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EP1556794 - METHOD OF SELECTING SEEDS FOR THE CLUSTERING OF KEY-FRAMES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.06.2019
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  29.06.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  20.02.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip13.12.2019Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 15.01.2020  [2020/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
3, Rue du Colonel Moll
75017 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2018/40]For all designated states
InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings
3 rue du Colonel Moll
75017 Paris / FR
Former [2017/25]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing DTV
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Former [2005/30]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing, Inc.
46, Quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / KIJAK, Ewa
La Fresnais
F-35440 Dinge / FR
02 / OISEL, Lionel
Le Petit Pellan
F-35137 LA NOUAYE / FR
03 / CHUPEAU, Bertrand
12, Square de Tanouarn
F-35700 RENNES / FR
 [2007/05]
Former [2005/30]01 / KIJAK, Ewa
La Boufeyère
F-35340 ERCE-PRES-LIFFRE / FR
02 / OISEL, Lionel
Le Petit Pellan
F-35137 LA NOUAYE / FR
03 / CHUPEAU, Bertrand
12, Square de Tanouarn
F-35700 RENNES / FR
Representative(s)Tarquis-Guillou, Anne, et al
InterDigital CE Patent Holdings
20, rue Rouget de Lisle
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2018/31]Huchet, Anne, et al
TECHNICOLOR
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
Former [2014/11]Huchet, Anne, et al
TECHNICOLOR European Patent Operations 1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92443 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex / FR
Former [2008/37]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
Thomson multimedia Patent Department 46 Quai A. le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cedex / FR
Former [2005/30]Ruellan-Lemonnier, Brigitte
THOMSON multimedia, 46 quai A. Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne Cédex / FR
Application number, filing date03778480.827.10.2003
[2005/30]
WO2003FR03203
Priority number, dateFR2002001397828.10.2002         Original published format: FR 0213978
[2005/30]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2004040472
Date:13.05.2004
Language:FR
[2004/20]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1556794
Date:27.07.2005
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.05.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1556794
Date:01.08.2018
Language:FR
[2018/31]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2005/30]
CPC:
G06F16/739 (EP,US); G06V20/40 (EP,US); G06F16/785 (EP,US);
G06F16/7854 (EP,US); G06F16/7857 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2018/31]
Former [2006/07]DE,  FR,  GB 
Former [2005/30]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR AUSWAHL VON CLUSTER-REPRÄSENTANTEN UM SCHLÜSSELEINZELBILDER ("KEY-FRAMES") ZU GRUPPIEREN[2005/30]
English:METHOD OF SELECTING SEEDS FOR THE CLUSTERING OF KEY-FRAMES[2005/30]
French:PROCEDE DE SELECTION DE GERMES POUR LE REGROUPEMENT D'IMAGES-CLES[2005/30]
Entry into regional phase22.04.2005National basic fee paid 
22.04.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
22.04.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.04.2005Examination requested  [2005/30]
01.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.03.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.07.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.02.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
19.06.2018Fee for grant paid
19.06.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
19.06.2018Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  01.09.2008
Opposition(s)03.05.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/28]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
21.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
24.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
25.10.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
26.10.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
24.10.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
26.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
29.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
24.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
22.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
20.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
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Cited inInternational search[Y]  - VAILAYA ET AL, "Video Clustering", TECHNICAL REPORT MSU-CPS-96-64, Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University, MI, US, (199611), URL: http://www.cse.msu.edu/cgi-user/web/tech/document?ID=299, (20030806), XP002250219 [Y] 1-10 * abstract * * Section 1.2 * * Section 2 *
 [Y]  - JAIN K J ET AL, "Algorithms for Clustering Data", ALGORITHMS FOR CLUSTERING DATA, (1988), pages 96 - 101, XP002086750 [Y] 1-10 * page 97, line 12 - line 17 * * page 97, line 29 - line 32 * * page 99, line 4 - line 12; figure 3.19 *
 [A]  - HANJALIC A ET AL, "AN INTEGRATED SCHEME FOR AUTOMATED VIDEO ABSTRACTION BASED ON UNSUPERVISED CLUSTER-VALIDITY ANALYSIS", IEEE TRANSACTIOS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE INC., NEW YORK, US, (199912), vol. 9, no. 8, ISSN 1051-8215, pages 1280 - 1289, XP000873451 [A] 1,6,10 * abstract * * page 1282, column L, line 49 - column R, line 9 * * page 1284, column L, line 1 - line 7 * * page 1284, column R, line 19 - line 22 * * page 1286, column L, line 17 - line 31; figure 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/76.809162
 [A]  - NG ET AL, "Efficient and Effective Clustering Methods for Spatial Data Mining", 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VERY LARGE DATA BASES, Santiago, Chile, (19940912), URL: http://citeseer.nj.nec.com/ng94efficient.html, (20030806), XP002250257 [A] 1,6,10 * Section 2.1 *
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