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EP About this file: EP3292687

EP3292687 - INTRA PREDICTION PROCESSOR WITH REDUCED COST BLOCK PARTITIONING AND REFINED INTRA MODE SELECTION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  21.05.2021
Database last updated on 16.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  10.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip21.05.2021Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 23.06.2021  [2021/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Xilinx, Inc.
2100 Logic Drive
San Jose, California 95124 / US
[2020/08]
Former [2018/11]For all designated states
NGCodec Inc.
440 North Wolfe Road
Mail Slot 159
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
Inventor(s)01 / UGUR, Kemal
Akasya Sokak Mashattan
Konutlari
A3/55 Maslak / TR
02 / DUENAS, Alberto
950 High School Way Apt. 3207
Mountian View, CA 94041 / US
 [2018/11]
Representative(s)Cooley (UK) LLP
22 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2018/11]Cooley (UK) LLP
Dashwood
69 Old Broad Street
London EC2M 1QS / GB
Application number, filing date16789771.927.04.2016
[2018/11]
WO2016US29595
Priority number, dateUS201562157916P06.05.2015         Original published format: US 201562157916 P
[2018/11]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016178880
Date:10.11.2016
Language:EN
[2016/45]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3292687
Date:14.03.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.11.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US10.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N11/02, H04N19/11, H04N19/119, H04N19/147, H04N19/149, H04N19/176, H04N19/19, H04N19/96
[2019/14]
CPC:
H04N19/11 (EP,US); H04N19/119 (EP,US); H04N19/147 (EP,US);
H04N19/149 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US); H04N19/19 (EP,US);
H04N19/96 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/11]H04N11/02
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 [2018/11]
TitleGerman:INTRAPRÄDIKTIONSPROZESSOR MIT REDUZIERTER KOSTENBLOCKPARTITIONIERUNG UND VERFEINERTER INTRAMODUSAUSWAHL[2018/11]
English:INTRA PREDICTION PROCESSOR WITH REDUCED COST BLOCK PARTITIONING AND REFINED INTRA MODE SELECTION[2018/11]
French:PROCESSEUR D'INTRA PRÉDICTION AVEC PARTITIONNEMENT DE BLOCS À COÛT RÉDUIT ET SÉLECTION PERFECTIONNÉE DE MODES INTRA[2018/11]
Entry into regional phase05.12.2017National basic fee paid 
05.12.2017Search fee paid 
05.12.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
05.12.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure05.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/11]
05.12.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
23.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.12.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.05.2021Application withdrawn by applicant  [2021/25]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
28.06.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.201803   M06   Fee paid on   31.10.2018
30.04.201904   M06   Fee paid on   28.06.2019
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2013.2249017
 [XA]  - SAURTY K ET AL, "Early CU size determination in HEVC intra prediction using Average Pixel Cost", 2014 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS (DICTAP), IEEE, (20140506), doi:10.1109/DICTAP.2014.6821690, pages 247 - 252, XP032598490 [X] 1,4,10-14 * page 248, paragraph II - paragraph III * [A] 2,3

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DICTAP.2014.6821690
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VCIP.2011.6115979
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