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EP1515277 - IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND ROBOT DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  06.07.2018
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  03.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.07.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.08.2018  [2018/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2005/11]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
7-35, Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SUZUKI, Hirotaka, c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
02 / SABE, Kohtaro, c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
03 / FUJITA, Masahiro, c/o SONY CORPORATION
7-35 Kitashinagawa 6-chome, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141-0001 / JP
 [2005/11]
Representative(s)Melzer, Wolfgang, et al
Mitscherlich PartmbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Postfach 33 06 09
80066 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/11]Melzer, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Mitscherlich & Partner, Sonnenstrasse 33
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date04728905.322.04.2004
[2005/11]
WO2004JP05784
Priority number, dateJP2003012422528.04.2003         Original published format: JP 2003124225
[2005/11]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004097742
Date:11.11.2004
Language:EN
[2004/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1515277
Date:16.03.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.11.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/11]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.11.2004
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/64
[2012/14]
CPC:
G06T7/73 (EP,US); G06V10/443 (EP,US); G06V10/757 (EP,US);
G06V10/758 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2005/11]G06T7/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/31]
Former [2005/11]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDERKENNUNGSEINRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN UND ROBOTEREINRICHTUNG[2005/11]
English:IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND ROBOT DEVICE[2005/11]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCEDE DE RECONNAISSANCE D'IMAGE, ET DISPOSITIF DE ROBOT[2005/11]
Entry into regional phase27.12.2004Translation filed 
27.12.2004National basic fee paid 
27.12.2004Search fee paid 
27.12.2004Designation fee(s) paid 
27.12.2004Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/11]
08.06.2012Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.12.2012Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.10.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.03.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2018/32]
03.04.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2018/32]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  08.06.2012
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
12.04.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
16.04.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
26.03.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
21.04.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
23.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 09
22.04.2013Renewal fee patent year 10
25.03.2014Renewal fee patent year 11
21.04.2015Renewal fee patent year 12
29.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 13
21.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 14
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - LOWE D G, "Object recognition from local scale-invariant features", COMPUTER VISION, 1999. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEVENTH IEEE INTERNATION AL CONFERENCE ON KERKYRA, GREECE 20-27 SEPT. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19990920), vol. 2, ISBN 978-0-7695-0164-2, pages 1150 - 1157, XP010350490 [Y] 1,16,18 * page 1150, column r, line 24 - line 31 * * page 1153, paragraph 4 - page 1155, paragraph 7 *
 [Y]  - JARREAU M P ET AL, "2-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT RECOGNITION FOR THE ISAC SYSTEM", PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE (SOUTHEASTCON). BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, APR. 12 - 15, 1992; [PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE (SOUTHEASTCON)], NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19920412), vol. 1, doi:10.1109/SECON.1992.202300, ISBN 978-0-7803-0494-9, pages 27 - 30, XP000338678 [Y] 1,16,18 * page 29, column r, paragraph 2.4 - paragraph 3 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SECON.1992.202300
International search[Y]JP2002008012  (NAT INST OF ADV IND & TECHNOL);
 [Y]JP2002175528  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [Y]  - LOWE D.G., "Object recognition from local scale-invariant features", PROCEEDING OF THE 7TH IEEE INT'L CONF. ON COMPUTER VISION, (199909), vol. 2, pages 1150 - 1157, XP010350490
by applicant   - JARREAU, M. P. ET AL., "2-Dimensional Object Recognition For The ISAC System", THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE (SOUTHEASTCON), BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, (19920412), vol. 1, pages 27 - 30
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