A group of video plane (GOV) layers in which the encoding start time is absolute time with an accuracy of one second is provided as a coded bit stream. A GOV layer can be inserted not only at the head of the coded bit stream but at an arbitrary position in the coded bit stream. The display time of each...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6643328?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6643328 - Image encoder, image encoding method, image decoder, image decoding method, and distribution media