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EP1113390 - Image-processing method and recording medium in which such an image-processing method is recorded [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 20.06.2008 Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	20.06.2008	Refusal of application	published on 23.07.2008 [2008/30]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2001/27]	For all designated states Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. 579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi, Wakayama-ken 640-8550 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Eiho, Shigeru Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University Gokasho Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0011 / KP
	02 / Nitta, Kuraji Noritsu Koki co., Ltd., 579-1, Umehara Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8550 / JP
	03 / Dedachi, Shoichi Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., 579-1 Umehara Wakayama-shi, Wakayama 640-8550 / JP
	[2001/27]
Representative(s)	Rémont, Claude, et al Novagraaf Technologies 122, rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois-Perret Cedex / FR
	[N/P]
Former [2001/27]	Rémont, Claude, et al NOVAMARK TECHNOLOGIES, 122, rue Edouard Vaillant 92593 Levallois Perret / FR
Application number, filing date	00403671.1	22.12.2000
	[2001/27]
Priority number, date	JP19990370938	27.12.1999 Original published format: JP 37093899
	[2001/27]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1113390
	Date:	04.07.2001
	Language:	EN
	[2001/27]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1113390
	Date:	07.04.2004
	[2004/15]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	17.02.2004
Classification	IPC:	G06T5/00, G06T5/20	[2001/27]
	CPC:	G06T5/75 (EP,US); G06T5/20 (EP,US)
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR [2001/27]
Title	German:	Bildverarbeitungverfahren und Aufnahmeträger mit darauf gespeichertem Bildverarbeitungsprogramm	[2001/27]
	English:	Image-processing method and recording medium in which such an image-processing method is recorded	[2001/27]
	French:	Méthode de traitement d'image et support d'enregistrement sur lequel est enregistré un programme de traitement d'image	[2001/27]
Examination procedure	17.10.2003	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	21.06.2004	Examination requested [2004/34]
	28.09.2004	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	13.01.2005	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	22.09.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	18.01.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	30.01.2008	Date of oral proceedings
	10.03.2008	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2008/30]
	10.03.2008	Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
	20.03.2008	Application refused, date of legal effect [2008/30]
Divisional application(s)	EP07150281.9 / EP1903501
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	12.12.2002	Renewal fee patent year 03
	12.12.2003	Renewal fee patent year 04
	14.12.2004	Renewal fee patent year 05
	15.12.2005	Renewal fee patent year 06
	13.12.2006	Renewal fee patent year 07
	12.12.2007	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US4571635 (MAHMOODI A B [US], et al) [Y] 1-3,5,14-16,18 * column 5, line 30 - column 6, line 30 *;
		[A]US4794531 (MORISHITA KOICHI [JP], et al) [A] 6-9,19-22 * column 3, line 35 - line 53 * * column 5, line 9 - line 28 * * figure 1 *;
		[XA]US5880767 (LIU SAMSON J [US]) [X] 10,12,13,23,25,26 * column 1, line 40 - line 43 * * column 3, line 33 - line 62 * * column 4, line 47 - line 58 * * column 5, line 47 - line 56 * * column 6, line 1 - line 25 * * figure 8 * [A] 11,24;
		[EA]EP1073014 (HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]) [E] 6,7,19,20 * page 2, line 1 - line 4 * * page 5, line 15 - line 30 * [A] 8,9,21,22;
		[XA] - POLESEL A ET AL, "Adaptive unsharp masking for contrast enhancement", 1997. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING, SANTA BARBARA, CA, USA 26-29 OCT. 1997, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19971026), ISBN 0-8186-8183-7, pages 267 - 270, XP010254160 [X] 1-3,5,14-16,18 * page 267-268, section "2.The Algorithm"* * page 267, equation 1 * * page 268, equations 8-14 * [A] 4,17 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1997.647756
		[X] - R.C. GONZALEZ, R. E. WOODS, Digital Image Processing, NEW YORK, ADDSISON-WESLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, (1992), XP002247092 [X] 1,14 * page 195 - page 197; figures 4.24,4.26 * * equations 4.3-3, 4.3-4 *
		[Y] - KONDO H ET AL, "ONE APPROACH FOR IMAGE EDGE SHARPENING", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS INFORMATION AND COMM. ENG. TOKYO, JP, (19960501), vol. E79-D, no. 5, ISSN 0916-8532, pages 620 - 624, XP000593281 [Y] 1-3,5,14-16,18 * page 620-622, subsection 2.2 "Edge Sharpening" * * page 622, equation 2 *
		[A] - JACKSON P H ET AL, "CHEST RADIOGRAPH ENHANCEMENT USING THE WEIGHTED UNSHARP MASK", PROCEEDINGS OF ISMII. IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEDICAL IMAGING AND IMAGE INTERPRETATION, XX, (1982), pages 10 - 13, XP001051326 [A] 6-9,19-22 * page 10, right column - page 11 left column *
		[XA] - SCOGNAMIGLIO G ET AL, "PICTURE ENHANCEMENT IN VIDEO AND BLOCK-CODED IMAGE SEQUENCES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (199908), vol. 45, no. 3, ISSN 0098-3063, pages 680 - 689, XP000926984 [X] 10,12,13,23,25,26 * page 681, left culumn, second paragraph - right column second paragraph * * page 682, right column last paragraph - page 683, left colum, first paragraph * [A] 11,24 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/30.793569
		[A] - SHAN T-J, "A NOVEL DIGITAL UNSHARP MASKING ALGORITHM FOR COLOR IMAGES", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, (19920721), vol. 1771, ISSN 0277-786X, pages 41 - 46, XP008019410 [A] 5,9,13,18,22,26 * page 43 * * page 45 * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.139080
	Examination	- HABERCCKER P., Digitale Bildverarbeitung - Grundlagen und Anwendungen, MÜNCHEN, CARL HANSER VERLAG, (1985), XP001152494

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