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EP1343328 - Moving image encoding and decoding device [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.09.2013
Database last updated on 03.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.09.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.10.2013  [2013/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22 Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi
Osaka-fu 545-0013 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/37]For all designated states
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka-fu 545-0013 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Katata, Hiroyuki
20-686 Honda-cho 2-chome, Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0005 / JP
02 / Ito, Norio
H2, Maisonnette-Oyumino, 2-9-4, Oyumino Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0031 / JP
03 / Aono, Tomoko, 205 Raporu-Makuharihongo
13-18 Makuharihongo 6-chome
Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 262 / JP
04 / Kusao, Hiroshi
B-2 Members-Town-Toke, 4-3, Asumigaoka 1-chome
Midori-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
05 / Watanabe, Shuichi
A-125, Raporu-Honda/24-7, Honda-cho 2-chome
Midori-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
 [2003/50]
Former [2003/38]01 / Katata, Hiroyuki
20-686 Honda-cho 2-chome, Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0005 / JP
02 / Ito, Norio H2, Maisonette-Oyumino
2-9-4, Oyumino Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0031 / JP
03 / Aono, Tomoko 205 Raporu-Makuharihongo
13-18 Makuharihongo 6-chome
Hanamigawa-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 262 / JP
04 / Kusao, Hiroshi
B-2 Members-Town-Toke/4-3, Asumigaoka 1-chome
Midori-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
05 / Watanabe, Shuichi
A-125, Raporu-Honda/24-7, Honda-cho 2-chome
Midori-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
Former [2003/37]01 / Katata, Horoyuki
20-686 Honda-cho 2-chome, Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266 / JP
02 / Ito, Norio H2, Maisonette-Oyumino
2-9-4, Oyumino Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0031 / JP
03 / Aono, Tomoko 205 Raporu-Makuharihongo
13-18 Makuharihongo 6-chome
Hanamigawa-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 262 / JP
04 / Kusao, Hiroshi
B-2 Members-Town-Toke/4-3, Asumigaoka 1-chome
Midori-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
05 / Watanabe, Shuichi
A-125, Raporu-Honda/24-7, Honda-cho 2-chome
Midori-ku/Chiba-shi, Chiba 267 / JP
Representative(s)Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/48]Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann, et al
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [2003/37]Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann, et al
R G C Jenkins, 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date03003822.805.02.1997
[2003/37]
Priority number, dateJP1996002075707.02.1996         Original published format: JP 2075796
JP1996012175216.05.1996         Original published format: JP 12175296
JP1996016162621.06.1996         Original published format: JP 16162696
[2003/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1343328
Date:10.09.2003
Language:EN
[2003/37]
Type: A8 Corrected patent application 
No.:EP1343328
Date:17.12.2003
[2003/51]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1343328
Date:09.02.2005
[2005/06]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.12.2004
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26
[2003/37]
CPC:
G06T9/20 (EP,US); H04N19/162 (EP,US); H04N19/21 (EP,US);
H04N19/29 (EP,US); H04N19/30 (EP,US); H04N19/31 (EP,US);
H04N19/33 (EP,US); H04N19/573 (EP,US); H04N19/577 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2003/37]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Kodierung und Dekodierung von bewegten Bildern[2003/37]
English:Moving image encoding and decoding device[2003/37]
French:Codage d'images animés et appareil pour le décodage[2003/37]
Examination procedure09.05.2005Examination requested  [2005/27]
17.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.09.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.01.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.12.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.04.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.04.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/42]
17.04.2013Date of oral proceedings
28.05.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/42]
28.05.2013Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP97902581.4  / EP0880286
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 (EP19970902581) is  30.07.2003
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
11.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
12.02.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
14.02.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
14.02.2006Renewal fee patent year 10
14.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 11
13.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 12
13.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 13
16.02.2010Renewal fee patent year 14
15.02.2011Renewal fee patent year 15
15.02.2012Renewal fee patent year 16
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - "INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11", INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION - ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION, (199601), pages 1 - 49, XP002056540 [Y] 1,2 * pages 3,4, paragraph 2.1 * * page 5, paragraph 3.1; figure 3.1.2 * * pages 20-22, paragraph 4.3 * * page 23, paragraph 4.4.2 * * pages 24-25, paragraph 5.1; figure 15.1.1 *
 [Y]  - KHANSARI M ET AL, "Approaches to layered coding for dual-rate wireless video transmission", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP) AUSTIN, NOV. 13 - 16, 1994, LOS ALAMITOS, IEEE COMP. SOC. PRESS, US, (19941113), VOL. 3 CONF. 1, ISBN 0-8186-6952-7, pages 258 - 262, XP010145966 [Y] 1,2 * page 259, column L, lines 30-39, paragraph 2 * * page 260, column L, paragraph 4.1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1994.413315
 [A]  - "ITU-T RECOMMENDATION H.262, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 13818.2 MPEG-2 VIDEO. TRANSMISSION OF NON-TELEPHONE SIGNALS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - GENERIC CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO INFORMATION: VIDEO", ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU, GENEVA, CH, (19950701), pages 1 - 211, XP000198491 [A] 1,2 * page V, lines 1-6, paragraph INTRO.4 * * page VI, lines 3,4, paragraph INTRO.4.2 * * page VII, paragraph INTRO.4.2.2 * * page VIII, paragraph INTRO.4.2.4 * * pages 26-33 * * pages 39-40; tables 6-2 * * page 43, paragraphs 6.3.4-6.3.5 * * page 48, paragraph 6.3.7; tables 6-10 * * pages 49-50, paragraph 6.3.8; tables 6-12 * * pages 57-58, paragraphs 6.3.13-6.3.14 * * page 100, paragraphs 7.8-7.8.1 * * pages 105-106, paragraph 7.9; tables 7-29 * * page 108, paragraph 7.9.2 * * pages 109-110, paragraph 7.11 * * page 114, paragraph 8; tables 8-1,8-2 * * pages 115-116, paragraph 8.2; tables 8-5 * * pages 150-157, paragraph D.7 *
 [DY]  - KATATA H ET AL, "TEMPORAL SCALABILITY BASED ON IMAGE CONTENT", INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION - ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION, XX, XX, (199507), pages 1 - 2, XP000669194 [DY] 1,2 * the whole document *
Examination   - HIROYUKI KATATA ET AL, "Temporal scalability algorithm based on image content", 32. MPEG MEETING; 03-11-1995 - 10-11-1995; DALLAS; (MOTION PICTUREEXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (19951107), no. M0377, ISSN 0000-0335, XP030030041
    - RIJKSE K ET AL, "Report of General Video Ad Hoc Committee", 11. LBC MEETING;17-10-1995 - 20-10-1995; DARMSTADT; (ITU LOW BITRATECODING GROUP),, (19951017), no. LBC-95-251, ISSN 0000-0116, XP030028595
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