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EP About this file: EP1110378

EP1110378 - RANDOM ACCESS METHOD FOR BLOCKS OF VIDEO IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.01.2003
Database last updated on 06.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Change - applicantpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Infineon Technologies AG
St.-Martin-Strasse 53
81669 München / DE
[2008/30]
Former [2001/26]For all designated states
Infineon Technologies AG
St.-Martin-Strasse 53
81669 München / DE
Inventor(s)01 / MENKHOFF, Andreas
Höslstrasse 17
D-81927 München / DE
02 / SCHEFFLER, Günter
Carl-Orff-Bogen 83
D-80939 München / DE
 [2001/26]
Representative(s)Banzer, Hans-Jörg
Kraus & Weisert
Patentanwälte PartGmbB
Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/26]Banzer, Hans-Jörg, Dipl.-Ing.
Kraus & Weisert Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München / DE
Application number, filing date99952304.604.08.1999
[2001/26]
WO1999DE02447
Priority number, dateDE199813560706.08.1998         Original published format: DE 19835607
[2001/26]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0008844
Date:17.02.2000
Language:DE
[2000/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1110378
Date:27.06.2001
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 17.02.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/26]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1110378
Date:20.03.2002
Language:DE
[2002/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP17.02.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/14, H04N7/50
[2001/26]
CPC:
H04N5/14 (EP,US); H04N5/76 (KR); H04N19/423 (EP,US);
H04N19/61 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/12]
Former [2001/26]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM WAHLFREIEN ZUGRIFF AUF BILDBLÖCKE IN VIDEOBILDERN[2001/32]
English:RANDOM ACCESS METHOD FOR BLOCKS OF VIDEO IMAGES[2001/26]
French:PROCEDE D'ACCES ALEATOIRE A DES BLOCS D'IMAGE DANS DES IMAGES VIDEO[2001/26]
Former [2001/26]VERFAHREN ZUM WAHLFREIEN ZUGRIFF AUF BILDBLOCKE IN VIDEOBILDERN
Entry into regional phase01.03.2001National basic fee paid 
01.03.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
01.03.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.01.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
01.03.2001Examination requested  [2001/26]
31.07.2001Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
17.09.2001Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.11.2001Fee for grant paid
20.11.2001Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.12.2002No opposition filed within time limit [2003/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT20.03.2002
[2008/18]
Cited inInternational search[A]EP0674438  (CANON KK [JP]) [A] 1,5,6 * column 2, line 19 - line 41 * * column 6, line 51 - column 9, line 28; figures 6,7 *;
 [A]EP0587443  (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC [US]) [A] 1,5,6 * column 2, line 32 - column 3, line 36 *;
 [A]US4683497  (MEHRGARDT SOENKE [DE]) [A] 1,5,6 * the whole document *;
 [A]US4922437  (SAKATA YOSHIO [JP], et al) [A] 1 * abstract * * column 2, line 10 - line 55; figure 1 *
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