Predicting Motion Vectors for Fields of Forward-Predicted Interlaced Video Frames

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A patent family: one line of work, grouped by real continuity rather than by a technology label inferred from titles. 19 of these applications claim priority to application 60/501,081, filed Sep 7, 2003. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 7,680,185	Self-Referencing Bi-Directionally Predicted Frames Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Jan 2, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	High confidence
US 7,961,786	Signaling Field Type Information Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Jan 2, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	Term ends Jan 2, 2027	High confidence
US 7,590,179	Bitplane Coding of Prediction Mode Information in Bi-Directionally Predicted Interlaced Pictures Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Apr 25, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Apr 25, 2027	Term ends Apr 25, 2027	High confidence
US 7,567,617	Predicting Motion Vectors for Fields of Forward-Predicted Interlaced Video Frames Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Jun 18, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Jun 18, 2027	Term ends Jun 18, 2027	High confidence
US 8,625,669	Predicting Motion Vectors for Fields of Forward-Predicted Interlaced Video Frames Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Jun 18, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Jun 18, 2027	Term ends Jun 18, 2027	High confidence
US 8,009,739	Intensity Estimation/Compensation for Interlaced Forward-Predicted Fields Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Oct 11, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Oct 11, 2027	Term ends Oct 11, 2027	High confidence
US 8,014,450	Flexible Range Reduction Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Oct 19, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Oct 19, 2027	Term ends Oct 19, 2027	High confidence
US 8,085,844	Signaling Reference Frame Distances Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Dec 7, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Dec 7, 2027	Term ends Dec 7, 2027	High confidence
US 7,577,200	Extended Range Variable Length Coding/Decoding of Differential Motion Vector Information Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Dec 10, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	High confidence
US 7,630,438	Direct Mode Motion Vectors for Bi-Directionally Predicted Interlaced Pictures Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC In force Term ends Dec 10, 2027 · High confidence	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	In force	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	Term ends Dec 10, 2027	High confidence
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