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EP2721825 - METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOTION AND DISPARITY VECTOR PREDICTION AND COMPENSATION FOR 3D VIDEO CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.05.2018
Database last updated on 06.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  09.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip24.08.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 26.09.2018  [2018/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HFI Innovation Inc.
3F.-7, No.5, Taiyuan 1st St.
Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 302 / TW
[2016/45]
Former [2014/17]For all designated states
MediaTek Inc.
No. 1, Dusing Road 1
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsin-chu City, Taiwan / CN
Inventor(s)01 / LIN, Jian-Liang
No. 133 Neipi Rd.
Nanjian Vil. Su'ao Township
Yilan County Taiwan / TW
02 / CHEN, Yi-Wen
8F No. 66 Ln. 211 Yongkang Rd.
Fengyuan Dist.
Taichung City Taiwan / TW
03 / TSAI, Yu-Pao
No. 62 Huaming St.
Jhensi Village
Fengshan Dist.
Kaohsiung City Taiwan / TW
04 / HUANG, Yu-Wen
8F No. 23 Ln. 298 Longjiang Rd.
Zhongshan Dist.
Taipei City Taiwan / TW
05 / LEI, Shaw-Min
6F No. 32 Liujia 6th St.
Zhubei City Hsinchu County Taiwan / CN
 [2014/17]
Representative(s)Hoefer & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Pilgersheimer Straße 20
81543 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/17]Hoefer & Partner
Pilgersheimer Straße 20
81543 München / DE
Application number, filing date12800491.808.06.2012
WO2012CN76643
Priority number, dateUS201161497438P15.06.2011         Original published format: US 201161497438 P
[2014/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012171442
Date:20.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2721825
Date:23.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN20.12.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.11.2014
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/513, H04N19/58, H04N19/593, H04N19/597, H04N19/70
[2014/52]
CPC:
H04N19/52 (EP,US); H04N13/00 (KR); H04N13/161 (US);
H04N19/50 (KR); H04N19/513 (EP,US); H04N19/58 (EP,US);
H04N19/593 (EP,US); H04N19/597 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2014/17]H04N7/32
Designated contracting statesAL,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/17]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR BEWEGUNGS- UND DISPARITÄTSVEKTOR-VORHERSAGE UND -KOMPENSATION IN EINER 3D-VIDEOKODIERUNG[2014/17]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOTION AND DISPARITY VECTOR PREDICTION AND COMPENSATION FOR 3D VIDEO CODING[2014/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE PRÉDICTION ET DE COMPENSATION DE VECTEURS DE MOUVEMENT ET DE DISPARITÉ POUR CODAGE VIDÉO 3D[2014/17]
Entry into regional phase18.09.2013National basic fee paid 
18.09.2013Search fee paid 
18.09.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
18.09.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.09.2013Examination requested  [2014/17]
18.06.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.10.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.04.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/39]
13.04.2018Date of oral proceedings
11.05.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/39]
11.05.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  09.06.2017
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
30.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [Y]WO2007035042  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 9,10,15,16 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0010]; figure 1 *;
 [Y]  - SHIMIZU S ET AL, "View Scalable Multiview Video Coding Using 3-D Warping With Depth Map", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (20071101), vol. 17, no. 11, doi:10.1109/TCSVT.2007.903773, ISSN 1051-8215, pages 1485 - 1495, XP011195139 [Y] 14,18,26 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2007.903773
 [XP]  - NIKOLCE STEFANOSKI (DRZ) ET AL, "Description of 3D Video Coding Technology Proposal by Disney Research Zurich and Fraunhofer HHI", 98. MPEG MEETING; 28-11-2011 - 2-12-2011; GENEVA; (MOTION PICTURE EXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20111122), no. m22668, XP030051231 [XP] 1-27 * the whole document *
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