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EP0662772 - Segmentation based image compression system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 18.01.2002 Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	17.10.2008	Change - applicant	published on 19.11.2008 [2008/47]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP
	[2008/47]
Former [1995/28]	For all designated states MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1006, Ohaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Devaney, Patrick 52 Kettle Creek Road Freehold, NJ 07728 / US
	02 / Gnanaprakasam, Daniel 151 S. Bishop Avenue, Apt. M-103 Secane, PA 19018 / US
	03 / Westerink, Peter 320 A Delancey Place Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 / US
	04 / Topper, Robert 131 Crooked Billet Road Hatboro, PA 19040 / US
	[1995/28]
Representative(s)	Marx, Lothar, et al Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx Patentanwälte Postfach 86 02 45 81629 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [1995/28]	Marx, Lothar, Dr., et al Patentanwälte Schwabe, Sandmair, Marx Stuntzstrasse 16 D-81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date	95100085.0	04.01.1995
	[1995/28]
Priority number, date	US19940178948	07.01.1994 Original published format: US 178948
	[1995/28]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0662772
	Date:	12.07.1995
	Language:	EN
	[1995/28]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0662772
	Date:	04.02.1998
	[1998/06]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	15.12.1997
Classification	IPC:	H04N7/24, G06T5/00, H04N7/26	[1997/40]
	CPC:	G06T9/20 (EP,US); G06T7/13 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1995/28]	H04N7/24
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1995/28]
Title	German:	Auf Segmentierung basierendes Bildkompressionssystem	[1995/28]
	English:	Segmentation based image compression system	[1995/28]
	French:	Système de compression d'images basé sur une segmentation	[1995/28]
Examination procedure	08.06.1998	Examination requested [1998/33]
	16.11.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	14.03.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	07.09.2001	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2002/10]
	19.09.2001	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time [2002/10]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.12.1996	Renewal fee patent year 03
	22.12.1997	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.12.1998	Renewal fee patent year 05
	10.01.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.01.2001	07 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[X]EP0437002 (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LTD [GB], et al) [X] 2 * the whole document *;
		[X]EP0389044 (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LTD [GB], et al) [X] 2 * the whole document *;
		[A]US4903317 (NISHIHARA EITARO [JP], et al) [A] 2 * abstract *;
		[X]EP0264726 (GRASS VALLEY GROUP [US]) [X] 4 * column 5, line 39 - column 6, line 30; figure 4 *;
		[A]EP0313101 (HONEYWELL INC [US]) [A] 4 * page 19, line 47 - line 52 *
		[X] - A. ROSENFELD ET AL., "Edge and curve detection: further experiments", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS, (197207), vol. c-21, no. 7, pages 677 - 715, XP002037396 [X] 1 * page 677, column L, line 1 - column R, line 13 * * page 701, column L, line 34 - line 44 *
		[A] - J. PRAGER, "Extracting and labelling boundary segments in natural scenes", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, (198001), vol. pami-1, no. 1, pages 16 - 27, XP002037397 [A] 1 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.1980.4766966
		[A] - A. KACED, "Le point sur les k-formes. Definition et applications nouvelles en traitement d'images", 4ÈME CONGRÈS RECONNAISSANCE DES FORMES ET INTELLIGENCE ARTIFICIELLE, PARIS, (19840125), pages 93 - 100, XP002037398 [A] 1 * the whole document *
		[A] - ROSENFELD A ET AL, "EDGE DETECTION", DIGITAL PICTURE PROCESSING, ROSENFELD A;KAK A C, (1982), vol. 2, pages 84 - 112, XP000608672 [A] 1 * the whole document *
		[A] - L. DAVIS, "A survey of edge detection techniques", COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND IMAGE PROCESSING, (197509), vol. 4, no. 3, pages 248 - 270, XP002037399 [A] 1 * the whole document *
		[A] - REED T R ET AL, "SEGMENTATION-BASED STILL-IMAGE CODING IN A PERCEPTUALLY TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK", SID INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DIGEST OF PAPERS, BOSTON, MAY 17 - 22, 1992, SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION DISPLAY, (19920517), no. VOL. 23, pages 673 - 676, XP000479104 [A] 2 * the whole document *
		[X] - TORU KANEKO, "HIERARCHICAL CODING OF LINE-DRAWING DATA DESCRIBED BY THE CHAIN- CODE SEQUENCE", SYSTEMS & COMPUTERS IN JAPAN, (198704), vol. 18, no. 4, pages 53 - 62, XP000006621 [X] 3 * the whole document *
		[X] - MEER P ET AL, "THE CHAIN PYRAMID: HIERARCHICAL CONTOUR PROCESSING", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, (19900401), vol. 12, no. 4, pages 363 - 376, XP000117134 [X] 3 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/34.50622

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