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EP0993196 - Down conversion system using a pre-decimation filter [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  21.08.2009
Database last updated on 04.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.08.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.09.2009  [2009/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2008/47]For all designated states
Panasonic Corporation
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi
Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Former [2000/15]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Ohaza Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hee-Yong, Kim
3 Saylor Court
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536 / US
[2000/15]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/15]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date99117901.113.09.1999
[2000/15]
Priority number, dateUS1998016979009.10.1998         Original published format: US 169790
[2000/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0993196
Date:12.04.2000
Language:EN
[2000/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0993196
Date:22.08.2001
[2001/34]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.07.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26, H04N7/30, H04N7/36, H04N7/50, H04N7/01
[2001/34]
CPC:
G06T3/4084 (EP,US); H04N7/015 (KR); G06T3/4023 (EP,US);
H04N19/42 (EP,US); H04N19/428 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/15]H04N7/26
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2002/21]
Former [2000/15]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Abwärtsumsetzungssystem mit einem der Dezimation vorgeschalteten Filter[2000/15]
English:Down conversion system using a pre-decimation filter[2000/15]
French:Système d'abaissement de fréquence par filtre de pré-décimation[2000/15]
Examination procedure07.01.2002Examination requested  [2002/12]
23.02.2002Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
21.06.2002Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, CH, CY, DK, ES, FI, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE
24.02.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.06.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/39]
07.05.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2009/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
09.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
05.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
20.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
23.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
04.04.2002AT   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002BE   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002CH   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002CY   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002DK   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002ES   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002FI   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002GR   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002IE   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002IT   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002LU   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002MC   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002NL   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002PT   M01   Not yet paid
04.04.2002SE   M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.200810   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[YA]WO9841011  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 1-8,15-22 * page 16, line 11 - page 19, line 23 * * page 27, line 19 - page 35, line 19 * * figures 2A,2B * [A] 9-14,23-28;
 [Y]EP0707426  (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [Y] 1-8,15-22 * column 2, line 38 - column 4, line 4 * * column 11, line 44 - column 11, line 58 * * figure 2A *;
 [A]JPH10262252  ;
 US6175592  [ ] (KIM HEE-YONG [US], et al) [ ] * column 6, line 10 - column 6, line 65 * * figures 2A,2B *;
 [A]WO8607479  (PICTEL CORP [US]) [A] 1-8,15-22 * page 21, line 28 - page 23, line 17 *;
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19981231), vol. 1998, no. 14, & JP10262252 A 19980929 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [A] 1-28 * abstract *
 [A]  - SUTHAHARAN S ET AL, "A NEW POST-FILTERING TECHNIQUE FOR BLOCK-BASED TRANSFORM CODED IMAGES", IEEE TENCON - DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS,US,NEW YORK, NY: IEEE, (19961126), ISBN 0-7803-3680-1, pages 702 - 705, XP000782591 [A] 1,2,7,15,16,21 * abstract * * sections 1., 3. *
 [A]  - SIU-LEONG IU, "COMPARISION OF MOTION COMPENSATION USING DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SUB- PIXEL ACCURACY FOR INTERFIELD/INTERFRAME HYBRID CODING OF HDTV IMAGE SEQUENCES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19920323), vol. CONF. 17, ISBN 0-7803-0532-9, pages 465 - 468, XP000378969 [A] 1,2,7,15,16,21 * section 1. *
 [DA]  - KIM H -Y ET AL, "DCT DOMAIN FILTER FOR ATV DOWN CONVERSION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS,US,IEEE INC. NEW YORK, (19971101), vol. 43, no. 4, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 1074 - 1078, XP000768561 [DA] 1-6,8-20,22-28 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.642374
 [A]  - WINZKER M ET AL, "ARCHITECTURE AND MEMORY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAND-ALONE AND HIERARCHICAL MPEG2 HDTV-DECODERS WITH SYNCHRONOUS DRAMS", 1995 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS (ISCAS),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, (19950430), ISBN 0-7803-2571-0, pages 609 - 612, XP000583293
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