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EP About this file: EP3174296

EP3174296 - DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.10.2017
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  28.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip13.05.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.06.2022  [2022/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
1-1, Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
[2017/22]
Inventor(s)01 / TANIZAWA, Akiyuki
c/o Intellectual Property Division
Toshiba Corporation
1-1 Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
02 / CHUJOH, Takeshi
c/o Intellectual Property Division
Toshiba Corporation
1-1 Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo 105-8001 / JP
03 / SHIODERA, Taichiro
c/o Intellectual Property Division
Toshiba Corporation
1-1 Shibaura 1-chome
Minato-ku
Tokyo, 105-8001 / JP
 [2017/22]
Representative(s)Moreland, David
Marks & Clerk LLP The Beacon
176 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5SG / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/22]Moreland, David
Marks & Clerk LLP
Aurora
120 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JS / GB
Application number, filing date17150471.517.10.2011
[2017/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3174296
Date:31.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/463, H04N19/70
[2017/22]
CPC:
H04N19/105 (EP,BR,KR,US); H04N19/159 (BR,US); H04N19/70 (EP,BR,KR,US);
H04N19/463 (EP,BR,CN,US); H04N19/126 (BR,US); H04N19/129 (KR);
H04N19/136 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/172 (EP,BR,US); H04N19/176 (EP,BR,US);
H04N19/186 (BR,US); H04N19/39 (KR); H04N19/44 (KR);
H04N19/573 (KR); H04N19/91 (KR); H04N19/94 (BR,US);
H04N21/2347 (KR); H04N21/2389 (KR); H04N21/4385 (KR);
H04N21/4405 (KR) (-)
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 [2017/22]
TitleGerman:DECODIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND DECODIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2017/22]
English:DECODING DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD[2017/22]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCODAGE ET DISPOSITIF DE DÉCODAGE[2017/22]
Examination procedure05.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/22]
05.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
19.09.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.02.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.12.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
05.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.01.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 18.01.2022
18.01.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
27.01.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/24]
06.02.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/24]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP11874125.5  / EP2770735
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
05.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
05.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
05.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
11.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
11.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
15.10.2019Renewal fee patent year 09
14.10.2020Renewal fee patent year 10
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.10.202111   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - THOMAS WIEGAND ET AL, "WD2: Working Draft 2 of High-Efficiency Video Coding", 4. JCT-VC MEETING; 95. MPEG MEETING; 20-1-2011 - 28-1-2011; DAEGU; (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/,, (20110415), no. JCTVC-D503, XP030113315 [X] 1,2 * page 29, paragraph 7.3.2.1 * * page 32, paragraph 7.3.3 * * page 33, paragraph 7.3.3.2 *
 [A]  - SUZUKI Y ET AL, "Extension of uni-prediction simplification in B slices", 4. JCT-VC MEETING; 95. MPEG MEETING; 20-1-2011 - 28-1-2011; DAEGU;(JOINT COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON VIDEO CODING OF ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11AND ITU-T SG.16 ); URL: HTTP://WFTP3.ITU.INT/AV-ARCH/JCTVC-SITE/,, (20110120), no. JCTVC-D421, ISSN 0000-0013, XP030008460 [A] 1,2 * pages 2,3, paragraph 2.1 * * figures 1,2 *
by applicantJP2004007377
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