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(11) EP 1 349 394 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:
31.05.2017 Bulletin 2017/22

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/13

(21) Application number: 03003599.2

(22) Date of filing: 17.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 1/41(2006.01)
H04N 19/60(2014.01)
H04N 19/93(2014.01)
H04N 1/64(2006.01)
H04N 19/635(2014.01)
H04N 19/91(2014.01)

(54)

System and method for progressively transforming and coding digital data

System und Verfahren zur progressiven Umwandlung und Kodierung digitaler Daten

Système et procédé pour la transformation et le codage progressif de données numériques


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 27.03.2002 US 109291

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40

(60) Divisional application:
16206246.7 / 3169049
16206264.0 / 3169050

(73) Proprietor: Zhigu Holdings Limited
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1002 (KY)

(72) Inventor:
  • Malvar, Henrique S.
    Sammamish, WA 98074 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB 
Leopoldstraße 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
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  • "Hierarchical Lapped Transforms"; "Chapter 6" In: Malvar, H S: "Signal Processing with Lapped Transforms", 1 January 1992 (1992-01-01), Artech House ISBN: 0890064679 pages 219-246,
  • HENRIQUE S MALVAR: "Biorthogonal and Nonuniform Lapped Transforms for Transform Coding with Reduced Blocking and Ringing Artifacts", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, NEW YORK, NY, US, vol. 46, no. 4, 1 April 1998 (1998-04-01), XP011058114, ISSN: 1053-587X
   
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