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EP About this file: EP1796036

EP1796036 - Device and method for filtering image noise using statistical characteristics and pixel similarity information [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.01.2010
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.10.2011Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): CY, TR		published on 09.11.2011  [2011/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
Yonsei University Sinchon-dong 134 Seodaemun-gu
Seoul / KR
[2007/24]
Inventor(s)01 / Kang, Moon-Gi
c/o Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
02 / Shin, Gun-Shik
c/o Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
03 / Kim, Chang-Won
c/o Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
04 / Park, Min-Kyu
c/o Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
 [2008/40]
Former [2007/24]01 / Kang, Moon-Gi c/o Industry-Academic Coop. Found.
Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
02 / Shin, Gun-Shik c/o Industry-Academic Coop. Found.
Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
03 / Kim, Chang-Won c/o Industry-Academic Coop. Found.
Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
04 / Park, Min-Kyu c/o Industry-Academic Coop. Found.
Yonsei University 134, Shinchon-dong
Seodaemun-gu Seoul / KR
Representative(s)Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/24]Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date06024051.220.11.2006
[2007/24]
Priority number, dateKR2005011945008.12.2005         Original published format: KR 20050119450
KR2006009121620.09.2006         Original published format: KR 20060091216
[2007/24]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1796036
Date:13.06.2007
Language:EN
[2007/24]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1796036
Date:04.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.03.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00, G06T5/20
[2007/24]
CPC:
G06T5/70 (EP,US); H04N5/21 (KR); G06T5/00 (KR);
G06T5/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2007/24]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Filtern von Bildrauschen unter Benutzung statistischer Merkmale und von Pixelähnlichkeitsinformation[2007/24]
English:Device and method for filtering image noise using statistical characteristics and pixel similarity information[2007/24]
French:Dispositif et méthode de filtrage de bruit d'images en utilisant des caractéristiques statistiques et de l'information sur la similitude de pixels[2007/24]
Examination procedure20.11.2006Examination requested  [2007/24]
20.09.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.01.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.09.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.01.2009Fee for grant paid
14.01.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.12.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2010/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT04.03.2009
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - LEE J-S, "REFINED FILTERING OF IMAGE NOISE USING LOCAL STATISTICS", COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND IMAGE PROCESSING, ACADEMIC PRESS. NEW YORK, US, (198104), vol. 15, no. 4, pages 380 - 389, XP008064816 [X] 1-7,9 * sections 2-3 *
 [X]  - RANGAYYAN R M ET AL, "Adaptive-neighborhood filtering of images corrupted by signal-dependent noise", APPLIED OPTICS, OSA, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (19980710), vol. 37, no. 20, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 4477 - 4487, XP002146454 [X] 1-7,9 * sections 3.4, 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.37.004477
 [X]  - JIANG S-S ET AL, "NOISE UPDATING REPEATED WIENER FILTER AND OTHER ADAPTIVE NOISE SMOOTHING FILTERS USING LOCAL IMAGE STATISTICS", APPLIED OPTICS, OSA, OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, DC, US, (19860715), vol. 25, no. 14, ISSN 0003-6935, pages 2326 - 2337, XP008050468 [X] 1-7,9 * whole document, in particular section III.3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.25.002326
 [A]  - BUADES A ET AL, "A Non-Local Algorithm for Image Denoising", COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION, 2005. CVPR 2005. IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY CONFERENCE ON SAN DIEGO, CA, USA 20-26 JUNE 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050620), ISBN 0-7695-2372-2, pages 60 - 65, XP010817500 [A] 8 * section 2.4, eq. (2) *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CVPR.2005.38
 [A]  - JHA R ET AL, "Edge adaptive filtering: how much and which direction?", -, (19891114), pages 364 - 366, XP010091465 [A] 1-9 * sections 2,5 *
 [A]  - RANK K ET AL, "ESTIMATION OF IMAGE NOISE VARIANCE", IEE PROCEEDINGS: VISION, IMAGE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, GB, (199904), vol. 146, no. 2, ISSN 1350-245X, pages 80 - 84, XP000833796 [A] 1-9 * eq. (6) *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ip-vis:19990238
 [A]  - LEE J-S, "DIGITAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT AND NOISE FILTERING BY USE OF LOCAL STATISTICS", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, US, (198003), vol. PAMI-2, no. 2, ISSN 0162-8828, pages 165 - 168, XP001042089 [A] 1-9 * whole document, in particular eqs. (6)-(11) *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.1980.4766994
by applicant   - JONG-SEN LEE, "Refined Filtering of Image Noise Using Local Statistics", COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND IMAGE PROCESSING, (1981), vol. 15, pages 380 - 389
    - R.M. RANGAYYAN; M. CIUC; F. FAGHIH, "Adaptive-neighbourhood filtering of images corrupted by signal-dependent noise", APPLIED OPTICS, (19980710), vol. 37, no. 20
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