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EP About this file: EP1006732

EP1006732 - Motion compensated interpolation for digital video signal processing [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  31.12.2004
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.06.2008Change - representativepublished on 09.07.2008  [2008/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/23]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sun, Huifang
61 Kinglet Drive South
Cranbury, New Jersey, 08572 / US
02 / Vetro, Anthony
113 Regis Drive
Staten Island, New York, 10314 / US
03 / Kung, Sun-Yuan
257 Dodds Lane
Princeton, New Jersey, 08540 / US
04 / Chen, Yen-Kuang
16 Cabot Way
Franklin Park, New Jersey, 08823 / US
[2000/23]
Representative(s)Pfenning, Meinig & Partner mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Theresienhöhe 11a
80339 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/28]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Theresienhöhe 13
80339 München / DE
Former [2000/23]Pfenning, Meinig & Partner GbR
Mozartstrasse 17
80336 München / DE
Application number, filing date99122226.608.11.1999
[2000/23]
Priority number, dateUS1998020603204.12.1998         Original published format: US 206032
[2000/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1006732
Date:07.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1006732
Date:22.10.2003
[2003/43]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.09.2003
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/46
[2000/23]
CPC:
H04N19/577 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states(deleted) [2004/29]
Former [2000/23]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Bewegungskompensierte Interpolation für digitalen Videosignalverarbeitung[2000/23]
English:Motion compensated interpolation for digital video signal processing[2000/23]
French:Interpolation avec compensation de mouvement en traitement de signal vidéo numérique[2000/23]
Examination procedure23.04.2004Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2005/07]
03.09.2004Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2005/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
20.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[XY]US4383272  (NETRAVALI ARUN N, et al) [X] 5 * abstract * * column 3, line 24 - column 4, line 22; figure 2 * [Y] 1-4,6-13;
 [A]EP0863674  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 55, line 55 - page 57, line 27; figure 5; table 5 *;
 [XY]  - YEN-KUANG CHEN ET AL, "A feature tracking algorithm using neighborhood relaxation with multi-candidate pre-screening", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP) LAUSANNE, SEPT. 16 - 19, 1996, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19960916), vol. 1, ISBN 0-7803-3259-8, pages 513 - 516, XP010202707 [X] 14 * page 513, column L, paragraph 2 - page 514, column R, paragraph L; figure 1 * [Y] 1-4,6-13

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1996.560904
 [A]  - VANDENDORPE L ET AL, "MOTION-COMPENSATED CONVERSION FROM INTERLACED TO PROGRESSIVE FORMATS", SIGNAL PROCESSING. IMAGE COMMUNICATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (19940601), vol. 6, no. 3, ISSN 0923-5965, pages 193 - 211, XP000451925 [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 198 - 200, section 3.2 *; page 202, column R, paragraph 1 - paragraph 3 * * page 203, column R, line 18 - line 34 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0923-5965(94)90025-6
 [PXA]  - YEN-KUANG CHEN ET AL, "Frame-rate up-conversion using transmitted true motion vectors", MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1998 IEEE SECOND WORKSHOP ON REDONDO BEACH, CA, USA 7-9 DEC. 1998, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19981207), ISBN 0-7803-4919-9, pages 622 - 627, XP010318331 [PX] 1,2,5,6 * page 622, paragraph 2 - page 625, line 21 * [A] 3,4,7-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMSP.1998.739050
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