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EP1162566 - Methods and apparatuses for recognising or checking patterns [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  13.01.2006
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.12.2009Change - representativepublished on 20.01.2010  [2010/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka
571-8501 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2001/50]For all designated states
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
1006, Oaza-Kadoma
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Nagao, Kenji
359-21, Oba-cho, Aoba-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 225-0023 / JP
 [2001/50]
Representative(s)Balsters, Robert, et al
Novagraaf International S.A. Chemin de l'Echo 3
1213 Onex / CH
[N/P]
Former [2010/03]Balsters, Robert, et al
Novagraaf International S.A. Avenue du Pailly 25
1220 Les Avanchets-Genève / CH
Former [2001/50]Balsters, Robert, et al
Novapat International SA, 9, rue du Valais
1202 Genève / CH
Application number, filing date01112830.330.05.2001
[2001/50]
Priority number, dateJP2000016856006.06.2000         Original published format: JP 2000168560
[2001/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1162566
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1162566
Date:28.07.2004
[2004/31]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.06.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/62, G06K9/68, G06K9/00
[2004/31]
CPC:
G06V40/168 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2001/50]G06K9/62
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/16]
Former [2001/50]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Geräte zur Erkennung oder Prüfen von Mustern[2004/52]
English:Methods and apparatuses for recognising or checking patterns[2001/50]
French:Procédés et appareils de reconnaissance ou d'inspection des modèles[2001/50]
Former [2001/50]Verfaren und Geräte zur Erkennung oder Prüfen von Mustern
Examination procedure11.08.2004Examination requested  [2004/42]
31.03.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
11.08.2005Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2006/09]
19.09.2005Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2006/09]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.05.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
31.05.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[DA]EP0944018  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [DA] 1,2,6,7,11,12,15,16,19,20 * the whole document *;
 [A]  - BELHUMEUR P N ET AL, "EIGENFACES VS. FISHERFACES: RECOGNITION USING CLASS SPECIFIC LINEAR PROJECTION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (19970701), vol. 19, no. 7, ISSN 0162-8828, pages 711 - 720, XP000698170 [A] 1,2,6,7,11,12,15,16,19,20 * paragraph [02.4] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/34.598228
 [A]  - THEODORIS, SERGIOS; KOUTROUMBAS, KONSTANTINOS, Pattern Recognition, ISBN 0-12-686140-4, ACADEMIC PRESS, SAN DIEGO, USA, (1999), XP002280745 [A] 1,2,6,7,11,12,15,16,19,20 * page 155, paragraph 5.3.3 - page 167, paragraph 5.7 *
 [A]  - WATANABE H ET AL, "DISCRIMINATIVE METRIC DESIGN FOR ROBUST PATTERN RECOGNITION", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING, IEEE, INC. NEW YORK, US, (19971101), vol. 45, no. 11, ISSN 1053-587X, pages 2655 - 2662, XP000754250 [A] 1,2,6,7,11,12,15,16,19,20 * page 2655, column 2, paragraph LAST - page 2656, paragraph FIRST * * page 2657, column 1, line 34, paragraph 2 * [A] [A]

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/78.650091
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