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EP0786903 - Image data processing method and apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  11.01.2002
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.01.2002No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 27.02.2002  [2002/09]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
Former [1997/31]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Fukuda, Masahiro
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED 1-1,Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
02 / Noda, Tsugio
c/o FUJITSU LTD., 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
[1999/46]
Former [1999/35]01 / Fukuda, Masahiro
320 Residence-Shiratori, 1624, Takamori
Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-11 / JP
02 / Noda, Tsugio
c/o FUJITSU LTD., 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211 / JP
Former [1997/31]01 / Sukuda, Masahiro
320 Residence-Shiratori, 1624, Takamori
Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-11 / JP
02 / Noda, Tsugio
101 Haitsu Sunny-Side, 176-1, Ikebata
Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-11 / JP
Representative(s)Stebbing, Timothy Charles, et al
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [1997/31]Stebbing, Timothy Charles, et al
Haseltine Lake & Co., Imperial House, 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD / GB
Application number, filing date97103965.609.08.1991
[1997/31]
Priority number, dateJP1990021337910.08.1990         Original published format: JP 21337990
[1997/31]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0786903
Date:30.07.1997
Language:EN
[1997/31]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0786903
Date:29.10.1997
[1997/44]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0786903
Date:07.03.2001
Language:EN
[2001/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.09.1997
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/30
[1997/31]
CPC:
H04N7/54 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (KR); H04N19/112 (EP,US);
H04N19/126 (EP,US); H04N19/16 (EP,US); H04N19/176 (EP,US);
H04N19/44 (EP,US); H04N19/93 (EP,US); H04N19/124 (EP,US);
H04N19/30 (EP,US); H04N19/60 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE [2000/40]
Former [1997/31]DE,  FR,  GB,  NL 
TitleGerman:Bilddatenverarbeitungsverfahren und -vorrichtung[1997/31]
English:Image data processing method and apparatus[1997/31]
French:Méthode et appareil de traitement de données d'images[1997/31]
Examination procedure20.11.1997Examination requested  [1998/04]
15.04.1999Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.08.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
24.08.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
13.11.2000Fee for grant paid
13.11.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP91307336.7  / EP0470851
Opposition(s)08.12.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2002/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
01.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
01.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 04
01.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 05
01.04.1997Renewal fee patent year 06
22.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 07
25.08.1998Renewal fee patent year 08
23.08.1999Renewal fee patent year 09
23.08.2000Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[A]JPH02161887  ;
 [PA]JPH02214261  ;
 [PA]JPH02274028
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19900911), vol. 014, no. 421, Database accession no. (E - 0976), & JP02161887 A 19900621 (NEC CORP) [A] 1-20 * abstract *
 [A]  - YOSHIYUKI YASHIMA ET AL, "HDTV/STANDARD-TV COMPATIBLE CODING BASED ON DCT", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, NEW ORLEANS, MAY 1 - 3, 1990, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19900501), vol. 3 OF 4, pages 1895 - 1898, XP000163579 [A] 1,4,7 * page 1897, column L, line 7, paragraph 3 - line 11; figure 5 *
 [A]  - DUBOIS ET AL., "Encoding and Progressive Transmission of Still Pictures in NTSC Composite Format using Transform Domain Methods", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, NEW YORK, (19860301), vol. COM34, no. 3, pages 310 - 319, XP002038168 [A] 1,4,7 * paragraph [000B] - paragraph [000C]; figure 6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCOM.1986.1096524
 [PA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19901113), vol. 014, no. 515, Database accession no. (E - 1000), & JP02214261 A 19900827 (FUJITSU LTD) [PA] 1-20 * abstract *
 [PA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19910129), vol. 015, no. 036, Database accession no. (E - 1027), & JP02274028 A 19901108 (NEC CORP) [PA] 1-20 * abstract *
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