(19)
(11) EP 0 996 089 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/11

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40

(21) Application number: 98120108.0

(22) Date of filing: 23.10.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06T 3/60

(54)

Method and apparatus for rotating image data

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Drehung von Bilddaten

Méthode et appareil pour la rotation de données d'image

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE GB

(43) Date of publication of application:
26.04.2000 Bulletin 2000/17

(73) Proprietor: NEC CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Fukai, Toshiaki
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Ogawa, Sigetaka
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 549 313
   
  • "90 DEGREES ROTATION OF A BIT-MAP" RESEARCH DISCLOSURE, no. 378, 1 October 1995, page 673/674 XP000549137
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 096, no. 006, 28 June 1996 & JP 08 030777 A (MITA IND CO LTD), 2 February 1996
   
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