(19)
(11) EP 1 570 413 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:
21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
21.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/51

(21) Application number: 03772435.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.11.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 9/36(2006.01)
H04B 1/66(2006.01)
 G06K 9/00(2006.01)
H04N 5/225(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/IB2003/005009
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/044830 (27.05.2004 Gazette 2004/22)

(54)

REGION-OF-INTEREST TRACKING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WAVELET-BASED VIDEO CODING

REGION-OF-INTEREST-TRACKINGVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG ZUR WAVELET-BASIERENDEN VIDEO-KODIERUNG

PROCEDE DE POURSUITE DE REGION D'INTERET ET DISPOSITIF DE CODAGE VIDEO BASE SUR DES ONDELETTES

(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 RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 12.11.2002 US 293976

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/36

(60) Divisional application:
11183179.8 / 2405382

(73) Proprietor: 2011 Intellectual Property Asset Trust
Wilmington DE 19801 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MILED, Mohamed Khames Ben Hadj
    East Boston, MA 02128 (US)
  • CHEBIL, Fehmi
    Irving, TX 75062 (US)

(74) Representative: Schippan, Ralph 
COHAUSZ & FLORACK Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaftsgesellschaft Bleichstrasse 14
40211 Düsseldorf
40211 Düsseldorf (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A2- 1 061 748
US-B1- 6 418 166
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