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EP2414959 - IMAGE COMPRESSION ACCELERATION USING MULTIPLE PROCESSORS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.01.2022
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2024Change - inventorpublished on 31.07.2024 [2024/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
[2021/45]
Former [2015/12]For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
Former [2012/06]For all designated states
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / ABDO, Nadim Y.
c/o Microsoft Corporation
International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
02 / ALBU, Voicu Anton
c/o Microsoft Corporation
International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
[2024/31]
Former [2012/06]01 / ABDO, Nadim Y.
c/o Microsoft Corporation
International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond
Washington 98052-6399 / US
02 / ALBU, Voicu Anton
c/o Microsoft Corporation
International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond
Washington 98052-6399 / US
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2012/06]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
Anwaltssozietät
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date10759444.201.04.2010
WO2010US29710
Priority number, dateUS2009041679101.04.2009         Original published format: US 416791
[2012/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2010115057
Date:07.10.2010
Language:EN
[2010/40]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2414959
Date:08.02.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 07.10.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/06]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR20.01.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.09.2013
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/00, G06F9/46
[2024/29]
CPC:
H03M7/30 (EP,US); G06F9/452 (EP,US); G06F9/5027 (EP,US);
H04N19/436 (EP,US); G06F2209/5017 (EP,US); H04L67/08 (EP,US);
H04N19/174 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/42]G06F15/163, G06F9/46, G06F3/14, H04N7/26
Former IPC [2012/06]G06F15/163, G06F9/46
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/06]
TitleGerman:BILDKOMPRIMIERUNGSBESCHLEUNIGUNG MITHILFE MEHRERER PROZESSOREN[2012/06]
English:IMAGE COMPRESSION ACCELERATION USING MULTIPLE PROCESSORS[2012/06]
French:ACCÉLÉRATION DE COMPRESSION D'IMAGES AU MOYEN D'UNE PLURALITÉ DE PROCESSEURS[2012/06]
Entry into regional phase26.09.2011National basic fee paid 
26.09.2011Search fee paid 
26.09.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
26.09.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.09.2011Examination requested  [2012/06]
26.02.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.03.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.10.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2015Date of oral proceedings
06.05.2015Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination {1}
06.05.2015Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
03.01.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.03.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.08.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.12.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
17.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Appeal following examination14.07.2015Appeal received No.  T2021/15
16.09.2015Statement of grounds filed
18.06.2020Invitation to file observations in an appeal (Time limit: M04) [2020/25]
28.10.2020Date of receipt of observations in an appeal [2020/44]
01.10.2021Result of appeal procedure: continuation of examination procedure
07.10.2021Despatch of the decision of the Board of Appeal
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  26.03.2014
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.04.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
26.03.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
26.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
08.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
30.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
10.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
11.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
15.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 10
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 11
15.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 12
16.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 13
27.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 14
18.04.2024Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2007097130  (MARGULIS NEAL D [US]);
 [IY]US2008310739  (ENDO HIROAKI [JP]);
 [A]US2008310555  (KEE CHANG-SEO [KR])
International search[Y]US2006168350  (ISHIYAMA SHINGO [JP], et al);
 [Y]US2002101932  (MONTGOMERY DENNIS L [US]);
 [YP]US2009201518  (HINO YASUHIRO [JP]);
 [A]EP0499088  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]);
 [A]KR100657331B  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]);
 [A]US2004261104  (GORDON DONALD F [US], et al)
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