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EP2023309 - VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING DEVICE, VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING METHOD, VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM WITH THE VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  16.09.2011
Database last updated on 21.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip16.09.2011No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 19.10.2011  [2011/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Fujitsu Ltd.
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2009/07]
Inventor(s)01 / HATA, Sahoko
c/o FUJITSU OITA SOFTWARE LABORATORIES LIMITED 17-58, Higashikasugamachi
Oita-shi, Oita 870-8551 / JP
02 / ANDO, Atsuyoshi
c/o FUJITSU OITA SOFTWARE LABORATORIES LIMITED 17-58, Higashikasugamachi
Oita-shi, Oita 870-8551 / JP
03 / KODAMA, Kenji
c/o FUJITSU OITA SOFTWARE LABORATORIES LIMITED 17-58, Higashikasugamachi
Oita-shi, Oita 870-8551 / JP
04 / SHINJO, Takako
c/o FUJITSU OITA SOFTWARE LABORATORIES LIMITED 17-58, Higashikasugamachi
Oita-shi, Oita 870-8551 / JP
05 / TAKAHASHI, Kunikazu
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED 1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
 [2009/07]
Representative(s)Stebbing, Timothy Charles
Haseltine Lake LLP
Lincoln House, 5th Floor
300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
[N/P]
Former [2010/45]Stebbing, Timothy Charles
Haseltine Lake Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Former [2009/07]Stebbing, Timothy Charles
Haseltine Lake 5th Floor, Lincoln House 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH / GB
Application number, filing date07744113.725.05.2007
[2009/07]
WO2007JP60679
Priority number, dateJP2006014724026.05.2006         Original published format: JP 2006147240
[2009/07]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007139003
Date:06.12.2007
Language:JA
[2007/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2023309
Date:11.02.2009
Language:EN
[2009/07]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2023309
Date:10.11.2010
Language:EN
[2010/45]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.01.2010
ClassificationIPC:G08G1/017, G06K9/00
[2010/09]
CPC:
G08G1/0175 (EP,US); G06V20/52 (EP,US); G08G1/015 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2009/07]G08G1/015, G06T1/00, G06T7/00, G08G1/04, H04N7/18
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2009/25]
Former [2009/07]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:FAHRZEUGUNTERSCHEIDUNGSEINRICHTUNG, FAHRZEUGUNTERSCHEIDUNGSVERFAHREN, FAHRZEUGUNTERSCHEIDUNGSPROGRAMM UND PROGRAMMAUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM MIT DARIN GESPEICHERTEM FAHRZEUGUNTERSCHEIDUNGSPROGRAMM[2009/07]
English:VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING DEVICE, VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING METHOD, VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM WITH THE VEHICLE DISCRIMINATING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN[2009/07]
French:DISPOSITIF DE DISCRIMINATION DE VEHICULE, PROCEDE DE DISCRIMINATION DE VEHICULE, PROGRAMME DE DISCRIMINATION DE VEHICULE ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT DE PROGRAMME COMPORTANT LE PROGRAMME DE DISCRIMINATION DE VEHICULE[2009/07]
Entry into regional phase04.11.2008Translation filed 
19.11.2008National basic fee paid 
19.11.2008Search fee paid 
19.11.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
19.11.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.11.2008Examination requested  [2009/07]
30.12.2008Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
03.02.2009Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
06.04.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.05.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.09.2010Fee for grant paid
27.09.2010Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)11.08.2011No opposition filed within time limit [2011/42]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.05.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
28.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2005169530  (NAKAI HIROAKI [JP], et al) [A] 1-12 * paragraph [0061] - paragraph [0068] *
 [X]  - CHUNG-LIN HUANG ET AL, "A vision-based vehicle identification system", PATTERN RECOGNITION, 2004. ICPR 2004. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH INTERNAT IONAL CONFERENCE ON CAMBRIDGE, UK AUG. 23-26, 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20040823), vol. 4, ISBN 978-0-7695-2128-2, pages 364 - 367, XP010723936 [X] 1,2,7,9,11 * abstract * * page 366, column L, paragraph 3 - page 367, column L, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPR.2004.1333778
 [X]  - LAI A H S ET AL, "Vehicle type classification from visual-based dimension estimation", INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 2001. PROCEEDINGS. 2001 IEEE AUGUST 25-29, 2001, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20010825), ISBN 978-0-7803-7194-1, pages 201 - 206, XP010555770 [X] 1,2,7,9,11 * abstract * * page 201, column L, paragraph 1 * * page 201, column R, paragraph 3 *
 [X]  - SURENDRA GUPTE ET AL, "Detection and Classification of Vehicles", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (20020301), vol. 3, no. 1, ISSN 1524-9050, XP011074872 [X] 1,2,7,9,11 * abstract * * page 45, column L *
International search[Y]JP2001216598  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP);
 [Y]JPH0855294  (MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD);
 [A]JPH06309588  (OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO);
 [A]JPS62222391  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD)
by applicantJP2000149181
 JP2002008186
 JP3453952B
    - Handbook of Image Analysis, UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO PRESS, page 1231
    - Handbook of Image Analysis, UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO PRESS, pages 1577 - 1579
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