Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Abstract

The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method for reducing the processing time required for decoding. A search section divides an access unit constituted by multiple process regions into multiple search regions having sizes different from those of the process regions. The search section further performs a search for a start position of the process region serving as a reference by which to allocate the process regions to multiple decoding sections individually. The search section further starts the search in a likely candidate region formed by the search region highly likely to include the process region start position. The present technology can be applied to an image processing system.

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