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EP2287782 - System, Method And Program Product For Camera-Based Object Analysis [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  22.10.2017
Database last updated on 28.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  16.12.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.02.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 07.03.2018  [2018/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
General Electric Company
1 River Road
Schenectady, NY 12345 / US
[2011/08]
Inventor(s)01 / Doretto, Gianfranco
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
02 / Yao, Yi
1 Research Circle
Niskayuna, NY 12309 / US
 [2011/08]
Representative(s)Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth
GPO Europe
GE International Inc. The Ark
201 Talgarth Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8BJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2011/08]Illingworth-Law, William Illingworth
Global Patent Operation - Europe GE International Inc. 15 John Adam Street
London WC2N 6LU / GB
Application number, filing date10172954.916.08.2010
[2011/08]
Priority number, dateUS2009054299418.08.2009         Original published format: US 542994
[2011/08]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2287782
Date:23.02.2011
Language:EN
[2011/08]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2287782
Date:16.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.03.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/52, G06K9/00
[2011/08]
CPC:
G06V20/176 (EP,US); H04N7/18 (KR); G06T7/20 (KR);
G06V10/435 (EP,US); H04N7/181 (KR)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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 [2011/08]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:System, Verfahren und Programm für kamerabasierte Objektanalyse[2011/08]
English:System, Method And Program Product For Camera-Based Object Analysis[2011/08]
French:Système, procédé et produit de programme pour analyse d'objet à base de caméra[2011/08]
Examination procedure15.10.2014Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.10.2014Examination requested  [2014/48]
13.06.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.12.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.10.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/10]
09.10.2017Date of oral proceedings
23.10.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/10]
23.10.2017Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  13.06.2016
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
02.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
01.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
31.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
31.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
31.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2008.09.005
 [I]  - ZHENFENG ZHU ET AL, "Car detection based on multi-cues integration", PATTERN RECOGNITION, 2004. ICPR 2004. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH INTERNAT IONAL CONFERENCE ON CAMBRIDGE, UK AUG. 23-26, 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA, (20040823), vol. 2, doi:10.1109/ICPR.2004.1334355, ISBN 978-0-7695-2128-2, pages 699 - 702, XP010724488 [I] 1-10 * sections 1, 3, 5 * * figures 4, 6 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPR.2004.1334355
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2005.188
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Examination   - Richard O. Duda ET AL, "Pattern Classification", Pattern Classification, NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY & SONS, US, (20010101), pages 49 - 52, XP055359646
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