  shows an example of a configuration of a recording medium that is an optical disk. 
         FIG. 22A  shows an example of a cellular phone. 
         FIG. 22B  is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a cellular phone. 
         FIG. 23  illustrates a structure of multiplexed data. 
         FIG. 24  schematically shows how each stream is multiplexed in multiplexed data. 
         FIG. 25  shows how a video stream is stored in a stream of PES packets in more detail. 
         FIG. 26  shows a structure of TS packets and source packets in the multiplexed data. 
         FIG. 27  shows a data structure of a PMT. 
         FIG. 28  shows an internal structure of multiplexed data information. 
         FIG. 29  shows an internal structure of stream attribute information. 
         FIG. 30  shows steps for identifying video data. 
         FIG. 31  shows an example of a configuration of an integrated circuit for implementing the moving picture coding method and the moving picture decoding method according to each of embodiments. 
         FIG. 32  shows a configuration for switching between driving frequencies. 
         FIG. 33  shows steps for identifying video data and switching between driving frequencies. 
         FIG. 34  shows an example of a look-up table in which video data standards are associated with driving frequencies. 
         FIG. 35A  is a diagram showing an example of a configuration for sharing a module of a signal processing unit. 
         FIG. 35B  is a diagram showing another example of a configuration for sharing a module of the signal processing unit. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     (Underlying Knowledge Forming Basis of the Present Disclosure) 
     Quantization matrix (QM) has been used in several image and video coding standards inclusive JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and H.264/AVC. The concept of QM is to apply different quantizers to different frequency components of transform block unit. In current video standards, only one quantization matrix can be used in the encoder size and transmitted to the decoder side. 
     In H.264/AVC standard, intra prediction is used to produce a block of residuals by predicting the current samples of a block unit from a reference samples. Prior to intra prediction process, an intra prediction mode should be selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes. Intra prediction process could produce a block of residuals using the selected intra prediction mode. Then, the block of residuals are proceeded into the following encoding process such as transform, quantization and entropy encoding, and finally coded into a bit stream. 
     It is observed that the residuals usually have different directional distributions after intra prediction process such as vertical direction, horizontal direction, diagonal direction, and etc., which in turn results in directional distributions of the transform coefficients after the transform process. Moreover, the distribution of the residuals in a block is highly related to the selected intra prediction mode. 
     Currently, quantization matrix is used in video coding in order to improve the subjective video quality. A block containing different quantizers could be calculated based on the predefined quantization matrix and the quantizers are used to quantize different transform coefficients. 
     However, since the distribution property of the transform coefficients may vary block by block, multiple quantization matrixes are usually predefined for a block unit. For each block of transform coefficients, one quantization matrix is selected for the following quantization process. In order for the decoder to select the same quantization matrix, an index number should be encoded into the bit streams for each block unit. 
     The problem with the prior art is that utilization of multiple quantization matrixes for a block unit requires a lot of memories for hardware implementation. 
     Index numbers for block units are required to be transported to the decoder in order for the decoder to identify the same quantization matrixes. Therefore, another problem is that use of index numbers increases the overall bitrates. 
     Current disclosure provides three solutions. The first and second solutions are to signal a single quantization matrix for each size of block unit, but quantizers in the quantization matrix can be adaptively selected according to the selected intra prediction mode. At the decoder, the same quantization matrix can be retrieved according to the parsed intra prediction mode. With these two solutions, only a single quantization matrix is required to be stored in the memory for a block unit, and the index number is not required any more. 
     The third solution is to signal a plurality of quantization matrixes for each size of block unit and, select one quantization matrix for each intra block according to the selected intra prediction mode. In this case, no index number is required to be encoded. Therefore, it does not introduce additional overheads. 
     What is novel of current disclosure is that the quantization matrix can be adaptively determined for a block unit based on the information of selected intra prediction mode. That is, this disclosure does not require that the encoder sends the quantization matrix index number to the decoder. 
     For example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is a method of encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: calculating an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; encoding the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; selecting one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; performing an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; subtracting a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; performing a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; scanning the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; performing quantization process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; performing a scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Further, for example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be a method of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: parsing a header of compressed video stream to obtain an array of quantizers for a block unit; parsing a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; performing entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing inverse scanning process on the array of quantized transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order from a plurality of scanning orders based on the parsed intra prediction mode; scanning the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; performing inverse quantization process on the block of quantized transform coefficients using the block of quantizers to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; performing inverse transform on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; performing intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     Further, for example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be a method of encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: calculating an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; encoding the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; selecting one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; performing an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; subtracting a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; performing a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; performing scanning process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain an array of transform coefficients; performing quantization process on the array of transform coefficients using the array of quantizers to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Further, for example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be a method of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: parsing a header of compressed video stream to obtain an array of quantizers for a block unit; parsing a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; performing entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing inverse quantization process on the array of quantized transform coefficients using the array of quantizers to obtain an array of reconstructed transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order from a plurality of scanning orders based on the parsed intra prediction mode; performing inverse scanning process on the array of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; performing inverse transform on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; performing intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     Further, for example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be a method of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: calculating a plurality of blocks of quantizers for each size of block unit; encoding the blocks of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; selecting an intra prediction mode among a plurality of intra prediction modes; performing an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; subtracting a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; performing a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; selecting a block of quantizers based on the selected intra prediction mode from the plurality blocks of quantizers; performing quantization process on the block of transform coefficients using the selected block of quantizers to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; performing scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing entropy encoding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Further, for example, a method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be a method of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: parsing a header of a compressed video stream to obtain plurality blocks of quantizers; parsing a header of a coding unit of compressed stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; performing entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing inverse scanning process on the array of quantized transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; selecting one block of quantizers based on the parsed intra prediction mode from the plurality blocks of quantizers; performing inverse quantization process on the block of quantized transform coefficients using the selected block of quantizers to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; performing inverse transform process on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; performing intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     For example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is an apparatus for encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a calculating unit operable to determine an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; an encoding unit operable to encoding the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; a selection unit operable to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; an intra prediction unit operable to perform an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; a subtraction unit operable to subtract a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; a transform unit operable to perform a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; a selection unit operable to select one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; a scanning unit operable to scan the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; a quantization unit operable to perform quantization process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; a scanning unit operable to perform scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an entropy coding unit operable to perform entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Further, for example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be an apparatus for decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a parsing unit operable to parse a header of compressed video stream to obtain an array of quantizers for a block unit; a parsing unit operable to parse a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; an entropy decoding unit operable to perform entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an inverse scanning unit operable to perform inverse scanning process on the array of quantized transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; a scanning selection unit operable to select one scanning order from a plurality of scanning orders based on the parsed intra prediction mode; a scanning unit operable to scan the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; an inverse quantization unit operable to perform inverse quantization process on the block of quantized transform coefficients using the block of quantizers to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; an inverse transform unit operable to perform inverse transform on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; intra prediction unit to perform intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     Further, for example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be an apparatus of encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a calculating unit operable to determine an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; an encoding unit operable to encode the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; a selection unit operable to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; an intra prediction unit operable to perform an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; a subtraction unit operable to subtract a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; a transform unit operable to perform transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; a selection unit operable to select one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; a scanning unit operable to perform scanning process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain an array of transform coefficients; a quantization unit operable to perform quantization process on the array of transform coefficients using the array of quantizers to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an entropy coding unit operable to perform entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Further, for example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be an apparatus of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a parsing unit operable to parse a header of compressed video stream to obtain an array of quantizers for a block unit; a parsing unit operable to parse a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; an entropy decoding unit operable to perform entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an inverse quantization unit operable to perform inverse quantization process on the array of quantized transform coefficients using the array of quantizers to obtain an array of reconstructed transform coefficients; a selection unit operable to select one scanning order from a plurality of scanning orders based on the parsed intra prediction mode; an inverse scanning unit operable to perform inverse scanning process on the array of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; an inverse transform unit operable to perform inverse transform on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; an intra prediction unit operable to perform intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     Further, for example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be an apparatus a method of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a calculating unit operable to determine a plurality of blocks of quantizers for each size of block unit; an encoding unit operable to encode the blocks of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; a selection unit operable to select an intra prediction mode among a plurality of intra prediction modes; an intra prediction unit operable to perform an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; a subtraction unit operable to subtract a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; a transform unit operable to perform a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; a selection unit operable to select a block of quantizers based on the selected intra prediction mode from the plurality blocks of quantizers; a quantization unit operable to perform quantization process on the block of transform coefficients using the selected block of quantizers to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; a scanning unit operable to perform scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an entropy encoding unit operable to perform entropy encoding. 
     Further, for example, an apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be an apparatus of decoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: a parsing unit operable to parse a header of a compressed video stream to obtain a plurality blocks of quantizers; a parsing unit operable to parse a header of a coding unit of compressed stream to obtain a selection parameter to select one intra prediction mode from a plurality of predefined intra prediction modes; an entropy decoding unit operable to perform entropy decoding to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; an inverse scanning unit operable to perform inverse scanning process on the array of quantized transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; a selection unit operable to select one block of quantizers based on the parsed intra prediction mode from the plurality blocks of quantizers; an inverse quantization unit operable to perform inverse quantization process on the block of quantized transform coefficients using the selected block of quantizers to obtain a block of reconstructed transform coefficients; an inverse transform unit operable to perform inverse transform process on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to obtain a block of reconstructed residuals; an intra prediction unit operable to perform intra prediction process based on the parsed intra prediction mode. 
     Furthermore, these general and specific embodiments may be implemented using an apparatus, a system, an integrated circuit, a computer program, or a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM, or any combination of apparatuses, systems, integrated circuits, computer programs, or recording media. 
     The effects of the current disclosure are in the form of improvement in subjective picture quality. 
     The following is a detailed description of a method according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure using drawings. Each of the exemplary embodiments described below shows a general or specific example. The numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, the arrangement and connection of the constituent elements, steps, the processing order of the steps, and the like shown in the following exemplary embodiments are mere examples, and therefore do not limit the inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended Claims and their equivalents. Therefore, among the constituent elements in the following exemplary embodiments, constituent elements not recited in any of the independent claims defining the most generic part of the inventive concept are described as arbitrary constituent elements. 
     Embodiment 1 
       FIG. 1  shows a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 1. Firstly in module  100 , an array of quantizers for each size of block unit is calculated based on the predefined quantization matrix. Examples of block unit size include 4×4, 8×8, 16×16 and 32×32 block unit sizes. Example of an array of quantizers is composed of at least two different quantizers. 
     Quantization matrix is predefined to contain different scalars for transform coefficients on different frequency positions in a transform unit. When a quantization parameter is defined by the encoder, each quantizer can be calculated from the quantization parameter and the corresponding scalar at the same position in the quantization matrix. Then, quantizers are directly used to quantize the transform coefficients. 
     In module  102 , all the arrays containing a plurality of quantizers are encoded into header of compressed video stream as part of Sequence Parameter Set or part of Picture Parameter Set. And in module  104 , one intra prediction mode is selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes for the following intra prediction process. Accordingly, an intra prediction process is performed based on the selected intra prediction mode to produce a block of prediction samples in module  106 . 
     Next in module  108 , a block of residuals is computed from subtracting a block of image samples with the block of prediction samples obtained in module  106 . In module  110 , a transform process is performed on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients. In the following module  112 , one scanning order is selected among a plurality of scanning orders based on the selected intra prediction mode in module  104 . In module  114 , the array of quantizers for this block unit is scanned based on the selected scanning order in module  112  to produce a block of quantizers. Three examples are shown in  FIG. 15 . As shown in  FIG. 15 , practically, each intra prediction mode may correspond with its own scanning order, or a group of intra prediction modes may share the same scanning order. 
     In module  116 , a quantization process is performed on the block of transform coefficients to produce a block of quantized transform coefficients. In module  118 , the block of quantized transform coefficients obtained in module  116  is scanned to produce an array of quantized transform coefficients. Finally, the array of quantized transform coefficients are entropy encoded in module  120 . 
       FIG. 2  shows a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 1. Firstly in module  200 , a header of a compressed video stream is parsed to obtain an array of quantizers for each size of block unit. In module  202 , one intra prediction mode is selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes based on the selection parameter parsed from a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream. Following in module  204 , entropy decoding is performed to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     Next in module  206 , inverse scanning process is performed on the array of quantized transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients. In module  208 , another scanning order is selected from a plurality of scanning orders based on the parsed intra prediction mode in module  202 . Subsequently, the array of quantizers parsed in module  200  is scanned to produce a block of quantizers in module  210 . 
     In module  212 , inverse quantization process is performed on the block of quantized transform coefficients using the block of quantizers to produce a block of reconstructed transform coefficients. In module  214 , inverse transform is performed on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to produce a block of reconstructed residuals. In module  216 , intra prediction process is performed based on the intra prediction mode in module  202 . 
     Embodiment 2 
       FIG. 3  shows a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 2. Firstly in module  300 , an array of quantizers for each size of block unit is calculated based on the predefined quantization matrix. Examples of block unit size include 4×4, 8×8, 16×16 and 32×32 block unit sizes. Example of an array of quantizers is composed of at least two different quantizers. 
     Quantization matrix is predefined to contain different scalars for transform coefficients on different frequency positions in a transform unit. When a quantization parameter is defined by the encoder, each quantizer can be calculated from the quantization parameter and the corresponding scalar at the same position in the quantization matrix. Then, quantizers are directly used to quantize the transform coefficients. 
     In module  302 , all the arrays containing a plurality of quantizers are encoded into header of compressed video stream as part of Sequence Parameter Set or part of Picture Parameter Set. And in module  304 , one intra prediction mode is selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes for the following intra prediction process. Accordingly, an intra prediction process is performed based on the above selected intra prediction mode to produce a block of prediction samples in module  306 . 
     Next in module  308 , the block of residuals is computed from subtracting a block of image samples with a block of prediction samples obtained in module  306 . In module  310 , a transform process is performed on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients. In the following module  312 , one scanning order is selected among a plurality of scanning orders based on the selected intra prediction mode in module  304 . In module  314 , a scanning process is performed on the block of transform coefficients to produce an array of transform coefficients. Three examples are shown in  FIG. 16 . As shown in  FIG. 16 , practically, each intra prediction mode may correspond with its own scanning order, or a group of intra prediction modes may share the same scanning order. 
     In the following module  316 , a quantization process is performed on the array of transform coefficients using the array of quantizers to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients. Finally, the array of quantized transform coefficients are entropy encoded in module  318 . 
       FIG. 4  shows a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 2. Firstly in module  400 , a header of a compressed video stream is parsed to obtain an array of quantizers for each size of block unit. In module  402 , one intra prediction mode is selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes based on the selection parameter parsed from a header of a coding unit of compressed video stream. Following in module  404 , entropy decoding is performed to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     In module  406 , inverse quantization is performed on the array of quantized transform coefficients to produce an array of reconstructed transform coefficients. In module  408 , based on the intra prediction mode parsed in module  402 , one scanning order is selected from a plurality of scanning orders. In module  410 , inverse scanning process is performed on the array of reconstructed transform coefficients to produce a block of reconstructed transform coefficients. In module  412 , inverse transform is performed on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to produce a block of reconstructed residuals. Finally, in module  414 , intra prediction process is performed based on the parsed intra prediction mode in module  402 . 
     Embodiment 3 
       FIG. 5  shows a flowchart showing an encoding process in Embodiment 3. Firstly, in module  500  a plurality of blocks containing multiple quantizers is calculated for each size of block unit based on the predefined quantization matrixes. Example of a block of quantizers is composed of at least two different quantizers. For example, block unit size could be 4×4, 8×8, 16×16, and 32×32. Each size of block unit has multiple blocks of quantizers. 
     Quantization matrix is predefined to contain different scalars for transform coefficients on different frequency positions in a transform unit. When a quantization parameter is defined by the encoder, each quantizer can be calculated from the quantization parameter and the corresponding scalar at the same position in the quantization matrix. Then, quantizers are directly used to quantize the transform coefficients. 
     In module  502 , the blocks of quantizers calculated in module  500  are encoded into header of a compressed video stream as part of sequence parameter set (SPS) or part of picture parameter set (PPS). In module  504 , an intra prediction mode is selected among a plurality of intra prediction modes. In module  506 , an intra prediction process is performed based on the intra prediction mode selected in module  504  to produce a block of prediction samples. 
     Next in module  508 , a block of original samples are subtracted based on the block of prediction samples to produce a block of residuals. In module  510 , a transform process is performed on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients. In module  512 , a block of quantizers is selected among a plurality of blocks of quantizers based on the selected intra prediction mode in module  504 . In module  514 , a quantization process is performed on the block of transform coefficients to produce a block of quantized transform coefficients. In module  516 , a scanning process is performed on the block of quantized transform coefficients to produce an array of quantized transform coefficients. In module  518 , the array of quantized transform coefficients are entropy encoded. 
       FIG. 6  shows a flowchart showing a decoding process in Embodiment 3. Firstly in module  600 , a header of a compressed video stream is parsed to obtain an array of quantizers for each size of block unit. For example, the header of compressed video stream could be SPS or PPS. In module  602 , a header of a coding block unit of compressed stream is parsed to obtain a selection parameter. Then, one intra prediction mode is accordingly selected from a plurality of intra prediction modes. In module  604 , entropy decoding is performed to produce an array of quantized transform coefficients. In module  606 , inverse scanning process is performed on the array of quantized transform coefficients to produce a block of quantized transform coefficients. In module  608 , one block of quantizers is selected from a plurality of blocks of quantizers based on the intra prediction mode selected in module  602 . 
     Next in module  610 , an inverse quantization process in performed on the block of quantized transform coefficients to produce a block of reconstructed transform coefficients using the selected block of quantizers. In module  612 , inverse transform process is performed on the block of reconstructed transform coefficients to produce a block of reconstructed residuals. Finally, in module  614 , intra prediction process is performed based on the intra prediction mode parse in module  602 . 
       FIG. 7  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video encoder in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3. The apparatus in  FIG. 7  includes a subtractor  700 , a transform unit  702 , a quantization unit  704 , a scanning unit  706 , an entropy coding unit  708 , an inverse quantization unit  710 , an inverse transform unit  712 , an adder  714 , a filtering unit  716 , a memory  718 , a motion estimation unit  720 , a motion compensation unit  722 , a quantizer determination unit  724 , a selector  726 , an intra prediction unit  728 , an intra prediction direction selection unit  730 , and a memory  732 . 
     For example, the entropy coding unit  708  corresponds to module  100 , module  102 , module  120 , module  500 , module  502  and module  518 . And the intra prediction direction selection unit  730  corresponds to module  104  and module  504 . And the intra prediction unit  728  corresponds to module  106  and module  506 . And the subtractor  700  corresponds to module  108  and module  508 . And the transform unit  702  corresponds to module  110  and module  510 . And the quantizer determination unit  724  corresponds to module  112 , module  114 , and module  512 . And the quantization unit  704  corresponds to module  116  and module  514 . And the scanning unit  706  corresponds to module  118  and module  516 . 
       FIG. 8  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video decoder in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 3. The apparatus in  FIG. 8  includes a parser unit  800 , an entropy decoding unit  802 , a quantizer determination unit  804 , an inverse scanning unit  806 , an inverse quantization unit  808 , an inverse transform unit  810 , an adder  812 , a filtering unit  814 , a selector  816 , an intra prediction unit  818 , a memory  820 , a memory  822 , a motion compensation  824  and a parser unit  826 . 
     For example, the parser unit  800  corresponds to module  200  and module  600 . And the parser unit  826  corresponds to module  202  and module  602 . And the entropy decoding unit  802  corresponds to module  204  and module  604 . And the inverse scanning unit  806  corresponds to module  206  and module  606 . And the quantizer determination unit  804  corresponds to module  208 , module  210 , and module  608 . And the inverse quantization unit  808  corresponds to module  212  and module  610 . And the inverse transform unit  810  corresponds to module  214  and module  612 . And the intra prediction unit  818  corresponds to module  216  and module  614 . 
       FIG. 9  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video encoder in Embodiment 2. The apparatus in  FIG. 9  includes a subtractor  900 , a transform unit  902 , a scanning unit  904 , a quantization unit  906 , an entropy coding unit  908 , an inverse quantization unit  910 , an inverse scanning unit  912 , an inverse transform unit  914 , a quantizer memory  916 , a scanning order selection unit  918 , an adder  920 , a filtering unit  922 , a memory  924 , a motion estimation unit, a motion compensation unit  928 , a selector  930 , an intra prediction unit  932 , an intra prediction direction selection unit  934  and a memory  936 . 
     For example, the entropy coding unit  908  corresponds to module  300 , module  302  and module  318 . And the intra prediction direction selection unit  934  corresponds to module  304 . And the intra prediction unit  932  corresponds to module  306 . And the subtractor  900  corresponds to module  308 . And the transform unit  902  corresponds to module  310 . And the scanning order selection unit  918  corresponds to module  312 . And the scanning unit  904  corresponds to module  314 . And the quantization unit  906  corresponds to module  316 . 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram illustrating an example apparatus for a video decoder in Embodiment 2. The apparatus in  FIG. 10  includes an entropy decoding unit  1000 , an inverse quantization unit  1002 , an inverse scanning unit  1004 , an inverse scanning order selection unit  1006 , an inverse transform unit  1008 , an adder  1010 , a filtering unit  1012 , a memory  1014 , a selector  1016 , a memory  1018 , a motion compensation unit  1020 , a intra prediction unit  1022 , a quantizer memory  1024 , a parser unit  1026 , a intra prediction mode memory  1028  and a parser unit  1030 . 
     For example, the parser unit  1030  corresponds to module  400 . And the parser unit  1026  corresponds to module  402 . And the entropy decoding unit  1000  corresponds to module  404 . And the inverse quantization unit  1002  corresponds to module  406 . And the inverse scanning order selection unit  1006  corresponds to module  408 . And the inverse scanning unit  1004  corresponds to module  410 . And the inverse transform unit  1008  corresponds to module  412 . And the intra prediction unit  1022  corresponds to module  414 . 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizers in a header of a sequence, where each TU size corresponds with a single quantization matrix.  FIG. 12  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizers in a header of an image, where each TU size corresponds with a single quantization matrix.  FIG. 13  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizer arrays in a header of a sequence, where each TU size corresponds with a plurality of quantization matrix.  FIG. 14  is a diagram showing the locations of a plurality of quantizer arrays in a header of an image, where each TU size corresponds with a plurality of quantization matrix. 
     Intra prediction mode dependent adaptive quantization matrix is to improve the utilization of quantization matrix. This disclosure could adaptively adjust the quantization matrix based on the intra prediction mode for different block units. Therefore, it does not introduce additional overheads for selection of quantization matrix. In addition, this disclosure proposes two solutions that only a single quantization matrix is required for a block unit. In this case, memory is saved for storing the quantization matrix. The benefits of the current disclosure are in the form of improving subjective visual quality. 
     It should be noted that in the above embodiments, each of the constituent elements may be constituted by dedicated hardware, or may be obtained by executing a software program suitable for the constituent element. Each constituent element may be obtained by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or semiconductor memory. Here, the software which realizes the apparatus in the above embodiments and the like is a program as will be described below. 
     Specifically, this program causes a computer to execute a method of encoding video using intra prediction mode dependent quantization matrix comprising of: calculating an array of quantizers for each size of block unit; encoding the arrays of quantizers into header of compressed video stream; selecting one intra prediction mode from a plurality of intra prediction modes; performing an intra prediction process based on the selected intra prediction mode to get a block of prediction samples; subtracting a block of original samples from the block of prediction samples to obtain a block of residuals; performing a transform process on the block of residuals to produce a block of transform coefficients; selecting one scanning order based on the selected intra prediction mode among a plurality of scanning orders; scanning the array of quantizers to obtain a block of quantizers based on the selected scanning order; performing quantization process on the block of transform coefficients to obtain a block of quantized transform coefficients; performing a scanning process on the block of quantized transform coefficients to obtain an array of quantized transform coefficients; performing entropy coding on the array of quantized transform coefficients. 
     The above is a description of a method according to one or more aspects of the inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended Claims and their equivalents, based on some exemplary embodiments. However, the inventive concept is not limited to these exemplary embodiments. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that it is possible to make various modifications in these exemplary embodiments and to arbitrarily combine the constituent elements in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the principles and spirit of the inventive concept. 
     Embodiment 4 
     The processing described in each of embodiments can be simply implemented in an independent computer system, by recording, in a recording medium, a program for implementing the configurations of the moving picture coding method (image coding method) and the moving picture decoding method (image decoding method) described in each of embodiments. The recording media may be any recording media as long as the program can be recorded, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magnetic optical disk, an IC card, and a semiconductor memory. 
     Hereinafter, the applications to the moving picture coding method (image coding method) and the moving picture decoding method (image decoding method) described in each of embodiments and systems using thereof will be described. The system has a feature of having an image coding and decoding apparatus that includes an image coding apparatus using the image coding method and an image decoding apparatus using the image decoding method. Other configurations in the system can be changed as appropriate depending on the cases. 
       FIG. 17  illustrates an overall configuration of a content providing system ex 100  for implementing content distribution services. The area for providing communication services is divided into cells of desired size, and base stations ex 106 , ex 107 , ex 108 , ex 109 , and ex 110  which are fixed wireless stations are placed in each of the cells. 
     The content providing system ex 100  is connected to devices, such as a computer ex 111 , a personal digital assistant (PDA) ex 112 , a camera ex 113 , a cellular phone ex 114  and a game machine ex 115 , via the Internet ex 101 , an Internet service provider ex 102 , a telephone network ex 104 , as well as the base stations ex 106  to ex 110 , respectively. 
     However, the configuration of the content providing system ex 100  is not limited to the configuration shown in  FIG. 17 , and a combination in which any of the elements are connected is acceptable. In addition, each device may be directly connected to the telephone network ex 104 , rather than via the base stations ex 106  to ex 110  which are the fixed wireless stations. Furthermore, the devices may be interconnected to each other via a short distance wireless communication and others. 
     The camera ex 113 , such as a digital video camera, is capable of capturing video. A camera ex 116 , such as a digital video camera, is capable of capturing both still images and video. Furthermore, the cellular phone ex 114  may be the one that meets any of the standards such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (registered trademark), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and High Speed Packet Access (HSPA). Alternatively, the cellular phone ex 114  may be a Personal Handyphone System (PHS). 
     In the content providing system ex 100 , a streaming server ex 103  is connected to the camera ex 113  and others via the telephone network ex 104  and the base station ex 109 , which enables distribution of images of a live show and others. In such a distribution, a content (for example, video of a music live show) captured by the user using the camera ex 113  is coded as described above in each of embodiments (i.e., the camera functions as the image coding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention), and the coded content is transmitted to the streaming server ex 103 . On the other hand, the streaming server ex 103  carries out stream distribution of the transmitted content data to the clients upon their requests. The clients include the computer ex 111 , the PDA ex 112 , the camera ex 113 , the cellular phone ex 114 , and the game machine ex 115  that are capable of decoding the above-mentioned coded data. Each of the devices that have received the distributed data decodes and reproduces the coded data (i.e., functions as the image decoding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention). 
     The captured data may be coded by the camera ex 113  or the streaming server ex 103  that transmits the data, or the coding processes may be shared between the camera ex 113  and the streaming server ex 103 . Similarly, the distributed data may be decoded by the clients or the streaming server ex 103 , or the decoding processes may be shared between the clients and the streaming server ex 103 . Furthermore, the data of the still images and video captured by not only the camera ex 113  but also the camera ex 116  may be transmitted to the streaming server ex 103  through the computer ex 111 . The coding processes may be performed by the camera ex 116 , the computer ex 111 , or the streaming server ex 103 , or shared among them. 
     Furthermore, the coding and decoding processes may be performed by an LSI ex 500  generally included in each of the computer ex 111  and the devices. The LSI ex 500  may be configured of a single chip or a plurality of chips. Software for coding and decoding video may be integrated into some type of a recording medium (such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk, and a hard disk) that is readable by the computer ex 111  and others, and the coding and decoding processes may be performed using the software. Furthermore, when the cellular phone ex 114  is equipped with a camera, the image data obtained by the camera may be transmitted. The video data is data coded by the LSI ex 500  included in the cellular phone ex 114 . 
     Furthermore, the streaming server ex 103  may be composed of servers and computers, and may decentralize data and process the decentralized data, record, or distribute data. 
     As described above, the clients may receive and reproduce the coded data in the content providing system ex 100 . In other words, the clients can receive and decode information transmitted by the user, and reproduce the decoded data in real time in the content providing system ex 100 , so that the user who does not have any particular right and equipment can implement personal broadcasting. 
     Aside from the example of the content providing system ex 100 , at least one of the moving picture coding apparatus (image coding apparatus) and the moving picture decoding apparatus (image decoding apparatus) described in each of embodiments may be implemented in a digital broadcasting system ex 200  illustrated in  FIG. 18 . More specifically, a broadcast station ex 201  communicates or transmits, via radio waves to a broadcast satellite ex 202 , multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing audio data and others onto video data. The video data is data coded by the moving picture coding method described in each of embodiments (i.e., data coded by the image coding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention). Upon receipt of the multiplexed data, the broadcast satellite ex 202  transmits radio waves for broadcasting. Then, a home-use antenna ex 204  with a satellite broadcast reception function receives the radio waves. Next, a device such as a television (receiver) ex 300  and a set top box (STB) ex 217  decodes the received multiplexed data, and reproduces the decoded data (i.e., functions as the image decoding apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention). 
     Furthermore, a reader/recorder ex 218  (i) reads and decodes the multiplexed data recorded on a recording media ex 215 , such as a DVD and a BD, or (i) codes video signals in the recording medium ex 215 , and in some cases, writes data obtained by multiplexing an audio signal on the coded data. The reader/recorder ex 218  can include the moving picture decoding apparatus or the moving picture coding apparatus as shown in each of embodiments. In this case, the reproduced video signals are displayed on the monitor ex 219 , and can be reproduced by another device or system using the recording medium ex 215  on which the multiplexed data is recorded. It is also possible to implement the moving picture decoding apparatus in the set top box ex 217  connected to the cable ex 203  for a cable television or to the antenna ex 204  for satellite and/or terrestrial broadcasting, so as to display the video signals on the monitor ex 219  of the television ex 300 . The moving picture decoding apparatus may be implemented not in the set top box but in the television ex 300 . 
       FIG. 19  illustrates the television (receiver) ex 300  that uses the moving picture coding method and the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments. The television ex 300  includes: a tuner ex 301  that obtains or provides multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing audio data onto video data, through the antenna ex 204  or the cable ex 203 , etc. that receives a broadcast; a modulation/demodulation unit ex 302  that demodulates the received multiplexed data or modulates data into multiplexed data to be supplied outside; and a multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 303  that demultiplexes the modulated multiplexed data into video data and audio data, or multiplexes video data and audio data coded by a signal processing unit ex 306  into data. 
     The television ex 300  further includes: a signal processing unit ex 306  including an audio signal processing unit ex 304  and a video signal processing unit ex 305  that decode audio data and video data and code audio data and video data, respectively (which function as the image coding apparatus and the image decoding apparatus according to the aspects of the present invention); and an output unit ex 309  including a speaker ex 307  that provides the decoded audio signal, and a display unit ex 308  that displays the decoded video signal, such as a display. Furthermore, the television ex 300  includes an interface unit ex 317  including an operation input unit ex 312  that receives an input of a user operation. Furthermore, the television ex 300  includes a control unit ex 310  that controls overall each constituent element of the television ex 300 , and a power supply circuit unit ex 311  that supplies power to each of the elements. Other than the operation input unit ex 312 , the interface unit ex 317  may include: a bridge ex 313  that is connected to an external device, such as the reader/recorder ex 218 ; a slot unit ex 314  for enabling attachment of the recording medium ex 216 , such as an SD card; a driver ex 315  to be connected to an external recording medium, such as a hard disk; and a modem ex 316  to be connected to a telephone network. Here, the recording medium ex 216  can electrically record information using a non-volatile/volatile semiconductor memory element for storage. The constituent elements of the television ex 300  are connected to each other through a synchronous bus. 
     First, the configuration in which the television ex 300  decodes multiplexed data obtained from outside through the antenna ex 204  and others and reproduces the decoded data will be described. In the television ex 300 , upon a user operation through a remote controller ex 220  and others, the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 303  demultiplexes the multiplexed data demodulated by the modulation/demodulation unit ex 302 , under control of the control unit ex 310  including a CPU. Furthermore, the audio signal processing unit ex 304  decodes the demultiplexed audio data, and the video signal processing unit ex 305  decodes the demultiplexed video data, using the decoding method described in each of embodiments, in the television ex 300 . The output unit ex 309  provides the decoded video signal and audio signal outside, respectively. When the output unit ex 309  provides the video signal and the audio signal, the signals may be temporarily stored in buffers ex 318  and ex 319 , and others so that the signals are reproduced in synchronization with each other. Furthermore, the television ex 300  may read multiplexed data not through a broadcast and others but from the recording media ex 215  and ex 216 , such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and a SD card. Next, a configuration in which the television ex 300  codes an audio signal and a video signal, and transmits the data outside or writes the data on a recording medium will be described. In the television ex 300 , upon a user operation through the remote controller ex 220  and others, the audio signal processing unit ex 304  codes an audio signal, and the video signal processing unit ex 305  codes a video signal, under control of the control unit ex 310  using the coding method described in each of embodiments. The multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 303  multiplexes the coded video signal and audio signal, and provides the resulting signal outside. When the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 303  multiplexes the video signal and the audio signal, the signals may be temporarily stored in the buffers ex 320  and ex 321 , and others so that the signals are reproduced in synchronization with each other. Here, the buffers ex 318 , ex 319 , ex 320 , and ex 321  may be plural as illustrated, or at least one buffer may be shared in the television ex 300 . Furthermore, data may be stored in a buffer so that the system overflow and underflow may be avoided between the modulation/demodulation unit ex 302  and the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 303 , for example. 
     Furthermore, the television ex 300  may include a configuration for receiving an AV input from a microphone or a camera other than the configuration for obtaining audio and video data from a broadcast or a recording medium, and may code the obtained data. Although the television ex 300  can code, multiplex, and provide outside data in the description, it may be capable of only receiving, decoding, and providing outside data but not the coding, multiplexing, and providing outside data. 
     Furthermore, when the reader/recorder ex 218  reads or writes multiplexed data from or on a recording medium, one of the television ex 300  and the reader/recorder ex 218  may decode or code the multiplexed data, and the television ex 300  and the reader/recorder ex 218  may share the decoding or coding. 
     As an example,  FIG. 20  illustrates a configuration of an information reproducing/recording unit ex 400  when data is read or written from or on an optical disk. The information reproducing/recording unit ex 400  includes constituent elements ex 401 , ex 402 , ex 403 , ex 404 , ex 405 , ex 406 , and ex 407  to be described hereinafter. The optical head ex 401  irradiates a laser spot in a recording surface of the recording medium ex 215  that is an optical disk to write information, and detects reflected light from the recording surface of the recording medium ex 215  to read the information. The modulation recording unit ex 402  electrically drives a semiconductor laser included in the optical head ex 401 , and modulates the laser light according to recorded data. The reproduction demodulating unit ex 403  amplifies a reproduction signal obtained by electrically detecting the reflected light from the recording surface using a photo detector included in the optical head ex 401 , and demodulates the reproduction signal by separating a signal component recorded on the recording medium ex 215  to reproduce the necessary information. The buffer ex 404  temporarily holds the information to be recorded on the recording medium ex 215  and the information reproduced from the recording medium ex 215 . The disk motor ex 405  rotates the recording medium ex 215 . The servo control unit ex 406  moves the optical head ex 401  to a predetermined information track while controlling the rotation drive of the disk motor ex 405  so as to follow the laser spot. The system control unit ex 407  controls overall the information reproducing/recording unit ex 400 . The reading and writing processes can be implemented by the system control unit ex 407  using various information stored in the buffer ex 404  and generating and adding new information as necessary, and by the modulation recording unit ex 402 , the reproduction demodulating unit ex 403 , and the servo control unit ex 406  that record and reproduce information through the optical head ex 401  while being operated in a coordinated manner. The system control unit ex 407  includes, for example, a microprocessor, and executes processing by causing a computer to execute a program for read and write. 
     Although the optical head ex 401  irradiates a laser spot in the description, it may perform high-density recording using near field light. 
       FIG. 21  illustrates the recording medium ex 215  that is the optical disk. On the recording surface of the recording medium ex 215 , guide grooves are spirally formed, and an information track ex 230  records, in advance, address information indicating an absolute position on the disk according to change in a shape of the guide grooves. The address information includes information for determining positions of recording blocks ex 231  that are a unit for recording data. Reproducing the information track ex 230  and reading the address information in an apparatus that records and reproduces data can lead to determination of the positions of the recording blocks. Furthermore, the recording medium ex 215  includes a data recording area ex 233 , an inner circumference area ex 232 , and an outer circumference area ex 234 . The data recording area ex 233  is an area for use in recording the user data. The inner circumference area ex 232  and the outer circumference area ex 234  that are inside and outside of the data recording area ex 233 , respectively are for specific use except for recording the user data. The information reproducing/recording unit  400  reads and writes coded audio, coded video data, or multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing the coded audio and video data, from and on the data recording area ex 233  of the recording medium ex 215 . 
     Although an optical disk having a layer, such as a DVD and a BD is described as an example in the description, the optical disk is not limited to such, and may be an optical disk having a multilayer structure and capable of being recorded on a part other than the surface. Furthermore, the optical disk may have a structure for multidimensional recording/reproduction, such as recording of information using light of colors with different wavelengths in the same portion of the optical disk and for recording information having different layers from various angles. 
     Furthermore, a car ex 210  having an antenna ex 205  can receive data from the satellite ex 202  and others, and reproduce video on a display device such as a car navigation system ex 211  set in the car ex 210 , in the digital broadcasting system ex 200 . Here, a configuration of the car navigation system ex 211  will be a configuration, for example, including a GPS receiving unit from the configuration illustrated in  FIG. 19 . The same will be true for the configuration of the computer ex 111 , the cellular phone ex 114 , and others. 
       FIG. 22A  illustrates the cellular phone ex 114  that uses the moving picture coding method and the moving picture decoding method described in embodiments. The cellular phone ex 114  includes: an antenna ex 350  for transmitting and receiving radio waves through the base station ex 110 ; a camera unit ex 365  capable of capturing moving and still images; and a display unit ex 358  such as a liquid crystal display for displaying the data such as decoded video captured by the camera unit ex 365  or received by the antenna ex 350 . The cellular phone ex 114  further includes: a main body unit including an operation key unit ex 366 ; an audio output unit ex 357  such as a speaker for output of audio; an audio input unit ex 356  such as a microphone for input of audio; a memory unit ex 367  for storing captured video or still pictures, recorded audio, coded or decoded data of the received video, the still pictures, e-mails, or others; and a slot unit ex 364  that is an interface unit for a recording medium that stores data in the same manner as the memory unit ex 367 . 
     Next, an example of a configuration of the cellular phone ex 114  will be described with reference to  FIG. 22B . In the cellular phone ex 114 , a main control unit ex 360  designed to control overall each unit of the main body including the display unit ex 358  as well as the operation key unit ex 366  is connected mutually, via a synchronous bus ex 370 , to a power supply circuit unit ex 361 , an operation input control unit ex 362 , a video signal processing unit ex 355 , a camera interface unit ex 363 , a liquid crystal display (LCD) control unit ex 359 , a modulation/demodulation unit ex 352 , a multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 353 , an audio signal processing unit ex 354 , the slot unit ex 364 , and the memory unit ex 367 . 
     When a call-end key or a power key is turned ON by a user&#39;s operation, the power supply circuit unit ex 361  supplies the respective units with power from a battery pack so as to activate the cell phone ex 114 . 
     In the cellular phone ex 114 , the audio signal processing unit ex 354  converts the audio signals collected by the audio input unit ex 356  in voice conversation mode into digital audio signals under the control of the main control unit ex 360  including a CPU, ROM, and RAM. Then, the modulation/demodulation unit ex 352  performs spread spectrum processing on the digital audio signals, and the transmitting and receiving unit ex 351  performs digital-to-analog conversion and frequency conversion on the data, so as to transmit the resulting data via the antenna ex 350 . Also, in the cellular phone ex 114 , the transmitting and receiving unit ex 351  amplifies the data received by the antenna ex 350  in voice conversation mode and performs frequency conversion and the analog-to-digital conversion on the data. Then, the modulation/demodulation unit ex 352  performs inverse spread spectrum processing on the data, and the audio signal processing unit ex 354  converts it into analog audio signals, so as to output them via the audio output unit ex 357 . 
     Furthermore, when an e-mail in data communication mode is transmitted, text data of the e-mail inputted by operating the operation key unit ex 366  and others of the main body is sent out to the main control unit ex 360  via the operation input control unit ex 362 . The main control unit ex 360  causes the modulation/demodulation unit ex 352  to perform spread spectrum processing on the text data, and the transmitting and receiving unit ex 351  performs the digital-to-analog conversion and the frequency conversion on the resulting data to transmit the data to the base station ex 110  via the antenna ex 350 . When an e-mail is received, processing that is approximately inverse to the processing for transmitting an e-mail is performed on the received data, and the resulting data is provided to the display unit ex 358 . 
     When video, still images, or video and audio in data communication mode is or are transmitted, the video signal processing unit ex 355  compresses and codes video signals supplied from the camera unit ex 365  using the moving picture coding method shown in each of embodiments (i.e., functions as the image coding apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention), and transmits the coded video data to the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 353 . In contrast, during when the camera unit ex 365  captures video, still images, and others, the audio signal processing unit ex 354  codes audio signals collected by the audio input unit ex 356 , and transmits the coded audio data to the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 353 . 
     The multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 353  multiplexes the coded video data supplied from the video signal processing unit ex 355  and the coded audio data supplied from the audio signal processing unit ex 354 , using a predetermined method. Then, the modulation/demodulation unit (modulation/demodulation circuit unit) ex 352  performs spread spectrum processing on the multiplexed data, and the transmitting and receiving unit ex 351  performs digital-to-analog conversion and frequency conversion on the data so as to transmit the resulting data via the antenna ex 350 . 
     When receiving data of a video file which is linked to a Web page and others in data communication mode or when receiving an e-mail with video and/or audio attached, in order to decode the multiplexed data received via the antenna ex 350 , the multiplexing/demultiplexing unit ex 353  demultiplexes the multiplexed data into a video data bit stream and an audio data bit stream, and supplies the video signal processing unit ex 355  with the coded video data and the audio signal processing unit ex 354  with the coded audio data, through the synchronous bus ex 370 . The video signal processing unit ex 355  decodes the video signal using a moving picture decoding method corresponding to the moving picture coding method shown in each of embodiments (i.e., functions as the image decoding apparatus according to the aspect of the present invention), and then the display unit ex 358  displays, for instance, the video and still images included in the video file linked to the Web page via the LCD control unit ex 359 . Furthermore, the audio signal processing unit ex 354  decodes the audio signal, and the audio output unit ex 357  provides the audio. 
     Furthermore, similarly to the television ex 300 , a terminal such as the cellular phone ex 114  probably have 3 types of implementation configurations including not only (i) a transmitting and receiving terminal including both a coding apparatus and a decoding apparatus, but also (ii) a transmitting terminal including only a coding apparatus and (iii) a receiving terminal including only a decoding apparatus. Although the digital broadcasting system ex 200  receives and transmits the multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing audio data onto video data in the description, the multiplexed data may be data obtained by multiplexing not audio data but character data related to video onto video data, and may be not multiplexed data but video data itself. 
     As such, the moving picture coding method and the moving picture decoding method in each of embodiments can be used in any of the devices and systems described. Thus, the advantages described in each of embodiments can be obtained. 
     Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to embodiments, and various modifications and revisions are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. 
     Embodiment 5 
     Video data can be generated by switching, as necessary, between (i) the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus shown in each of embodiments and (ii) a moving picture coding method or a moving picture coding apparatus in conformity with a different standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1. 
     Here, when a plurality of video data that conforms to the different standards is generated and is then decoded, the decoding methods need to be selected to conform to the different standards. However, since to which standard each of the plurality of the video data to be decoded conform cannot be detected, there is a problem that an appropriate decoding method cannot be selected. 
     In order to solve the problem, multiplexed data obtained by multiplexing audio data and others onto video data has a structure including identification information indicating to which standard the video data conforms. The specific structure of the multiplexed data including the video data generated in the moving picture coding method and by the moving picture coding apparatus shown in each of embodiments will be hereinafter described. The multiplexed data is a digital stream in the MPEG-2 Transport Stream format. 
       FIG. 23  illustrates a structure of the multiplexed data. As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , the multiplexed data can be obtained by multiplexing at least one of a video stream, an audio stream, a presentation graphics stream (PG), and an interactive graphics stream. The video stream represents primary video and secondary video of a movie, the audio stream (IG) represents a primary audio part and a secondary audio part to be mixed with the primary audio part, and the presentation graphics stream represents subtitles of the movie. Here, the primary video is normal video to be displayed on a screen, and the secondary video is video to be displayed on a smaller window in the primary video. Furthermore, the interactive graphics stream represents an interactive screen to be generated by arranging the GUI components on a screen. The video stream is coded in the moving picture coding method or by the moving picture coding apparatus shown in each of embodiments, or in a moving picture coding method or by a moving picture coding apparatus in conformity with a conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1. The audio stream is coded in accordance with a standard, such as Dolby-AC-3, Dolby Digital Plus, MLP, DTS, DTS-HD, and linear PCM. 
     Each stream included in the multiplexed data is identified by PID. For example, 0x1011 is allocated to the video stream to be used for video of a movie, 0x1100 to 0x111F are allocated to the audio streams, 0x1200 to 0x121F are allocated to the presentation graphics streams, 0x1400 to 0x141F are allocated to the interactive graphics streams, 0x1B00 to 0x1B1F are allocated to the video streams to be used for secondary video of the movie, and 0x1A00 to 0x1A1F are allocated to the audio streams to be used for the secondary video to be mixed with the primary audio. 
       FIG. 24  schematically illustrates how data is multiplexed. First, a video stream ex 235  composed of video frames and an audio stream ex 238  composed of audio frames are transformed into a stream of PES packets ex 236  and a stream of PES packets ex 239 , and further into TS packets ex 237  and TS packets ex 240 , respectively. Similarly, data of a presentation graphics stream ex 241  and data of an interactive graphics stream ex 244  are transformed into a stream of PES packets ex 242  and a stream of PES packets ex 245 , and further into TS packets ex 243  and TS packets ex 246 , respectively. These TS packets are multiplexed into a stream to obtain multiplexed data ex 247 . 
       FIG. 25  illustrates how a video stream is stored in a stream of PES packets in more detail. The first bar in  FIG. 25  shows a video frame stream in a video stream. The second bar shows the stream of PES packets. As indicated by arrows denoted as yy1, yy2, yy3, and yy4 in  FIG. 25 , the video stream is divided into pictures as I pictures, B pictures, and P pictures each of which is a video presentation unit, and the pictures are stored in a payload of each of the PES packets. Each of the PES packets has a PES header, and the PES header stores a Presentation Time-Stamp (PTS) indicating a display time of the picture, and a Decoding Time-Stamp (DTS) indicating a decoding time of the picture. 
       FIG. 26  illustrates a format of TS packets to be finally written on the multiplexed data. Each of the TS packets is a 188-byte fixed length packet including a 4-byte TS header having information, such as a PID for identifying a stream and a 184-byte TS payload for storing data. The PES packets are divided, and stored in the TS payloads, respectively. When a BD ROM is used, each of the TS packets is given a 4-byte TP_Extra_Header, thus resulting in 192-byte source packets. The source packets are written on the multiplexed data. The TP_Extra_Header stores information such as an Arrival_Time_Stamp (ATS). The ATS shows a transfer start time at which each of the TS packets is to be transferred to a PID filter. The source packets are arranged in the multiplexed data as shown at the bottom of  FIG. 26 . The numbers incrementing from the head of the multiplexed data are called source packet numbers (SPNs). 
     Each of the TS packets included in the multiplexed data includes not only streams of audio, video, subtitles and others, but also a Program Association Table (PAT), a Program Map Table (PMT), and a Program Clock Reference (PCR). The PAT shows what a PID in a PMT used in the multiplexed data indicates, and a PID of the PAT itself is registered as zero. The PMT stores PIDs of the streams of video, audio, subtitles and others included in the multiplexed data, and attribute information of the streams corresponding to the PIDs. The PMT also has various descriptors relating to the multiplexed data. The descriptors have information such as copy control information showing whether copying of the multiplexed data is permitted or not. The PCR stores STC time information corresponding to an ATS showing when the PCR packet is transferred to a decoder, in order to achieve synchronization between an Arrival Time Clock (ATC) that is a time axis of ATSs, and an System Time Clock (STC) that is a time axis of PTSs and DTSs. 
       FIG. 27  illustrates the data structure of the PMT in detail. A PMT header is disposed at the top of the PMT. The PMT header describes the length of data included in the PMT and others. A plurality of descriptors relating to the multiplexed data is disposed after the PMT header. Information such as the copy control information is described in the descriptors. After the descriptors, a plurality of pieces of stream information relating to the streams included in the multiplexed data is disposed. Each piece of stream information includes stream descriptors each describing information, such as a stream type for identifying a compression codec of a stream, a stream PID, and stream attribute information (such as a frame rate or an aspect ratio). The stream descriptors are equal in number to the number of streams in the multiplexed data. 
     When the multiplexed data is recorded on a recording medium and others, it is recorded together with multiplexed data information files. 
     Each of the multiplexed data information files is management information of the multiplexed data as shown in  FIG. 28 . The multiplexed data information files are in one to one correspondence with the multiplexed data, and each of the files includes multiplexed data information, stream attribute information, and an entry map. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 28 , the multiplexed data includes a system rate, a reproduction start time, and a reproduction end time. The system rate indicates the maximum transfer rate at which a system target decoder to be described later transfers the multiplexed data to a PID filter. The intervals of the ATSs included in the multiplexed data are set to not higher than a system rate. The reproduction start time indicates a PTS in a video frame at the head of the multiplexed data. An interval of one frame is added to a PTS in a video frame at the end of the multiplexed data, and the PTS is set to the reproduction end time. 
     As shown in  FIG. 29 , a piece of attribute information is registered in the stream attribute information, for each PID of each stream included in the multiplexed data. Each piece of attribute information has different information depending on whether the corresponding stream is a video stream, an audio stream, a presentation graphics stream, or an interactive graphics stream. Each piece of video stream attribute information carries information including what kind of compression codec is used for compressing the video stream, and the resolution, aspect ratio and frame rate of the pieces of picture data that is included in the video stream. Each piece of audio stream attribute information carries information including what kind of compression codec is used for compressing the audio stream, how many channels are included in the audio stream, which language the audio stream supports, and how high the sampling frequency is. The video stream attribute information and the audio stream attribute information are used for initialization of a decoder before the player plays back the information. 
     In the present embodiment, the multiplexed data to be used is of a stream type included in the PMT. Furthermore, when the multiplexed data is recorded on a recording medium, the video stream attribute information included in the multiplexed data information is used. More specifically, the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments includes a step or a unit for allocating unique information indicating video data generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus in each of embodiments, to the stream type included in the PMT or the video stream attribute information. With the configuration, the video data generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments can be distinguished from video data that conforms to another standard. 
     Furthermore,  FIG. 30  illustrates steps of the moving picture decoding method according to the present embodiment. In Step exS 100 , the stream type included in the PMT or the video stream attribute information is obtained from the multiplexed data. Next, in Step exS 101 , it is determined whether or not the stream type or the video stream attribute information indicates that the multiplexed data is generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus in each of embodiments. When it is determined that the stream type or the video stream attribute information indicates that the multiplexed data is generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus in each of embodiments, in Step exS 102 , decoding is performed by the moving picture decoding method in each of embodiments. Furthermore, when the stream type or the video stream attribute information indicates conformance to the conventional standards, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1, in Step exS 103 , decoding is performed by a moving picture decoding method in conformity with the conventional standards. 
     As such, allocating a new unique value to the stream type or the video stream attribute information enables determination whether or not the moving picture decoding method or the moving picture decoding apparatus that is described in each of embodiments can perform decoding. Even when multiplexed data that conforms to a different standard, an appropriate decoding method or apparatus can be selected. Thus, it becomes possible to decode information without any error. Furthermore, the moving picture coding method or apparatus, or the moving picture decoding method or apparatus in the present embodiment can be used in the devices and systems described above. 
     Embodiment 6 
     Each of the moving picture coding method, the moving picture coding apparatus, the moving picture decoding method, and the moving picture decoding apparatus in each of embodiments is typically achieved in the form of an integrated circuit or a Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuit. As an example of the LSI,  FIG. 31  illustrates a configuration of the LSI ex 500  that is made into one chip. The LSI ex 500  includes elements ex 501 , ex 502 , ex 503 , ex 504 , ex 505 , ex 506 , ex 507 , ex 508 , and ex 509  to be described below, and the elements are connected to each other through a bus ex 510 . The power supply circuit unit ex 505  is activated by supplying each of the elements with power when the power supply circuit unit ex 505  is turned on. 
     For example, when coding is performed, the LSI ex 500  receives an AV signal from a microphone ex 117 , a camera ex 113 , and others through an AV IO ex 509  under control of a control unit ex 501  including a CPU ex 502 , a memory controller ex 503 , a stream controller ex 504 , and a driving frequency control unit ex 512 . The received AV signal is temporarily stored in an external memory ex 511 , such as an SDRAM. Under control of the control unit ex 501 , the stored data is segmented into data portions according to the processing amount and speed to be transmitted to a signal processing unit ex 507 . Then, the signal processing unit ex 507  codes an audio signal and/or a video signal. Here, the coding of the video signal is the coding described in each of embodiments. Furthermore, the signal processing unit ex 507  sometimes multiplexes the coded audio data and the coded video data, and a stream IO ex 506  provides the multiplexed data outside. The provided multiplexed data is transmitted to the base station ex 107 , or written on the recording media ex 215 . When data sets are multiplexed, the data should be temporarily stored in the buffer ex 508  so that the data sets are synchronized with each other. 
     Although the memory ex 511  is an element outside the LSI ex 500 , it may be included in the LSI ex 500 . The buffer ex 508  is not limited to one buffer, but may be composed of buffers. Furthermore, the LSI ex 500  may be made into one chip or a plurality of chips. 
     Furthermore, although the control unit ex 501  includes the CPU ex 502 , the memory controller ex 503 , the stream controller ex 504 , the driving frequency control unit ex 512 , the configuration of the control unit ex 501  is not limited to such. For example, the signal processing unit ex 507  may further include a CPU. Inclusion of another CPU in the signal processing unit ex 507  can improve the processing speed. Furthermore, as another example, the CPU ex 502  may serve as or be a part of the signal processing unit ex 507 , and, for example, may include an audio signal processing unit. In such a case, the control unit ex 501  includes the signal processing unit ex 507  or the CPU ex 502  including a part of the signal processing unit ex 507 . 
     The name used here is LSI, but it may also be called IC, system LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration. 
     Moreover, ways to achieve integration are not limited to the LSI, and a special circuit or a general purpose processor and so forth can also achieve the integration. Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) that can be programmed after manufacturing LSIs or a reconfigurable processor that allows re-configuration of the connection or configuration of an LSI can be used for the same purpose. 
     In the future, with advancement in semiconductor technology, a brand-new technology may replace LSI. The functional blocks can be integrated using such a technology. The possibility is that the present invention is applied to biotechnology. 
     Embodiment 7 
     When video data generated in the moving picture coding method or by the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments is decoded, compared to when video data that conforms to a conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1 is decoded, the processing amount probably increases. Thus, the LSI ex 500  needs to be set to a driving frequency higher than that of the CPU ex 502  to be used when video data in conformity with the conventional standard is decoded. However, when the driving frequency is set higher, there is a problem that the power consumption increases. 
     In order to solve the problem, the moving picture decoding apparatus, such as the television ex 300  and the LSI ex 500  is configured to determine to which standard the video data conforms, and switch between the driving frequencies according to the determined standard.  FIG. 32  illustrates a configuration ex 800  in the present embodiment. A driving frequency switching unit ex 803  sets a driving frequency to a higher driving frequency when video data is generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments. Then, the driving frequency switching unit ex 803  instructs a decoding processing unit ex 801  that executes the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments to decode the video data. When the video data conforms to the conventional standard, the driving frequency switching unit ex 803  sets a driving frequency to a lower driving frequency than that of the video data generated by the moving picture coding method or the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments. Then, the driving frequency switching unit ex 803  instructs the decoding processing unit ex 802  that conforms to the conventional standard to decode the video data. 
     More specifically, the driving frequency switching unit ex 803  includes the CPU ex 502  and the driving frequency control unit ex 512  in  FIG. 31 . Here, each of the decoding processing unit ex 801  that executes the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments and the decoding processing unit ex 802  that conforms to the conventional standard corresponds to the signal processing unit ex 507  in  FIG. 31 . The CPU ex 502  determines to which standard the video data conforms. Then, the driving frequency control unit ex 512  determines a driving frequency based on a signal from the CPU ex 502 . Furthermore, the signal processing unit ex 507  decodes the video data based on the signal from the CPU ex 502 . For example, the identification information described in Embodiment 5 is probably used for identifying the video data. The identification information is not limited to the one described in Embodiment 5 but may be any information as long as the information indicates to which standard the video data conforms. For example, when which standard video data conforms to can be determined based on an external signal for determining that the video data is used for a television or a disk, etc., the determination may be made based on such an external signal. Furthermore, the CPU ex 502  selects a driving frequency based on, for example, a look-up table in which the standards of the video data are associated with the driving frequencies as shown in  FIG. 34 . The driving frequency can be selected by storing the look-up table in the buffer ex 508  and in an internal memory of an LSI, and with reference to the look-up table by the CPU ex 502 . 
       FIG. 33  illustrates steps for executing a method in the present embodiment. First, in Step exS 200 , the signal processing unit ex 507  obtains identification information from the multiplexed data. Next, in Step exS 201 , the CPU ex 502  determines whether or not the video data is generated by the coding method and the coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, based on the identification information. When the video data is generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, in Step exS 202 , the CPU ex 502  transmits a signal for setting the driving frequency to a higher driving frequency to the driving frequency control unit ex 512 . Then, the driving frequency control unit ex 512  sets the driving frequency to the higher driving frequency. On the other hand, when the identification information indicates that the video data conforms to the conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1, in Step exS 203 , the CPU ex 502  transmits a signal for setting the driving frequency to a lower driving frequency to the driving frequency control unit ex 512 . Then, the driving frequency control unit ex 512  sets the driving frequency to the lower driving frequency than that in the case where the video data is generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiment. 
     Furthermore, along with the switching of the driving frequencies, the power conservation effect can be improved by changing the voltage to be applied to the LSI ex 500  or an apparatus including the LSI ex 500 . For example, when the driving frequency is set lower, the voltage to be applied to the LSI ex 500  or the apparatus including the LSI ex 500  is probably set to a voltage lower than that in the case where the driving frequency is set higher. 
     Furthermore, when the processing amount for decoding is larger, the driving frequency may be set higher, and when the processing amount for decoding is smaller, the driving frequency may be set lower as the method for setting the driving frequency. Thus, the setting method is not limited to the ones described above. For example, when the processing amount for decoding video data in conformity with MPEG-4 AVC is larger than the processing amount for decoding video data generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, the driving frequency is probably set in reverse order to the setting described above. 
     Furthermore, the method for setting the driving frequency is not limited to the method for setting the driving frequency lower. For example, when the identification information indicates that the video data is generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, the voltage to be applied to the LSI ex 500  or the apparatus including the LSI ex 500  is probably set higher. When the identification information indicates that the video data conforms to the conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1, the voltage to be applied to the LSI ex 500  or the apparatus including the LSI ex 500  is probably set lower. As another example, when the identification information indicates that the video data is generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, the driving of the CPU ex 502  does not probably have to be suspended. When the identification information indicates that the video data conforms to the conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1, the driving of the CPU ex 502  is probably suspended at a given time because the CPU ex 502  has extra processing capacity. Even when the identification information indicates that the video data is generated by the moving picture coding method and the moving picture coding apparatus described in each of embodiments, in the case where the CPU ex 502  has extra processing capacity, the driving of the CPU ex 502  is probably suspended at a given time. In such a case, the suspending time is probably set shorter than that in the case where when the identification information indicates that the video data conforms to the conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1. 
     Accordingly, the power conservation effect can be improved by switching between the driving frequencies in accordance with the standard to which the video data conforms. Furthermore, when the LSI ex 500  or the apparatus including the LSI ex 500  is driven using a battery, the battery life can be extended with the power conservation effect. 
     Embodiment 8 
     There are cases where a plurality of video data that conforms to different standards, is provided to the devices and systems, such as a television and a mobile phone. In order to enable decoding the plurality of video data that conforms to the different standards, the signal processing unit ex 507  of the LSI ex 500  needs to conform to the different standards. However, the problems of increase in the scale of the circuit of the LSI ex 500  and increase in the cost arise with the individual use of the signal processing units ex 507  that conform to the respective standards. 
     In order to solve the problem, what is conceived is a configuration in which the decoding processing unit for implementing the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments and the decoding processing unit that conforms to the conventional standard, such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1 are partly shared. Ex 900  in  FIG. 35A  shows an example of the configuration. For example, the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments and the moving picture decoding method that conforms to MPEG-4 AVC have, partly in common, the details of processing, such as entropy coding, inverse quantization, deblocking filtering, and motion compensated prediction. The details of processing to be shared probably include use of a decoding processing unit ex 902  that conforms to MPEG-4 AVC. In contrast, a dedicated decoding processing unit ex 901  is probably used for other processing unique to an aspect of the present invention. Since the aspect of the present invention is characterized by intra prediction processing in particular, for example, the dedicated decoding processing unit ex 901  is used for intra prediction processing. Otherwise, the decoding processing unit is probably shared for one of the entropy decoding, inverse quantization, deblocking filtering, and motion compensation, or all of the processing. The decoding processing unit for implementing the moving picture decoding method described in each of embodiments may be shared for the processing to be shared, and a dedicated decoding processing unit may be used for processing unique to that of MPEG-4 AVC. 
     Furthermore, ex 1000  in  FIG. 35B  shows another example in that processing is partly shared. This example uses a configuration including a dedicated decoding processing unit ex 1001  that supports the processing unique to an aspect of the present invention, a dedicated decoding processing unit ex 1002  that supports the processing unique to another conventional standard, and a decoding processing unit ex 1003  that supports processing to be shared between the moving picture decoding method according to the aspect of the present invention and the conventional moving picture decoding method. Here, the dedicated decoding processing units ex 1001  and ex 1002  are not necessarily specialized for the processing according to the aspect of the present invention and the processing of the conventional standard, respectively, and may be the ones capable of implementing general processing. Furthermore, the configuration of the present embodiment can be implemented by the LSI ex 500 . 
     As such, reducing the scale of the circuit of an LSI and reducing the cost are possible by sharing the decoding processing unit for the processing to be shared between the moving picture decoding method according to the aspect of the present invention and the moving picture decoding method in conformity with the conventional standard. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The method according to an aspect of the present disclosure is applicable to, for example, television receivers, digital video recorders, car navigation systems, cellular phones, digital cameras, and digital video cameras. 
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               700 ,  900  Subtractor 
               702 ,  902  Transform Unit 
               704 ,  906  Quantization Unit 
               706 ,  904  Scanning Unit 
               708 ,  908  Entropy Coding Unit 
               710 ,  808 ,  910 ,  1002  Inverse Quantization Unit 
               712 ,  810 ,  914 ,  1008  Inverse Transform Unit 
               714 ,  812 ,  920 ,  1010  Adder 
               716 ,  814 ,  922 ,  1012  Filtering Unit 
               718 ,  732 ,  820 ,  822 ,  924 ,  936 ,  1014 ,  1018  Memory 
               720 ,  926  Motion Estimation Unit 
               722 ,  824 ,  928 ,  1020  Motion Compensation Unit 
               724 ,  804  Quantizer Determination Unit 
               726 ,  816 ,  930 ,  1016  Selector 
               728 ,  818 ,  932 ,  1022  Intra Prediction Unit 
               730 ,  934  Intra Prediction Direction Selection Unit 
               800 ,  826 ,  1026 ,  1030  Parser Unit 
               802 ,  1000  Entropy Decoding Unit 
               806 ,  912 ,  1004  Inverse Scanning Unit 
               916 ,  1024  Quantizer Memory 
               918  Scanning Order Selection Unit 
               1006  Inverse Scanning Order Selection Unit 
               1028  Intra Prediction Mode Memory