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EP2099224 - Signal processing apparatus and method, and program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2012
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 26.09.2012  [2012/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2009/37]
Inventor(s)01 / Yamajo, Hiroaki
Sony Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Aoyama, Koji
Sony Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2011/42]
Former [2009/37]01 / Yamajo, Hiroaki
Sony Corporation 1-7-1, Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Aoyama, Koji
Sony Corporation 1-7-1, Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2011/42]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Former [2009/37]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date09002960.402.03.2009
[2009/37]
Priority number, dateJP2008005203503.03.2008         Original published format: JP 2008052035
[2009/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2099224
Date:09.09.2009
Language:EN
[2009/37]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2099224
Date:19.10.2011
Language:EN
[2011/42]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.06.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26, G06T5/00, G06T5/20
[2009/37]
CPC:
G06T5/70 (EP,US); G06T5/20 (EP,US); H04N19/117 (EP,US);
H04N19/14 (EP,US); H04N19/182 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US);
H04N19/80 (EP,US); H04N19/86 (EP,US); G06T2207/20012 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20192 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2010/19]
Former [2009/37]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Signalverarbeitungsvorrichtung und -verfahren und Programm[2009/37]
English:Signal processing apparatus and method, and program[2009/37]
French:Appareil et procédé de traitement de signaux, et programme[2009/37]
Examination procedure02.03.2009Examination requested  [2009/37]
23.12.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.03.2010Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
01.04.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.04.2010Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
21.03.2011Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 22.03.2011
22.03.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
26.04.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.08.2011Fee for grant paid
29.08.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  23.12.2009
Opposition(s)20.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[XY] EP0762738  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD et al.)
 [Y] EP1755082  (TOSHIBA KK et al.)
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 [Y] US2004012582  (KIM YEONG-TAEG et al.) [Y] 3,4 * paragraphs [0041] , [0042] , [0055] , [0063] , [0068] , [0069] , [0087]; figure 13 *
 [A] JP2005318614  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RES LAB et al.) [A] 1-7
 [A] US2006171473  (SCHONER BRIAN et al.) * paragraphs [0013] , [0015] - [0017] * * figures 5,8 *
 [XY]   JACQUIN A ET AL: "Content-adaptive postfiltering for very low bit rate video", DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE, 1997. DCC '97. PROCEEDINGS SNOWBIRD, UT, USA 25-27 MARCH 1997, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, 25 March 1997 (1997-03-25), pages 111 - 120, XP010218725, ISBN: 978-0-8186-7761-8 [Y] 3,4

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DCC.1997.581986
by applicantJP2008052035
 JP2004336651
 WO9854892
 JP2005318614
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