PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF

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EP 1 422 944 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44

(21)	Application number: 02755918.6

(22)	Date of filing: 13.08.2002

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04N 7/24^(2006.01)
H04N 7/34^(2006.01)
H03M 13/35^(2006.01)

H03M 7/40^(2006.01)
H03M 13/07^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2002/008240

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/021964 (13.03.2003 Gazette 2003/11)

(54)	PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF BILDCODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, BILDDECODIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND ZUGEHÖRIGE VORRICHTUNG PROCEDE DE CODAGE D'IMAGE, PROCEDE DE DECODAGE D'IMAGE ET APPAREIL ASSOCIE

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

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Priority:

31.08.2001 JP 2001263248

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	26.05.2004 Bulletin 2004/22

(60)	Divisional application:
	09152752.3 / 2131591

(73)	Proprietor: Panasonic Corporation
	Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	KADONO, Shinya Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo 663-8113 (JP) HAGAI, Makoto Moriguchi-shi, Osaka 570-0051 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner
	Martinistrasse 24 28195 Bremen 28195 Bremen (DE)

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