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EP1021044 - Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding audio or video frame data [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  30.11.2001
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.08.2008Change - representativepublished on 24.09.2008  [2008/39]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
DEUTSCHE THOMSON-BRANDT GMBH
Hermann-Schwer-Strasse 3
78048 Villingen-Schwenningen / DE
[2000/29]
Inventor(s)01 / Voessing, Walter
Remarqueweg 23
30455 Hannover / DE
02 / Schreiber, Ulrich
Raiffeisenstrasse 7
30827 Garbsen / DE
[2000/29]
Representative(s)Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Karl-Wiechert-Allee 1D
30625 Hannover / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/39]Hartnack, Wolfgang
Deutsche Thomson OHG European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Former [2000/29]Hartnack, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing.
Deutsche Thomson-Brandt GmbH European Patent Operations Karl-Wiechert-Allee 74
30625 Hannover / DE
Application number, filing date99250006.612.01.1999
[2000/29]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1021044
Date:19.07.2000
Language:EN
[2000/29]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.06.1999
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/52
[2000/29]
CPC:
H04N19/152 (EP,US); H04N19/124 (EP,US); H04N19/147 (EP,US);
H04N19/172 (EP,US); H04N19/196 (EP,US); H04N19/46 (EP,US);
H04N19/61 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting states(deleted) [2001/13]
Former [2000/29]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verarbeitungsverfahren und Kodierungsvorrichtung für Audio- oder Videorahmendaten[2000/29]
English:Method and apparatus for encoding or decoding audio or video frame data[2000/29]
French:Méthode de traitement et appareil de codage pour trames de données audio et vidéo[2000/29]
Examination procedure20.01.2001Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2002/03]
27.06.2001Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2002/03]
Fees paidPenalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
26.02.2001AT   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001BE   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001CH   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001CY   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001DE   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001DK   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001ES   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001FI   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001FR   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001GB   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001GR   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001IE   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001IT   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001LU   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001MC   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001NL   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001PT   M01   Not yet paid
26.02.2001SE   M01   Not yet paid
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
26.02.2001M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.200103   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4845752  (BLANC ALAIN [FR], et al) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * figures 1,3 *;
 [A]DE4222150  (FRAUNHOFER GES FORSCHUNG [DE]) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]WO9715983  (CSELT CENTRO STUDI LAB TELECOM [IT], et al) [A] 1-7 * abstract * * page 2, line 5 - line 8 * * page 8, line 7 - line 17 *;
 [A]US5706396  (SCHROEDER ERNST F [DE], et al) [A] 1-7 * abstract *;
 [A]  - KIM S -Y ET AL, "A REAL-TIME IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MPEG-2 AUDIO ENCODER", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, (19970801), vol. 43, no. 3, pages 593 - 597, XP000742536 [A] 1-7 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.628681
 [A]  - BOLAND S ET AL, "NEW RESULTS IN LOW BITRATE AUDIO CODING USING A COMBINED HARMONIC -WAVELET REPRESENTATION", 1997 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, PLENARY, EXPERT SUMMARIES, SPECIAL, AUDIO, UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS, VL MUNICH, APR. 21 - 24, 1997, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19970421), vol. 1, pages 351 - 354, XP000789186 [A] 1-7 * paragraph [0002]; figure 1 *
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