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EP3061247 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR INDEX PREDICTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.03.2020
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.07.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2020New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MediaTek Inc.
No. 1, Dusing Road 1st
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsin-Chu 300 / TW
[2016/35]
Inventor(s)01 / SUN, Yu-Chen
255-4, Anhe 1st Street
Anle Dist.
Keelung City 204 / TW
02 / CHUANG, Tzu-Der
5F, 50 Zhuangjing 5th Street
Zhubei City Hsinchu County 302 / TW
03 / CHEN, Yi-Wen
8F, 66, Ln.211 Yongkang Rd.
Fengyuan Dist.
Taichung City 420 / TW
04 / HUANG, Yu-Wen
8F, 23 Ln.298 Longjiang Rd.
Zhongshan Dist.
Taipei City 104 / TW
 [2016/35]
Representative(s)2K Patentanwälte Blasberg Kewitz & Reichel
Partnerschaft mbB
Schumannstrasse 27
60325 Frankfurt am Main / DE
[2016/35]
Application number, filing date15735365.707.01.2015
[2016/35]
WO2015CN70278
Priority number, dateUS201461924333P07.01.2014         Original published format: US 201461924333 P
US201461932832P29.01.2014         Original published format: US 201461932832 P
US201461952917P14.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461952917 P
US201461969872P25.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461969872 P
US201461972584P31.03.2014         Original published format: US 201461972584 P
US201462002221P23.05.2014         Original published format: US 201462002221 P
US201462021289P07.07.2014         Original published format: US 201462021289 P
US201462027334P22.07.2014         Original published format: US 201462027334 P
US201462033199P05.08.2014         Original published format: US 201462033199 P
US201462059239P03.10.2014         Original published format: US 201462059239 P
[2016/35]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015103980
Date:16.07.2015
Language:EN
[2015/28]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3061247
Date:31.08.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.07.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CN16.07.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.07.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/50, H04N19/176, H04N19/70, H04N19/463, H04N19/186, H04N19/93
[2016/35]
CPC:
H04N19/186 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/182 (US);
H04N19/463 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP,US); H04N19/93 (EP,US);
H04N19/129 (EP,US); H04N19/433 (EP) (-)
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 [2016/35]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR FARBCODEXVORHERSAGE[2016/35]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR INDEX PREDICTION[2016/35]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE PRÉDICTION D'INDICE DE COULEUR[2016/35]
Entry into regional phase23.05.2016National basic fee paid 
23.05.2016Search fee paid 
23.05.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
23.05.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure23.05.2016Examination requested  [2016/35]
17.02.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.11.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 28.01.2020
21.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/15]
01.12.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/15]
28.01.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
31.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.202006   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO2009036255  (MICROSOFT CORP [US]) [X] 1,20 * paragraphs [0003] , [0034] - [0042] * * figures 3,4,10,11 *;
 [XI]  - GUO L ET AL, "Palette Mode for Screen Content Coding", 104. MPEG MEETING; 22-4-2013 - 26-4-2013; INCHEON; (MOTION PICTURE EXPERT GROUP OR ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11),, (20130420), no. m28786, XP030057319 [X] 1,20 * abstract, sections 1-2 * [I] 2-19
 [XPI]  - CHEN J ET AL, "Description of screen content coding technology proposal by Qualcomm", 17. JCT-VC MEETING; 27-3-2014 - 4-4-2014; VALENCIA; (JOINT COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON VIDEO CODING OF ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 AND ITU-T SG.16 ); URL: HTTP://WFTP3.ITU.INT/AV-ARCH/JCTVC-SITE/,, (20140328), no. JCTVC-Q0031-v3, XP030115916 [XP] 1,20 * section "2.7 Other specific compression tools for screen content", with subsections "2.7.1 Palette", "2.7.1.1 Palette Signalling", and "2.7.2 1-D Dictionary (for lossless coding)" * [I] 2-19
International search[A]WO2012147622  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]WO2012160890  (SONY CORP [JP], et al);
 [A]US2013003837  (YU YUE [US], et al);
 [A]WO2013046095  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]);
 [A]US2013251046  (MATSUNOBU TORU [JP], et al)
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