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EP1234279 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CONVERSION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 04.06.2004 Database last updated on 30.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	15.07.2005	Deletion: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Silverbrook Research Pty Limited 393 Darling Street Balmain, NSW 2041 / AU
	[N/P]
Former [2002/35]	For all designated states Silverbrook Research Pty. Limited 393 Darling Street Balmain, NSW 2041 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / WALMSLEY, Simon, Robert Unit 3, 9 Pembroke Street Epping, New South Wales 2121 / AU
	02 / LAPSTUN, Paul 13 Duke Avenue Rodd Point, New South Wales 2046 / AU
	[2002/35]
Representative(s)	Botti, Mario, et al Botti & Ferrari S.p.A. Via Cappellini, 11 20124 Milano / IT
	[N/P]
Former [2002/35]	Botti, Mario, et al Botti & Ferrari S.r.l., Via Locatelli, 5 20124 Milano / IT
Application number, filing date	00929031.3	24.05.2000
	[2002/35]
	WO2000AU00515
Priority number, date	AU1999PQ00560	25.05.1999 Original published format: AU PQ056099
	[2002/35]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO0072262
	Date:	30.11.2000
	Language:	EN
	[2000/48]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1234279
	Date:	28.08.2002
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.11.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2002/35]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	AU	30.11.2000
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	08.05.2003
Classification	IPC:	G06T5/00	[2002/35]
	CPC:	B41J3/36 (EP,KR,US); B41J11/008 (EP,KR,US); B41J13/02 (EP,KR,US); B41J13/103 (EP,US); B41J13/12 (EP,US); B41J2/01 (EP,US); (+) B41J2/155 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/16508 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/16579 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/17503 (EP,KR,US); B41J2/17513 (EP,US); B41J2/1752 (EP,US); B41J2/17523 (EP,US); B41J2/17553 (EP,US); B41J23/02 (EP,US); B41J29/02 (EP,US); B41J29/023 (EP,US); B41J29/393 (EP,US); B41J3/44 (EP,US); B41J3/445 (EP,US); B41J3/46 (EP,US); G03B15/05 (EP,US); G03B17/02 (EP,US); G03B17/50 (EP,US); G03B29/00 (EP,US); G07F17/32 (EP,US); G07F17/3232 (EP,US); G07F17/3262 (EP,US); H04N1/00249 (EP,US); H04N1/00265 (EP,US); H04N1/00278 (EP,US); H04N1/00347 (EP,US); H04N1/00397 (EP,US); H04N1/00538 (EP,US); H04N1/00541 (EP,US); H04N1/00557 (EP,US); H04N1/0083 (EP,US); H04N1/00962 (EP,US); H04N1/107 (EP,US); H04N1/2112 (EP,US); H04N1/2154 (EP,US); H04N1/32358 (EP,US); H04N1/32598 (EP,US); H04N1/387 (EP,US); H04N1/405 (EP,US); H04N1/52 (EP,US); H04N1/60 (EP,US); H04N1/6019 (EP,US); H04N1/62 (EP,US); H04N23/50 (EP,US); H04N23/51 (EP,US); B41J19/207 (EP); B41J2/17566 (EP,US); G03B2215/05 (EP,US); H04N2101/00 (EP,US); H04N2201/001 (EP,US); H04N2201/0081 (EP,US); H04N2201/0082 (EP,US); H04N2201/0084 (EP,US); H04N2201/0096 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE [2002/35]
Extension states	AL	06.05.2002
	LT	06.05.2002
	LV	06.05.2002
	MK	06.05.2002
	RO	06.05.2002
	SI	06.05.2002
Title	German:	METHODE UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR BILDAUFBEREITUNG	[2002/35]
	English:	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CONVERSION	[2002/35]
	French:	PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE CONVERSION D'IMAGE	[2002/35]
Entry into regional phase	06.05.2002	National basic fee paid
	06.05.2002	Search fee paid
	06.05.2002	Designation fee(s) paid
	06.05.2002	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	18.12.2000	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: AU
	06.05.2002	Examination requested [2002/35]
	02.07.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.01.2004	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2004/30]
	16.02.2004	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2004/30]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	28.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	29.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	Penalty fee
	Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
	28.03.2002	AT M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	BE M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	CH M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	CY M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	DE M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	DK M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	ES M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	FI M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	FR M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	GB M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	GR M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	IE M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	IT M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	LU M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	MC M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	NL M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	PT M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	28.03.2002	SE M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
	Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
	28.03.2002	M01 Fee paid on 06.05.2002
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US4724395 (FREEMAN WILLIAM T [US]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * column 1, line 36 - line 63 * * column 3, line 63 - column 4, line 39 * * column 4, line 57 - column 6, line 6 *;
		[A]US5373322 (LAROCHE CLAUDE A [US], et al) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * column 1, line 11 - line 64 * * column 4, line 32 - column 7, line 2 *;
		[A]EP0732859 (EASTMAN KODAK CO [US]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 2, line 15 - line 31 * * page 3, line 20 - line 25 * * page 4, line 11 - page 7, line 34 *;
		[A] - TOPFER K ET AL, "MODULATION TRANSFER FUNCTIONS AND ALIASING PATTERNS OF CFA INTERPOLATION ALGORITHMS", PROCEEDINGS. IS&T'S PICS CONFERENCE. ANNUAL CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS OF CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR IMAGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, XX, XX, (19980517), pages 367 - 370, XP008001895 [A] 1-14 * page 367, column L, paragraph 1 - paragraph 3 * * page 367, column R, paragraph 2 - page 368, column R, paragraph 1 * * page 369, column R, paragraph 3 - page 370, column R, paragraph L *
		[A] - OSTROMOUKHOV V ET AL, "ROTATED DISPERSED DITHER: A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR DIGITAL HALFTONING", COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCEEDINGS. ANNUAL CONFERENCE SERIES. SIGGRAPH, XX, XX, (19940724), pages 123 - 130, XP008002227 [A] 1-14 * abstract * * page 124, column L, paragraph 5 - column R, paragraph L * * figures 1,2 *
	International search	[A]US5493335 (PARULSKI KENNETH A [US], et al);
		[A]US5541653 (PETERS JOHN D [US], et al)

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