(19)
(11) EP 2 234 273 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:
07.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/32

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/12

(21) Application number: 09703930.9

(22) Date of filing: 23.01.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H03M 7/30(2006.01)
G06T 9/00(2006.01)
 G10L 19/00(2013.01)
H04N 7/28(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2009/051123
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/093714 (30.07.2009 Gazette 2009/31)

(54)

CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, APPARATUSES THEREOF, PROGRAMS THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

KODIERVERFAHREN, DEKODIERVERFAHREN SOWIE VORRICHTUNG DAFÜR, PROGRAMME DAFÜR UND AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM

PROCÉDÉ DE CODAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE DÉCODAGE, DISPOSITIF ET PROGRAMMES ASSOCIÉS, ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 24.01.2008 JP 2008013868

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/39

(73) Proprietor: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Tokyo 100-8116 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • SASAKI, Shigeaki
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)
  • MORI, Takeshi
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)
  • OHMURO, Hitoshi
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)
  • HIWASAKI, Yusuke
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)
  • KATAOKA, Akitoshi
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)
  • TSUTSUMI, Kimitaka
    Musashino-shi Tokyo 180-8585 (JP)

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


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