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EP3912337 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.03.2024
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.10.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.07.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip04.07.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tencent America LLC
2747 Park Boulevard
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
[2021/47]
Inventor(s)01 / XU, Xiaozhong
c/o TENCENT AMERICA LLC
2747 Park Boulevard
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
02 / LIU, Shan
c/o TENCENT AMERICA LLC
2747 Park Boulevard
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
[N/P]
Former [2021/47]01 / XU, Xiaozhong
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
02 / LIU, Shan
Palo Alto, CA 94306 / US
Representative(s)Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2021/47]Gunzelmann, Rainer
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date20741702.317.01.2020
[2021/47]
WO2020US14042
Priority number, dateUS201962793874P17.01.2019         Original published format: US 201962793874 P
US20201674351215.01.2020         Original published format: US202016743512
[2021/47]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020150581
Date:23.07.2020
Language:EN
[2020/30]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3912337
Date:24.11.2021
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 23.07.2020 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2021/47]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US23.07.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.08.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/12, H04B1/66, H04N11/02, H04N11/04, H04N19/52, H04N19/593, H04N19/70
[2022/37]
CPC:
H04N19/70 (EP); H04N19/159 (US); H04N19/174 (US);
H04N19/176 (US); H04N19/52 (EP); H04N19/593 (EP);
H04N19/91 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/47]H04N7/12, H04B1/66, H04N11/02, H04N11/04, H04N19/51
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 [2021/47]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VIDEOCODIERUNG[2021/47]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING[2021/47]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE CODAGE VIDÉO[2021/47]
Entry into regional phase30.09.2020National basic fee paid 
30.09.2020Search fee paid 
30.09.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
30.09.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.09.2020Examination requested  [2021/47]
21.02.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.07.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.01.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
18.01.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
26.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCSVT.2015.2478706
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