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EP About this file: EP1193981

EP1193981 - Decoding method and recording medium carrying recorded decoding program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  14.03.2003
Database last updated on 22.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2003Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 02.05.2003  [2003/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2002/14]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza-Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ono, Tadashi
3-6-9,Kazumikaza,Kyotonabe-shi
Kyoto 610-0352 / JP
02 / Juri, Tatsuro
1-5-8-2804, Tomobuchi-cho Miyakojima-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 534-0016 / JP
 [2002/14]
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2002/14]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date01123864.928.08.1998
[2002/14]
Priority number, dateJP1997024066905.09.1997         Original published format: JP 24066997
JP1998011676227.04.1998         Original published format: JP 11676298
[2002/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1193981
Date:03.04.2002
Language:EN
[2002/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1193981
Date:15.05.2002
[2002/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/56, H04N7/52, H04N5/928, H04N7/24, G06F5/06
[2002/20]
CPC:
H04N21/4341 (EP); H04N7/56 (KR); H04N21/43072 (EP,KR,US);
H04N21/4143 (EP); H04N21/4392 (EP); H04N21/44004 (EP)
Former IPC [2002/14]H04N7/56, H04N7/52, H04N5/928
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [2002/14]
TitleGerman:Verfahren zur Dekodierung und Aufzeichnungsmedium mit darauf aufgezeichnetem Dekodierungsprogramm[2002/14]
English:Decoding method and recording medium carrying recorded decoding program[2002/14]
French:Procédé de décodage et support d'enregistrement où est enregistré un programme de décodage[2002/14]
Examination procedure05.10.2001Examination requested  [2002/14]
11.03.2003Application withdrawn by applicant  [2003/18]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP98940625.1  / EP1021046
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
05.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
29.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH08297626  ;
 [A]EP0545575  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]) [A] 5-16 * abstract * * column 7, line 45 - column 8, line 15 *;
 [A]EP0591944  (NEC CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4,16 * abstract * * column 9, line 38 - column 10, line 20 * * column 16, line 42 - column 17, line 16 *;
 [A]EP0626770  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1-4,16 * abstract *;
 [X]US5381536  (PHELPS ANDREW E [US], et al) [X] 10,15,16 * column 2, line 29 - column 2, line 58 * * claim 1 *;
 [A]EP0716547  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-4,16 * abstract * * page 6, line 18 - page 7, line 26 *;
 [AY]US5559999  (MATURI GREG [US], et al) [A] 1-4,16 * abstract * * column 5, line 44 - column 6, line 55 * * column 7, line 10 - column 7, line 21 * * column 7, line 46 - column 8, line 52 * [Y] 5-15;
 [Y]WO9715149  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [Y] 1-4,16 * abstract * * page 8, line 15 - page 10, line 8 *;
 [Y]FR2742288  (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD [KR]) [Y] 1-4,16 * abstract * * page 4, line 31 - page 5, line 24 *;
 [Y]  - CANTINEAU O ET AL, "ARCHITECTURE OF A MEMORY MANAGER FOR AN MPEG-2 VIDEO DECODING CIRCUIT", JOURNAL OF VLSI SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEMS FOR SIGNAL. IMAGE, AND VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, DORDRECHT, NL, (19981201), vol. 20, no. 3, ISSN 0922-5773, pages 251 - 265, XP000788432 [Y] 5-15 * page 251, paragraph 1.INTRODUCTION * * page 255, paragraph 4.DRAMMANAGER - page 360, paragraph 4.5.1.POINTERCALCULATOR *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008083015934
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19980331), vol. 1998, no. 07, & JP08297626 A 19961112 (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RES LAB INC) [A] 5-16 * abstract *
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