| CPC H04N 19/124 (2014.11) [G06T 9/40 (2013.01); G06T 17/005 (2013.01); G06T 2210/08 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A three-dimensional data encoding method, comprising:
(i) in a case where a layered structure comprising a plurality of layers is generated by selecting at least one three-dimensional point assigned to one of the plurality of layers from a plurality of three-dimensional points:
encoding attribute information for the three-dimensional points in a first order, the first order being an order determined based on the layered structure; and
generating a bitstream including an item of information used for the selecting; and
(ii) in a case where the layered structure is not generated:
encoding attribute information for the plurality of three-dimensional points in a second order; and
generating a bitstream not including the item of information used for the selecting,
wherein the attribute information includes information related to a vector.
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