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EP1589769 - predictive lossless coding of images and video [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.11.2011
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.11.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.12.2011  [2011/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/43]For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Mukerjee, Kunal
c/o MICROSOFT CORPORATION One Microsoft Way
98052, Redmond / US
 [2005/43]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/23]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Former [2005/43]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Anwaltssozietät Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date05102696.106.04.2005
[2005/43]
Priority number, dateUS2004082684215.04.2004         Original published format: US 826842
[2005/43]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1589769
Date:26.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.09.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/34, H04N7/26
[2005/43]
CPC:
H04N19/14 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/105 (EP,BR,US); E01C5/005 (KR);
E01C11/224 (KR); H04N19/13 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/176 (EP,BR,US);
H04N19/46 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/593 (EP,BR,US); E01C2201/02 (KR);
E01C2201/20 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/43]
TitleGerman:Prädiktive Verlustfreiekodierung von Video und Bildern[2005/43]
English:predictive lossless coding of images and video[2005/43]
French:Codage de vidéo et d' images prédictif sans perte[2005/43]
Examination procedure21.03.2006Examination requested  [2006/20]
01.06.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.05.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M07)
23.12.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.06.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/49]
24.06.2011Date of oral proceedings
18.07.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/49]
18.07.2011Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  18.05.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
12.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US6654503  (SUDHARSANAN SUBRAMANIA [US], et al) [X] 1,3-6,8,10,12,15,16,18,20 * column 3, line 13 - column 5, line 45; figures 1A,1B,1C * [Y] 2,9,11,13,14,19,21;
 [Y]  - MUKERJEE K, "Decaying tree lossless coding for image and video", DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE, 2004. PROCEEDINGS. DCC 2004 SNOWBIRD, UT, USA MARCH 23-25, 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20040323), ISBN 0-7695-2082-0, pages 553 - 553, XP010692611 [Y] 2,11,14,19,21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DCC.2004.1281529
 [Y]  - MEMON N ET AL, "RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CONTEXT-BASED PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR LOSSLESS IMAGE COMPRESSION", COMPUTER JOURNAL, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, SURREY, GB, (1997), vol. 40, no. 2/3, ISSN 0010-4620, pages 128 - 136, XP000199882 [Y] 9,13 * paragraphs [0002] , [03.2]; table 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/40.2_and_3.127
 [A]  - WEINBERGER M J ET AL, "LOCO-I: a low complexity, context-based, lossless image compression algorithm", DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE, 1996. DCC '96. PROCEEDINGS SNOWBIRD, UT, USA 31 MARCH-3 APRIL 1996, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19960331), ISBN 0-8186-7358-3, pages 140 - 149, XP010156555 [A] 1-21 * paragraph [0002] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DCC.1996.488319
Examination   - "LOSSLESS AND NEAR-LOSSLESS CODING OF CONTINUOUS TONE STILL IMAGES (JPEG-LS)", ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG1 FCD 14495 - PUBLIC DRAFT, XX, XX, (19970716), pages I - IV,1, XP002260316
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