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EP0972266 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING THE VISIBILITY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SIGNAL SEQUENCES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  10.12.2004
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.12.2004Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 26.01.2005  [2005/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08543-5300 / US
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08543-5300 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LUBIN, Jeffrey
Apartment 11F 112 W. 72nd Street
New York, NY 10023 / US
02 / BRILL, Michael, H.
Apartment D-130 1 Makefield Road
Morrisville, PA 19076 / US
03 / PICA, Albert, P.
2 Popular Run
East Windsor, NJ 08520 / US
04 / CRANE, Roger, L.
756 Penn Estates
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 / US
05 / PAUL, Walter
40 Berkley Avenue
Bellemead, NJ 08502 / US
06 / GENDEL, Gary, A.
17 Dogwood Drive
Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 / US
[2000/03]
Representative(s)Pratt, Richard Wilson
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London
EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/03]Pratt, Richard Wilson
D. Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date98914551.106.04.1998
[2000/03]
WO1998US06845
Priority number, dateUS19970043050P04.04.1997         Original published format: US 43050 P
US19980073435P02.02.1998         Original published format: US 73435 P
US1998005507603.04.1998         Original published format: US 55076
[2000/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9845801
Date:15.10.1998
Language:EN
[1998/41]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0972266
Date:19.01.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 15.10.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US15.10.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.07.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06T9/00
[2002/36]
CPC:
G06T5/50 (EP,US); G06T15/50 (EP,US); H04N19/63 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/03]G06K9/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/03]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND GERÄT ZUM EVALUIEREN DER SICHTBARKEIT VON UNTERSCHIEDEN ZWISCHEN ZWEI SIGNALSEQUENZEN[2000/03]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING THE VISIBILITY OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SIGNAL SEQUENCES[2000/03]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR EVALUER LE CARACTERE VISIBLE DES DIFFERENCES ENTRE DEUX SEQUENCES DE SIGNAUX[2000/03]
Entry into regional phase29.09.1999National basic fee paid 
29.09.1999Search fee paid 
29.09.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
29.09.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure02.11.1998Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
29.09.1999Examination requested  [2000/03]
04.02.2004Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.06.2004Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2005/04]
19.07.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2005/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.03.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
21.03.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
26.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - MARTINEZ-URIEGAS E ET AL, "Parameters of perceived image quality in satellite color images", DEVICE-INDEPENDENT COLOR IMAGING, SAN JOSE, CA, USA, 7-8 FEB. 1994, Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1994, USA, vol. 2170, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 64 - 88, XP008003382 [Y] 1-10 * page 64, paragraph 1 - paragraph 3 * * page 69, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.173858
 [Y]  - BURT P J ET AL, "THE LAPLACIAN PYRAMID AS A COMPACT IMAGE CODE", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19830401), vol. COM 31, no. 4, ISSN 0090-6778, pages 532 - 540, XP000570701 [Y] 1-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOM.1983.1095851
International search[A]US4719503  (CRAVER THOMAS R [US], et al);
 [A]US5155594  (BERNSTEIN JEFFREY [US], et al)
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