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EP About this file: EP1033036

EP1033036 - ADAPTIVE ENTROPY CODING IN ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR VIDEO SIGNAL CODING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  19.12.2003
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip14.03.2008Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): IT		published on 16.04.2008  [2008/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Conexant Systems, Inc.
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660 / US
[2001/36]
Former [2000/36]For all designated states
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
4311 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660-3095 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BIST, Anurag
3800 Parkview Lane 13D
Irvine, CA 92612 / US
[2000/36]
Representative(s)Viering, Jentschura & Partner mbB Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Grillparzerstrasse 14
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2000/36]Viering, Jentschura & Partner
Postfach 22 14 43
80504 München / DE
Application number, filing date98960467.325.11.1998
[2000/36]
WO1998US25155
Priority number, dateUS1997098065401.12.1997         Original published format: US 980654
US1998019874224.11.1998         Original published format: US 198742
[2000/36]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9929115
Date:10.06.1999
Language:EN
[1999/23]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1033036
Date:06.09.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.06.1999 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1033036
Date:12.02.2003
Language:EN
[2003/07]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/30
[2000/36]
CPC:
H04N19/126 (EP,US); H04N19/60 (EP,US); H04N19/124 (EP,US);
H04N19/13 (EP,US); H04N19/91 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2000/36]
TitleGerman:ADAPTIVE ENTROPIE-KODIERUNG IM RAHMEN ADAPTIVER QUANTISIERUNG FÜR VIDEOSIGNALKODIERSYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN[2000/36]
English:ADAPTIVE ENTROPY CODING IN ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR VIDEO SIGNAL CODING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES[2000/36]
French:CODAGE ENTROPIQUE ADAPTATIF DANS UN CADRE DE QUANTIFICATION ADAPTATIVE POUR SYSTEMES ET PROCEDES DE CODAGE DE SIGNAL VIDEO[2000/36]
Entry into regional phase30.06.2000National basic fee paid 
30.06.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
30.06.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.06.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
30.06.2000Examination requested  [2000/36]
05.10.2000Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.02.2001Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.05.2002Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: Yes)
29.07.2002Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.10.2002Fee for grant paid
29.10.2002Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)13.11.2003No opposition filed within time limit [2004/06]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.11.2000Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2001Renewal fee patent year 04
25.11.2002Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipFI12.02.2003
GR12.02.2003
IT12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
DK12.05.2003
PT12.05.2003
SE12.05.2003
ES28.08.2003
[2008/16]
Former [2004/04]FI12.02.2003
GR12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
DK12.05.2003
PT12.05.2003
SE12.05.2003
ES28.08.2003
Former [2004/02]FI12.02.2003
GR12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
DK12.05.2003
PT12.05.2003
SE12.05.2003
Former [2003/46]FI12.02.2003
GR12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
PT12.05.2003
SE12.05.2003
Former [2003/43]FI12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
PT12.05.2003
SE12.05.2003
Former [2003/41]FI12.02.2003
NL12.02.2003
SE12.05.2003
Former [2003/32]SE12.05.2003
Cited inInternational search[XY]EP0575113  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [X] 35,46 * column 4, line 46 - column 5, line 53 * * column 8, line 34 - line 53 * * column 12, line 57 - column 13, line 22 * * column 15, line 5 - line 48 * * figures 1,9 * [Y] 36-43,47-49;
 [A]EP0574746  (INTEL CORP [US]) [A] 13-34 * page 10, line 11 - line 57 ** figure 3C *;
 [XAY]WO9634496  (PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-10 * the whole document * [A] 13,24,35,40,46,50,57 [Y] 14;
 [PXY]EP0859520  (ROCKWELL SEMICONDUCTOR SYS INC [US]) [PX] 1-12 * the whole document * [PY] 22,23,33,34;
 [XAY]  - SIU-WAI WU ET AL, "RATE-CONSTRAINED OPTIMAL BLOCK-ADAPTIVE CODING FOR DIGITAL TAPE RECORDING OF HDTV", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, (19910301), vol. 1, no. 1, pages 100 - 112, 160 - 161 - 162, XP000208644 [X] 1,2,6,13,15-21,24-32 * see sections II, III and V.D * * abstract * [A] 35,46,50,57 [Y] 14,22,23,33,34,36-43,47-49
 [X]  - SCHUSTER G M ET AL, "Optimal decomposition for quad-trees with leaf dependencies", VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS AND IMAGE PROCESSING '97, SAN JOSE, CA, USA, 12-14 FEB. 1997, ISSN 0277-786X, Proceedings of the SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 1997, SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng, USA, vol. 3024, pt.1, pages 59 - 70, XP002098297 [X] 50-63 * see first paragraph of section 1 * * see sections 2, 4 and 5 * * see first paragraph of section 6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.263281
 [A]  - BIST A ET AL, "CONSTRAINED TRELLIS BASED RATE CONTROL SCHEME FOR LOW BIT RATE VIDEO CODING", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (IC, LAUSANNE, SEPT. 16 - 19, 1996, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19960916), vol. 2, pages 61 - 64, XP002067812 [A] 1-63 * see section 3 * * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1996.560601
 [A]  - ORTEGA A ET AL, "OPTIMAL BUFFER-CONSTRAINED SOURCE QUANTIZATION AND FAST APPROXIMATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, SAN DIEGO, MAY 10 - 13, 1992, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (1992), vol. 1, no. CONF. 25, pages 192 - 195, XP000606116 [A] 1-63 * see sections 2 and 3 * * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISCAS.1992.229981
 [A]  - COENE W ET AL, "A FAST ROUTE FOR APPLICATION OF RATE-DISTORTION OPTIMAL QUANTIZATION IN AN MPEG VIDEO ENCODER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (IC, LAUSANNE, SEPT. 16 - 19, 1996, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19960916), vol. 2, pages 825 - 828, XP000733350 [A] 1-63 * see section 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1996.561032
 [A]  - SCHUSTER G M ET AL, "FAST AND EFFICIENT MODE AND QUANTIZER SELECTION IN THE RATE DISTORTION SENSE FOR H.263", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, (19960317), vol. 2727, no. PART 02, pages 784 - 795, XP000617893 [A] 1-63 * see sections 2, 3, 5 * * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.233293
 [A]  - CROUSE M ET AL, "JOINT THRESHOLDING AND QUANTIZER SELECTION FOR DECODER-COMPATIBLE BASELINE JPEG", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING (ICASSP), DETROIT, MAY 9 - 12, 1995 IMAGE AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING/ SIGNAL PROCESSING APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19950509), vol. 4, no. CONF. 20, pages 2331 - 2334, XP000535417 [A] 1-63 * the whole document *
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