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EP1169868 - METHOD OF REDUCING BLOCKING ARTIFACTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2007
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - applicantpublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
[2008/39]
Former [2006/42]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Former [2002/02]For all designated states
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / GESNOT, Arnaud
Prof. Holstlaan 6
NL-5656 AA Eindhoven / NL
 [2002/02]
Representative(s)van Oudheusden-Perset, Laure E., et al
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
High Tech Campus 44
5656 AE Eindhoven / FR
[N/P]
Former [2006/17]van Oudheusden-Perset, Laure E., et al
Société Civile SPID 156, Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris / FR
Former [2002/02]Charpail, François, et al
Philips Corporate Intellectual Property, 156 Boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date01911490.915.01.2001
[2002/02]
WO2001EP00460
Priority number, dateEP2000040031904.02.2000         Original published format: EP 00400319
[2002/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0158169
Date:09.08.2001
Language:EN
[2001/32]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1169868
Date:09.01.2002
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.08.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2002/02]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1169868
Date:18.10.2006
Language:EN
[2006/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP09.08.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/30, H04N7/26
[2002/02]
CPC:
H04N19/86 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/80 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/527 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2004/20]
Former [2002/02]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUR REDUKTION VON BLOCKARTEFAKTEN[2002/02]
English:METHOD OF REDUCING BLOCKING ARTIFACTS[2002/02]
French:PROCEDE DE REDUCTION DES ARTEFACTS DE BLOCAGE[2002/02]
Entry into regional phase05.11.2001National basic fee paid 
11.02.2002Designation fee(s) paid 
11.02.2002Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.02.2002Examination requested  [2002/17]
04.11.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.03.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.09.2006Fee for grant paid
01.09.2006Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)19.07.2007No opposition filed within time limit [2007/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
02.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
31.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT18.10.2006
ES29.01.2007
[2007/36]
Former [2007/21]ES29.01.2007
Cited inInternational search[XA]US5229864  (MORONAGA KENJI [JP], et al) [X] 1,3,4 * abstract * * column 11, line 10 - column 14, line 15 *[A] 2;
 [XA]  - BARZYKINA E ; WARD R K, "Removal of blocking artifacts using random pattern filtering", PROCEEDINGS 1999 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (CAT. 99CH36348), PROCEEDINGS OF 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP'99), Kobe, Japan, (19991024), vol. 2, pages 904 - 908, XP002170651 [X] 1,3,4 * the whole document * [A] 2

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1999.823029
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