1. The image prediction encoding apparatus of the present image includes: a region dividing means for dividing the input image into a plurality of regions, motion estimation means for searching, from an already reproduced signal, a signal having a high correlation with a target pixel signal of a processed target region in a plurality of regions, separated by means of division of regions, and detects motion information to indicate the signal found; means for creating a prediction signal to create a signal and predicting in accordance with the target pixel signal of the target region; means for creating a difference signal for creating a difference signal showing the difference between the prediction signal generated by the prediction signal generating means and the target pixel signal; and encoding means for encoding the difference signal generated by the means for generating the difference signal and motion information detected by the motion estimation means, in which the prediction signal creating means includes: motion compensation means for creating a probable prediction signal of the 1st type and an already reproduced signal based on traffic information; means for determining a search region for determining a search region that is part of a region of an already reproduced signal based on Hovhan motion information; means for comparing a pattern for searching, from the search region, one or more prediction adjacent regions having high correlation with a target adjacent region, combined with the already reproduced adjacent peak
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