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EP0831655 - Method and apparatus for encoding a video signal of a contour of an object [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.03.2008
Database last updated on 29.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip07.03.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 09.04.2008  [2008/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Daewoo Electronics Corporation
686, Ahyeon-Dong Mapo-Gu
Seoul / KR
[2007/18]
Former [2003/15]For all designated states
Daewoo Electronics Corporation
686, Ahyeon-Dong Mapo-Gu
Seoul / KR
Former [1998/13]For all designated states
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
541, 5-Ga, Namdaemoon-Ro, Jung-Gu
Seoul / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Kim, Jin-Hun, Video Res. Center
Daewoo Elect. Co., Ltd., 541, 5-Ga, Namadaemoon-Ro
Jung-Gu, Seoul / KR
[1998/13]
Representative(s)von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Friedrich, et al
Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Widenmayerstrasse 6
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/13]von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Friedrich R., Dipl.-Phys., et al
SAMSON & PARTNER Widenmayerstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date96117364.829.10.1996
[1998/13]
Priority number, dateKR1996004089119.09.1996         Original published format: KR 9640891
[1998/13]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0831655
Date:25.03.1998
Language:EN
[1998/13]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0831655
Date:20.12.2000
[2000/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0831655
Date:02.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/18]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2000
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/26, G06T9/20
[1998/13]
CPC:
G06T9/20 (EP,KR,US); H04N19/54 (EP,US); H04N19/543 (EP,US);
H04N19/60 (KR); H04N19/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1998/13]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Kodierung eines Videosignales von einer Objektkontur[1998/13]
English:Method and apparatus for encoding a video signal of a contour of an object[1998/13]
French:Méthode et appareil pour coder un signal vidéo du contour d'un objet[1998/13]
Examination procedure31.05.2001Examination requested  [2001/31]
02.11.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.03.2007Fee for grant paid
12.03.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)05.02.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.10.1998Renewal fee patent year 03
25.10.1999Renewal fee patent year 04
25.10.2000Renewal fee patent year 05
30.10.2001Renewal fee patent year 06
30.10.2002Renewal fee patent year 07
30.10.2003Renewal fee patent year 08
27.10.2004Renewal fee patent year 09
28.10.2005Renewal fee patent year 10
30.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 11
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2296839  (HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS IND [KR]) [A] 1-20 * page 4, line 30 - page 5, line 29 * * page 14, line 21 - line 26 * * figure 5 *;
 [A]  - KEVIN O'CONNELL AND DAMON TULL (MOTOROLA), "Motorola MPEG-4 Contour-Coding Tool Technical Description", INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION - ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION,XX,XX, (199511), page COMPLETE12, XP002102834 [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [0III] , [0VII]; figures 1,2 *
 [A]  - HOETTER M, "OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS-SYNTHESIS CODING BASED ON MOVING TWO- DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS", SIGNAL PROCESSING. IMAGE COMMUNICATION,NL,ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, AMSTERDAM, (19901201), vol. 2, no. 4, ISSN 0923-5965, pages 409 - 428, XP000234775 [A] 1-20 * paragraph [3.1.1]; figure 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0923-5965(90)90027-F
 [A]  - GERKEN P, "OBJECT-BASED ANALYSIS-SYNTHESIS CODING OF IMAGE SEQUENCES AT VERY LOW BIT RATES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY,US,IEEE INC. NEW YORK, (19940601), vol. 4, no. 3, ISSN 1051-8215, pages 228 - 235, XP000460755 [A] 1-20 * paragraphs [III.B] , [IV.A]; figure 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/76.305868
by applicantUS19950423604
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