| EP1701221 - Image processing apparatus and method [Right-click to bookmark this link] | Status | No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.04.2018 Database last updated on 28.03.2026 | |
| Former | The patent has been granted Status updated on 28.04.2017 | ||
| Former | Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 06.12.2016 | Most recent event Tooltip | 06.04.2018 | No opposition filed within time limit | published on 09.05.2018 [2018/19] | Applicant(s) | For all designated states Canon Kabushiki Kaisha 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 / JP | [2017/01] |
| Former [2006/37] | For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 / JP | Inventor(s) | 01 /
Unno, Kouichi@CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo Tokyo 146-8501 / JP | [2017/22] |
| Former [2006/37] | 01 /
Unno, Kouichi CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo Tokyo 146-8501 / JP | Representative(s) | TBK Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE | [2017/22] |
| Former [2006/37] | TBK-Patent Bavariaring 4-6 80336 München / DE | Application number, filing date | 06110793.4 | 07.03.2006 | [2006/37] | Priority number, date | JP20050064402 | 08.03.2005 Original published format: JP 2005064402 | [2006/37] | Filing language | EN | Procedural language | EN | Publication | Type: | A2 Application without search report | No.: | EP1701221 | Date: | 13.09.2006 | Language: | EN | [2006/37] | Type: | A3 Search report | No.: | EP1701221 | Date: | 27.09.2006 | [2006/39] | Type: | B1 Patent specification | No.: | EP1701221 | Date: | 31.05.2017 | Language: | EN | [2017/22] | Search report(s) | (Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on: | EP | 24.08.2006 | Classification | IPC: | G03G15/01 | [2006/37] | CPC: |
H04N1/33307 (EP,US);
A47L1/08 (KR);
A47L1/15 (KR);
H04N2201/33357 (EP,US)
| Designated contracting states | DE, FR, GB, IT, NL [2017/22] |
| Former [2007/22] | DE, FR, GB, IT, NL | ||
| Former [2006/37] | AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR | Title | German: | Bildverarbeitungsvorrichtung und -verfahren | [2006/37] | English: | Image processing apparatus and method | [2006/37] | French: | Appareil et procédé de traitement d'images | [2006/37] | Examination procedure | 18.12.2006 | Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description) | 27.03.2007 | Examination requested [2007/19] | 31.03.2014 | Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04) | 15.04.2014 | Reply to a communication from the examining division | 20.04.2016 | Date of oral proceedings | 02.12.2016 | Minutes of oral proceedings despatched | 07.12.2016 | Communication of intention to grant the patent | 12.04.2017 | Fee for grant paid | 12.04.2017 | Fee for publishing/printing paid | 12.04.2017 | Receipt of the translation of the claim(s) | 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 31.03.2014 | Opposition(s) | 01.03.2018 | No opposition filed within time limit [2018/19] | Fees paid | Renewal fee | 31.03.2008 | Renewal fee patent year 03 | 31.03.2009 | Renewal fee patent year 04 | 31.03.2010 | Renewal fee patent year 05 | 31.03.2011 | Renewal fee patent year 06 | 31.03.2012 | Renewal fee patent year 07 | 02.04.2013 | Renewal fee patent year 08 | 31.03.2014 | Renewal fee patent year 09 | 31.03.2015 | Renewal fee patent year 10 | 31.03.2016 | Renewal fee patent year 11 | 31.03.2017 | Renewal fee patent year 12 |
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| Former [2018/02] | NL | 31.05.2017 | Documents cited: | Search | [X] US6041144 (SUGIURA SUSUMU et al.) | [X] US2004179239 (YAMAZAKI YUKIKO et al.) [X] 1-18 * abstract * * column 1, line 66 - column 2, line 2 * * column 3, lines 4-7; figure 1 * * column 3, line 9 - line 23 * | [A] JP2000305744 [A] 1-18 * abstract * * figures 4,5 * * paragraphs [0005] - [0007] - [0010] , [0012] , [0013] , [0015] , [0032] , [0037] , [0048] , [0050] , [0061] * | [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 14 5 March 2001 (2001-03-05) [A] 1-18 * abstract * * figures 4,5 * * paragraphs [0005] - [0007] - [0010] , [0012] , [0013] , [0015] , [0032] , [0037] , [0048] , [0050] , [0061] * | by applicant | JP2000305744 |