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EP0884912 - Image sequence decoding method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1998/51]Image sequence coding and decoding method
[2003/01]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.07.2004
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip02.07.2004No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 18.08.2004  [2004/34]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8010 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/51]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6 Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nakaya, Yuichiro
1-14-21, Zenpukuji, Suginami-ku
Tokyo, 167-0041 / JP
[1998/51]
Representative(s)Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[1998/51]
Application number, filing date98110471.408.06.1998
[1998/51]
Priority number, dateJP1997015065609.06.1997         Original published format: JP 15065697
[1998/51]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0884912
Date:16.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0884912
Date:22.11.2000
[2000/47]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0884912
Date:27.08.2003
Language:EN
[2003/35]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.10.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/36, H04N7/26, H04N7/46
[2000/47]
CPC:
H04N19/44 (EP,US); H04N19/51 (EP,KR,US); G06T7/223 (EP,US);
G06T7/262 (EP,US); G06T9/004 (US); H04N19/105 (US);
H04N19/114 (EP,US); H04N19/115 (US); H04N19/117 (EP,US);
H04N19/124 (EP,US); H04N19/126 (EP,US); H04N19/127 (US);
H04N19/139 (EP,US); H04N19/159 (EP,US); H04N19/16 (US);
H04N19/172 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/177 (EP,US);
H04N19/18 (EP,US); H04N19/182 (EP,US); H04N19/184 (US);
H04N19/186 (EP,US); H04N19/19 (US); H04N19/45 (EP,US);
H04N19/46 (EP,US); H04N19/50 (EP,US); H04N19/513 (EP,US);
H04N19/52 (US); H04N19/521 (EP,US); H04N19/523 (EP,US);
H04N19/547 (US); H04N19/573 (US); H04N19/577 (EP,US);
H04N19/587 (US); H04N19/59 (EP,US); H04N19/597 (US);
H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/625 (EP,US); H04N19/86 (EP,US);
H04N19/90 (US); H04N19/94 (US) (-)
Former IPC [1998/51]H04N7/36
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL,   SE [2001/32]
Former [1998/51]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Bildsequenzdekodierungsverfahren[2003/01]
English:Image sequence decoding method[2003/01]
French:Procédé de décodage de séquences d'images[2003/01]
Former [1998/51]Bildsequenzkodierungs- und Dekodierungsverfahren
Former [1998/51]Image sequence coding and decoding method
Former [1998/51]Procédé de codage et de décodage de séquences d'images
Examination procedure27.07.2000Examination requested  [2000/40]
23.02.2001Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.10.2001Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.02.2002Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.12.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.04.2003Fee for grant paid
09.04.2003Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP00117806.0  / EP1056294
EP01129134.1  / EP1193977
EP02007745.9  / EP1237376
EP02007746.7  / EP1237377
EP10012305.8  / EP2271116
EP10012306.6  / EP2288164
EP10012307.4  / EP2288165
EP10012308.2  / EP2285119
EP10012309.0  / EP2288166
EP10012310.8  / EP2271117
Opposition(s)28.05.2004No opposition filed within time limit [2004/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
26.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
24.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0712249  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1-49 * abstract * * page 3, line 48 - line 57 * * page 8, line 42 - page 9, line 12 * * figures 6,7 *;
 [A]EP0735769  (IBM [US]) [A] 1-49 * abstract *;
 [A]  - MASAHIRO IWAHASHI ET AL, "A MOTION COMPENSATION TECHNIQUE FOR DOWN-SCALED PICTURES IN LAYERED CODING", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS,JP,INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS INFORMATION AND COMM. ENG. TOKYO, (19940801), vol. E77-B, no. 8, ISSN 0916-8516, pages 1007 - 1012, XP000470652 [A] 1-49 * paragraph [0003] * * paragraph [04.1] *
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