(19)
(11) EP 2 625 855 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:
10.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.12.2020 Bulletin 2020/50

(21) Application number: 11767016.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.10.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04N 19/119(2014.01)
H04N 19/176(2014.01)
H04N 19/463(2014.01)
H04N 19/52(2014.01)
 H04N 19/147(2014.01)
H04N 19/196(2014.01)
H04N 19/70(2014.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2011/067647
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/045886 (12.04.2012 Gazette 2012/15)

(54)

PICTURE CODING SUPPORTING BLOCK PARTITIONING AND BLOCK MERGING

BLOCKPARTITIONIERUNG UND BLOCKZUSAMMENFÜHRUNG UNTERSTÜTZENDE BILDCODIERUNG

CODAGE D'IMAGE PRENANT EN CHARGE UNE SEGMENTATION DE BLOCS ET UNE FUSION DE BLOCS

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 08.10.2010 US 391473 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
14.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/33

(60) Divisional application:
20155688.3 / 3703373
20201843.8

(73) Proprietor: GE Video Compression, LLC
Niskayuna NY 12309 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCHWARZ, Heiko
    16341 Pantekal (DE)
  • HELLE, Philipp
    14129 Berlin (DE)
  • MARPE, Detlev
    12161 Berlin (DE)
  • WIEGAND, Thomas
    14195 Berlin (DE)
  • OUDIN, Simon
    40237 Düsseldorf (DE)
  • BROSS, Benjamin
    12055 Berlin (DE)

(74) Representative: Schenk, Markus et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler Zinkler, Schenk & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Radlkoferstrasse 2
81373 München
81373 München (DE)


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