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EP2295932 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  14.08.2015
Database last updated on 15.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip22.06.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 25.07.2018  [2018/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Techno Dream 21 Co., Ltd.
No. 101, 1-10-13, Ryoke Urawa-ku Saitama-shi
Saitama, 330-0072 / JP
[2011/11]
Inventor(s)01 / KAWASAKI, Hiroshi
408, 10-19-42
Tokiwa
Urawa-ku
Saitama-shi Saitama 330-0061 / JP
02 / FURUKAWA, Ryo
805, 6-8-1
Ozuka-nishi
Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 731-3167 / JP
03 / SAGAWA, Ryusuke
8-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0047 / JP
04 / YAGI, Yasushi
8-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0047 / JP
 [2014/41]
Former [2011/11]01 / KAWASAKI, Hiroshi
408, 10-19-42 Tokiwa Urawa-ku
Saitama-shi Saitama 330-0061 / JP
02 / FURUKAWA, Ryo
805, 6-8-1 Ozuka-nishi Asaminami-ku
Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 731-3167 / JP
03 / SAGAWA, Ryusuke
8-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0047 / JP
04 / YAGI, Yasushi
8-1 Mihogaoka
Ibaraki-shi Osaka 567-0047 / JP
Representative(s)Gulde & Partner
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei mbB
Wallstraße 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
[2014/41]
Former [2011/11]Gulde Hengelhaupt Ziebig & Schneider
Patentanwälte - Rechtsanwälte Wallstrasse 58/59
10179 Berlin / DE
Application number, filing date09762230.204.06.2009
[2011/11]
WO2009JP02511
Priority number, dateJP2008015560513.06.2008         Original published format: JP 2008155605
[2011/11]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2009150799
Date:17.12.2009
Language:JA
[2009/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2295932
Date:16.03.2011
Language:EN
[2011/11]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2295932
Date:08.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.12.2009
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP06.08.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G01B11/25, G06T1/00, G06T17/00
[2012/36]
CPC:
G01B11/25 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US); G06T7/521 (EP,US);
G06T2200/08 (EP,US); G06T2207/10028 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2011/11]G01B11/25, G06T1/00
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,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2011/11]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSEINRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2011/11]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2011/11]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D IMAGES, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D IMAGES ET PROGRAMME[2011/11]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2011Translation filed 
11.01.2011National basic fee paid 
11.01.2011Search fee paid 
11.01.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2011Examination requested  [2011/11]
25.02.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.05.2013Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.09.2013Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.10.2013Communication of intention to grant the patent
20.12.2013Disapproval of the communication of intention to grant the patent by the applicant or resumption of examination proceedings by the EPO
17.04.2014Communication of intention to grant the patent
26.08.2014Fee for grant paid
26.08.2014Fee for publishing/printing paid
26.08.2014Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  10.05.2013
Opposition(s)09.07.2015No opposition filed within time limit [2015/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 06
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 [A]  - RYO FURUKAWA ET AL, "Self-Calibration of Multiple Laser Planes for 3D Scene Reconstruction", 3D DATA PROCESSING, VISUALIZATION, AND TRANSMISSION, THIRD INTERNATION AL SYMPOSIUM ON, IEEE, PI, (20060601), ISBN 978-0-7695-2825-0, pages 200 - 207, XP031078942 [A] 1-4,10-15 * page 2 - page 6; figures 1-4 *
 [XP]  - HIROSHI KAWASAKI H ET AL, "Dynamic scene shape reconstruction using a single structured light pattern", COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION, 2008. CVPR 2008. IEEE CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20080623), ISBN 978-1-4244-2242-5, pages 1 - 8, XP031297260 [XP] 1-5,7-9,13-15 * the whole document *
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