blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0473340

EP0473340 - Pipeline structures for full-colour computer graphics [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.04.2000
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.04.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 14.06.2000 [2000/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde
NSW 2113 / AU
[N/P]
Former [1992/10]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
1 Thomas Holt Drive
North Ryde, NSW 2113 / AU
Inventor(s)01 / Silverbrook, Kia
40 Bathurst Street
Woollahra, New South Wales 2025 / AU
[1992/10]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [1992/10]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date91307563.615.08.1991
[1992/10]
Priority number, dateAU1990000178416.08.1990         Original published format: AU 178490
AU1990000178516.08.1990         Original published format: AU 178590
AU1990000341819.11.1990         Original published format: AU 341890
[1992/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0473340
Date:04.03.1992
Language:EN
[1992/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0473340
Date:24.02.1993
Language:EN
[1993/08]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0473340
Date:23.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.01.1993
ClassificationIPC:G06T9/00, G06T17/00
[1999/08]
CPC:
G06T9/007 (EP,US); G06K15/1851 (EP,US); G06K15/1863 (EP,US);
G06K15/1865 (EP,US); G06T11/40 (EP,US); H04N1/387 (EP,US);
H04N1/646 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1993/08]G06F15/72, G06F15/64
Former IPC [1992/10]G06F15/72
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1992/10]
TitleGerman:Pipelinestrukturen für vollfarbfähigen Rechnergraphik[1998/33]
English:Pipeline structures for full-colour computer graphics[1992/10]
French:Structures pipeline pour traitement graphique par ordinateur en couleur[1998/33]
Former [1992/10]Pipelinestruktur für vollfarbfähigen Rechnergraphik
Former [1992/10]Structures pipeline pour graphiques couleur avec ordinateur
Examination procedure09.07.1993Examination requested  [1993/36]
18.07.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.01.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.10.1996Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
06.12.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.08.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
30.12.1998Communication of intention to grant the patent
05.03.1999Fee for grant paid
05.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)24.03.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/24]
Request for further processing for:06.12.1996Request for further processing filed
06.12.1996Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
19.12.1996Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
26.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
23.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
21.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
20.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
20.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]US4843632  (LEE JEFFERY H [US], et al)
 [Y]  - IMRAN SHAH, OLU AKIWUMI-ASSANI, JOHNSON B., "A TRANSFORM CODING CHIP SET FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION.", SPEECH PROCESSING 2, VLSI, AUDIO AND ELECTROACOUSTICS. ALBUQUERQUE, APR. 3 - 6, 1990., NEW YORK, IEEE., US, US, (19900403), vol. 02., pages 961 - 964., XP000146932
 [Y]  - WILSON R., "INMOS TAKES ON IMAGE COMPRESSION WITH DISCRETE COSINE TRANSFORM PROCESSOR.", COMPUTER DESIGN., PENNWELL PUBL. LITTLETON, MASSACHUSETTS., US, US, (19890801), vol. 28., no. 15., ISSN 0010-4566, page 86., XP000118956
 [A]  - DE SA L., ET AL., "A PARALLEL ARCHITECTURE FOR REAL-TIME VIDEO CODING.", MICROPROCESSING AND MICROPROGRAMMING., ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, BV., AMSTERDAM., NL, NL, (19900801), vol. 30., no. 01 / 05., doi:10.1016/0165-6074(90)90280-M, ISSN 0165-6074, pages 439 - 445., XP000141680

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0165-6074(90)90280-M
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.