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EP1952641 - VIDEO COMPRESSION ENCODER [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  06.11.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  05.12.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  15.07.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip14.05.2021Lapse of the patent in a contracting statepublished on 16.06.2021  [2021/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vertiv IT Systems, Inc.
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, DE 19801 / US
[2019/06]
Former [2008/32]For all designated states
Avocent Corporation
4991 Corporate Drive
Huntsville, AL 35805 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DAMBRACKAS, William A.
3040 Birkdale
Weston, FL 33332-1810 / US
02 / COSTA, Mario
124 SW 180th Avenue
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 / US
03 / GOODLEY, George Richard
900 SE 5th Court
Pompano Beach, FL 33060 / US
 [2019/33]
Former [2008/32]01 / DAMBRACKAS, William, A.
3040 Birkdale
Weston, FL 33332-1810 / US
02 / COSTA, Mario
124 SW 180th Avenue
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029 / US
03 / GOODLEY, George, Richard
900 SE 5th Court
Pompano Beach, FL 33060 / US
Representative(s)Studio Torta S.p.A.
Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino / IT
[2020/01]
Former [2008/32]Franzolin, Luigi, et al
STUDIO TORTA S.r.l. Via Viotti, 9
10121 Torino / IT
Application number, filing date06849789.030.05.2006
[2008/32]
WO2006US21182
Priority number, dateUS2005028268821.11.2005         Original published format: US 282688
[2008/32]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2007097773
Date:30.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/35]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1952641
Date:06.08.2008
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.08.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/32]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1952641
Date:01.01.2020
Language:EN
[2020/01]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US30.10.2008
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP23.10.2012
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/507, H04N19/426
[2019/32]
CPC:
H04N19/507 (EP,US); H04N19/426 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2012/47]H04N11/04, H04N11/02, H04N7/12, H04B1/66, H04N7/26, H04N7/36, H04N7/34
Former IPC [2008/32]H04N11/04, H04N11/02, H04N7/12, H04B1/66
Designated contracting statesBE,   DE,   GB [2020/01]
Former [2009/23]BE,  DE,  GB 
Former [2008/32]AT,  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 
TitleGerman:VIDEOKOMPRESSIONSKODIERER[2019/32]
English:VIDEO COMPRESSION ENCODER[2008/32]
French:CODEUR DE COMPRESSION VIDEO[2008/32]
Former [2008/32]VIDEOKOPRESSIONKODIERER
Entry into regional phase19.05.2008National basic fee paid 
19.05.2008Search fee paid 
21.04.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
21.04.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.06.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
21.04.2009Examination requested  [2009/23]
24.06.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
02.05.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.07.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.11.2019Fee for grant paid
18.11.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.11.2019Receipt 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  19.07.2017
Opposition(s)02.10.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/50]
Fees paidRenewal fee
19.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
24.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 06
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 07
28.05.2013Renewal fee patent year 08
27.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 09
27.05.2015Renewal fee patent year 10
27.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 11
30.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 12
29.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 13
28.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 14
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBE31.05.2020
[2021/24]
Documents cited:Search[I]GB2318956  (FUJITSU LTD [JP]) [I] 1 * abstract * * page 3, line 21 - page 4, line 10 * * page 7, line 14 - page 11, line 17 * * page 16, line 4 - page 17, line 1 * * figures 2A, 2B, 3A-E * * claim 25 *;
 [I]  - GOLDBERG M ET AL, "IMAGE SEQUENCE CODING USING VECTOR QUANTIZATION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ. USA, (19860701), vol. COM-34, no. 7, doi:10.1109/TCOM.1986.1096600, ISSN 0090-6778, pages 703 - 710, XP002280029 [I] 1 * abstract * * sections I and III.A * * figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOM.1986.1096600
 [I]  - CAGNAZZO M ET AL, "Low-complexity scalable video coding through table lookup VQ and index coding", LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE/COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE (CPAIOR 2011), SPRINGER, DE, (20020101), doi:10.1007/3-540-36166-9_15, ISBN 978-3-540-24128-7, pages 166 - 175, XP002324381 [I] 1 * abstract * * sections 2 and 3.2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36166-9_15
International search[Y]US4142243  (BISHOP RICHARD L, et al);
 [A]US4369464  (TEMIME JEAN-PIERRE [FR]);
 [Y]US5864681  (PROCTOR JOHN J [US], et al);
 [Y]US2005069034  (DAMBRACKAS WILLIAM A [US]);
 [A]US2005089091  (KIM CHANG-SU [KR], et al);
 [Y]  - CHRYSAFIS ET AL., "Line-Based, Reduced Memory, Wavelet Image Compression", (200003), URL: http://www.sipl.usc.edu/~ortega/Students/chrysafi/doc/ChristosChrysafis_line_based_IP2000.pdf, XP011025538
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