Motion compensated predictive coding/decoding system of picture signal

Claim 1

A motion compensated predictive coding/decoding system of a picture signal, one frame of which is constituted by N and M pixels in horizontal and vertical directions respectively of the picture, comprising: means for dividing data of a frame to be coded/decoded of the picture signal into a plurality of block data each having BH and BV pixels in the horizontal and vertical directions respectively; a plurality of signal processors, the number of which provided in the horizontal and vertical directions being K and L respectively, for coding/decoding the plurality of the block data by motion compensated prediction, at least either of K or L is two or more and K and L being divisors of N and M respectively; a plurality of memory means, each covering N/K/a and M/L/b pixels in the horizontal and vertical directions respectively, for storing data of a frame prior to said frame to be coded/decoded, a and b being natural number greater than 1; and means for switching connection between the signal processors and the memory means in accordance with a block position in the frame to be coded/decoded so that the signal processors can access the memory means that store the data required for the motion compensated prediction, any of the memory means being not connected simultaneously to a plurality of the signal processors.