Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP2343672

EP2343672 - Producing data describing states of a plurality of targets. [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.12.2011
Database last updated on 14.03.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip02.12.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.01.2012  [2012/01]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
BAE Systems PLC
6 Carlton Gardens
London SW1Y 5AD / GB
[2011/28]
Representative(s)BAE SYSTEMS plc Group IP Department
Warwick House
P.O. Box 87
Farnborough Aerospace Centre
Farnborough Hampshire GU14 6YU / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/28]BAE SYSTEMS plc Group IP Department
P.O. Box 87 Warwick House Farnborough Aerospace Centre Farnborough
Hampshire GU14 6YU / GB
Application number, filing date09252822.317.12.2009
[2011/28]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2343672
Date:13.07.2011
Language:EN
[2011/28]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.06.2010
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/62, G01S13/87, G01S13/72
[2011/28]
CPC:
G01S7/003 (EP); G01S13/726 (EP); G01S13/87 (EP)
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2011/28]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:Erzeugung von Datenbeschreibungszuständen für mehrere Ziele[2011/28]
English:Producing data describing states of a plurality of targets.[2011/28]
French:Production de données de description d'états de plusieurs cibles[2011/28]
Examination procedure22.08.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: Examination on filing A.90(5) [2012/01]
01.09.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/01]
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[XYI] US5798942  (DANCHICK ROY et al.) [X] 1,2,10-13 * abstract * * column 2, line 27 - column 15, line 47 * * figure 1 *[Y] 3 [I] 4-9
 [Y] US2003204382  (JULIER SIMON JUSTIN et al.) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0067] - [0072] - [0 77] , [0 84] , [0 88] *
 [A] WO2007144570  (BAE SYSTEMS PLC et al.) [A] 1-13 * the whole document *
 [A]   UHLMANN J K: "Covariance consistency methods for fault-tolerant distributed data fusion", INFORMATION FUSION, ELSEVIER, US LNKD- DOI:10.1016/S1566-2535(03)00036-8, vol. 4, no. 3, 1 September 2003 (2003-09-01), pages 201 - 215, XP002527515, ISSN: 1566-2535 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1566-2535(03)00036-8
 [A]   T.J. WREN, A. MAHMOOD: "MULTI-PLATFORM MULTI-TARGET TRACKING FUSION VIA COVARIANCE INTERSECTION: USING FUZZY OPTIMISED MODIFIED KALMAN FILTERS WITH MEASUREMENT NOISE COVARIANCE ESTIMATION", TARGET TRACKING AND DATA FUSION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS, 2008 IET SEMINAR ON, 15 April 2008 (2008-04-15), Birmingham, pages 187 - 194, XP002582512, ISSN: 0537-9989, ISBN: 978-0-86341-910-2 [A] 1-13 * Section 6 *
 [A]   RIDLEY M ET AL: "Decentralised ground target tracking with heterogeneous sensing nodes on multiple UAVs", LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, SPRINGER, DE LNKD- DOI:10.1007/3-540-36978-3_37, vol. 2634, 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), pages 545 - 565, XP002407864, ISSN: 0302-9743 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36978-3_37
 [A]   LIGGINS M E ET AL: "DISTRIBUTED FUSION ARCHITECTURES AND ALGORITHMS FOR TARGET TRACKING", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, IEEE. NEW YORK, US LNKD- DOI:10.1109/JPROC.1997.554211, vol. 85, no. 1, 1 January 1997 (1997-01-01), pages 95 - 107, XP000686454, ISSN: 0018-9219 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.1997.554211
 [A]   SAMUEL S. BLACKMAN: "Multiple-Target Tracking with Radar Applications", 1 January 1986, ARTECH HOUSE, Dedham, MA USA, ISBN: 0890061793, XP002582330 [A] 1-13 * Pages 19-47 (Chapter 2) and pages 357-396 (Chapter 13) *
 [A]   SMITH ET AL: "Approaches to Multisensor Data Fusion in Target Tracking: A Survey", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON KNOWLEDGE AND DATA ENGINEERING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, US LNKD- DOI:10.1109/TKDE.2006.183, vol. 18, no. 12, 1 December 2006 (2006-12-01), pages 1696 - 1710, XP011149678, ISSN: 1041-4347 [A] 1-13 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TKDE.2006.183
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.