(19)
(11) EP 1 638 209 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:
11.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/37

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
07.08.2019 Bulletin 2019/32

(21) Application number: 04746195.9

(22) Date of filing: 21.06.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03M 7/40(2006.01)
 H03M 7/24(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2004/008726
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/114527 (29.12.2004 Gazette 2004/53)

(54)

LOSSLESS CODING METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL IN FLOATING-POINT FORMAT, DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS THEREFOR AND PROGRAMS THEREFOR

VERLUSTFREIES CODIERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR EIN DIGITALES SIGNAL IN EINEIM GLEITKOMMAFORMAT, DECODIERUNGSVERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNGEN DAFÜR UND PROGRAMME DAFÜR

METHODE DE CODAGE SANS PERTE POUR UN SIGNAL NUMÉRIQUE DANS UN FORMAT À VIRGULE FLOTTANTE, MÉTHODE DE DÉCODAGE, DISPOSITIFS ET LOGICIELS POUR CELA

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 20.06.2003 JP 2003176224

(43) Date of publication of application:
22.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/12

(73) Proprietor: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Tokyo 100-8116 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MORIYA, Takehiro
    Tokyo 1808585 (JP)
  • YANG, Dai
    Tokyo 1808585 (JP)

(74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB 
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


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JP-A- 2003 332 914
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