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EP About this file: EP0351787

EP0351787 - Video signal processing circuit [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.11.1997
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.11.1997No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 29.12.1997 [1997/52]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1990/04]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Motoe, Hisafumi
c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
02 / Kawashima, Hiroyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
03 / Tokuhara, Masaharu
c/o SONY CORPORATION 7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo / JP
[1990/04]
Representative(s)Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1990/04]Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner Postfach 33 06 09
D-80066 München / DE
Application number, filing date89113166.618.07.1989
[1990/04]
Priority number, dateJP1988017961919.07.1988         Original published format: JP 17961988
[1990/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0351787
Date:24.01.1990
Language:EN
[1990/04]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0351787
Date:04.03.1992
Language:EN
[1992/10]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0351787
Date:02.01.1997
Language:EN
[1997/01]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.01.1992
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/44
[1990/04]
CPC:
H04N7/012 (EP,US); H04N9/78 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1990/04]
TitleGerman:Schaltung zur Verarbeitung eines Videosignals[1990/04]
English:Video signal processing circuit[1990/04]
French:Circuit de traitement de signal vidéo[1990/04]
Examination procedure04.09.1992Examination requested  [1992/45]
17.08.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
31.01.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.10.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.1996Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
04.07.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
04.10.1996Fee for grant paid
04.10.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.10.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.12.1990Renewal fee patent year 03
29.07.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
29.07.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
07.07.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
11.07.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
11.07.1996Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4626891  (ACHIHA MASAHIKO [JP]);
 [AP]US4768092  (ISHIKAWA HISASHI [JP])
 [X]  - PHILIPS JOURNAL OF RESEARCH vol. 41, no. 6, 1986, EINDHOVEN(NL) pages 576 - 603; R.S. PRODAN: 'MULTIDIMENSIONAL DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR TELEVISION SCAN CONVERSION'
 [A]  - * page 589, line 15 - page 590, line 25 *
 [A]  - PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPON SIGNAL PROCESSING OF HDTV,L AQUILA(IT),29FEBR UARY-2MARCH1988,CSELT,TORINO(IT) 'REUTER:"MOTION VECTOR ESTIMATION FOR IMPROVED STANDARDS CONVERSION" PAGES 345-354'
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