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EP2165526 - FAST MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.03.2013
Database last updated on 09.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip01.03.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.04.2013  [2013/14]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DigitalOptics Corporation Europe Limited
Galway Business Park
Dangan
Galway City
Galway / IE
[2011/40]
Former [2010/34]For all designated states
Tessera Technologies Ireland Limited
Galway Business Park Dangan Galway City
Galway / IE
Former [2010/12]For all designated states
Fotonation Ireland Limited
Galway Business Park Dangan Galway City
Galway / IE
Inventor(s)01 / ALBU, Felix
Calea Vacaresti nr. 338 Bl. 15, Ap. 53, 040068 Sector 4
Bucharest / RO
02 / FLOREA, Corneliu
Al. Cimpul cu Flori Nr. 1, Bl. OD 2, Sc. E, Et. 10 Ap. 219, Sector 6
R-062012 Bucuresti / RO
03 / ZAMFIR, Adrian
Str Nedeleanu Ion, Nr 7 BI P33, Ap 13, Sector 5
Bucuresti / RO
04 / DRIMBAREAN, Alexandru
60 Garraun Ard Doughiska
Galway / IE
05 / CORCORAN, Peter
Cregg Claregalway
Galway / IE
 [2010/12]
Representative(s)Boyce, Conor, et al
FRKelly
27 Clyde Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4 / IE
[N/P]
Former [2010/12]Boyce, Conor, et al
FRKelly 27 Clyde Road Ballsbridge
Dublin 4 / IE
Application number, filing date08773409.112.06.2008
[2010/12]
WO2008EP04729
Priority number, dateUS20070944046P14.06.2007         Original published format: US 944046 P
[2010/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008151802
Date:18.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2165526
Date:24.03.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.12.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.12.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/14, H04N5/232
[2010/12]
CPC:
H04N5/144 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/527 (EP,KR,US); H04N23/68 (EP,KR,US);
H04N23/6815 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2010/12]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR SCHNELLEN BEWEGUNGSSCHÄTZUNG[2010/12]
English:FAST MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD[2010/12]
French:PROCÉDÉ D'ESTIMATION DE MOUVEMENT RAPIDE[2010/12]
Entry into regional phase14.01.2010National basic fee paid 
14.01.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
14.01.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.01.2010Examination requested  [2010/12]
03.02.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.06.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.06.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.07.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2012Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 13.11.2012
13.11.2012Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
16.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/14]
26.11.2012Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/14]
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  02.03.2011
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
02.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
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Cited inInternational search[DY]   DEEVER A: "In-camera all-digital video stabilization", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DECISIONSUPPORT SYSTEMS. PROCEEDINGS OF ISDSS, XX, XX, 1 January 2006 (2006-01-01), pages 190 - 193, XP009106923 [DY] 1-40 * abstract * * page 1 - page 3 *
 [Y]   DEMIR B ET AL: "Block motion estimation using adaptive modified two-bit transform", 20070605, vol. 1, no. 2, 5 June 2007 (2007-06-05), pages 215 - 222, XP006028790 [Y] 1-40 * abstract * * page 1, column 2 - page 2, column 2 *
 [A]   BHASKARAN V ET AL: "Motion estimation using a computation-constrained criterion", DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING PROCEEDINGS, 1997. DSP 97., 1997 13TH INTERN ATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SANTORINI, GREECE 2-4 JULY 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, vol. 1, 2 July 1997 (1997-07-02), pages 229 - 232, XP010251050, ISBN: 978-0-7803-4137-1 [A] 1-40 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDSP.1997.628030
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