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EP0895361 - Z-coder: A fast adaptive binary arithmetic coder [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.06.2017
Database last updated on 01.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.06.2017Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 12.07.2017  [2017/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
AT&T Corp.
32 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013-2412 / US
[1999/05]
Inventor(s)01 / Bengio, Yoshua
2729 Edoard Montpetit
Montreal / CA
02 / Bottou, Leon
Twin Lights Court J16
Highlands New Jersey 07732 / US
03 / Howard, Paul G.
5 Darryl Drive
Morganville New Jersey 07751 / US
[1999/05]
Representative(s)Branderhorst, Matthijs Pieter Arie, et al
Marks & Clerk LLP
2nd Floor, Wytham Court
11 West Way
Oxford OX2 0JB / GB
[N/P]
Former [1999/05]Asquith, Julian Peter, et al
Marks & Clerk, 4220 Nash Court, Oxford Business Park South
Oxford OX4 2RU / GB
Application number, filing date98305952.827.07.1998
[1999/05]
Priority number, dateUS19970054495P31.07.1997         Original published format: US 54495 P
US1998004200713.03.1998         Original published format: US 42007
[1999/05]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0895361
Date:03.02.1999
Language:EN
[1999/05]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0895361
Date:15.03.2000
[2000/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.01.2000
ClassificationIPC:H03M7/40
[1999/05]
CPC:
H03M7/4006 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   ES,   FR,   GB,   IT [2000/47]
Former [1999/05]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Z-Kodierer: schneller adaptiver arithmetischer Kodierer[1999/05]
English:Z-coder: A fast adaptive binary arithmetic coder[1999/05]
French:Codeur-Z: un codeur adaptatif rapide[1999/05]
Examination procedure17.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/28]
26.10.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.03.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2011Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M08)
18.10.2011Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.03.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.10.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2017Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2017/28]
01.03.2017Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2017/28]
Divisional application(s)EP07105895.2  / EP1798860
The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  26.10.2006
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
05.07.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
04.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
04.07.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
09.07.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
08.07.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
10.07.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
04.07.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
10.07.2008Renewal fee patent year 11
08.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 12
08.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 13
07.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 14
06.07.2012Renewal fee patent year 15
08.07.2013Renewal fee patent year 16
08.07.2014Renewal fee patent year 17
09.07.2015Renewal fee patent year 18
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - LANGDON G, "An introduction to arithmetic coding", IBM JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,US,IBM CORPORATION, ARMONK, vol. 28, no. 2, ISSN 0018-8646, page 135-149, XP002086019 [X] 1,7,13,22 * page 140, column R, paragraph 4 - page 142, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 143, column L, paragraph 2 * * figures 8,9 *
 [X]  - MITCHELL J L ET AL, "SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THE Q-CODER", IBM JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,US,IBM CORPORATION, ARMONK, vol. 32, no. 6, ISSN 0018-8646, page 753-774, XP000111580 [X] 1,7,13,22 * page 754, column L, paragraph 2 - page 756, column R, paragraph 4 *
 [XP]  - BOTTOU L ET AL, "The Z-coder adaptive binary coder", PROCEEDINGS DCC '98 DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE (CAT. NO.98TB100225), PROCEEDINGS DCC '98 DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE, SNOWBIRD, UT, USA, 30 MARCH-1 APRIL 1998, 1998, Los Alamitos, CA, USA, IEEE Comput. Soc, USA, ISBN 0-8186-8406-2, pages 13 - 22, XP002127750 [XP] 1-4,6-16,18-41 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "SPEED-UP MODE FOR Q-CODER SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN,US,IBM CORP. NEW YORK, vol. 32, no. 8B, ISSN 0018-8689, page 17-20, XP000082193 [A] 29-41 * page 18, paragraph 2 * * page 18, paragraph 5 - page 19, paragraph 1 *
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