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EP1549072 - IMAGE COMPARISON DEVICE, IMAGE COMPARISON METHOD, AND PROGRAM CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE COMPARISON [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application is deemed to be withdrawn Status updated on 11.02.2011 Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	11.02.2011	Application deemed to be withdrawn	published on 16.03.2011 [2011/11]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2005/26]	For all designated states Olympus Corporation 43-2, Hatagaya 2-chome, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-0072 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / MORISHIMA, Masahiro 6-7-16-1006, Owadamachi Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0045 / JP
	[2005/26]
Representative(s)	Kuhnen & Wacker Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro PartG mbB Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A 85354 Freising / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2005/26]	KUHNEN & WACKER Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Strasse 40A 85354 Freising / DE
Application number, filing date	03792749.8	20.08.2003
	[2005/26]
	WO2003JP10531
Priority number, date	JP20020239616	20.08.2002 Original published format: JP 2002239616
	JP20020239617	20.08.2002 Original published format: JP 2002239617
	[2005/26]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2004019617
	Date:	04.03.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/10]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP1549072
	Date:	29.06.2005
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.03.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[2005/26]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	04.03.2004
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	06.11.2006
Classification	IPC:	H04N7/18, H04N5/91	[2005/26]
	CPC:	G06T7/001 (EP); G06T7/33 (EP); G06T2207/30144 (EP)
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [2005/49]
Former [2005/26]	AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IT, LI, LU, MC, NL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
Extension states	AL	Not yet paid
	LT	Not yet paid
	LV	Not yet paid
	MK	Not yet paid
Title	German:	BILDVERGLEICHSEINRICHTUNG, BILDVERGLEICHSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM, DAS BEWIRKT, DASS EIN COMPUTER EINEN BILDVERGLEICH AUSF HRT	[2005/26]
	English:	IMAGE COMPARISON DEVICE, IMAGE COMPARISON METHOD, AND PROGRAM CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE COMPARISON	[2005/26]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE COMPARAISON D'IMAGES, PROCEDE DE COMPARAISON D'IMAGES ET PROGRAMME PERMETTANT A UN ORDINATEUR D'EFFECTUER UNE COMPARAISON D'IMAGES	[2005/26]
Entry into regional phase	03.03.2005	Translation filed
	03.03.2005	National basic fee paid
	03.03.2005	Search fee paid
	03.03.2005	Designation fee(s) paid
	03.03.2005	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	26.02.2004	Request for preliminary examination filed International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
	03.03.2005	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	03.03.2005	Examination requested [2005/26]
	21.02.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	01.06.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.06.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	12.06.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	29.06.2007	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	26.10.2007	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	11.05.2010	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	22.09.2010	Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect [2011/11]
	26.10.2010	Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time [2011/11]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	09.08.2005	Renewal fee patent year 03
	08.08.2006	Renewal fee patent year 04
	30.07.2007	Renewal fee patent year 05
	19.08.2008	Renewal fee patent year 06
	17.08.2009	Renewal fee patent year 07
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	31.08.2010	08 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]JPH1145334 ;
		[XA]US4644172 (SANDLAND PAUL [US], et al) [X] 3,4,10,11,17,18 * abstract * * column 6, line 21 - line 47 * * column 15, line 1 - line 45 * * column 16, line 53 - column 17, line 12 * * column 31, line 14 - line 55 * * column 5, line 28 - line 33 * * column 6, line 48 - line 57 * * column 31, line 60 - column 32, line 6 * [A] 5-7,12-14,19-21;
		[A]US5220614 (CRAIN LOUIS M [US]) [A] 5-7,12-14,19-21 * abstract * * column 11, lines 38-58 * * column 11, line 60 - column 12, line 13 * * column 12, lines 35-59 * * column 10, line 58 - column 11, line 5 * * column 8, lines 4-12 * * column 7, line 5 - line 55 *;
		[XY]EP0546978 (IBM [US]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * column 1, line 57 - column 2, line 43 * * column 6, lines 38-58 * * column 9 * [Y] 2,9,16;
		[A]JPH066807 (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [A] 5-7,12-14,19-21 * abstract *;
		[Y]EP0750415 (CANON KK [JP]) [Y] 2,9,16 * abstract * * column 2, lines 34-54 * * column 6, line 28 - column 7, line 10 *;
		[A]JPH1145334 (DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG) [A] 1,2,8,9,15,16 * abstract *;
		[A]DE10025751 (ATG TEST SYSTEMS GMBH [DE]) [A] * abstract * * paragraphs [0008] - [0012] - [0054] , [0058] *;
		[YA]US2002009219 (MATSUOKA RYOICHI [JP]) [Y] 5-7,12-14,19-21 * paragraphs [0015] , [0038] , [0029] - [0031] * * paragraphs [0034] - [0036] * [A] 3,4,10,11,17,18;
		[XY]US6434264 (ASAR MADHU PURUSHOTUM [US]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * column 17, lines 21-28,55 - column 18, line 51 * * column 19, lines 14-50,64 - column 20, lines 16,48-59 * * column 21, lines 4-44 * * column 22, lines 7-9,17-23 * * column 23, line 27 - column 25, line 4 * [Y] 2,9,16;
		[Y] - DIGITAL IMAGING GROUP, "DIG35-METADATA FOR DIGITAL IMAGES", INTERNET CITATION, (20000306), URL: HTTP://ALEXANDRIA.SDC.UCSB.EDU/~1HILL/ALE-IMO/ISOSTANDARDS/IMAGEMETA DATA DRAFTSTANDARD.PDF, (20020109), XP001131278 [Y] 5-7,12-14,19-21 * Annex B.3.2., esp. B.3.2.5 * * pages 37,38 *
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19990531), vol. 1999, no. 05, & JP11045334 A 19990216 (DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG CO LTD) [A] * abstract *
	International search	[Y]JPH0646361U ;
		[Y]JPH066807 ;
		[Y]JPH1145334 ;
		[XP]JP2003066339

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