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EP1050167 - REGION-BASED INFORMATION COMPACTION FOR DIGITAL IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  23.10.2009
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip10.06.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT
published on 13.07.2011  [2011/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Akikaze Technologies, LLC
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400
Wilmington, DE 19808 / US
[2007/20]
Former [2000/45]For all designated states
Sarnoff Corporation
201 Washington Road, CN 5300
Princeton, NJ 08543-5300 / US
Inventor(s)01 / REITMEIER, Glenn, A.
193 Cinnabar Lane
Yardley, PA 19067 / US
02 / TINKER, Michael
35 Highland Drive
Yardley, PA 19067 / US
[2000/45]
Representative(s)Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Postfach 20 07 34
80007 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/02]Epping - Hermann - Fischer
Postfach 20 07 34
80007 München / DE
Former [2000/45]Pratt, Richard Wilson
D. Young & Co, 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date99902104.119.01.1999
[2000/45]
WO1999US00351
Priority number, dateUS19980071296P16.01.1998         Original published format: US 71296 P
US19980071294P16.01.1998         Original published format: US 71294 P
US1998005030430.03.1998         Original published format: US 50304
[2000/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9937096
Date:22.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1050167
Date:08.11.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.07.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/45]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1050167
Date:17.12.2008
Language:EN
[2008/51]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.07.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26
[2000/45]
CPC:
H04N19/98 (EP,US); H04N19/134 (KR); H04N19/103 (EP,US);
H04N19/186 (EP,US); H04N19/20 (EP,US); H04N19/30 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2000/45]
TitleGerman:BEREICHSBASIERTE INFORMATIONSKOMPRESSION FÜR DIGITALE BILDER[2000/45]
English:REGION-BASED INFORMATION COMPACTION FOR DIGITAL IMAGES[2000/45]
French:COMPACTAGE D'INFORMATIONS BASEES SUR UNE ZONE POUR IMAGES NUMERIQUES[2000/45]
Entry into regional phase31.07.2000National basic fee paid 
31.07.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
31.07.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.08.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
31.07.2000Examination requested  [2000/45]
08.08.2000Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.02.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.08.2006Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time
25.10.2006Fee for grant paid
25.10.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)18.09.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/48]
Request for further processing for:25.10.2006Request for further processing filed
25.10.2006Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
10.11.2006Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
04.01.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
21.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
20.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
20.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
27.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
29.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
08.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT17.12.2008
NL17.12.2008
[2011/28]
Former [2009/30]NL17.12.2008
Cited inInternational search[X]WO9747139  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-10 * page 5, line 27 - page 7, line 33 * * page 14, line 15 - line 30 *;
 [X]EP0630158  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2 * column 5, line 38 - column 6, line 52 *;
 [XA]US5049990  (KONDO TETSUJIRO [JP], et al) [X] 1,2 * column 1, line 34 - line 58; figures 1-4; claim - * [A] 3-10;
 [A]US4947447  (MIYAOKA SHINICHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *;
 [A]US5392072  (RODRIGUEZ ARTURO A [US], et al) [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
 [X]  - CHEN T ET AL, "CODING OF SUBREGIONS FOR CONTENT-BASED SCALABLE VIDEO", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, (199702), vol. 7, no. 1, pages 256 - 260, XP000678899 [X] 1,2,5-8 * page 258, paragraph IV.A; figure 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/76.554441
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