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EP About this file: EP1526741

EP1526741 - Method and Apparatus for temporally recursive chrominance signal noise reduction [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  20.03.2009
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.08.2010Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR
published on 22.09.2010  [2010/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
1-5, rue Jeanne d'Arc
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux / FR
[N/P]
Former [2008/20]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Former [2005/40]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Former [2005/17]For all designated states
Thomson Licensing S.A.
46, quai A. Le Gallo
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt / FR
Inventor(s)01 / Endress, Wolfgang
Wilstorfstr. 38
78050, Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
02 / Doser, Ingo
Lehenstr. 21
78166, Donaueschingen / DE
03 / Grimm, Günther Anton
Alemannenstr. 1
78652, Deisslingen / DE
 [2005/17]
Representative(s)Rittner, Karsten
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Rittner, Karsten
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2005/17]Rittner, Karsten, Dr.
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date04300465.423.07.2004
[2005/17]
Priority number, dateEP2003009035821.10.2003         Original published format: EP 03090358
[2005/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1526741
Date:27.04.2005
Language:EN
[2005/17]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1526741
Date:14.05.2008
Language:EN
[2008/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.02.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/64
[2005/17]
CPC:
H04N9/646 (EP,US); H04N9/64 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT,   TR [2006/03]
Former [2005/17]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur rekursiven Verminderung des Chrominanzrauschens[2005/17]
English:Method and Apparatus for temporally recursive chrominance signal noise reduction[2005/17]
French:Procédé et dispositif de réduction récursive de bruit des signaux de chrominance[2007/49]
Former [2005/17]Procédé et dispositif pour la réduction de bruit des signaux de chrominance en façon temporellement recursif
Examination procedure03.05.2005Examination requested  [2005/26]
18.10.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.02.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.11.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.03.2008Fee for grant paid
14.03.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)17.02.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
23.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipIT14.05.2008
TR14.05.2008
ES25.08.2008
[2010/38]
Former [2009/40]IT14.05.2008
ES25.08.2008
Former [2008/47]ES25.08.2008
Documents cited:Search[A]US4240106  (MICHAEL PETER C [GB], et al) [A] 1,2,6,7 * column 2, line 24 - line 42 * * column 4, line 65 - column 9, line 22 * * figures 2,12,14,15 *;
 [A]EP0300822  (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1,6 * column 4, line 39 - column 8, line 24 * * figures 2,3 *;
 [A]JPH0662283  (SHARP KK) [A] 1,2,6,7 * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0024] * * figures 9-11 *;
 [A]EP1032196  (OEC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC [US]) [A] 1,2,6,7 * column 2, line 31 - line 18 * * figures 1,2 * * column 4, line 31 - line 41 *;
 [A]  - BRAILEAN J C ET AL, "NOISE REDUCTION FILTERS FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE SEQUENCES: A REVIEW", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, IEEE. NEW YORK, US, (19950901), vol. 83, no. 9, ISSN 0018-9219, pages 1272 - 1291, XP000526001 [A] 1 * page 1276, column 1 - column 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/5.406412
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