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EP1006730 - Method and apparatus for information embedding in image data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.10.2016
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip07.10.2016Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 09.11.2016  [2016/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
2-1, Otemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004 / JP
For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Pioneer Electric Corporation
1-1, Shin-ogura Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 212-0031 / JP
[2014/14]
Former [2011/01]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Pioneer Electric Corporation
1-1, Shin-ogura Saiwai-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 212-0031 / JP
Former [2000/23]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010 / JP
For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
For all designated states
Pioneer Electric Corporation
4-1, Meguro-1-chome, Meguro-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Yoshiura, Hiroshi
19-7-201, Hongo-6-chome, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Echizen, Isao
7-10, Shimodacho-1-chome, Kohoku-ku
Yokohama-shi / JP
03 / Arai, Takao
65-24, Ibukino, Midori-ku
Yokohama-shi / JP
04 / Kimura, Hiroyuki
34-3, Ino
Hiratsuka-shi / JP
05 / Takeuchi, Toshifumi
11-9-104, Nishikamata-4-chome, Ota-ku
Tokyo / JP
06 / Moriyama, Yoshiaki, c/o Sogo Kenkyusho
Pioneer Electric Corpoation, 1-1, Fujimi-6-chome
Tsurugashima-shi / JP
07 / Sugaya, Kazumi, c/o Sogo Kenkyusho
Pioneer Electric Corpoation, 1-1, Fujimi-6-chome
Tsurugashima-shi / JP
08 / Ogino, Akira
10-17, Kugahara-1-chome, Ota-ku
Tokyo / JP
[2000/23]
Representative(s)Strehl & Partner mbB
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/23]Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date99123774.430.11.1999
[2000/23]
Priority number, dateJP1998034388803.12.1998         Original published format: JP 34388898
[2000/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1006730
Date:07.06.2000
Language:EN
[2000/23]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1006730
Date:08.12.2004
[2004/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.10.2004
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/52
[2016/03]
CPC:
G06T1/0085 (EP,US); G06T9/00 (KR); G06T1/0028 (EP,US);
H04N19/467 (EP,US); H04N19/51 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US);
H04N21/23892 (EP,US); H04N21/8358 (EP,US); G06T2201/0065 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2000/23]H04N7/26
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2005/35]
Former [2000/23]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Informationseinbettung in Bilddaten[2000/23]
English:Method and apparatus for information embedding in image data[2000/23]
French:Méthode et appareil d'intégration d' information dans des données d' image[2000/23]
Examination procedure20.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/07]
22.07.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
01.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.11.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M10)
24.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2016Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2016/45]
01.07.2016Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2016/45]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  22.07.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
26.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
13.11.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.11.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
22.11.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
20.11.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
26.11.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
20.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
24.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
25.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
23.11.2011Renewal fee patent year 13
27.11.2012Renewal fee patent year 14
28.11.2013Renewal fee patent year 15
27.11.2014Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[XA]   SWANSON M D ET AL: "Object-based transparent video watermarking", MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1997., IEEE FIRST WORKSHOP ON PRINCETON, NJ, USA 23-25 JUNE 1997, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, 23 June 1997 (1997-06-23), pages 369 - 374, XP010233851, ISBN: 0-7803-3780-8

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMSP.1997.602663
 [A]   CHUNG T-Y ET AL: "DIGITAL WATERMARKING FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF MPEG2 COMPRESSED VIDEO", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, vol. 44, no. 3, August 1998 (1998-08-01), pages 895 - 901, XP000851597, ISSN: 0098-3063 [A] 7-11,13-18 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.713211
 [XA]   YOSHIURA H ET AL: "Vsp: A Digital Watermark Method For Motion Picture Copyright Protection", ICCE, 2 June 1998 (1998-06-02), LOS ANGELES, pages 338 - 339, XP010282983
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