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EP2227802 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING ANIMATRONICS UNITS FROM ARTICULATED COMPUTER GENERATED CHARACTERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  15.03.2013
Database last updated on 19.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip15.03.2013Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.04.2013  [2013/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
PIXAR
1200 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608 / US
[2010/37]
Inventor(s)01 / ANDERSON, John
32 Dutch Valley Lane
San Anselmo California 94960 / US
02 / COOK, Rob
380 Oakcrest Road
San Anselmo California 94960 / US
 [2010/37]
Representative(s)Round, Edward Mark
Marks & Clerk LLP
15 Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1BW / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/24]Round, Edward Mark
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Former [2010/37]Collins, John David
Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date08863102.316.12.2008
[2010/37]
WO2008US87025
Priority number, dateUS2007095823317.12.2007         Original published format: US 958233
US2007095823917.12.2007         Original published format: US 958239
[2010/37]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009079514
Date:25.06.2009
Language:EN
[2009/26]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2227802
Date:15.09.2010
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.06.2009 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2010/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US25.06.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:B25J9/16
[2012/17]
CPC:
B25J9/1671 (EP); G06F30/20 (EP)
Former IPC [2010/37]G09G5/00
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2010/37]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG FÜR DEN ENTWURF ANIMATRONISCHER EINHEITEN AUS COMPUTERGENERIERTEN GELENKFIGUREN[2010/37]
English:METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING ANIMATRONICS UNITS FROM ARTICULATED COMPUTER GENERATED CHARACTERS[2010/37]
French:PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREILS POUR CONCEVOIR DES UNITÉS ANIMATRONIQUES À PARTIR DE CARACTÈRES ARTICULÉS GÉNÉRÉS INFORMATIQUEMENT[2010/37]
Entry into regional phase28.06.2010National basic fee paid 
28.06.2010Search fee paid 
28.06.2010Designation fee(s) paid 
28.06.2010Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.06.2010Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.06.2010Examination requested  [2010/37]
23.10.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/16]
28.11.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2013/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 03
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2007255454  (DARIUSH BEHZAD [US]) [I] 1-8 * page 4 - page 5 *;
 [I]FR2839176  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL]) [I] 1-8 * page 10 - page 12 *;
 [I]  - KATSU YAMANE ET AL, "Dynamics Filter-Concept and Implementation of Online Motion Generator for Human Figures", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION, IEEE INC, NEW YORK, US, (20030601), vol. 19, no. 3, ISSN 1042-296X, XP011079636 [I] 1-8 * page 421 * * page 429 - page 431 *
 [A]  - SEYOON TAK ET AL, "A physically-based motion retargeting filter", ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS, (20050101), vol. 24, no. 1, doi:10.1145/1037957.1037963, ISSN 0730-0301, pages 98 - 117, XP055022053 [A] 1-8 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1037957.1037963
International search[Y]US2005153624  (WIELAND ALEXIS P [US], et al);
 [Y]US2004210426  (WOOD GILES D [US]);
 [Y]US2002149622  (UESAKI AKIRA [JP], et al);
 [A]US2007143679  (RESNER BENJAMIN I [US]);
 [A]US2006184355  (BALLIN DANIEL [GB], et al)
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