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EP1707002 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE INSERTION OF ADDITIONAL FIELDS OR FRAMES INTO A FIRST FORMAT PICTURE SEQUENCE IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THEREFROM A SECOND FORMAT PICTURE SEQUENCE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.11.2009
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.11.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.12.2009  [2009/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2006/40]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / HERPEL, Carsten
Schwarze-Dorn-Str. 4
30974 Wennigsen / DE
02 / KEESEN, Heinz, Werner
Siemensstr. 22
30173 Hannover / DE
03 / SCHEWZOW, Andrej
Talaverastr. 14
30163 Hannover / DE
04 / WINTER, Marco
Schneidermühler Weg 19
30659 Hannover / DE
 [2006/50]
Former [2006/40]01 / HERPEL, Carsten
Schwarze-Dorn-Str. 4
30974 Wennigsen / DE
02 / KEESEN, Heinz, Werner
Siemensstr. 22
30173 Hannover / DE
03 / SCHEWZOW, Andrej
Talaverastr. 14
30163 Hannover / DE
04 / WINTER, Marco
Böhmerstr. 17
30173 Hannover / DE
Representative(s)Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2006/40]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date04797609.704.11.2004
[2006/40]
WO2004EP12483
Priority number, dateEP2004009002121.01.2004         Original published format: EP 04090021
[2006/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005071956
Date:04.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1707002
Date:04.10.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.08.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/40]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1707002
Date:07.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/02]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/01
[2006/40]
CPC:
H04N7/01 (EP,US); G11B27/10 (EP,US); G11B27/105 (EP,US);
G11B2220/2562 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/17]
Former [2006/40]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG DES EINFÜGENS ZUSÄTZLICHER FELDER ODER EINZELBILDER IN EINE BILDSEQUENZ EINES ERSTEN FORMATS, UM DARAUS EINE BILDSEQUENZ EINES ZWEITEN FORMATS ZU KONSTRUIEREN[2006/40]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE INSERTION OF ADDITIONAL FIELDS OR FRAMES INTO A FIRST FORMAT PICTURE SEQUENCE IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT THEREFROM A SECOND FORMAT PICTURE SEQUENCE[2006/40]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE COMMANDER L'INSERTION DE TRAMES OU D'IMAGES ADDITIONNELLES DANS UNE SEQUENCE D'IMAGES POUR EN CHANGER LE FORMAT[2006/40]
Entry into regional phase05.05.2006National basic fee paid 
05.05.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
05.05.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.05.2006Examination requested  [2006/40]
28.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.06.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.09.2008Fee for grant paid
25.09.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)08.10.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/51]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO9952281  (MIRANDA TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA], et al) [A] 1-11 * page 4, line 10 - line 19 * * page 5, line 1 - line 22 *;
 [A]US2002047937  (WELLS NICHOLAS DOMINIC [GB]) [A] 1,2,10,11* paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0022] *
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