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EP0570127 - A motion estimating device for producing variable length coded motion vector [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.05.2000
Database last updated on 11.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.05.2000No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.07.2000 [2000/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
416 Maetan-3 Dong
Paldal-gu
Suwon City, Kyungki-do 441-373 / KR
[N/P]
Former [1993/46]For all designated states
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
416 Maetan-3 Dong, Paldal-ku
Suwon-city, Kyungki-do 441-373 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Jeong, Je-Chang
108-1007, Woosung Apartment
Yangjae-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul / KR
[1993/46]
Representative(s)Read, Matthew Charles, et al
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [1993/46]Read, Matthew Charles, et al
Venner Shipley & Co. 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH / GB
Application number, filing date93303268.227.04.1993
[1993/46]
Priority number, dateKR1977000579208.05.1992         Original published format: KR 775792
[1993/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0570127
Date:18.11.1993
Language:EN
[1993/46]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0570127
Date:04.01.1995
Language:EN
[1995/01]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0570127
Date:28.07.1999
Language:EN
[1999/30]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP17.11.1994
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/32
[1998/42]
CPC:
H04N5/145 (EP,US); H04N11/04 (KR); G06T7/231 (EP,US);
H04N19/51 (EP,US); H04N19/567 (EP,US); G06T2207/10016 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20048 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [1993/46]H04N7/137
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1993/46]
TitleGerman:Bewegungsabschätzer zur Bestimmung von kodierten Bewegungsvektoren mit variabler Länge[1993/46]
English:A motion estimating device for producing variable length coded motion vector[1993/46]
French:Dispositif d'estimation de mouvement pour produire des vecteurs de mouvement codés en longueur variable[1998/42]
Former [1993/46]Dispositif d'estimation de mouvement pour produire des vecteurs de mouvement codés en longeur variable
Examination procedure24.05.1995Examination requested  [1995/30]
20.06.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.11.1997Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.01.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.05.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.1998Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
03.02.1999Communication of intention to grant the patent
25.03.1999Fee for grant paid
25.03.1999Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)29.04.2000No opposition filed within time limit [2000/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.04.1995Renewal fee patent year 03
18.04.1996Renewal fee patent year 04
17.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
24.04.1998Renewal fee patent year 06
29.04.1999Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XA]US4460923  (HIRANO AKIRA [JP], et al) [X] 1,2,7-9 * column 2, line 48 - column 3, line 68 * * column 12, line 21 - column 13, line 65 * * column 15, line 54 - column 16, line 21 * * claims 1,2,4,5 * * figure 7 * [A] 10;
 [XA]US4562468  (KOGA TOSHIO [JP]) [X] 1-4,7-9 * column 1, line 53 - column 3, line 27 * * column 4, line 37 - line 66 * * column 6, line 48 - column 7, line 60 * * claims 1-3 * * figures 3-4 * [A] 10;
 [A]US4691230  (KANEKO MASAHIDE [JP], et al) [A] 1,3-5,7-9 * column 2, line 57 - column 3, line 2 * * column 8, line 46 - line 60 * * claim 1 *;
 [A]DE3929280  (PHILIPS PATENTVERWALTUNG [DE]) [A] 1,2,7,8 * abstract *;
 [A]EP0446001  (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN [JP]) [A] 1,3,4,7-10 * column 3, line 5 - column 4, line 43 * * column 6, paragraph 2 * * claim 1 *;
 [PX]EP0527446  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [PX] 1-4,7-9 * the whole document *;
 [PX]CA2079862  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [PX] 1-4,7,8;
 [E]EP0538667  (GEN INSTRUMENT CORP [US]) [E] 1-4,7,8* the whole document *;
 [A]  - YANG ET AL, "A Family of VLSI Designs for the Motion Compensation Block-Matching Algorithm", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, NEW YORK US, (198910), vol. 36, no. 10, pages 1317 - 1325, XP000085319 [A] 1,7-11 * page 1317, column R, paragraph 3 - page 1320, column R, paragraph 5 * * figures 1,4,6,7 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/31.44348
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