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EP1033885 - ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  30.04.2010
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip30.04.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 02.06.2010  [2010/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/26]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Former [2000/36]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KONDO, Tetsujiro Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
02 / HORISHI, Takashi Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
[2000/36]
Representative(s)DeVile, Jonathan Mark
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2000/36]DeVile, Jonathan Mark
D. Young & Co., 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date99943463.221.09.1999
[2000/36]
WO1999JP05166
Priority number, dateJP1998026698421.09.1998         Original published format: JP 26698498
[2000/36]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0018133
Date:30.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/13]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1033885
Date:06.09.2000
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 30.03.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2000/36]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1033885
Date:24.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP30.03.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP28.03.2001
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/32, H04N11/04, H04N7/26
[2001/19]
CPC:
H04N19/593 (EP,US); H04N19/14 (KR); H04N11/046 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2000/36]H04N7/32, H04N11/04
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2004/22]
Former [2000/36]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:KODIER- UND DEKODIERVERFAHREN SOWIE VORRICHTUNG[2000/36]
English:ENCODING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND DECODING DEVICE AND METHOD[2000/36]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE CODAGE ET DE DECODAGE[2000/36]
Entry into regional phase22.05.2000Translation filed 
18.05.2000National basic fee paid 
18.05.2000Search fee paid 
18.05.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
18.05.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.05.2000Examination requested  [2000/36]
07.05.2004Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
16.11.2004Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.07.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
10.05.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.09.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.01.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
14.05.2009Fee for grant paid
14.05.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)25.03.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/22]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.09.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
12.09.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
14.09.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
14.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
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Documents cited:Search[X]JPH08185524  ;
 [X]US5386508  (ITONORI KATSUHIKO [JP], et al) [X] 1-3,6-9,11,14,15,18,20-22,25-30,33,34,37 * column 3, line 33 - column 4, line 22 *;
 [PX]GB2333655  (OLIVETTI TELEMEDIA SPA [IT], et al) [PX] 1-3,6-9,14,15,20-22,25-28,33,34 * abstract ** page 1, line 1 - page 6, line 19 *
 [X]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19961129), vol. 1996, no. 11, & JP08185524 A 19960716 (SONY CORP) [X] 1,14,20,33 * abstract *
International search[A]EP0542474  (AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]);
 [A]JPH05199418  (OKI ELECTRIC IND CO LTD)
Examination   - MEMON N.D.; MAGLIVERAS S.S.; SAYOOD K., "Prediction trees and lossless image compression", DATA COMPRESSION CONFERENCE, 1991, SNOWBIRD, UT, (19910408), pages 83 - 92, XP010034262

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/DCC.1991.213375
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