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EP2721555 - METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A SAME SCENE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  11.09.2020
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  23.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.10.2020  [2020/42]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Tandent Computer Vision, LLC
999 Brannan Street
Penthouse Suite
San Francisco, California 94103 / US
[2019/38]
Former [2014/17]For all designated states
Tandent Vision Science, Inc.
505 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California 94111 / US
Inventor(s)01 / SMITH, Casey, Arthur
2013 Overlook Dr
Grand Junction, CO 81505 / US
02 / STEIN, Andrew, Neil
35 Yoder St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15207 / US
03 / MAXWELL, Bruce, Allen
44 Denico Lane
Benton, ME 04901-3634 / US
04 / FRIEDHOFF, Richard, Mark
c/o Tandent Vision Science Inc.
505 Montgomery Street
Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94111 / US
 [2014/17]
Representative(s)Reichert & Lindner Partnerschaft Patentanwälte
Prüfeninger Straße 21
93049 Regensburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/32]Reichert & Lindner Partnerschaft Patentanwälte
Bismarckplatz 8
93047 Regensburg / DE
Former [2014/17]Reichert, Werner Franz
Reichert & Kollegen
Bismarckplatz 8
93047 Regensburg / DE
Application number, filing date12800142.718.05.2012
WO2012US38604
Priority number, dateUS20111316219216.06.2011         Original published format: US201113162192
[2014/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012173743
Date:20.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2721555
Date:23.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US20.12.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP18.02.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/46
[2015/12]
CPC:
G06V10/60 (EP,US); G06V20/30 (US)
Former IPC [2014/17]G06K9/00
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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2014/17]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR VERARBEITUNG MEHRERER BILDER EINER EINZIGEN SZENE[2014/17]
English:METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES OF A SAME SCENE[2014/17]
French:PROCÉDÉ POUR TRAITER PLUSIEURS IMAGES D'UNE MÊME SCÈNE[2014/17]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2014National basic fee paid 
08.01.2014Search fee paid 
08.01.2014Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2014Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.01.2014Examination requested  [2014/17]
02.07.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
27.03.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.05.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 17.09.2020
26.05.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/42]
05.06.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/42]
17.09.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  27.03.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.05.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
01.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
29.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
02.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 07
15.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 09
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICCV.2001.937606
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