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EP About this file: EP2941003

EP2941003 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 12.07.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  11.06.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  11.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.02.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  04.12.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 29.05.2024  [2024/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2015/45]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SATO, Kazushi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/01]
Former [2015/45]01 / SATO Kazushi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/45]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date13867714.116.12.2013
[2015/45]
WO2013JP83559
Priority number, dateJP2012028361426.12.2012         Original published format: JP 2012283614
JP2013014397709.07.2013         Original published format: JP 2013143977
JP2013018299304.09.2013         Original published format: JP 2013182993
[2015/45]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014103763
Date:03.07.2014
Language:JA
[2014/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2941003
Date:04.11.2015
Language:EN
[2015/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2941003
Date:14.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP03.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/70, H04N19/30, H04N19/463, H04N19/152, H04N19/187
[2016/29]
CPC:
H04N19/187 (EP,MX,RU,US); H04N19/30 (EP,KR,MX,RU,US); H04N19/152 (EP,KR,MX,RU,US);
G06T1/00 (RU); G06T9/00 (RU); H04N19/463 (EP,MX,RU,US);
H04N19/597 (KR); H04N19/70 (EP,KR,MX,RU,US); H04N19/162 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2015/45]H04N19/50
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 [2015/45]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2015/45]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD[2015/45]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE[2015/45]
Entry into regional phase12.06.2015Translation filed 
19.06.2015National basic fee paid 
19.06.2015Search fee paid 
19.06.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
19.06.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.06.2015Examination requested  [2015/45]
14.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.06.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.09.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2018Date of oral proceedings
04.12.2018Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
05.12.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
21.02.2019Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
26.03.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.04.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
02.06.2021Fee for grant paid
02.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
02.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  20.06.2017
Opposition(s)19.04.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
21.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
19.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
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 [XI]  - HANNUKSELA (NOKIA) M M ET AL, "AHG9: Operation points in VPS and nesting SEI", 11. JCT-VC MEETING; 102. MPEG MEETING; 10-10-2012 - 19-10-2012; SHANGHAI; (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/,, (20121001), no. JCTVC-K0180, XP030113062 [X] 1-4,7,9-13,15 * abstract * * section 2.1 * [I] 5,6,8,14
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2009907
International search[A]JP2010525661  (THOMSON LICENSING);
 [A]JP2010525662  (THOMSON LICENSING);
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 [A]  - SACHIN DESHPANDE, "On Sub-picture Based HRD Buffering", JOINT COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON VIDEO CODING (JCT-VC) OF ITU-T SG 16 WP3 AND ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 JCTVC-K0221, ITU-T, pages 1 - 10, XP030113103
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