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EP About this file: EP2052547

EP2052547 - DYNAMIC RANGE REDUCTION BEFORE VIDEO ENCODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  04.10.2019
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  03.01.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.04.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2019Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 06.11.2019  [2019/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/18]For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
Inventor(s)01 / RAVEENDRAN, Vijayalakshmi R.
4272 Calle Mar De Ballenas
San Diego, California 92130 / US
 [2009/18]
Representative(s)Loveless, Ian Mark
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2009/18]Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstraße 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date07799707.019.07.2007
[2009/18]
WO2007US73854
Priority number, dateUS20060832348P20.07.2006         Original published format: US 832348 P
US2007077986918.07.2007         Original published format: US 779869
[2009/18]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008011502
Date:24.01.2008
Language:EN
[2008/04]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2052547
Date:29.04.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP03.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/85, H04N19/176, H04N19/172, H04N19/46, H04N19/30, H04N19/117, H04N19/164, H04N19/17, H04N19/80, H04N19/587, H04N19/86, H04N19/59, G06T5/00, G06T5/40
[2019/03]
CPC:
G06T5/40 (EP,US); H04N19/139 (KR); G06T5/90 (EP,US);
H04N19/117 (EP,US); H04N19/164 (EP,US); H04N19/17 (EP,US);
H04N19/172 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/30 (EP,US);
H04N19/46 (EP,US); H04N19/587 (EP,US); H04N19/59 (EP,US);
H04N19/80 (EP,US); H04N19/85 (EP,US); H04N19/86 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10016 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2009/18]H04N7/26, H04N7/46, G06T5/00, G06T5/40, G06T3/40
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/18]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERMINDERUNG DES DYNAMIKBEREICHES VOR DER VIDEOKODIERUNG[2019/03]
English:DYNAMIC RANGE REDUCTION BEFORE VIDEO ENCODING[2009/18]
French:RÉDUCTION DE LA GAMME DYNAMIQUE AVANT LE CODAGE VIDÉO[2019/03]
Former [2009/18]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR KODIERERUNTERSTÜTZTEN VORVERARBEITUNG
Former [2009/18]PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DESTINÉS AU PRÉTRAITEMENT ASSISTÉ PAR ENCODEUR
Entry into regional phase04.02.2009National basic fee paid 
04.02.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
04.02.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.02.2009Examination requested  [2009/18]
03.03.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.09.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
03.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.01.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.05.2019Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/45]
21.06.2019Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2019/45]
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  26.02.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
08.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
16.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
10.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
08.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
08.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 08
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11.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 10
10.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 11
09.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 12
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Cited inInternational search[X]EP1215909  (SHARP KK [JP]) [X] 1-8,13-17,22-27,29-34 * paragraph [0021] - paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0032] - paragraph [0035] * * paragraph [0082] - paragraph [0118]; figures 6-10 *;
 [X]WO02089060  (APICAL LTD [GB], et al) [X] 1-4,9,11,13,14,22-24,29-31 * page 25, line 7 - page 26, line 7 * * page 3, line 10 - page 4, line 15 *;
 [XY]US6560285  (REITMEIER GLENN ARTHUR [US], et al) [X] 1-11,13-20,22-35 * abstract * * column 1, line 30 - line 53 * * column 3, line 23 - column 6, line 9; figures 1,2 * * column 7, line 23 - column 10, line 30 * * column 10, line 60 - column 13, line 3; figure 5 * [Y] 12,21;
 [A]US6909745  (PURI ATUL [US], et al) [A] 1-35 * column 6, line 65 - column 8, line 32; figure 3 * * column 16, line 37 - column 17, line 11; figure 10 *;
 [A]WO2005057933  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [A] 1-35 * page 4, line 11 - page 7, line 4; figures 2a,2b,3,4 *;
 [Y]  - KEH-SHIH CHUANG ET AL, "Thresholding Histogram Equalization", JOURNAL OF DIGITAL IMAGING ; THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN RADIOLOGY, SPRINGER-VERLAG, NE, (20011201), vol. 14, no. 4, ISSN 1618-727X, pages 182 - 185, XP019445727 [Y] 12,21 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10278-001-0103-z
 [A]  - DOUGLAS CHAI ET AL, "Transactions PapersFace Segmentation Using Skin-Color Map in Videophone Applications", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (199906), vol. 9, no. 4, ISSN 1051-8215, XP011014577 [A] 1-35 * abstract * * Section I, pages 551-552 * * figure 5 * * Section III.E, page 558 with figures 13 and 14 *
 [A]  - SCHRODER H, "Image processing for TV-receiver applications", IMAGE PROCESSING AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 1992., INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS, LONDON, UK,IEE, UK, (1992), ISBN 0-85296-543-5, pages 1 - 8, XP006500107 [A] 1-35 * table 1 * * Section 3.2, pages 6-7 *
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