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EP2075741 - Image comparing method, apparatus and program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  15.05.2015
Database last updated on 09.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.05.2015Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 17.06.2015  [2015/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/27]For all designated states
Nec Corporation
7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kondoh, Katsuhiko
c/o NEC Corporation 7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minatu-ku
Tokyo / JP
02 / Nishiwaki, Daisuke
c/o NEC Corporation 7-1 Shiba 5-chome Minatu-ku
Tokyo / JP
 [2009/27]
Representative(s)Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Partnerschaft mbB von
Patent- und Rechtsanwälten
Postfach 26 01 62
80058 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/27]Glawe, Delfs, Moll
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
80058 München / DE
Application number, filing date08021826.616.12.2008
[2009/27]
Priority number, dateJP2007032421117.12.2007         Original published format: JP 2007324211
[2009/27]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2075741
Date:01.07.2009
Language:EN
[2009/27]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2075741
Date:06.03.2013
Language:EN
[2013/10]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.02.2013
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/68
[2009/27]
CPC:
G06V10/75 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2014/04]
Former [2013/46](deleted) 
Former [2009/27]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren, Vorrichtung und Programm zum Vergleichen von Bildern[2009/27]
English:Image comparing method, apparatus and program[2009/27]
French:Procédé de comparaison d'image, appareil et programme[2009/27]
Examination procedure15.10.2013Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time
10.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/04]
21.01.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.05.2014Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.11.2014Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.05.2015Application withdrawn by applicant  [2015/25]
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  21.01.2014
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of designation fees
BE, AT, NL, IT, GB, FR, DE
10.12.2013Request for further processing filed
10.12.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.01.2014Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to non-payment of the examination fee
10.12.2013Request for further processing filed
10.12.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.01.2014Decision despatched
The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the Extended European Search Report/Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority/International Preliminary Examination Report/Supplementary international search report/Supplementary European search report
10.12.2013Request for further processing filed
10.12.2013Full payment received (date of receipt of payment)
Request granted
09.01.2014Decision despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
22.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
18.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 05
18.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 06
22.12.2014Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]DE2456210  (LICENTIA GMBH) [X] 1-15 * claim 1 *;
 [X]  - HELMUT BLEICHROT UND WERNER SCHWERDTMANN, "Sequentielle und nichtsequentielle Klassifikation bei einem Erkennungssystem für handgeschriebene Zeichen", NAÖÖCHRICHTENTECHNISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT N:T:Z:, (19750516), XP001486546 [X] 1-15 * figure 2 *
 [X]  - PARK J ET AL, "OCR in a hierarchical feature space", SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS, 1998. 1998 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENC E ON SAN DIEGO, CA, USA 11-14 OCT. 1998, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19981011), vol. 5, doi:10.1109/ICSMC.1998.727526, ISBN 978-0-7803-4778-6, pages 4324 - 4329, XP010311232 [X] 1-15 * figure 1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSMC.1998.727526
ExaminationUS2004013287
by applicantJP2000011088
 WO0229720
 JP3496559B
 JP3550681B
 JP2007324211
    - TOMOHIRO NAKAI ET AL., "Fast Camera-Based Document Image Retrieval Using Local Arrangements of Feature Points", IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS, (2006), vol. J89-D, no. 9, pages 2045 - 2054, XP008140335
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