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EP2835969 - DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS AND ENCODING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  24.10.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip09.02.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.03.2018  [2018/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2015/07]
Inventor(s)01 / SAKURAI Hironari
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / NAKAGAMI Ohji
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / TAKAHASHI Yoshitomo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / SUZUKI Teruhiko
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2015/07]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/07]Jackson, Jonathan Andrew
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date13772798.827.03.2013
WO2013JP59134
Priority number, dateJP2012008787006.04.2012         Original published format: JP 2012087870
JP2012013522214.06.2012         Original published format: JP 2012135222
[2015/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2013150944
Date:10.10.2013
Language:JA
[2013/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2835969
Date:11.02.2015
Language:EN
[2015/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.10.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04N13/00, H04N19/46, H04N19/597
[2015/37]
CPC:
H04N19/46 (EP,CN,US); H04N19/597 (EP,CN,US); H04N13/161 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2015/07]H04N7/26, H04N13/00
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 [2015/07]
TitleGerman:DECODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, DECODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, CODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND CODIERUNGSVERFAHREN[2015/07]
English:DECODING APPARATUS, DECODING METHOD, ENCODING APPARATUS AND ENCODING METHOD[2015/07]
French:APPAREIL DE DÉCODAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCODAGE, APPAREIL DE CODAGE ET PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE[2015/07]
Entry into regional phase23.09.2014Translation filed 
29.09.2014National basic fee paid 
29.09.2014Search fee paid 
29.09.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
29.09.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.09.2014Examination requested  [2015/07]
26.02.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
07.07.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.01.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/11]
06.10.2017Date of oral proceedings
25.10.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/11]
25.10.2017Minutes 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  07.07.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.03.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
25.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
24.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP2362664  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0052] *;
 [X]WO2012001606  (SISVEL TECHNOLOGY SRL [IT], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * page 4, line 23 - page 5, line 23 * * page 7, line 7 - line 9 *;
 [X]US2012020413  (CHEN YING [US], et al) [X] 1-15 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2012033039  (SASAKI TAIJI [JP], et al) [X] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraph [0106] - paragraph [0113] *;
 [XP]  - NAKAGAMI O ET AL, "2D compatible frame packing arrangement SEI", 10. JCT-VC MEETING; 101. MPEG MEETING; 11-7-2012 - 20-7-2012; STOCKHOLM; (JOINT COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON VIDEO CODING OF ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 AND ITU-T SG.16 ); URL: HTTP://WFTP3.ITU.INT/AV-ARCH/JCTVC-SITE/,, (20120629), no. JCTVC-J0070, XP030112432 [XP] 1-15 * the whole document *
International search[A]WO2010085361  (THOMSON LICENSING [FR], et al);
 [Y]JP2010268433  (SONY CORP);
 [X]JP2011109397  (SONY CORP)
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