Patent ID: 8526491

Claim:
An image encoding device that encodes a still image, said device comprising: a determination unit operable to determine an upper limit of the amount of code per picture of still images; an encoding unit operable to generate a stream by encoding the still images in such a manner that the upper limit is satisfied; a generation unit operable to generate management information that identifies the upper limit; and an output unit operable to output the stream and the management information, wherein each of the encoded still images includes a first unit and a second unit, the first unit storing initialization information that is referred to when the still image is decoded, and the second unit storing pixel data of the still image, the first unit can store: frame rate information indicating a frame rate at which the still image is repeatedly displayed; and an identification flag indicating whether or not the frame rate information indicating the frame rate is included in the first unit, and the identification flag is set in the case where the first unit is included in data of the still image.