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EP1045316 - Image processing method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  23.05.2014
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip23.05.2014Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 25.06.2014  [2014/26]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2000/42]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ikeda, Kazuyo
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Shiiyama, Hirotaka
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
03 / Tojo, Hiroshi
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
[2000/42]
Representative(s)Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
[N/P]
Former [2008/41]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Limited 6 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park Uxbridge
UB11 1JA / GB
Former [2008/24]Hitching, Peter Matthew, et al
Canon Europe Ltd. European Patent Department 6 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park
Middlesex, Uxbridge UB11 1JA / GB
Former [2000/42]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. High Holborn 2-5 Warwick Court
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date00303086.312.04.2000
[2000/42]
Priority number, dateJP1999010576713.04.1999         Original published format: JP 10576799
[2000/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1045316
Date:18.10.2000
Language:EN
[2000/42]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1045316
Date:08.02.2006
[2006/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.12.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2000/42]
CPC:
G06F16/785 (EP,US); G06F16/739 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/41]
Former [2000/42]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und -Vorrichtung[2000/42]
English:Image processing method and apparatus[2000/42]
French:Méthode et appareil de traitement d'images[2000/42]
Examination procedure08.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/38]
25.09.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
29.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.04.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.05.2014Application withdrawn by applicant  [2014/26]
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  25.09.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
24.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
26.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
19.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
02.05.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
02.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
13.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
04.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
02.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
16.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 13
02.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 14
18.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 15
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - UCHIHASHI S ET AL, "Summarizing video using a shot importance measure and a frame-packing algorithm", ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1999. PROCEEDINGS., 1999 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHOENIX, AZ, USA 15-19 MARCH 1999, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, US, (19990315), vol. 6, ISBN 0-7803-5041-3, pages 3041 - 3044, XP010328149 [X] 1-58 * abstract * * page 3041, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 3041, column R, paragraph L - page 3042, column L, paragraph 2 * * figure 1 * * page 3043, column L, paragraph 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1999.757482
 [XP]  - BORECZKY J ET AL ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, "AN INTERACTIVE COMIC BOOK PRESENTATION FOR EXPLORING VIDEO", CHI 2000 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. CONFERENCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS. THE HAQUE, NETHERLANDS, APRIL 1 - 5, 2000, CHI CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS, NEW YORK, NY : ACM, US, (20000401), ISBN 0-201-48563-X, pages 185 - 192, XP001090176 [XP] 1-58 * page 185, column R, paragraph L - page 186, column R, paragraph L *
 [A]  - YONG RUI ET AL, "Exploring video structure beyond the shots", MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS, 1998. PROCEEDINGS. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUSTIN, TX, USA 28 JUNE-1 JULY 1998, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19980628), ISBN 0-8186-8557-3, pages 237 - 240, XP010291589 [A] 1-58 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMCS.1998.693648
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