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EP3576411 - SLICE-LEVEL REFERENCE PICTURE RECONSTRUCTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  05.06.2020
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  01.11.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.08.2024New entry: Application deemed to be withdrawn: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Agora Lab, Inc.
2804 Mission College Blvd.
Suite 110
Santa Clara, CA 95054 / US
[2019/49]
Inventor(s)01 / ZHONG, Sheng
333 Songhu Road, 8F
Yangpu District
Shanghai, 200433 / CN
02 / DAI, Wei
333 Songhu Road, 8F
Yangpu District
Shanghai, 200433 / CN
03 / ZHUANG, Zesen
333 Songhu Road, 8F
Yangpu District
Shanghai, 200433 / CN
 [2019/49]
Representative(s)Script Intellectual Property LLP
Suite J, Anchor House
School Close
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh, Hampshire SO53 4DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2019/49]McQueen, Andrew Peter
Miltons IP - Europe
5th Floor, Broad Quay House
Prince Street
Bristol BS1 4DJ / GB
Application number, filing date19160634.204.03.2019
[2019/49]
Priority number, dateUS20181599386431.05.2018         Original published format: US201815993864
[2019/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3576411
Date:04.12.2019
Language:EN
[2019/49]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.09.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/164, H04N19/174, H04N19/58, H04N19/68
[2019/49]
CPC:
H04N19/164 (EP,CN,US); H04N19/105 (US); H04N19/174 (EP,CN,US);
H04N19/58 (EP); H04N19/68 (EP); H04N19/85 (CN);
H04N19/65 (US) (-)
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 [2020/28]
Former [2019/49]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:SCHNITTEBENENREFERENZBILDREKONSTRUKTION[2019/49]
English:SLICE-LEVEL REFERENCE PICTURE RECONSTRUCTION[2019/49]
French:RECONSTRUCTION D'IMAGES DE RÉFÉRENCE AU NIVEAU DE LA TRANCHE[2019/49]
Examination procedure03.06.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
03.06.2020Examination requested  [2020/28]
03.06.2020Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.08.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.05.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.09.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
31.07.2024Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
14.05.2021Request for further processing filed
14.05.2021Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
26.05.2021Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
07.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
07.03.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
01.03.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[I]EP0763944  (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [I] 1-20 * abstract * * column 5, line 28 - column 12, line 39 * * column 18, line 1 - column 25, line 52 *;
 [A]US2008247463  (BUTTIMER MAURICE J [US], et al) [A] 1-20 * abstract * * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0034] - paragraph [0047] *;
 [I]  - FUKUNAGA S ET AL, "Error resilient video coding controlled by backward channel signaling", SIGNAL PROCESSING. IMAGE COMMUNICATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19990501), vol. 14, no. 6-8, doi:10.1016/S0923-5965(99)00005-3, ISSN 0923-5965, pages 531 - 540, XP004165393 [I] 1-20 * abstract * * Sections 1-3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0923-5965(99)00005-3
 [A]  - OKI ELECTRONIC ET AL, "Proposed Amendments to Annex N of H.263+", 1. VCEG MEETING; 24-06-1997 - 27-06-1997; PORTLAND, OR, US; (VIDEOCODING EXPERTS GROUP OF ITU-T SG.16), (19970620), no. q15a28, XP030002607 [A] 1-20 * Annex N;; figure N.3 *
 [A]  - ATHANASIOS LEONTARIS ET AL, "Multiple Reference Motion Compensation: A Tutorial Introduction and Survey", FOUNDATIONS AND TRENDS IN SIGNAL PROCESSING, NOW PUBLISHERS, HANOVER, MASS., USA, vol. 2, no. 4, doi:10.1561/2000000019, ISSN 1932-8354, (20080101), pages 247 - 364, (20090831), XP007917565 [A] 1-20 * abstract * * Sections 3.4 and 6.1.3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/2000000019
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