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EP0349847 - Method of and apparatus for compressing image data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.07.1997
Database last updated on 24.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip30.11.2007Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
Updated state(s): FR
published on 02.01.2008  [2008/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
1-1, Tenjinkitamachi Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome Horikawa-Dori Kamikyo-ku
Kyoto 602 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1990/02]For all designated states
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
1-1, Tenjinkitamachi Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome Horikawa-Dori
Kamikyo-ku Kyoto 602 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Aragaki, Masami c/o Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co. Ltd.
1-1, Tenjinkitamachi Teranouchi-Agaru 4-chome
Horikawa Dori Kamikyo-ku Kyoto / JP
[1990/02]
Representative(s)Wilhelms Kilian & Partner Patentanwälte
Eduard-Schmid-Strasse 2
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1990/02]WILHELMS, KILIAN & PARTNER Patentanwälte
Eduard-Schmid-Strasse 2
D-81541 München / DE
Application number, filing date89111416.722.06.1989
[1990/02]
Priority number, dateJP1988016536130.06.1988         Original published format: JP 16536188
JP1988032180319.12.1988         Original published format: JP 32180388
[1990/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0349847
Date:10.01.1990
Language:EN
[1990/02]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0349847
Date:09.10.1991
Language:EN
[1991/41]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0349847
Date:04.09.1996
Language:EN
[1996/36]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.08.1991
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/30
[1996/36]
CPC:
H04N19/154 (EP,US); H04N19/124 (EP,US); H04N19/132 (EP,US);
H04N19/60 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1990/02]H04N7/133
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1990/02]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung für die Bilddatenkomprimierung[1990/02]
English:Method of and apparatus for compressing image data[1990/02]
French:Procédé et dispositif pour la compression de données d'image[1990/02]
Examination procedure09.01.1992Examination requested  [1992/11]
02.11.1993Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.05.1994Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.10.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
17.02.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.11.1995Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.02.1996Communication of intention to grant the patent
10.06.1996Fee for grant paid
10.06.1996Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.06.1997No opposition filed within time limit [1997/35]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.1991Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.1992Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.1993Renewal fee patent year 05
30.06.1994Renewal fee patent year 06
28.06.1995Renewal fee patent year 07
27.06.1996Renewal fee patent year 08
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFR04.09.1996
IT04.09.1996
[2006/14]
Former [1999/42]IT04.09.1996
FR31.01.1997
Former [1997/32]FR31.01.1997
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 [X]   SPIE, vol. 594: "Image coding", 1985, pages 119-128, SPIE, Washington, US; G. KUMMERFELDT et al.: "Coding television signals at 320 and 64 kbit/s" [X]
 [A]   CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATIONS'86, Toronto, 22nd - 25th June 1986, vol. 1, pages 381-384, IEEE, New York, US; J. GUICHARD et al.: "Intra- and inter frame transform coding for moving pictures transmission" [A]
 [A]   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, vol. COM-25, no. 11, November 1977, pages 1285-1292, IEEE, New York, US; W.-H. CHEN et al.: "Adaptive coding of monochrome and color images" [A]
 [A]   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, vol. COM-23, no. 7, July 1975, pages 785-786, IEEE, New York, US; J.I. GIMLETT: "Use of "activity" classes in adaptive transform image coding" [A]
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