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EP1578121 - Image data storing method and image processing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  11.09.2009
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2009Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 14.10.2009  [2009/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35, Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/38]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sadazumi, Takeshi, c/o Sony Corporation
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-Chome, Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Kaneko, Toshiyuki, c/o Sony EMCS Corporation
17-1 Higashigotanda 2-Chome, Shinagawa-Ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2005/38]
Representative(s)Mills, Julia
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/38]Mills, Julia
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date05251523.614.03.2005
[2005/38]
Priority number, dateJP2004007490016.03.2004         Original published format: JP 2004074900
[2005/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1578121
Date:21.09.2005
Language:EN
[2005/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1578121
Date:31.05.2006
[2006/22]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.04.2006
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/445, H04N5/60
[2006/22]
CPC:
H04N21/234318 (EP,US); H04N21/23412 (EP,US); H04N21/44012 (EP,US);
H04N21/47205 (EP,US); H04N5/85 (EP,US); H04N5/9305 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/38]H04N5/445
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2007/06]
Former [2005/38]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum speichern von Bilddaten und Vorrichtung zur Bildverarbeitung[2005/38]
English:Image data storing method and image processing apparatus[2005/38]
French:Dispositif de stockage de données d'image et dispositif de traitement d'image[2005/38]
Examination procedure10.11.2006Examination requested  [2006/52]
01.12.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
04.04.2007Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
28.08.2009Application withdrawn by applicant  [2009/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.03.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
14.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
16.01.2007AT   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4933768  (ISHIKAWA TSUTOMU [JP], et al) [A] 1,3* column 2, line 18 - column 6, line 62 *;
 [A]WO9639680  (APPLE COMPUTER [US]) [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 5, line 2 - page 10, line 5 *;
 [Y]WO9847084  (SHARP KK [JP]) [Y] 1,2,5,6 * page 3, line 12 - page 11, line 2 *;
 [A]US5995706  (IIJIMA YASUHIRO [JP], et al) [A] 1,2,5,6 * column 3, line 12 - column 12, line 48 *;
 [A]EP0982947  (SHARP KK [JP]) [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 2, paragraph 7 - page 8, paragraph 49 *;
 [A]US6230209  (ZENDA HIROKI [JP]) [A] 1,2,5,6 * column 12, line 29 - line 67 *;
 [Y]EP1133190  (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 1,2,5,6 * column 4, paragraph 12 - column 20, paragraph 111 *;
 [A]EP1132720  (TEKTRONIX INC [US]) [A] 1,3 * column 2, paragraph 16 - column 4, paragraph 24 *;
 [A]US2003206174  (MACINNIS ALEXANDER G [US], et al) [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 6, paragraph 80 - page 7, paragraph 93 *;
 [A]  - DOENGES P K ET AL, "Audio/video and synthetic graphics/audio for mixed media", SIGNAL PROCESSING. IMAGE COMMUNICATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (199705), vol. 9, no. 4, ISSN 0923-5965, pages 433 - 463, XP004075338 [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 443, column LEFT, line 9 - page 444, column LEFT, line 33 * * page 439, column RIGHT, line 25 - page 441, column LEFT, line 7 * * page 434, column RIGHT, line 13 - page 438, column RIGHT, line 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0923-5965(97)00007-6
 [A]  - KOENEN R ET AL, "MPEG-4: Context and objectives", SIGNAL PROCESSING. IMAGE COMMUNICATION, ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, NL, (199705), vol. 9, no. 4, ISSN 0923-5965, pages 295 - 304, XP004075332 [A] 1,2,5,6 * page 297, column RIGHT, line 42 - page 300, column LEFT, line 40 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0923-5965(97)00003-9
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