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EP1830573 - Method and apparatus for determining in picture signal encoding the bit allocation for groups of pixel blocks in a picture [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  01.08.2008
Database last updated on 19.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2007/36]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, Quai A. Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Chen, Zhi Bo
8F, Bldg. A, Technology Fortune Center 8 Xue Qin
100085, Beijing / CN
02 / Gu, Xiao Dong
Rm 03-09, 8F, Bldg A Technology Fortune Center 8
100085, Beijing / CN
03 / Chen, Qu Qing
8F, Bldg. A, Technology Fortune Center 8 Xue Qin
100085, Beijing / CN
 [2007/36]
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 [2007/36]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date06300184.602.03.2006
[2007/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1830573
Date:05.09.2007
Language:EN
[2007/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.08.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26
[2007/36]
CPC:
H04N19/192 (EP,US); H04N19/60 (KR); H04N19/124 (EP,KR,US);
H04N19/147 (EP,US); H04N19/149 (EP,US); H04N19/17 (EP,US);
H04N19/176 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/19 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states(deleted) [2008/20]
Former [2007/36]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung der Bitzuweisung für Pixelblockgruppen in der Bildsignalkodierung in einem Bild[2007/36]
English:Method and apparatus for determining in picture signal encoding the bit allocation for groups of pixel blocks in a picture[2007/36]
French:Procédé et appareil de détermination, dans une image, du signal codant l'affectation des bits pour des groupes de blocs de pixels dans une image[2007/36]
Examination procedure06.03.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/36]
18.04.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2008/36]
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Documents cited:Search[AD]  - WEI LAI ET AL, "A content-based bit allocation model for video streaming", MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO, 2004. ICME '04. 2004 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TAIPEI, TAIWAN JUNE 27-30, 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20040627), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-8603-5, pages 1315 - 1318, XP010771069 [AD] 1-9 * page 1316, column R, paragraph 2 - page 1317, column R, paragraph 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICME.2004.1394469
 [AD]  - HE Z ET AL, "A LINEAR SOURCE MODEL AND A UNIFIED RATE CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR DCT VIDEO CODING", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (200211), vol. 12, no. 11, ISSN 1051-8215, pages 970 - 982, XP001133428 [AD] 1-9 * page 971, column L, paragraph 2 - page 972, column L, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2002.805511
 [AD]  - CHIH-WEI TANG ET AL, "A novel visual distortion sensitivity analysis for video encoder bit allocation", IMAGE PROCESSING, 2004. ICIP '04. 2004 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SINGAPORE 24-27 OCT. 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20041024), ISBN 0-7803-8554-3, pages 3225 - 3228, XP010786484 [AD] 1-9 * page 3227, column L, paragraph L - column R, paragraph L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2004.1421800
 [AD]  - SENGUPTA S ET AL, "Perceptually motivated bit-allocation for H.264 encoded video sequences", PROCEEDINGS 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING. ICIP-2003. BARCELONA, SPAIN, SEPT. 14 - 17, 2003, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20030914), VOL. 2 OF 3, ISBN 0-7803-7750-8, pages 797 - 800, XP010669954 [AD] 1-9 * the whole document *
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