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EP3624447 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING AND CONSTRUCTION OF VIDEO CODING REFERENCE PICTURE LISTS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 21.03.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.04.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  09.12.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.02.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip26.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 28.01.2026  [2026/05]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vid Scale, Inc.
200 Bellevue Parkway
Suite 300
Wilmington, Delaware 19809 / US
[2020/12]
Inventor(s)01 / YAN, Ye
5001 Perlman Way
San Diego, California 92130 / US
02 / HE, Yong
16961 Silver Pine Road
San Diego, California 92127 / US
 [2021/21]
Former [2020/12]01 / Yan, Ye
5001 Perlman Way
San Diego, CA 92130 / US
02 / He, Yong
16961 Silver Pine Road
San Diego, 92127 / US
Representative(s)AWA Sweden AB
Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
[N/P]
Former [2020/12]AWA Sweden AB
P.O. Box 5117
200 71 Malmö / SE
Application number, filing date19199908.510.01.2013
[2020/12]
Priority number, dateUS201261588571P19.01.2012         Original published format: US 201261588571 P
[2020/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3624447
Date:18.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/12]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3624447
Date:26.05.2021
Language:EN
[2021/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2019
ClassificationIPC:H04N19/105, H04N19/503, H04N19/70
[2020/12]
CPC:
H04N19/103 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/105 (KR,US);
H04N19/117 (US); H04N19/124 (US); H04N19/13 (US);
H04N19/139 (US); H04N19/15 (US); H04N19/174 (KR);
H04N19/503 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/577 (EP,US); H04N19/61 (US);
H04N19/172 (US) (-)
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 [2020/12]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SIGNALISIERUNG UND KONSTRUKTION VON VIDEOKODIERUNGSREFERENZBILDLISTEN[2021/01]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING AND CONSTRUCTION OF VIDEO CODING REFERENCE PICTURE LISTS[2020/12]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR SIGNALER ET CONSTRUIRE DES LISTES D'IMAGES DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR CODAGE VIDÉO[2020/12]
Former [2020/12]VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR SIGNALISIERUNG UND KONSTRUKTION ZUR VIDEOCODIERUNGSREFERENZBILDLISTEN
Examination procedure26.09.2019Examination requested  [2020/12]
11.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.12.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.04.2021Fee for grant paid
20.04.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
20.04.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP13700441.2  / EP2805512
EP18172546.6  / EP3383042
Divisional application(s)EP21172075.0  / EP3917140
EP23178613.8  / EP4224845
Opposition(s)01.03.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
26.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
29.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 08
27.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 09
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 [AD]   SUZUKI Y ET AL: "Extension of uni-prediction simplification in B slices", 4. JCT-VC MEETING; 95. MPEG MEETING; 20-1-2011 - 28-1-2011; DAEGU;(JOINT COLLABORATIVE TEAM ON VIDEO CODING OF ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11AND ITU-T SG.16 ); URL: HTTP://WFTP3.ITU.INT/AV-ARCH/JCTVC-SITE/,, no. JCTVC-D421, 20 January 2011 (2011-01-20), XP030008460, ISSN: 0000-0013
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 [AD]   HE Y ET AL: "AHG15: Clarification of mapping process for reference picture lists combination in B slices", 9. JCT-VC MEETING; 100. MPEG MEETING; 27-4-2012 - 7-5-2012; GENEVA; (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/,, no. JCTVC-I0220, 17 April 2012 (2012-04-17), XP030111983 [AD] 1-15 * paragraph [3.31] * * paragraph [3.68] * * paragraph [3.90] - paragraph [3.92] * * paragraph [7.3.3] * * paragraph [7.4.3] * * paragraph [8.2.2] *
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   J. BOYCER. SJOBERGY. K. WANG: "BoG report: Reference picture buffering and list construction", DOCUMENT NO JCTVC-G 1002, November 2011 (2011-11-01)
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