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EP1961236 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ERROR CONCEALMENT USING REFERENCE FRAME SELECTION RULES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  18.01.2019
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  24.09.2017
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.07.2017
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip18.01.2019No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 20.02.2019  [2019/08]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing DTV
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[2017/21]
Former [2010/07]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2008/35]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, Quai A. Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / BANDYOPADHYAY, Saurav Kumar
307 Englewood Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14223 / US
02 / WU, Zhenyu
5023 Hunters Glen Drive
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 / US
03 / PANDIT, Purvin Bibhas
23 Pear Tree Lane
Franklin Park, New Jersey 08823 / US
04 / BOYCE, Jill MacDonald
3 Brandywine Court
Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 / US
 [2008/35]
Representative(s)Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
PartG mbB
Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
[2018/11]
Former [2013/33]Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei
Partnerschaft
Balanstrasse 57
81541 München / DE
Former [2008/37]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
Thomson multimedia Patent Department 46 Quai A. le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Former [2008/35]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
THOMSON multimedia, 46 quai A. Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date06826699.826.10.2006
[2008/35]
WO2006US41721
Priority number, dateUS20050748250P07.12.2005         Original published format: US 748250 P
[2008/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007067271
Date:14.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1961236
Date:27.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.06.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/35]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1961236
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.08.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/51, H04N19/44, H04N19/895
[2017/19]
CPC:
H04N19/895 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/159 (US); H04N19/176 (US);
H04N19/44 (EP,US); H04N19/51 (EP,US); H04N19/513 (US);
H04N19/86 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2008/35]H04N7/26
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2018/11]
Former [2009/03]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2008/35]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 ZUM VERBERGEN VON VIDEOFEHLERN UNTER VERWENDUNG VON REFERENZRAHMENAUSWAHLREGELN[2008/35]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO ERROR CONCEALMENT USING REFERENCE FRAME SELECTION RULES[2008/35]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE MASQUAGE D'ERREURS VIDEO AU MOYEN DE REGLES DE SELECTION DE TRAME DE REFERENCE[2008/35]
Entry into regional phase18.06.2008National basic fee paid 
18.06.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
18.06.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.06.2008Examination requested  [2008/35]
08.07.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
01.08.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.08.2008Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
14.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.06.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.05.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.11.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.06.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.03.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.05.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.07.2017Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
25.09.2017Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.01.2018Fee for grant paid
31.01.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
31.01.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  14.11.2008
Opposition(s)17.12.2018No opposition filed within time limit [2019/08]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
27.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
26.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
24.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
26.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
29.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
24.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
22.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
20.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[PX]WO2006008673  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [PX] 1,2,7,8 * claims 1-10 *;
 [X]US2003012285  (KIM JIN-GYEONG [US]) [X] 1,2,7,8 * paragraph [0103] - paragraph [0105] *
 [XY]  - CHENG S-C ET AL, "Efficient Adaptive Error Concealment Technique for Video Decoding System", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MULTIMEDIA, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (200510), vol. 7, no. 5, ISSN 1520-9210, pages 860 - 868, XP011139265 [X] 1,2,4,7,8,10 * page 861, paragraph A * * page 863, column 2, paragraph B * * page 860, paragraph I * [Y] 3,5,6,9,11,12,16,26

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMM.2005.854432
 [XY]  - JOINT VIDEO TEAM (JVT) OF ISO/IEC MPEG & ITU-T VCEG (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 AND ITU-T SG16 Q.6)16TH MEETING BANDYOPADHYAY S ET AL, "Frame Loss Error Concealment for H.264/AVC", POZNAN, PL, (20050724), URL: http://ftp3.itu.ch/av-arch/jvt-site/2005_07_Poznan/JVT-P072.zip, (20070425), XP002431094 [X] 13-15,17-25,27-32 * page 1, line 25 - line 52 * [Y] 3,5,6,9,11,12,16,26
Examination   - "Advanced video coding for generic audiovisual services; H.264 (03/05)", ITU-T DRAFT STUDY PERIOD 2005-2008, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, GENEVA ; CH, (20050301), no. H.264 (03/05), XP017401453
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