EP1379080A4

Image processing apparatus and method, and image pickup apparatus

Abstract

This record has no abstract on file.

EP1379080A4, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 107

Term

Term ended

Projected expiry passed 1 April 2022, 4.5 years ago.

Parties

Owner: SONY CORP
Applicants: SONY CORPORATION
Inventors: KONDO, Tetsujiro c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
SAWAO, Takashi c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
ISHIBASHI, Junichi c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
NAGANO, Takahiro c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
and 3 more inventorsShow fewer
FUJIWARA, Naoki c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
MIYAKE, Toru c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan
WADA, Seiji c/o SONY CORPORATION, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0001, Japan

Examination

Examiner: Meinl, Wolfgang
Agent: Mills, Julia

Reach

Cites: 5 earlier patents, 2 other works⁠
Family: 20 members in 9 offices⁠EP5JP4CN2DE2KR2US2CAMX+1

Classification

CPC: G06T7/20H04N5/272G06T2207/10016H04N5/2622G06T2207/20201G06T5/50+6 more
IPC: G06T5 20G06T3 00G06T5 00G06T7 20H04N5 21H04N5 262+4 more

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Every citation, both waysCites: the store holds 4 of 5

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0933727A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	XYA	Search report	1,2,9,10,17,18,25,26,105
EP1164545A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	PX	Search report	1,9,17,25,105
EP0933727A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
EP1164545A	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	–	–	–
LEQUANG D ET AL: "Motion field and image intensity segmentation for object-oriented coding of video sequences", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE - THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING SPIE-INT. SOC. OPT. ENG USA, vol. 3024, 1997, pages 711 - 722, XP002399417, ISSN: 0277-786X	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–
See also references of WO 02085001A1	Non-patent	–	–	Search report	–

20 members in 9 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims9

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
2001111437	Japan	A	2001-04-10
2001111437	Japan	A	2001-04-10
2001111437	Japan	–	2001-04-10
0203249	Japan	W	2002-04-01
0203249	Japan	W	2002-04-01
2001111437	–	–	–
JP20010111437	–	–	–
JP2002003249	–	–	–
WO2002JP03249	–	–	–

Members20

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Document	Office	Kind
CA2412304A1	Canada	A1	2002-10-24
WO02085001A1	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	A1	2002-10-24
JP2002312782A	Japan	A	2002-10-25
JP2002312783A	Japan	A	2002-10-25
KR20030012878A	Republic of Korea	A	2003-02-12
MXPA02011949A	Mexico	A	2003-06-19
EP1379080A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2004-01-07
US2004061795A1	United States of America	A1	2004-04-01
CN1672402A	China	A	2005-09-21
EP1379080A4This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A4	2006-11-08
EP1833243A1	European Patent Office (EPO)	A1	2007-09-12
KR100875780B1	Republic of Korea	B1	2008-12-24
CN100512390C	China	C	2009-07-08
JP4596205B2	Japan	B2	2010-12-08
EP1379080B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-02-23
EP1833243B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2011-02-23
DE60239268D1	Germany	D1	2011-04-07
DE60239301D1	Germany	D1	2011-04-07
JP4674408B2	Japan	B2	2011-04-20
US8134613B2	United States of America	B2	2012-03-13

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	Event	Code	Office
2014-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-02-28	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-02-27	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-01-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2014-01-31	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2013-12-25	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2013-11-13	Lapsed because of non-payment of the annual feeLapsedV1	V1	NL
2012-08-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-08-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-08-16	Declaration of willingness to licenceR084	R084	DE
2012-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2012-07-25	Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)746	746	GB
2012-03-22	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
2012-02-01	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2011-12-30	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2011-12-30	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2011-05-11	Translation files for an european patent granted for nl, confirming art. 52 par. 1 or 6 of the patents act 1995GrantedT3	T3	NL
2011-04-07	Dpma publication of mentioned ep patent grantGrantedR096	R096	DE
2011-04-07	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2011-02-23	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2011-02-23	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2011-01-21	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2011-01-20	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2010-09-13	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2007-08-08	Designated contracting states (corrected)RBV	RBV	EP
2007-03-07	First examination report despatched17Q	17Q	EP
2006-11-08	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatchedA4	A4	EP
2004-01-07	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2004-01-07	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2004-01-07	Request for extension of the european patentAX	AX	EP
2003-11-21	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP