List of United States MPEG-2 patents

A large number of patents have been filed in the United States since 1978 for video coding systems and devices adhering to the MPEG-2 standard. All of these patents are now expired.

Patent Filed
granted
First
File
Expiry Summary Notes Company
4833543 24 December 1986 23 May 1989 24 December 1986 24 December 2006 Image processing system and phase-locked loop used therein U.S. patent 4,833,543
file 20: [2006, 12, 24]
grant 17: [2006, 5, 23]
Alcatel-Lucent
4970590 21 December 1989 13 November 1990 21 December 1989 21 December 2009 System and device for package multiplexing in transmission of many data flows generated by a sole algorithm U.S. patent 4,970,590
file 20: [2009, 12, 21]
grant 17: [2007, 11, 13]
Alcatel-Lucent
5453790 26 March 1993 26 September 1995 26 March 1993 26 March 2013 Video decoder having asynchronous operation with respect to a video display U.S. patent 5,453,790
file 20: [2013, 3, 26]
grant 17: [2012, 9, 26]
Alcatel-Lucent
5136377 11 December 1990 4 August 1992 11 December 1990 11 December 2010 Adaptive non-linear quantizer U.S. patent 5,136,377
file 20: [2010, 12, 11]
grant 17: [2009, 8, 4]
AT&T Bell Laboratories
4383272 13 April 1981 10 May 1983 13 April 1981 13 April 2001 Video signal interpolation using motion estimation U.S. patent 4,383,272
file 20: [2001, 4, 13]
grant 17: [2000, 5, 10]
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated
5291284 23 July 1991 1 March 1994 12 December 1989 1 March 2011 Predictive coding and decoding with error drift reduction U.S. patent 5,291,284
file 20: [2011, 7, 23] pct_file 20: [2009, 12, 12]
grant 17: [2011, 3, 1]
British Telecommunications plc
4982270 3 February 1989 1 January 1991 3 February 1989 3 February 2009 Video data transmitting system U.S. patent 4,982,270
file 20: [2009, 2, 3]
grant 17: [2008, 1, 1]
Canon Inc.
5068724 15 June 1990 26 November 1991 15 June 1990 15 June 2010 Adaptive motion compensation for digital television U.S. patent 5,068,724
file 20: [2010, 6, 15]
grant 17: [2008, 11, 26]
CIF LICENSING, LLC
5091782 9 April 1990 25 February 1992 9 April 1990 9 April 2010 Apparatus and method for adaptively compressing successive blocks of digital video U.S. patent 5,091,782
file 20: [2010, 4, 9]
grant 17: [2009, 2, 25]
CIF LICENSING, LLC
5093720 20 August 1990 3 March 1992 20 August 1990 20 August 2010 Motion compensation for interlaced digital television signals U.S. patent 5,093,720
file 20: [2010, 8, 20]
grant 17: [2009, 3, 3]
CIF LICENSING, LLC
RE35093 3 December 1990 9 March 1993 3 December 1990 3 December 2010 Systems and methods for coding even fields of interlaced video sequences Reissue of 05193004 filed 9 December 1994
granted 21 November 1995
U.S. patent RE35093
file 20: [2010, 12, 3]
related_patent 20: [2010, 12, 32]
grant 17: [2010, 3, 9]
[a]
Columbia University
4796087 1 June 1987 3 January 1989 1 June 1987 1 June 2007 Process for coding by transformation for the transmission of picture signals U.S. patent 4,796,087
file 20: [2007, 6, 1]
grant 17: [2006, 1, 3]
France Télécom
5235618 6 November 1990 10 August 1993 6 November 1990 6 November 2010 Video signal coding apparatus, coding method used in the video signal coding apparatus and video signal coding transmission system having the video signal coding apparatus U.S. patent 5,235,618
file 20: [2010, 11, 6]
grant 17: [2010, 8, 10]
Fujitsu
4706260 7 November 1986 10 November 1987 7 November 1986 7 November 2006 DPCM system with rate-of-fill control of buffer occupancy U.S. patent 4,706,260
file 20: [2006, 11, 7]
grant 17: [2004, 11, 10]
General Electric
4813056 8 December 1987 14 March 1989 8 December 1987 8 December 2007 Modified statistical coding of digital signals U.S. patent 4,813,056
file 20: [2007, 12, 8]
grant 17: [2006, 3, 14]
General Electric
4394774 26 June 1981 19 July 1983 15 December 1978 15 December 1998 Digital video compression system and methods utilizing scene adaptive coding with rate buffer feedback U.S. patent 4,394,774
file 20: [2001, 6, 26]
related_patent 20: [1998, 12, 15]
Override: Referenced patent had its term changed
grant 17: [2000, 7, 19] terminal disclaimer date December 15, 1998
[b]
General Instrument
4698672 27 October 1986 6 October 1987 27 October 1986 27 October 2006 Coding system for reducing redundancy U.S. patent 4,698,672
file 20: [2006, 10, 27]
grant 17: [2004, 10, 6]
General Instrument
5426464 18 October 1994 20 June 1995 14 January 1993 14 January 2013 Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system U.S. patent 5,426,464
file 20: [2014, 10, 18]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 14]
grant 17: [2012, 6, 20]
[c]
GE
5486864 13 May 1993 23 January 1996 13 May 1993 13 May 2013 Differential time code method and apparatus as for a compressed video signal U.S. patent 5,486,864
file 20: [2013, 5, 13]
grant 17: [2013, 1, 23]
GE
5491516 14 January 1993 13 February 1996 14 January 1993 13 February 2013 Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system U.S. patent 5,491,516
file 20: [2013, 1, 14]
grant 17: [2013, 2, 13]
GE
5600376 20 March 1995 4 February 1997 14 January 1993 4 February 2014 Field elimination apparatus for a video compression/decompression system U.S. patent 5,600,376
file 20: [2015, 3, 20]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 14]
grant 17: [2014, 2, 4]
[d]
GE
5796743 23 May 1996 18 August 1998 30 November 1993 18 August 2015 Data word indicator in a system for assembling transport data packets U.S. patent 5,796,743
file 20: [2016, 5, 23] pct_file 20: [2013, 11, 30]
grant 17: [2015, 8, 18]
GE
5867501 7 June 1995 2 February 1999 17 December 1992 2 February 2016 Encoding for communicating data and commands U.S. patent 5,867,501
file 20: [2015, 6, 7]
related_patent 20: [2012, 12, 17]
grant 17: [2016, 2, 2]
[e]
Hewlett-Packard Company
4849812 24 February 1988 18 July 1989 24 February 1988 24 February 2008 Television system, in which digitized picture signals subjected to a transform coding are transmitted from an encoding station to a decoding station U.S. patent 4,849,812
file 20: [2008, 2, 24]
grant 17: [2006, 7, 18]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
4901075 11 September 1987 13 February 1990 11 September 1987 11 September 2007 Method and apparatus for bit rate reduction U.S. patent 4,901,075
file 20: [2007, 9, 11]
grant 17: [2007, 2, 13]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5021879 24 September 1990 4 June 1991 25 April 1988 4 June 2008 System for transmitting video pictures U.S. patent 5,021,879
file 20: [2010, 9, 24]
related_patent 20: [2008, 4, 25]
grant 17: [2008, 6, 4]
[f]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5027206 13 September 1989 25 June 1991 13 September 1989 13 September 2009 High-definition television systems U.S. patent 5,027,206
file 20: [2009, 9, 13]
grant 17: [2008, 6, 25]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5128758 2 June 1989 7 July 1992 2 June 1989 7 July 2009 Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal U.S. patent 5,128,758
file 20: [2009, 6, 2]
grant 17: [2009, 7, 7]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5179442 26 November 1990 12 January 1993 2 June 1989 12 January 2010 Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal U.S. patent 5,179,442
file 20: [2010, 11, 26]
related_patent 20: [2009, 6, 2]
grant 17: [2010, 1, 12]
[g]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5333135 1 February 1993 26 July 1994 1 February 1993 1 February 2013 Identification of a data stream transmitted as a sequence of packets U.S. patent 5,333,135
file 20: [2013, 2, 1]
grant 17: [2011, 7, 26]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5606539 31 August 1994 25 February 1997 5 June 1991 25 February 2014 Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier for use with such apparatus U.S. patent 5,606,539
file 20: [2014, 8, 31]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
grant 17: [2014, 2, 25]
[h]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5608697 18 March 1996 4 March 1997 5 June 1991 5 June 2011 Record carrier containing an audio and/or video signal, which has been encoded and includes a decoder delay time parameter indicating a time delay for one or more portions of the signal U.S. patent 5,608,697
file 20: [2016, 3, 18]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
[i]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5699476 9 May 1996 16 December 1997 19 October 1990 19 October 2010 Method and apparatus for transmitting and/or storing a series of hierarchically encoded digital image data blocks U.S. patent 5,699,476
file 20: [2016, 5, 9]
related_patent 20: [2010, 10, 19]
[j]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5740310 28 June 1994 14 April 1998 30 May 1991 14 April 2015 Method of maintaining display continuity from a CD with slow-motion or freeze capability U.S. patent 5,740,310
file 20: [2014, 6, 28]
related_patent 20: [2011, 5, 30]
grant 17: [2015, 4, 14]
[k]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
5844867 9 September 1996 1 December 1998 5 June 1991 5 June 2011 Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier used therewith or produced therefrom U.S. patent 5,844,867
file 20: [2016, 9, 9]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
[l]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
6181712 11 October 1995 30 January 2001 23 February 1995 30 January 2018 Method and device for transmitting data packets U.S. patent 6,181,712
file 20: [2015, 10, 11] pct_file 20: [2015, 2, 23]
grant 17: [2018, 1, 30]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
6792001 21 September 2000 14 September 2004 23 February 1995 24 May 2017 Method and device for transmitting data packets U.S. patent 6,792,001
file 20: [2020, 9, 21]
related_patent 20: [2015, 2, 23]
Override: Auto parse missed date term extension 821 days
[m]
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
RE37057 14 November 1994 21 May 1996 14 November 1994 14 November 2014 Apparatus and method for converting an HDTV signal to a non-HDTV signal Reissue of 05519446 filed 18 May 1998
granted 20 February 2001
U.S. patent RE37057
file 20: [2014, 11, 14]
related_patent 20: [2014, 11, 32]
grant 17: [2013, 5, 21]
LG Electronics
RE37568 30 November 1993 1 April 1997 30 November 1993 1 April 2014 Inverse Quantizer Reissue of 05617094 filed 31 March 1999
granted 5 March 2002
U.S. patent RE37568
file 20: [2013, 11, 30]
related_patent 20: [2013, 11, 32]
grant 17: [2014, 4, 1]
LG Electronics
5113255 11 May 1990 12 May 1992 11 May 1990 11 May 2010 Moving image signal encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus U.S. patent 5,113,255
file 20: [2010, 5, 11]
grant 17: [2009, 5, 12]
Matsushita
RE35910 11 May 1990 12 May 1992 11 May 1990 11 May 2010 Moving image signal encoding apparatus and decoding apparatus Reissue of 05113255 filed 12 May 1994
granted 29 September 1998
U.S. patent RE35910
file 20: [2010, 5, 11]
related_patent 20: [2010, 5, 32]
grant 17: [2009, 5, 12]
Matsushita
RE36015 27 March 1992 8 March 1994 27 March 1992 27 March 2012 Apparatus and method for processing groups of fields in a video data compression system Reissue of 05293229 filed 2 October 1995
granted 29 December 1998
U.S. patent RE36015
file 20: [2012, 3, 27]
related_patent 20: [2012, 3, 32]
grant 17: [2011, 3, 8]
Matsushita
RE36507 27 March 1992 8 March 1994 27 March 1992 27 March 2012 Apparatus and method for processing groups of fields in a video data compression system to encode a single frame as an I-field and a P-field Reissue of 05293229 filed 21 October 1997
granted 18 January 2000
U.S. patent RE36507
file 20: [2012, 3, 27]
related_patent 20: [2012, 3, 27]
grant 17: [2011, 3, 8]
[n]
Matsushita
RE39276 20 July 1994 28 April 1998 2 November 1992 28 April 2015 Method for determining motion compensation Reissue of 05745182 filed 27 April 2000
granted 12 September 2006
U.S. patent RE39276
file 20: [2014, 7, 20]
related_patent 20: [2012, 11, 2]
grant 17: [2015, 4, 28]
[o]
Matsushita
RE39278 20 July 1994 28 April 1998 2 November 1992 28 April 2015 Method for determining motion compensation Reissue of 05745182 filed 13 April 2001
granted 12 September 2006
U.S. patent RE39278
file 20: [2014, 7, 20]
related_patent 20: [2012, 11, 2]
grant 17: [2015, 4, 28]
[p]
Matsushita
RE39280 20 July 1994 28 April 1998 2 November 1992 28 April 2015 Method for determining motion compensation Reissue of 05745182 filed 30 May 2001
granted 12 September 2006
U.S. patent RE39280
file 20: [2014, 7, 20]
related_patent 20: [2012, 11, 2]
grant 17: [2015, 4, 28]
[q]
Matsushita
5223949 17 April 1992 29 June 1993 17 April 1992 17 April 2012 Coding means for a signal processing system U.S. patent 5,223,949
file 20: [2012, 4, 17]
grant 17: [2010, 6, 29]
Matsushita
5412430 4 May 1994 2 May 1995 31 July 1992 31 July 2012 Image coding method and image coding apparatus U.S. patent 5,412,430
file 20: [2014, 5, 4]
related_patent 20: [2012, 7, 31]
grant 17: [2012, 5, 2]
[r]
Matsushita
5784107 23 January 1996 21 July 1998 21 April 1992 21 April 2012 Method and apparatus for picture coding and method and apparatus for picture decoding U.S. patent 5,784,107
file 20: [2016, 1, 23]
related_patent 20: [2012, 4, 21]
[s]
Matsushita
4954892 4 October 1989 4 September 1990 4 October 1989 4 October 2009 Buffer controlled picture signal encoding and decoding system U.S. patent 4,954,892
file 20: [2009, 10, 4]
grant 17: [2007, 9, 4]
Mitsubishi
5072295 20 August 1990 10 December 1991 20 August 1990 20 August 2010 Adaptive quantization coder/decoder with limiter circuitry U.S. patent 5,072,295
file 20: [2010, 8, 20]
grant 17: [2008, 12, 10]
Mitsubishi
5268846 10 April 1991 7 December 1993 10 April 1991 10 April 2011 Method and apparatus for nonsequential multimedia data interchange in a data processing system U.S. patent 5,268,846
file 20: [2011, 4, 10]
grant 17: [2010, 12, 7]
Mitsubishi
8639489 31 July 1998 7 September 1999 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 5,949,489
file 20: [2018, 7, 31]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[t]
Mitsubishi
5963258 31 July 1998 5 October 1999 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 5,963,258
file 20: [2018, 7, 31]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[u]
Mitsubishi
5970175 26 October 1998 19 October 1999 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 5,970,175
file 20: [2018, 10, 26]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[v]
Mitsubishi
5990960 9 December 1998 23 November 1999 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 5,990,960
file 20: [2018, 12, 9]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[w]
Mitsubishi
6002439 27 May 1999 14 December 1999 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 6,002,439
file 20: [2019, 5, 27]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[x]
Mitsubishi
6097759 22 November 1999 1 August 2000 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 6,097,759
file 20: [2019, 11, 22]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[y]
Mitsubishi
6188794 20 May 1999 13 February 2001 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 6,188,794
file 20: [2019, 5, 20]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16]
[z]
Mitsubishi
6307973 4 December 2000 23 October 2001 16 October 1992 16 October 2012 Image signal coding system U.S. patent 6,307,973
file 20: [2020, 12, 4]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 16] term extension 0 days
[aa]
Mitsubishi
7362805 2 March 2006 22 April 2008 29 January 1993 29 January 2013 High efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus U.S. patent 7,362,805
file 20: [2026, 3, 2]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 0 days
[ab]
Mitsubishi
7376184 4 November 2002 20 May 2008 29 January 1993 31 May 2014 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus U.S. patent 7,376,184
file 20: [2022, 11, 4]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 487 days
[ac]
Mitsubishi
7756202 30 October 2007 13 July 2010 29 January 1993 6 August 2013 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus U.S. patent 7,756,202
file 20: [2027, 10, 30]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 29] term extension 189 days
[ad]
Mitsubishi
7936817 30 October 2007 3 May 2011 29 January 1993 29 January 2013 High-efficiency encoder and video information recording/reproducing apparatus U.S. patent 7,936,817
file 20: [2027, 10, 30]
related_patent 20: [2013, 1, 29]
[ae]
Mitsubishi
4958226 27 September 1989 18 September 1990 27 September 1989 27 September 2009 Conditional motion compensated interpolation of digital motion video U.S. patent 4,958,226
file 20: [2009, 9, 27]
grant 17: [2007, 9, 18]
Multimedia Patent Trust
5227878 15 November 1991 13 July 1993 15 November 1991 15 November 2011 Adaptive coding and decoding of frames and fields of video U.S. patent 5,227,878
file 20: [2011, 11, 15]
grant 17: [2010, 7, 13]
Multimedia Patent Trust
5500678 18 March 1994 19 March 1996 18 March 1994 18 March 2014 Optimized scanning of transform coefficients in video coding U.S. patent 5,500,678
file 20: [2014, 3, 18]
grant 17: [2013, 3, 19]
Multimedia Patent Trust
5563593 18 March 1994 8 October 1996 18 March 1994 18 March 2014 Video coding with optimized low complexity variable length codes U.S. patent 5,563,593
file 20: [2014, 3, 18]
grant 17: [2013, 10, 8]
Multimedia Patent Trust
4849812 24 February 1988 18 July 1989 24 February 1988 24 February 2008 Television system, in which digitized picture signals subjected to a transform coding are transmitted from an encoding station to a decoding station U.S. patent 4,849,812
file 20: [2008, 2, 24]
grant 17: [2006, 7, 18]
Philips
4901075 11 September 1987 13 February 1990 11 September 1987 11 September 2007 Method and apparatus for bit rate reduction U.S. patent 4,901,075
file 20: [2007, 9, 11]
grant 17: [2007, 2, 13]
Philips
5021879 24 September 1990 4 June 1991 25 April 1988 4 June 2008 System for transmitting video pictures U.S. patent 5,021,879
file 20: [2010, 9, 24]
related_patent 20: [2008, 4, 25]
grant 17: [2008, 6, 4]
[af]
Philips
5027206 13 September 1989 25 June 1991 13 September 1989 13 September 2009 High-definition television systems U.S. patent 5,027,206
file 20: [2009, 9, 13]
grant 17: [2008, 6, 25]
Philips
5128758 2 June 1989 7 July 1992 2 June 1989 7 July 2009 Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal U.S. patent 5,128,758
file 20: [2009, 6, 2]
grant 17: [2009, 7, 7]
Philips
5179442 26 November 1990 12 January 1993 2 June 1989 12 January 2010 Method and apparatus for digitally processing a high definition television augmentation signal U.S. patent 5,179,442
file 20: [2010, 11, 26]
related_patent 20: [2009, 6, 2]
grant 17: [2010, 1, 12]
[ag]
Philips
5333135 1 February 1993 26 July 1994 1 February 1993 1 February 2013 Identification of a data stream transmitted as a sequence of packets U.S. patent 5,333,135
file 20: [2013, 2, 1]
grant 17: [2011, 7, 26]
Philips
5606539 31 August 1994 25 February 1997 5 June 1991 25 February 2014 Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier for use with such apparatus U.S. patent 5,606,539
file 20: [2014, 8, 31]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
grant 17: [2014, 2, 25]
[ah]
Philips
5608697 18 March 1996 4 March 1997 5 June 1991 5 June 2011 Record carrier containing an audio and/or video signal which has been encoded and includes a decoder delay time parameter indicating a time delay for one or more portions of the signal U.S. patent 5,608,697
file 20: [2016, 3, 18]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
[ai]
Philips
5740310 28 June 1994 14 April 1998 30 May 1991 14 April 2015 Method of maintaining display continuity from a CD with slow-motion or freeze capability U.S. patent 5,740,310
file 20: [2014, 6, 28]
related_patent 20: [2011, 5, 30]
grant 17: [2015, 4, 14]
[aj]
Philips
5844867 9 September 1996 1 December 1998 5 June 1991 5 June 2011 Methods and apparatus for encoding and decoding an audio and/or video signal, and a record carrier used therewith or produced therefrom U.S. patent 5,844,867
file 20: [2016, 9, 9]
related_patent 20: [2011, 6, 5]
[ak]
Philips
5461421 29 November 1993 24 October 1995 29 November 1993 29 November 2013 Encoding and decoding method and apparatus thereof U.S. patent 5,461,421
file 20: [2013, 11, 29]
grant 17: [2012, 10, 24]
Samsung
5467086 18 June 1993 14 November 1995 18 June 1993 18 June 2013 Apparatus and method of coding/decoding video data U.S. patent 5,467,086
file 20: [2013, 6, 18]
grant 17: [2012, 11, 14]
Samsung
5654706 18 December 1996 5 August 1997 15 July 1993 15 July 2013 System for variable length decoding digital transmission data which has been compressed by selecting a scanning pattern U.S. patent 5,654,706
file 20: [2016, 12, 18]
related_patent 20: [2013, 7, 15]
[al]
Samsung
6680975 2 November 2000 20 January 2004 1 March 1993 12 March 2014 Signal encoding and decoding system and method U.S. patent 6,680,975
file 20: [2020, 11, 2]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 376 days
[am]
Samsung
7292657 3 July 2003 6 November 2007 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing signal U.S. patent 7,292,657
file 20: [2023, 7, 3]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
[an]
Samsung
7609760 5 January 2009 27 October 2009 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,609,760
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[ao]
Samsung
7616687 5 January 2009 10 November 2009 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,616,687
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[ap]
Samsung
7684490 18 December 2008 23 March 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,684,490
file 20: [2028, 12, 18]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[aq]
Samsung
7724821 24 December 2008 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,821
file 20: [2028, 12, 24]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[ar]
Samsung
7724822 24 December 2008 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,822
file 20: [2028, 12, 24]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[as]
Samsung
7724823 24 December 2008 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,823
file 20: [2028, 12, 24]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[at]
Samsung
7724824 5 January 2009 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,824
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[au]
Samsung
7724828 16 November 2009 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,828
file 20: [2029, 11, 16]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 0 days
[av]
Samsung
7724829 16 November 2009 25 May 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,724,829
file 20: [2029, 11, 16]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 0 days
[aw]
Samsung
7742522 5 January 2009 22 June 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,742,522
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993.
[ax]
Samsung
7742527 5 January 2009 22 June 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,742,527
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[ay]
Samsung
7764735 2 July 2009 27 July 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,764,735
file 20: [2029, 7, 2]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993.
[az]
Samsung
7782956 16 November 2009 24 August 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,782,956
file 20: [2029, 11, 16]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1] term extension 0 days
[ba]
Samsung
7787538 5 January 2009 31 August 2010 1 March 1993 1 March 2013 Signal compressing system U.S. patent 7,787,538
file 20: [2029, 1, 5]
related_patent 20: [2013, 3, 1]
Override: Autoparse missed application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993. term extension 0 days
[bb]
Samsung
5418782 6 January 1994 23 May 1995 30 October 1992 30 October 2012 Methods and apparatus for providing virtual service selection in a multi-service communications system U.S. patent 5,418,782
file 20: [2014, 1, 6]
related_patent 20: [2012, 10, 30]
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  2. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 969,991, filed Dec. 15, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,302,775.
  3. ^ Case Text: This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/004,753, filed 14 Jan. 1993.
  4. ^ Case Text: This is a divisional application Ser. No. 08/324,558, filed 18 Oct. 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,426,464 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/004,753 filed 14 Jan. 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,516.
  5. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/992,944, filed Dec. 17, 1992 now abandoned. The disclosed invention is related to the commonly assigned, co-pending applications Ser. Nos. 08/485,217, 08/482,618, 08/474,772, 08/485,053, 08/473,541, 08/474,770 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,675,579, issued Oct. 7, 1997, 08/472,222 now abandoned in favor of Ser. No. 08/762,653, filed Dec. 9, 1996, 08/481,749 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,675,807, issued Oct. 7, 1997, 08/484,281, 08/482,628 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,574,849, issued Nov. 12, 1996, 08/479,473, 08/485,062, 08/485,446 now abandoned, and 08/485,055 filed concurrently herewith.
  6. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 442,475, filed Nov. 22, 1989 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 185,608 filed Apr. 25, 1988, now abandoned.
  7. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 361,523 filed Jun. 2, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,758. The contents of this application is specifically incorporated herein by reference.
  8. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of Application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  9. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/299,027, filed on Aug. 31, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  10. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/369,864, filed Jan. 5, 1995, abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/111,037, filed Aug. 24, 1993, abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/600,452, filed on Oct. 19, 1990, abandoned.
  11. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/707,527, filed May 30, 1991, now abandoned.
  12. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/299,027, filed on Aug. 31, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,539, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  13. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/537,701, filed Oct. 11, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,181,712 which is a 371 of PCT/IB95/00116 filed Feb. 23, 1995.
  14. ^ Case Text: Application Ser. No 08/538,101, filed Oct. 2, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. RE 36,015, and application Ser. No. 08/954,916, filed Oct. 21, 1997, are reissue applications of U.S. Pat. No. 5,293,229, which issues from application Ser. No. 07/859,145, filed Mar. 27, 1992.
  15. ^ Case Text: This is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,745,182 which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/970,046 filed Nov. 2, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,369,449. This application has the following co-pending related reissue applications: Ser. No. 09/833,680 filed Apr. 13, 2001, Ser. No. 09/833,769 filed Apr. 13, 2001, Ser. No. 09/833,770 filed Apr. 13, 2001, Ser. No. 09/866,811 filed May 30, 2001 and Ser. No. 10/895,283 filed Jul. 21, 2004.
  16. ^ Case Text: This is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,745,182 which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/970,046 filed Nov. 2, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,369,449. This application is a division of reissue application No. 09/559,627, filed Apr. 27, 2000 and has the following co-pending related reissue applications: 09/833,680 filed Apr. 13, 2001; 09/833,770 filed Apr. 13, 2001, 09/866,811 filed May 30, 2001, and 10/895,283 filed Jul. 21, 2004.
  17. ^ Case Text: This is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,745,182 which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/970,046 filed Nov. 2, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,369,449. This application is a division of reissue application Ser. No. 09/559,627, filed Apr. 27, 2000 and has the following co-pending related reissue applications: Ser. No. 09/833,680 filed Apr. 13, 2001, Ser. No. 09/833,769 filed Apr. 13, 2001, Ser. No. 09/833,770 filed Apr. 13, 2001, and Ser. No. 10/895,283 filed Jul. 21, 2004.
  18. ^ Case Text: This application is a Continuation of now abandoned application, Ser. No. 07/922,772, filed Jul. 31, 1992, now abandoned.
  19. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/157,627 filed Nov. 24, 1993 which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 871,697, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,347,309 filed Apr. 21, 1992, now abandoned.
  20. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235, filed on Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed on Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/962,299, filed on Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442.
  21. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235, filed on Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed on Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/962,299, filed on Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442.
  22. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235 filed on Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/962,299 filed Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  23. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235, filed on Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/962,299 filed Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  24. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 09/207,919, filed on Dec. 9, 1998, now allowed, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/803,235, filed Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/962,299, filed Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  25. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/207,919, filed on Dec. 9, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,990,960, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235, filed on Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293, filed on Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/962,299, filed on Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  26. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/178,619 filed Oct. 26, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,678, now allowed, which is a Div. of Ser. No. 08/803,235 filed Feb. 20, 1997, U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220, which is a Cont. of Ser. No. 08/121,293 filed Sep. 13, 1993, U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a Div. of Ser. No. 07/962,299 filed Oct. 16, 1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442.
  27. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional application under 37 C.F.R. .sctn. 1.53(b) of prior application Ser. No. 09/315,038 filed May 20, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,188,794 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/178,619 filed Oct. 26, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,970,175, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/803,235 filed Feb. 20, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,867,220 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/121,293 filed Sep. 13, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,638,127, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/962,299 filed Oct. 16, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,274,442, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  28. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/372,212 filed on Feb. 25, 2003, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/271,458, filed on Mar. 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,870,884 B1, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/113,287, filed Jul. 10, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,909,252, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/559,488, filed Nov. 15, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,474, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/011,243, filed on Jan. 29, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,479,264, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 120; and this application claims priority of Application No. 4-013719, 4-037599, 4-037821, and 4-043075 filed in Japan on Jan. 29, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992 and Feb. 28, 1992 under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119.
  29. ^ Case Text: This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/271,458, filed on Mar. 18, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,870,884, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/113,287, filed Jul. 10, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,909,252, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/559,488, filed Nov. 15, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,474, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/011,243, filed on Jan. 29, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,479,264, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 120; and this application claims priority of application No. 4-013719, 4-037599, 4-037821, and 4-043075 filed in Japan on Jan. 29, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992 and Feb. 28, 1992 under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119.
  30. ^ Case Text: This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 11/276,501 filed on Mar. 2, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,362,805 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/372,212 filed on Feb. 25, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,336,708, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/271,458, filed on Mar. 18, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,870,884, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/113,287, filed Jul. 10, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,909,252, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/559,488, filed Nov. 15, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,474, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/011,243, filed on Jan. 29, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,479,264, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.120; and this application claims priority of Application No. 4-013719, 4-037599, 4-037821, and 4-043075 filed in Japan on Jan. 29, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992 and Feb. 28, 1992 under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119.
  31. ^ Case Text: This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 11/276,501 filed on Mar. 2, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,362,805 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/372,212 filed on Feb. 25, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,336,708 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/271,458, filed on Mar. 18, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,870,884 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/113,287, filed Jul. 10, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,909,252 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/559,488, filed Nov. 15, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,474 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/011,243, filed on Jan. 29, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,479,264 the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.120; and this application claims priority of Application No. 4-013719, 4-037599, 4-037821, and 4-043075 filed in Japan on Jan. 29, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992; Feb. 25, 1992 and Feb. 28, 1992 under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119.
  32. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 442,475, filed Nov. 22, 1989 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 185,608 filed Apr. 25, 1988, now abandoned.
  33. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 361,523 filed Jun. 2, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,128,758. The contents of this application is specifically incorporated herein by reference.
  34. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of Application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  35. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/299,027, filed on Aug. 31, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  36. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/707,527, filed May 30, 1991, now abandoned.
  37. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/299,027, filed on Aug. 31, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,539, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/086,402, filed Jun. 30, 1993 and now abandoned, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/711,186, filed Jun. 5, 1991 and now abandoned.
  38. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/532,987 filed Sep. 22, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,549 which is a Continuation Application of prior application Ser. No. 08/095,468, Jul. 15, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,497,153.
  39. ^ Case Text: This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/024,305 filed Mar. 1, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  40. ^ Case Text: This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 09/703,649 filed Nov. 2, 2000; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975 which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/024,305 filed Mar. 1, 1993; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  41. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  42. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  43. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned.
  44. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue Application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12,338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  45. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation Application No. 12,338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  46. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12,338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  47. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  48. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 12/574,255, filed Oct. 6, 2009, which is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 12/348,621, filed Jan. 5, 2009, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,616,687 on Nov. 10, 2009, which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008, Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/348,510, 12/348,535, 12/348,539, 12/348,581, 12/348,590, and 12/348,621, all filed on Jan. 5, 2009, and Continuation application Ser. No. 12/497,264, filed on Jul. 2, 2009, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282.
  49. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 12/574,255, filed Oct. 6, 2009, which is a Continuation application of 12/348,621, filed Jan. 5, 2009, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,616,687 on Nov. 10, 2009, which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008, Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/348,510, 12/348,535, 12/348,539, 12/348,581, 12/348,590, and 12/348,621, all filed on Jan. 5, 2009, and Continuation application Ser. No. 12/497,264, filed on Jul. 2, 2009, are Continuation applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282.
  50. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007, now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation Applications of 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  51. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  52. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 11/873,282 was filed on Oct. 16, 2007; Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647 was filed on Dec. 18, 2008; Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,898, 12/343,797, and 12/343,839 were filed on Dec. 24, 2008; and Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/348,590, 12/348,535, 12/343,539, 12/348,581, 12/348,621, 12/348,510 were filed on Jan. 5, 2009.
  53. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 12/574,255, filed Oct. 6, 2009, which is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 12/348,621, filed Jan. 5, 2009, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,616,687 on Nov. 10, 2009, which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation Application No. Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008, Continuation Application Nos. Ser. No. 12/343,797, Ser. No. 12/343,839, and Ser. No. 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, Continuation Application Nos. Ser. No. 12/348,510, Ser. No. 12/348,535, Ser. No. 12/348,539, Ser. No. 12/348,581, Ser. No. 12/348,590, and Ser. No. 12/348,621, all filed on Jan. 5, 2009, and Continuation Application No. Ser. No. 12/497,264, filed on Jul. 2, 2009, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282.
  54. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007 now abandoned; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 10/612,013, filed Jul. 3, 2003, and issued on Nov. 6, 2007, as U.S. Pat. No. 7,292,657; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 09/703,649, filed Nov. 2, 2000, and issued Jan. 20, 2004, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,680,975; which is a Continuation Application of application Ser. No. 08/024,305, filed Mar. 1, 1993, and issued on Jul. 17, 2001, as U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. One (1) Reissue application Ser. No. 10/609,438, filed on Jul. 1, 2003, of U.S. Pat. No. 6,263,026 has been abandoned. Continuation application Ser. No. 12/338,647, filed Dec. 18, 2008 is a Continuation Application of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007. Continuation application Ser. Nos. 12/343,797, 12/343,839, and 12/343,898, all filed on Dec. 24, 2008, are Continuation Applications of Ser. No. 11/873,282, filed Oct. 16, 2007.
  55. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/027,782, filed Mar. 8, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,601 entitled "Apparatus Providing Dynamic Virtual Service Selection in a Multi-Service Communications System" and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/968,846, filed Oct. 30, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,401 entitled "System and Method for Transmitting a Plurality of Digital Services", both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  56. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to the following applications for U.S. Letters Patent, each of which was filed concurrently herewith, that is, on May 31, 1988, and has a common assignee herewith: Ser. No. 07/199,680 Ser. No. 07/199,681 Ser. No. 07/199,682 Ser. No. 07/200,421 Ser. No. 07/200,503 Ser. No. 07/200,531 Ser. No. 07/200,562.
  57. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/918,010, filed on Jul. 24, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,293,991.
  58. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/098,280 filed on Aug. 30, 1993 abandoned.
  59. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/030,019, filed as PCT/JP92/00956, Jul. 28, 1992 published as WO93/03578, Feb. 18, 1993, now abandoned.
  60. ^ Case Text: This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/084,642, filed Jun. 29, 1993 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/030,019, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 21, 1993, and corresponding to International Application No. PCT/JP92/00956, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
  61. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/290,888, filed as PCT/JP94/00473 Mar. 24, 1994, now abandoned.
  62. ^ Case Text: This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/770,585, filed Dec. 19, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,701,164, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/290,888, filed Dec. 8, 1994.
  63. ^ Case Text: This is a divisional of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 08/886,804 filed Jul. 2, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,946,042, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/770,585 filed Dec. 19, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,701,164, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/290,888 filed Dec. 8, 1994, now abandoned, which is a 371 of PCT/JP94/00473 filed Mar. 24, 1994.
  64. ^ Case Text: This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/084,642, filed Jun. 29, 1993. This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/030,019, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Mar. 22, 1993, and corresponding to International Application No. PCT/JP92/00956, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
  65. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/634,122, filed Apr. 19, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,075,991, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/180,613 filed Jan. 13, 1994 now abandoned, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  66. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/218,970, filed on Mar. 25, 1994, now abandoned, and is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,193,004.
  67. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/901,535, filed Aug. 8th, 1986now abandoned.
  68. ^ Case Text: This is a division of Ser. No. 07/901,045, filed Jun. 19, 1992. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for segmenting compressed video data into cells or packets for transmission in a manner to allow a receiver to rapidly recover from occurrences of missing data or corrupted data.
  69. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/085,364 filed 2 Jul. 1993, now U.S. Pat. No.5,365,272, which is a division of Ser. No. 901,045 filed Jun. 19, 1992, (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,289,276).
  70. ^ Case Text: This is a division of Ser. No. 08/060,924 filed May 13, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,486,864. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a clock signal at a signal decompression apparatus, which clock signal is substantially frequency locked to a clock signal at an encoding apparatus.
  71. ^ Case Text: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/978,376, filed Oct. 17, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,563,875, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/408,515, filed Nov. 30, 1995 now abandoned claiming the benefit and priority of PCT International Application No. PCT/FR88/00649, filed Dec. 30, 1988, and French Application No. 87 18371, filed Dec. 30, 1987.
  72. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/890,705, filed on May 29, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,317,397.
  73. ^ Case Text: CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/890,705 filed May 29, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,317,397.
  74. ^ Case Text: This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/295,421 filed on Aug. 25, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,5,41,661, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/156,709 filed on Nov. 24, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,424,779, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/890,705 filed May 29, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,317,397.
  75. ^ Case Text: This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 09/054,403, filed on Apr. 3, 1998; which is a Division of Ser. No. 08/626,922 filed on Apr. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,754,231; which is a Division of Ser. No. 08/295,421, filed on Aug. 25, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,541,661; which is a Continuation of Ser. No. 08/156,709, filed on Nov. 24, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,424,779; which is a Continuation of Ser. No. 07/890,705, filed on May 29, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,317,397.
  76. ^ Case Text: The present application is a reissue of application No. 514,015 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,982,285, which is a .Icontinuation-in-part of a U.S. patent application (application number 465,747) with filing date Jan. 16, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,985,768.
  77. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/324,481, filed Oct. 18, 1994 which was abandoned upon the filing hereof, and which, in turn, is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/972,564, filed Nov. 6, 1992 now abandoned.
  78. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/962,151, filed on Oct. 16, 1992 abandoned which is a cont. of Ser. No. 07/844,967 filed Feb. 28, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/292,598 filed on Dec. 30, 1988, now abandoned, and claims priority thereto.
  79. ^ Case Text: This is a reissue application of U.S. Pat. No. 5,627,938 filed Sep. 22, 1994 as application Ser. No. 08/310,898 which .Iis a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/844,811, filed on Mar. 2, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/844,967 filed Feb. 28, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/292,598 filed Dec. 30, 1988 now abandoned.
  80. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462 filed Jun. 1, 1990 now abandoned.
  81. ^ Case Text: This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/173,850 filed Dec. 27, 1993, which is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/997,158 filed Dec. 21, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,396, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462 filed on Jun. 1, 1990 by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff for DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RECORD CARRIER OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE TRANSMITTER IN THE FORM OF A RECORDING DEVICE, now abandoned.
  82. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/997,158 filed Dec. 21, 1992 now U.S Pat. No. 5,32,396, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462 filed on Jun. 1, 1990 by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff for DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RECORD CARRIER OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE TRANSMITTER IN THE FORM OF A RECORDING DEVICE, now abandoned.
  83. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/190,807, filed Feb. 1, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/173,850 filed Dec. 27, 1993, by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff, Y. F. Dehery, and G. Stoll for SUBBAND CODED DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING SOME COMPOSITE SIGNALS, which is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/997,158 filed Dec. 21, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,396 issued Jun. 21, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462, filed on Jun. 1, 1990 by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff for DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RECORD CARRIER OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE TRANSMITTER IN THE FORM OF A RECORDING DEVICE, now abandoned.
  84. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/173,850 filed Dec. 27, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,618, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/997,158 filed Dec. 21, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,396, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462 filed on Jun. 1, 1990 by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff for DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RECORD CARRIER OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE TRANSMITTER IN THE FORM OF A RECORDING DEVICE, now abandoned.
  85. ^ Case Text: This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/488,536 filed Jun. 7, 1995 now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/173,850 filed Dec. 27, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,606,618, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/997,158 filed Dec. 21, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,323,396, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/532,462 filed on Jun. 1, 1990 now abandoned, by Gerardus C. P. Lokhoff for DIGITAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR USE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, AND RECORD CARRIER OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE TRANSMITTER IN THE FORM OF A RECORDING DEVICE, now abandoned.
  86. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/180,004, filed Jan. 11, 1994 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/032,915, filed Mar. 18, 1993, both now abandoned.
  87. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/119,109, filed Sep. 17, 1993 (now abandoned).
  88. ^ Case Text: This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/094,028, filed Jul. 26, 1993 (now abandoned), which is a 371 of PCT/EP91/01211 Jun. 6, 1991.
  89. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/718,402, filed Jun. 24, 1991, now abandoned.
  90. ^ Case Text: This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/133,273 filed Oct. 7, 1993 now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/982,063 filed Nov. 25, 1992 now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/716,769 filed Jun. 19, 1991 now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/347,806, filed as PCT/DE88/00618, Oct. 6, 1988 published as WO89/03574, Apr. 20, 1989 now abandoned.
  91. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/169,768, filed on Dec. 20, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/768,239, filed as PCT/DE90/00286 on Apr. 12, 1990, which is now abandoned.
  92. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/650,896, filed on May 17, 1996, (now abandoned) which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/519,620, filed on Sep. 25, 1995, (now abandoned) which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/977,748, filed on Nov. 16, 1992, (now abandoned), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/816,528, filed on Dec. 30, 1991, (now abandoned), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/640,550, filed on Jan. 14, 1991, (now abandoned), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/177,550, filed on Apr. 4, 1991, (now abandoned) as international application serial No. PCT/DE87/00384, filed Aug. 29, 1987, claiming priority to foreign appl. No. P3629434.9, filed Aug. 29, 1986.
  93. ^ Case Text: This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/338,618, filed as PCT/DE93/00448 May 18, 1993.

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