A coded bit stream generated on a coding side consists of a VO header, a
VOL header, a GOV header, a VOP header and VOP data, and the VOL header
multiplexes an object intra-coded indicator signal indicating whether all
the VOP data contained in a VOL or GOV are intra coded or not. This
enables a decoding side to recognize whether all the VOP data contained
in the VOL or GOV in the coded bit stream are intra coded or not by only
analyzing the object intra-coded indicator signal. This can facilitate
such processings as frame skip control or random access of the VOPs.