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EP2661881 - DEPTH MAP CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  02.10.2020
Database last updated on 22.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.01.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.10.2020Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 04.11.2020  [2020/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
[2019/36]
Former [2015/32]For all designated states
Nokia Technologies Oy
Karaportti 3
02610 Espoo / FI
Former [2014/24]For all designated states
Nokia Corporation
Karakaari 7
02610 Espoo / FI
Former [2013/46]For all designated states
Nokia Corporation
Keilalahdentie 4
02150 Espoo / FI
Inventor(s)01 / HANNUKSELA, Miska Matias
Pitkatie 14
FI-36110 Ruutana / FI
02 / RUSANOVSKYY, Dmytro
Kuhapolku 2, F22
FI-37550 Lempaala / FI
 [2013/46]
Representative(s)Berggren Oy
P.O. Box 16
Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 10A
00101 Helsinki / FI
[N/P]
Former [2013/46]Nokia Corporation
Intellectual Property Department
Keilalahdentie 4
02150 Espoo / FI
Application number, filing date11710335.829.12.2011
WO2011IB56021
Priority number, dateUS201061427843P29.12.2010         Original published format: US 201061427843 P
[2013/46]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012090181
Date:05.07.2012
Language:EN
[2012/27]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2661881
Date:13.11.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 05.07.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/46]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:SE05.07.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.09.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06T17/20, H04N19/14, H04N19/86
[2016/41]
CPC:
H04N19/82 (EP,US); G06T9/00 (EP,US); H04N19/117 (EP,US);
H04N19/14 (EP,US); H04N19/597 (EP,US); H04N19/86 (EP,US);
H04N19/159 (EP,US); H04N19/186 (EP,US); H04N19/50 (EP,US);
H04N19/59 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2013/46]H04N7/26, G06T17/20
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2013/46]
TitleGerman:KODIERUNG EINER TIEFENKARTE[2013/46]
English:DEPTH MAP CODING[2013/46]
French:CODAGE DE CARTE DE DISPARITÉ[2013/46]
Entry into regional phase27.06.2013National basic fee paid 
27.06.2013Search fee paid 
27.06.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
27.06.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.06.2013Examination requested  [2013/46]
03.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
23.07.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.06.2020Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2020/45]
25.06.2020Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2020/45]
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  28.01.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
11.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
10.12.2015Renewal fee patent year 05
13.12.2016Renewal fee patent year 06
12.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 07
12.12.2018Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[E]EP2499829  (THOMSON LICENSING [FR]) [E] 7-14 * pages 15-25 *;
 [XA]  - SHUJIE LIU ET AL, "Joint trilateral filtering for depth map compression", VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND IMAGE PROCESSING; 11-7-2010 - 14-7-2010; HUANG SHAN, AN HUI, CHINA,, (20100711), XP030082164 [X] 1-3,5-9,11-13 * abstract * [A] 4,10,14
International search[X]WO2009127231  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE], et al);
 [E]WO2012016168  (QUALCOMM INC [US], et al);
 [XP]WO2011046607  (THOMSON LICENSING [FR], et al);
 [XP]WO2011118435  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2007020570  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al);
 [A]EP2059053  (KWANGJU INST SCI & TECH [KR])
 [AP]  - QIUWEN ZHANG ET AL., "An improved depth map estimation for coding and view synthesis", IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP), 2011 18TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, (20110911), XP032080050

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.2011.6116024
 [AP]  - OGUZ BICI M ET AL., "Planar representation for intra coding of depth maps", 3DTV CONFERENCE: THE TRUE VISION - CAPTURE, TRANSMISSION AND DISPLAY OF 3D VIDEO (3DTV-CON), (2011), XP031993776

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/3DTV.2011.5877206
 [A]  - QIUWEN ZHANG ET AL., "Reduced resolution depth compression for multiview video plus depth coding", SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICSP), 2010 IEEE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, 20101024, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, XP031816768
 [A]  - SERDAR INCE ET AL., "Depth Estimation for View Synthesis in Multiview Video Coding", 3DTV CONFERENCE, 2007, (20070501), XP031158147
 [A]  - GANGWAL 0 P ET AL., "Depth map post-processing for 3D-TV", CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, 2009. ICCE '09. DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20090110), XP031467054
 [A]  - EKMEKCIOGLU ERHAN ET AL., "Edge and motion-adaptive median filtering for multi-view depth map enhancement", PICTURE CODING SYMPOSIUM 2009, CHICAGO, (20090506), XP031491690
by applicantUS2003034693
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