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EP1609244 - ACCELERATING VIDEO DECODING USING A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.08.2013
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.07.2015Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, LU
published on 19.08.2015  [2015/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2005/52]
Inventor(s)01 / SHEN, Goubin
Hong Jia Li Yuan-1805
Zhichun Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100088 / CN
02 / ZHU, Lihua, Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence
Institute of Automation
Chinese Ac. of Science
Beijing 100080 / CN
03 / LI, Shipeng
c/o Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
04 / ZHANG, Ya-Qin
Villa 108F
Riveria Garden, 1
XiangJiang Bei Road
Beijing 100103 / CN
05 / RASHID, Richard, F.
c/o Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
 [2012/41]
Former [2005/52]01 / SHEN, Goubin
Hong Jia Li Yuan-1805, Zhichun Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100088 / CN
02 / ZHU, Lihua, Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence
Institute of Automation, Chinese Ac. of Science
Beijing 100080 / CN
03 / LI, Shipeng
c/o Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
04 / ZHANG, Ya-Qin
Villa 108F, Riveria Garden, 1, XiangJiang Bei Road
Beijing 100103 / CN
05 / RASHID, Richard, F.
c/o Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/41]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2005/52]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date04709525.209.02.2004
[2005/52]
WO2004US03811
Priority number, dateUS2003040288228.03.2003         Original published format: US 402882
[2005/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004095708
Date:04.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/45]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1609244
Date:28.12.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.11.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1609244
Date:10.10.2012
Language:EN
[2012/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US01.06.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/36, H04N7/26, G06T1/20
[2012/17]
CPC:
H04N19/43 (EP,US); H04N19/137 (KR); H04N19/127 (EP,US);
H04N19/159 (EP,US); H04N19/42 (EP,US); H04N19/51 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2011/15]H03M1/00, H04N7/26, G06T1/20
Former IPC [2005/52]H03M1/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/52]
TitleGerman:SICH BESCHLEUNIGENDE VIDEOENTSCHLÜSSELUNG DURCH VERWENDEN EINER GRAPHIKVERARBEITUNGSEINHEIT[2005/52]
English:ACCELERATING VIDEO DECODING USING A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT[2005/52]
French:ACCELERATION DU DECODAGE VIDEO AU MOYEN D'UNE UNITE DE TRAITEMENT GRAPHIQUE[2005/52]
Entry into regional phase26.09.2005National basic fee paid 
26.09.2005Search fee paid 
26.09.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
26.09.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.10.2004Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
26.09.2005Examination requested  [2005/52]
19.05.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.09.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.04.2012Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.08.2012Fee for grant paid
29.08.2012Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  19.05.2011
Opposition(s)11.07.2013No opposition filed within time limit [2013/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU09.02.2004
AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
TR10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE09.02.2013
LU09.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
FR28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
[2015/34]
Former [2015/32]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
TR10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE09.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
FR28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2014/07]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
IE09.02.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
FR28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/48]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
CH28.02.2013
LI28.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/42]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
MC28.02.2013
Former [2013/37]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
IT10.10.2012
RO10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/35]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
CZ10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
EE10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
SK10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/34]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
DK10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
BG10.01.2013
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/31]AT10.10.2012
BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/28]BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
PT11.02.2013
Former [2013/24]BE10.10.2012
CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
GR11.01.2013
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/23]CY10.10.2012
FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/22]FI10.10.2012
SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
ES21.01.2013
Former [2013/21]SE10.10.2012
SI10.10.2012
Former [2013/11]SI10.10.2012
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 [XI]US6538658  (HERRERA ALEX JOHN [US]) [X] 1-4,13-37,39,41,42 * abstract * * column 2, line 58 - column 17, line 10 * [I] 5-12;
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by applicantUS6538658
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