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EP About this file: EP1108288

EP1108288 - METHOD OF ENCODING BITS IN A SIGNAL [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  07.12.2007
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip25.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 27.08.2008  [2008/35]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2003/15]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Former [2001/25]For all designated states
Signafy, Inc.
4 Independence Way
Princeton, New Jerrsey 08540 / US
Inventor(s)01 / MILLER, Matthew, L.
Apartment 2 12 Quarry Street
Princeton, NJ 08540 / US
 [2001/25]
Representative(s)Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/35]Vossius & Partner
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München / DE
Former [2001/25]VOSSIUS & PARTNER
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München / DE
Application number, filing date99917590.416.04.1999
[2001/25]
WO1999US08428
Priority number, dateUS1998010549526.06.1998         Original published format: US 105495
[2001/25]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0001076
Date:06.01.2000
Language:EN
[2000/01]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1108288
Date:20.06.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.01.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US06.01.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.10.2001
ClassificationIPC:H03M13/00, H04L7/00, H04L9/00, H04L25/34, H04N1/32, G06T1/00
[2001/49]
CPC:
H04L7/042 (EP,US); H03M13/1515 (EP,US); H03M13/152 (EP,US);
H03M13/19 (EP,US); H03M13/23 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/25]H03M13/00, H04L7/00, H04L9/00, H04L25/34
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/25]
TitleGerman:BITKODIERUNGSVERFAHREN IN EINEM SPIEL[2001/25]
English:METHOD OF ENCODING BITS IN A SIGNAL[2001/25]
French:PROCEDE DE CODAGE DE BITS DANS UN SIGNAL[2001/25]
Entry into regional phase23.01.2001National basic fee paid 
23.01.2001Search fee paid 
23.01.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
23.01.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure30.12.1999Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
23.01.2001Examination requested  [2001/25]
21.10.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.04.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.05.2003Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
28.11.2003Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.01.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.05.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.06.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.12.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.03.2006Date of oral proceedings
17.05.2006Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
16.02.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.08.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2008/02]
01.11.2007Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/02]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.04.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
22.04.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
22.04.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
26.04.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
20.04.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
26.04.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
Penalty fee
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30.04.200709   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[DA]  - COX I J ET AL, "SECURE SPREAD SPECTRUM WATERMARKING FOR IMAGES, AUDIO AND VIDEO", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING (ICIP) LAUSANNE, SEPT. 16 - 19, 1996, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19960916), vol. 3, ISBN 0-7803-3259-8, pages 243 - 246, XP002060161 [DA] 1,10,16,38 * page 243, column 1, line 1 - page 246, column 2, line L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1996.560429
 [DA]  - SMITH J R ET AL, "MODULATION AND INFORMATION HIDING IN IMAGES", INFORMATION HIDING. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS, XX, XX, (19960530), pages 207 - 226, XP000937913 [DA] 1,10,16,38 * page 207, line 1 - page 218, line L *
 [DA]  - HARTUNG AND GIROD, "DIGITAL WATERMARKING OF RAW AND COMPRESSED VIDEO", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, (19961007), vol. 2952, pages 205 - 213, XP002085796 [DA] 1,10,16,38 * page 205, line 1 - page 213, line L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.251278
 [DA]  - M.D. SWANSON, BIN ZHU AND A.H. TEWFIK, "Robust Data Hiding for Images", 1996 IEEE DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS, Loen, Norway, (19960901), pages 37 - 40, XP002180143 [DA] 1,10,16,38 * page 37, column 1, line 1 - page 39, column 2, line L *
International search[XP]US5828676  (HURLBUT AMY O [US], et al);
 [YP]US5889868  (MOSKOWITZ SCOTT A [US], et al);
 [Y]US5450443  (SIEGEL PAUL H [US], et al);
 [YP]US5870405  (HARDWICK JOHN C [US], et al);
 [Y]US3810019  (MILLER C);
 [XP]US5883929  (WANG Y-PIN ERIC [US], et al);
 [XE]US5909645  (ABRAMSKY VICTOR A [US], et al)
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