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EP3386200 - VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SYSTEM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.03.2024
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.11.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  07.09.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.03.2024Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.05.2024  [2024/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[2018/41]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIDA, Takayuki
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
02 / CHONO, Keiichi
c/o NEC Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
 [2018/41]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2018/41]
Application number, filing date16870421.114.11.2016
[2018/41]
WO2016JP83681
Priority number, dateJP2015023552502.12.2015         Original published format: JP 2015235525
[2018/41]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017094482
Date:08.06.2017
Language:JA
[2017/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3386200
Date:10.10.2018
Language:EN
[2018/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.06.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP02.08.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/70
[2019/36]
CPC:
H04N19/70 (EP,BR,KR,US); H04N19/31 (EP,BR,KR,US); H04N19/103 (US);
H04N19/114 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/124 (EP); H04N19/136 (BR,US);
H04N19/139 (EP); H04N19/146 (EP); H04N19/159 (EP);
H04N19/174 (EP); H04N19/176 (EP); H04N19/177 (BR,KR,US);
H04N19/184 (KR); H04N19/30 (US); H04N19/46 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2018/41]H04N19/31, H04N19/114, H04N19/136, H04N19/177, H04N19/70
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 [2018/41]
TitleGerman:VIDEOCODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, VIDEOCODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, VIDEODECODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, VIDEODECODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, PROGRAMM UND VIDEOSYSTEM[2018/41]
English:VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING APPARATUS, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO SYSTEM[2018/41]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE VIDÉO, APPAREIL DE CODAGE VIDÉO, PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCODAGE VIDÉO, APPAREIL DE DÉCODAGE VIDÉO, PROGRAMME ET SYSTÈME VIDÉO[2018/41]
Entry into regional phase23.05.2018Translation filed 
02.07.2018National basic fee paid 
02.07.2018Search fee paid 
02.07.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
02.07.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.07.2018Examination requested  [2018/41]
27.02.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
05.04.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2023Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 15.12.2023
15.12.2023Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.12.2023Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2024/18]
22.12.2023Application refused, date of legal effect [2024/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
14.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
24.11.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
24.11.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
24.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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 [XP]WO2016152684  (SONY CORP [JP]) [XP] 1,3,4 * [0001], [0025], [0030], [0033], [0107] * * figure 2 *;
 [X]  - QUALCOMM, "Dynamic Range Adjustment SEI to enable High Dynamic Range video coding with Backward-Compatible Capability", ITU-T SG16 MEETING; 12-10-2015 - 23-10-2015; GENEVA,, (20150929), no. T13-SG16-C-1027, XP030100746 [X] 1,4 * abstract * * section 1 * * second paragraph of section 3 * * penultimate paragraph on page 7 *
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