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EP About this file: EP0921688

EP0921688 - MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING METHOD AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING PROGRAM AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [1999/23]MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING METHOD AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING METHOD, PREDICTIVE CODING DEVICE AND DECODING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING PROGRAM AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING PROGRAM
[2007/17]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.06.2008
Database last updated on 26.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.06.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.07.2008  [2008/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-8019 / JP
[2007/34]
Former [1999/23]For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-8019 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SHIMIZU, Atsushi, Nippon Telegraph and Tphone Corp
20-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
02 / JOZAWA, Hirohisa, Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp.
20-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
03 / KAMIKURA, Kazuto, Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp.
20-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
04 / WATANABE, Hiroshi, Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp
20-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
05 / SAGATA, Atsushi, Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp.
20-2, Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
06 / TAKAMURA, Seishi, Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp.
20-2, Nishi-Sinjuku 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-1419 / JP
[1999/23]
Representative(s)Audier, Philippe André, et al
BREVALEX 95 rue d'Amsterdam
75378 Paris Cedex 8 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2003/02]Audier, Philippe André, et al
Brevalex, 3, rue du Docteur Lancereaux
75008 Paris / FR
Former [1999/23]Des Termes, Monique, et al
c/o Société de Protection des Inventions 25, rue de Ponthieu
75008 Paris / FR
Application number, filing date98929681.925.06.1998
[1999/23]
WO1998JP02839
Priority number, dateJP1997016894725.06.1997         Original published format: JP 16894797
JP1997018998515.07.1997         Original published format: JP 18998597
[1999/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9859496
Date:30.12.1998
Language:EN
[1998/52]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0921688
Date:09.06.1999
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.12.1998 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1999/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0921688
Date:22.08.2007
Language:EN
[2007/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.12.1998
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.08.2002
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/32
[2002/38]
CPC:
H04N19/51 (EP); H04N19/517 (EP); H04N19/527 (EP);
H04N19/537 (EP)
Former IPC [2002/26]H04N7/32, H04N7/26, H04N7/36
Former IPC [1999/23]H04N7/32
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1999/23]
TitleGerman:BEWEGUNGSPRÄDIKTIVES BILDKODIERUNGSVERFAHREN SOWIE SPEICHERMEDIUM ZUR SPEICHERUNG DES ENTSPRECHENDEN PROGRAMMS[2007/17]
English:MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING METHOD AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING PROGRAM AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING PROGRAM[2007/17]
French:PROCEDE DE CODAGE PREDICTIF DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT ET PROCEDE DE DECODAGE DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT, SUPPORT D'INFORMATION MEMORISE PAR PROGRAMME DE CODAGE PREDICTIF DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT ET PROGRAMME DE DECODAGE DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT[2007/17]
Former [1999/23]BEWEGUNGSPRÄDIKTIVES BILDKODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG DAZU SOWIE SPEICHERMEDIUM ZUR SPEICHERUNG DES ENTSPRECHENDEN PROGRAMMS
Former [1999/23]MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING METHOD AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING METHOD, PREDICTIVE CODING DEVICE AND DECODING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH MOVING VECTOR PREDICTIVE CODING PROGRAM AND MOVING VECTOR DECODING PROGRAM
Former [1999/23]PROCEDE DE CODAGE PREDICTIF DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT ET PROCEDE DE DECODAGE DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT, DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE PREDICTIF ET DISPOSITIF DE DECODAGE PREDICTIF, SUPPORT D'INFORMATION MEMORISE PAR PROGRAMME DE CODAGE PREDICTIF DE VECTEUR DE MOUVEMENT ET PROGRAMME DE DECODAGE DE VECTEUR DE MOUV
Entry into regional phase08.03.1999Translation filed 
08.03.1999National basic fee paid 
08.03.1999Search fee paid 
08.03.1999Designation fee(s) paid 
08.03.1999Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.03.1999Examination requested  [1999/23]
12.11.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.05.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.04.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.07.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.02.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M09)
19.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
16.02.2007Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 19.02.2007
16.02.2007Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
19.02.2007Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.03.2007Communication of intention to grant the patent
06.07.2007Fee for grant paid
06.07.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP07109433.8  / EP1819173
Opposition(s)26.05.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
18.06.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
24.06.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
23.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 06
21.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 07
22.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 08
23.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 09
21.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 10
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1684(96)00142-9
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.1991.150965
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 [A]JPH08228351  ;
 [A]JPH0984017
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