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EP About this file: EP2320646

EP2320646 - Digital signal processing [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.12.2016
Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.12.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 01.02.2017  [2017/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2011/19]
Inventor(s)01 / Yanagihara, Naofumi
Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Komuro, Teruyoshi
Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Shima, Hisato
Sony Corporation 1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
 [2011/19]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/21]Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Königstrasse 5
70173 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2011/19]Jackson, Jonathan Andrew, et al
D Young & Co LLP 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date10012164.920.12.1996
[2011/19]
Priority number, dateJP1995035091825.12.1995         Original published format: JP 35091895
JP1995035283028.12.1995         Original published format: JP 35283095
JP1995035283128.12.1995         Original published format: JP 35283195
[2011/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2320646
Date:11.05.2011
Language:EN
[2011/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.2011
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/44
[2011/19]
CPC:
H04L12/40058 (EP,US); G11B5/09 (KR); H04L12/40071 (EP,US);
H04L12/40117 (EP,US); H04N21/235 (EP,US); H04N21/2368 (EP,US);
H04N21/426 (EP,US); H04N21/4325 (EP,US); H04N21/434 (EP,US);
H04N21/4341 (EP,US); H04N21/4345 (EP,US); H04N21/4347 (EP,US);
H04N21/435 (EP,US); H04N21/43632 (EP,US); H04N21/4402 (EP,US);
H04N21/440281 (EP,US); H04N5/783 (EP,US); H04N7/162 (EP,US);
H04N9/8042 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2011/19]
TitleGerman:Digitale Datenverarbeitung[2011/19]
English:Digital signal processing[2011/19]
French:Traitement d'un signal numérique[2011/19]
Examination procedure29.11.2010Examination requested  [2011/19]
07.11.2011Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
01.02.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.05.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.11.2015Date of oral proceedings
02.02.2016Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
05.02.2016Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.06.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/05]
16.09.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2017/05]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP04076509.1  / EP1469675
EP96309376.0  / EP0782332
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 (EP19960309376) is  24.10.2002
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 09
29.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 10
02.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
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02.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 15
23.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 16
19.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 17
27.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 18
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 19
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 20
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9323958  (MARKET DATA CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]WO9418763  (THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [FR], et al) [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]EP0618728  (SONY CORP [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * column 17, lines 15-30 * * figures 1-9 *;
 [A]EP0624983  (RCA THOMSON LICENSING CORP [US]) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9519091  (THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [US]) [A] 1-15* page 13, line 23 - page 14, line 16; figure 7 *;
 [A]WO9527977  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * page 10, line 22 - page 11, line 11 * * page 13, line 21 - page 14, line 2 * * page 32, line 16 - line 26 *;
 [Y]EP0679028  (THOMSON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS [US]) [Y] 1-15 * abstract * * column 4, lines 15-24 * * column 15, lines 30-53 * * column 18, line 16 - column 19, line 8 * * figures 1-10 *;
 [A]US5477263  (O'CALLAGHAN DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [Y]  - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDISATION ED - INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION = ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDISATION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION, PASSAGE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION. PART 1: SYSTEMS. DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC DIS 13818-1, GENEVA, ISO, CH, PAGE(S) 20 - 36, (19940101), XP002066803 [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - SARGINSON P A, "MPEG-2: a tutorial introduction to the systems layer", 19950101, (19950101), pages 4/1 - 413, XP006529329 [Y] 1-15 * the whole document *
 [A]  - KUNZMAN A J ET AL, "1394 HIGH PERFORMANCE SERIAL BUS: THE DIGITAL INTERFACE FOR ATV", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19950801), vol. 41, no. 3, doi:10.1109/30.468067, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 893 - 900, XP000539552 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.468067
 [A]  - STAMMNITZ P ET AL, "HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSPORT STREAM DEMULTIPLEXER FOR THE HDTVT DEMONSTRATOR", SIGNAL PROCESSING OF HDTV. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONALWORKSHOP ON HDTV, XX, XX, (19941026), pages 435 - 441, XP000991025 [A] 1-15 * the whole document *
ExaminationUS5420866
 EP0749244
by applicant   - Digital Video Reader, illust., OHM CO., (19950825), pages 140 - 152
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