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EP1624698 - Method and apparatus for encoding moving pictures [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  16.11.2012
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.11.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 19.12.2012  [2012/51]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 / KR
[2012/39]
Former [2006/06]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd
416 Maetan 3-dong, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Song, Byung-cheol 405-1104 Cheonmyung Maeul
4-danji Jugong Apt 1048-2 Youngtong-dong Paldal-gu
Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do / KR
02 / Chun, Kang-wook
106-502 Shinyoungtong Hyundai Apt 865-1 Banwol-ri
Taeam-eup Hwaseong-gun Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2006/06]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2006/06]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05022940.014.01.2004
[2006/06]
Priority number, dateKR2003000237114.01.2003         Original published format: KR 2003002371
[2006/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1624698
Date:08.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.12.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26, H04N7/50
[2006/06]
CPC:
H04N19/124 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/136 (KR); H04N19/117 (EP,US);
H04N19/126 (EP,US); H04N19/14 (EP,US); H04N19/159 (EP,US);
H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/186 (EP,US); H04N19/44 (EP,US);
H04N19/46 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/80 (EP,US);
H04N19/85 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2006/06]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Codierung von beweglichen Bildern[2006/06]
English:Method and apparatus for encoding moving pictures[2006/06]
French:Procédé et appareil pour le codage d'images en mouvement[2006/06]
Examination procedure20.10.2005Examination requested  [2006/06]
03.04.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.06.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2012/51]
02.08.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2012/51]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04000659.5  / EP1439706
Divisional application(s)EP08011943.1  / EP1971149
EP08011944.9  / EP1971150
EP08013188.1  / EP1986438
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued (EP20040000659) is  03.03.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
30.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
30.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
29.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
29.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
28.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
27.01.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0541302  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [X] 1,5 * page 3, line 13 - page 4, line 23; figure 1 *;
 [XY]  - PAN F, "Adaptive image compression using local pattern information", PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS, NORTH-HOLLAND PUBL. AMSTERDAM, NL, (200212), vol. 23, no. 14, ISSN 0167-8655, pages 1837 - 1845, XP004372150 [X] 1,2,4-6,8 * paragraphs [02.1] , [03.1] , [03.4] * [Y] 3,7

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8655(02)00156-3
 [Y]  - ORTEGA A ET AL, "Forward-adaptive quantization with optimal overhead cost for image and video coding with applications to MPEG video coders", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, (19950205), vol. 2419, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 129 - 138, XP008030983 [Y] 3,7 * paragraph [02.2] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.206352
 [A]  - KIM A N ET AL, "Comparing performance of entropy constrained scalar quantizer and other scalar quantizers", DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING, 2002. DSP 2002. 2002 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SANTORINI, GREECE 1-3 JULY 2002, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (20020701), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-7503-3, pages 1341 - 1344, XP010600103 [A] 1-8 * paragraphs [0003] , [04.3] *
 [A]  - SUNG DEUK KIM ET AL, "Efficient block-based coding of noise images by combining pre-filtering and DCT", CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, 1999. ISCAS '99. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1999 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ORLANDO, FL, USA 30 MAY-2 JUNE 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19990530), vol. 4, ISBN 0-7803-5471-0, pages 37 - 40, XP010341128 [A] 1-8 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "ISO/IEC CD 13818-: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION PART 2: VIDEO", INTERNATIONAL STANDARD - ISO, ZUERICH, CH, (19931201), no. 659, pages A - C,I, XP000567291 [A] 1-8 * paragraphs [6.3.7] , [07.4] *
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