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EP About this file: EP1701552

EP1701552 - Image conversion apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  05.06.2009
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 08.07.2009  [2009/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/47]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Former [2006/37]For all designated states
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
1006, Ohaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Takahashi, Toshiya Matsushita Electric Industrial
19F Matsushita IMP Bldg.,3-7,Shiromi 1-chome
Chuo-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-6319 / JP
02 / Boon, Choong Seng
2-5 Shato morioka No.416 Touda-cho 4-chome
Moriguchi-shi Osaka-fu 570 / JP
 [2007/01]
Former [2006/37]01 / Takahashi, Toshiya
1-5-107 Akeno-cho
Takatsuki-shi Osaka-fu 569 / JP
02 / Boon, Choong Seng
2-5 Shato morioka No.416 Touda-cho 4-chome
Moriguchi-shi Osaka-fu 570 / JP
Representative(s)Eisenführ Speiser
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/40]Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
Former [2006/37]Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78
28060 Bremen / DE
Application number, filing date06011958.307.06.1995
[2006/37]
Priority number, dateJP1994015169308.06.1994         Original published format: JP 15169394
JP1994021863213.09.1994         Original published format: JP 21863294
[2006/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1701552
Date:13.09.2006
Language:EN
[2006/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1701552
Date:30.07.2008
Language:EN
[2008/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/50, H04N7/26
[2006/37]
CPC:
H04N19/59 (EP,US); H04N19/122 (EP,US); H04N19/126 (EP,US);
H04N19/132 (EP,US); H04N19/172 (EP,US); H04N19/18 (EP,US);
H04N19/31 (EP,US); H04N19/40 (EP,US); H04N19/46 (EP,US);
H04N19/48 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/13 (EP,US);
H04N19/30 (EP,US); H04N19/91 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2006/37]
TitleGerman:Bildumsetzungsvorrichtung[2006/37]
English:Image conversion apparatus[2006/37]
French:Appareil pour la transformation d'images[2006/37]
Examination procedure01.03.2007Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.03.2007Examination requested  [2007/17]
06.02.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.2008Fee for grant paid
10.06.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP95108710.5  / EP0687112
Opposition(s)06.05.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 05
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 11
09.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 12
02.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 13
19.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9206563  (PHILIPS ELECTRONIQUE LAB [FR], et al) [A] 1-10,12 * page 10, line 19 - page 11, line 32 * * page 18, line 22 - page 24, line 8; figures 4,5 *;
 [XA]EP0509576  (AMPEX [US]) [X] 1,4,7-9,11 * page 3, line 53 - page 4, line 47 * [A] ;
 [A]US5208669  (RICHARDS JOHN W [GB]) [A] 1,2 * column 1, line 25 - column 2, line 41 *;
 [A]EP0551979  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,2* column 8, line 17 - column 8, line 36 *;
 [A]WO9320650  (BRITISH TELECOMM [GB], et al) [A] 1,10,12 * abstract * * figure 4 *;
 [A]US5305438  (MACKAY MICHAEL T [US], et al) [A] 1,9 * column 1, line 15 - column 2, line 3 *;
 [X]  - SHIH-FU CHANG ET AL, "ERROR ACCUMULATION OF REPETITIVE IMAGE CODING", INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS. (ISCAS). COMMUNICATION AND VISUAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (CVSP). LONDON, MAY 30 - JUNE 2, 1994, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19940530), VOL. 3, ISBN 0-7803-1916-8, pages 201 - 204, XP000493266 [X] 1,2,5,6 * the whole document *
 [X]  - PANK B, PICTURE CONVERSION FOR HD GRAPHICS, CCITT, BROADCAST SESSIONS, MONTREUX, JUNE 13 - 18, 1991, VOL. -, PAGE(S) 552 - 558, (19910613), XP000268913 [X] 1-3 * the whole document *
 [A]  - AYANOGLU E ET AL, "TANDEM TRANSCODING WITHOUT DISTORTION ACCUMULATION FOR VECTOR QUANTIZATION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, (19920201), vol. 40, no. 2, pages 397 - 403, XP000274975 [A] 1,4,7,8 * sections I, II * * figures 1-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/26.129201
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