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EP1603338 - VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  03.11.2015
Database last updated on 20.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.11.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 02.12.2015  [2015/49]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
7-3, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
[2006/18]
Former [2005/49]For all designated states
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / FUKUTA, Tomonori, Mitsubishi Denki KK
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8310 / JP
02 / HATANO, Yoshiko, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-831 / JP
 [2005/49]
Representative(s)Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/48]Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co 26 Caxton Street
London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Former [2005/49]Whitlock, Holly Elizabeth Ann
R.G.C. Jenkins & Co. 26 Caxton Street
GB-London SW1H 0RJ / GB
Application number, filing date03768247.325.12.2003
[2005/49]
WO2003JP16761
Priority number, dateJP2003006380410.03.2003         Original published format: JP 2003063804
[2005/49]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004082290
Date:23.09.2004
Language:EN
[2004/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1603338
Date:07.12.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.09.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP23.09.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.11.2007
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26
[2007/49]
CPC:
H04N19/85 (EP,US); H04N19/117 (EP,US); H04N19/124 (EP,US);
H04N19/152 (EP,US); H04N19/172 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/49]H04N7/24
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB,   SE [2006/24]
Former [2005/49]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VIDEOSIGNALKODIERUNG[2005/49]
English:VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING DEVICE AND VIDEO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD[2005/49]
French:DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE DE SIGNAUX VIDEO ET PROCEDE DE CODAGE DE SIGNAUX VIDEO[2005/49]
Entry into regional phase30.06.2005Translation filed 
05.08.2005National basic fee paid 
05.08.2005Search fee paid 
05.08.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
05.08.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.06.2005Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/49]
29.04.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
09.09.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.09.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.01.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.07.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/49]
24.07.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2015/49]
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  29.04.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.12.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
12.12.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
19.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
11.12.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
15.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
11.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4684983  (ACAMPORA ALFONSE [US], et al) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP0593099  (VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN [JP]) [X] 1-9 * column 8, line 15 - column 14, line 10 * * figures 2,4 *;
 [A]US5790195  (OHSAWA HIDEFUMI [JP]) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [X]WO0201855  (MIRANDA TECHNOLOGIES INC [CA], et al) [X] 1-9 * page 4, line 5 - page 24, line 2 * * figures 1-8 *;
 [A]WO02082823  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [A] 1-9 * page 4, line 25 - page 8, line 27 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]  - NAITO Y ET AL, "H.263 mobile video codec based on a low power consumption digital signal processor", ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1998. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1998 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEATTLE, WA, USA 12-15 MAY 1998, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19980512), vol. 5, ISBN 0-7803-4428-6, pages 3041 - 3044, XP010279497 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1998.678167
International search[X]JPH06225276  (KOKUSAI DENSHIN DENWA CO LTD);
 [X]JPH07107462  (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [X]JP2002247576  (SHARP KK);
 [Y]JPH07203428  (CANON KK);
 [A]JPH09298753  (SONY CORP);
 [A]JP2000115765  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD)
ExaminationUS6269123
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