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EP2100271 - POST-RENDER GRAPHICS TRANSPARENCY [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  05.08.2011
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.08.2011Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 07.09.2011  [2011/36]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121 / US
[N/P]
Former [2009/38]For all designated states
QUALCOMM Incorporated
Attn: International IP Administration 5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121 / US
Inventor(s)01 / WEYBREW, Steven Todd
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
02 / WILSON, Simon
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
03 / ELLIS, Brian
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
 [2009/38]
Representative(s)Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstraße 5
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/38]Carstens, Dirk Wilhelm
Wagner & Geyer Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date07865728.515.12.2007
[2009/38]
WO2007US87693
Priority number, dateUS20060870361P15.12.2006         Original published format: US 870361 P
US2007095523912.12.2007         Original published format: US 955239
[2009/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2008076951
Date:26.06.2008
Language:EN
[2008/26]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2100271
Date:16.09.2009
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.06.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/38]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.10.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06T15/00
[2009/38]
CPC:
G06T15/503 (EP,US); G06T15/00 (KR); G06T15/005 (EP,US);
G06T15/50 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2009/38]
TitleGerman:GRAFIKTRANSPARENZ NACH DARSTELLUNG[2009/38]
English:POST-RENDER GRAPHICS TRANSPARENCY[2009/38]
French:TRANSPARENCE GRAPHIQUE APRÈS RENDU[2009/38]
Entry into regional phase14.07.2009National basic fee paid 
14.07.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
14.07.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure14.07.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
14.07.2009Examination requested  [2009/38]
04.11.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.03.2011Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2011/36]
20.04.2011Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2011/36]
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  04.11.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5923333  (STROYAN HOWARD D [US]) [X] 1,7,13,19 * abstract * * column 4, line 21 - line 58; figure 1 * * column 2, line 21 - line 32 *;
 [A]US2004021659  (PEERCY MARK [US], et al);
 [A]  - KAY D S ET AL, "TRANSPARENCY FOR COMPUTER SYNTHESIZED IMAGES", COMPUTER GRAPHICS, ACM, US, (19790101), vol. 13, no. 2, ISSN 0097-8930, pages 158 - 164, XP001017856 [A] 1-24

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/965103.807438
 [A]  - SMITH A. R., "Alpha and the History of Digital Compositing", MICROSOFT TECHNICAL MEMO, (1995), no. 7, XP002489918
 [A]  - ZHANG Y., PAJAROLA R., "Single-Pass Point Rendering and Transparency Shading", EUROGRAPHICS SYMPOSIUM ON POINT-BASED GRAPHICS, (20060904), XP002489919
 [A]  - AILA T. ET AL., "Delay Streams for Graphics Hardware", ACM, (2003), XP002489920

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/882262.882347
Examination   - MOELLER R., "State-of-the-art 3D Graphics for Embedded Systems", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEVICES, CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, MEXICO, (20060426), doi:10.1109/ICCDCS.2006.250884, pages 339 - 343
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