The invention discloses a division identification method and a device for data flow image frames, comprising the following steps: first, to preprocess the currently received data packet, and to store the corresponding image data acquired after the preprocessing of the data packet and the markers of the image data into a cache for accumulation; second, when the accumulation reaches a preset degree, to determine whether the image data accumulated in the cache forms an initial image identification region, and if so, then to identify the pattern of the image data in the initial image identification region. The invention avoids one-frame image restructuring of the received data and saves the data processing time, as well as dispenses with the pattern identification process of the needless image data, so as to ensure the identification speed; when processing high-pixel images, on the basis of ensuring the image identification quality, the invention can improve the identification rate to avoid data loss due to data accumulation.