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EP0859337 - Image data encoding system and image inputting apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  04.04.2008
Database last updated on 29.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip04.04.2008Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.05.2008  [2008/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/34]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nakano, Hirotaka
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Hashimoto, Masahiro
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Manabe, Koji
NEC Corporation, 7-1, Shiba 5-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1998/34]
Representative(s)von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Friedrich, et al
Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Widenmayerstrasse 6
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/34]von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Friedrich R., Dipl.-Phys., et al
SAMSON & PARTNER Widenmayerstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date98102571.113.02.1998
[1998/34]
Priority number, dateJP1997002999214.02.1997         Original published format: JP 2999297
JP1997003221217.02.1997         Original published format: JP 3221297
JP1997005746912.03.1997         Original published format: JP 5746997
[1998/34]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0859337
Date:19.08.1998
Language:EN
[1998/34]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0859337
Date:27.01.1999
[1999/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.12.1998
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/00, G06T1/00
[1999/03]
CPC:
H04N19/00 (EP,US); G06T1/20 (EP,KR,US); G06T1/0021 (EP,US);
G06T1/0035 (EP,US); H04N1/32154 (EP,US); H04N1/32165 (EP,US);
H04N1/32187 (EP,US); H04N1/32192 (EP,US); H04N1/32277 (EP,US);
H04N19/467 (EP,US); H04N19/60 (EP,US); H04N21/23892 (EP,US);
H04N21/8358 (EP,US); G06T2201/0052 (EP,US); G06T2201/0053 (EP,US);
H04N2201/324 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/34]G06T11/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [1999/40]
Former [1998/34]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:System zur Bilddatenkodierung und Gerät zur Bildeingabe[1998/34]
English:Image data encoding system and image inputting apparatus[1998/34]
French:Système d'encodage de données d'image et appareil d'entrée d'image[1998/34]
Examination procedure25.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/21]
13.09.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.03.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2003Date of oral proceedings
02.05.2003Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/19]
02.05.2003Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
13.02.2008Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/19]
Appeal following examination11.07.2003Appeal received No.  T1042/03
12.09.2003Statement of grounds filed
13.02.2008Result of appeal procedure: appeal of the applicant was rejected
13.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
15.02.2008Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
13.02.2008Date of oral proceedings
Divisional application(s)EP03018936.9  / EP1394735
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
28.02.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
28.02.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
23.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
24.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
24.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
28.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - HARTUNG AND GIROD, "WATERMARKING OF MPEG-2 ENCODED VIDEO WITHOUT DECODING AND RE-ENCODING", MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND NETWORKING, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, USA, (19970210), vol. 3020, pages 264 - 274, XP002085793 [X] 1,8-12 * page 269, line 3 - page 270, line 7; figure 8 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.264299
 [A]  - BORS AND PITAS, "IMAGE WATERMARKING USING DCT DOMAIN CONSTRAINTS", PROCEEDINGS OF 3RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING, NEW YORK NY US, (19960916), vol. 3, pages 231 - 234, XP002085794 [A] * page 231, column L, line 21 - column R, line 28 * * page 232, column L, line 3 - line 14 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1996.560426
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