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EP0483874 - Apparatus for recording digital picture data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1992/19]Apparatus for recording and reproducing digital picture data
[1999/05]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.01.2000
Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2023Change - representative 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [1992/19]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kubota, Yukio
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Senshu, Yoichirou
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Uetake, Akihiro
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
04 / Hasegawa, Shinichi
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
05 / Kawaguchi, Moriyuki
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
06 / Inoue, Hajime
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
07 / Seki, Takahito
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
08 / Kanota, Keiji
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
09 / Kondo, Tetsujiro
c/o Sony Corporation, 7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
10 / Honda, Naoki, c/o Sony Magnetic Products, Inc.
5-6 Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1992/19]
Representative(s)Kiwit, Benedikt, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Karlstraße 7
80333 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1993/19]Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner Postfach 33 06 09
D-80066 München / DE
Former [1992/19]Schmidt-Evers, Jürgen, Dipl.-Ing.
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33, Postfach 33 06 09
D-80066 München / DE
Application number, filing date91118663.331.10.1991
[1992/19]
Priority number, dateJP1990029467131.10.1990         Original published format: JP 29467190
JP1990030670313.11.1990         Original published format: JP 30670390
[1992/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0483874
Date:06.05.1992
Language:EN
[1992/19]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0483874
Date:12.05.1993
Language:EN
[1993/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0483874
Date:01.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/09]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.03.1993
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/79
[1992/19]
CPC:
H04N9/8042 (EP); G11B15/615 (EP); G11B20/00007 (EP);
G11B20/1833 (EP); G11B23/087 (EP); G11B5/0086 (EP);
G11B5/00873 (EP); G11B5/09 (EP); H04N19/98 (EP);
H04N5/782 (EP); H04N9/806 (EP); H04N5/78263 (EP);
H04N9/8047 (EP); H04N9/8063 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   DE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [1992/19]
TitleGerman:Einrichtung zur Aufzeichnung von digitalen Bilddaten[1999/05]
English:Apparatus for recording digital picture data[1999/05]
French:Dispositif pour enregistrer des données d'images digitales[1999/05]
Former [1992/19]Einrichtung zur Aufzeichnung und Wiedergabe von digitalen Bilddaten
Former [1992/19]Apparatus for recording and reproducing digital picture data
Former [1992/19]Dispositif pour enregistrer et reproduire des données d'images digitales
Examination procedure12.10.1993Examination requested  [1993/50]
13.11.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
06.05.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.09.1996Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
19.03.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.04.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.12.1998Date of oral proceedings
04.05.1999Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
14.05.1999Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
27.08.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.11.1999Fee for grant paid
10.11.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Fees paidRenewal fee
29.10.1993Renewal fee patent year 03
08.10.1994Renewal fee patent year 04
10.10.1995Renewal fee patent year 05
09.10.1996Renewal fee patent year 06
10.10.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
12.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
14.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT31.10.2009
GB31.10.2009
IT31.10.2009
ES01.11.2009
FR02.11.2009
DE01.05.2010
NL01.05.2010
[2011/45]
Former [2011/35]AT31.10.2009
GB31.10.2009
IT31.10.2009
FR02.11.2009
DE01.05.2010
NL01.05.2010
ES01.03.2011
Former [2011/26]AT31.10.2009
GB31.10.2009
IT31.10.2009
FR02.11.2009
DE01.05.2010
NL01.05.2010
Former [2010/44]AT31.10.2009
FR02.11.2009
DE01.05.2010
NL01.05.2010
Documents cited:Search[A]EP0121384  (SONY CORP [JP]);
 [X]  - 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIDEO, AUDIO AND DATA RECORDING March 1988, YORK, GB pages 219 - 226 KONDO ET AL 'ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE CODING SCHEME FOR FUTURE CONSUMER DIGITAL VTR'
 [X]  - YAMAMITSU C., ET AL., "AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY FOR A HOME-USE DIGITAL VTR.", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19890801), vol. 35., no. 03., doi:10.1109/30.44303, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 450 - 457., XP000065969

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.44303
 [A]  - CHOJURO YAMAMITSU, ET AL., "AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON BIT RATE REDUCTION AND HIGH DENSITY RECORDING FOR A HOME-USE DIGITAL VTR.", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, NEW YORK, NY, US, (19880801), vol. 34., no. 03., doi:10.1109/30.20158, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 588 - 595., XP000111199

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.20158
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