providing encoded signals corresponding to the encoded region, the encoded signals comprising a skip block designation, the skip block designation having been selected in accordance with {HEAD ~ a comparison} between a current region of an original image and {TAIL ~ a reference region}; and 
providing encoded signals corresponding to the encoded region , the encoded signals comprising a skip block designation , the skip block designation having been selected in accordance with { HEAD ~ a comparison } between a current region of an original image and { TAIL ~ a reference region } ; and
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