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EP2721884 - LOCATION-AIDED RECOGNITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.09.2017
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.09.2017Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.11.2017  [2017/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2015/17]
Former [2014/17]For all designated states
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / HEDAU, Varsha
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA-International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
02 / SINHA, Sudipta
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA-International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
03 / ZITNICK, Charles Lawrence
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA-International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
04 / SZELISKI, Richard
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA-International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
 [2014/17]
Representative(s)CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/17]Fischer, Michael Maria, et al
Olswang Germany LLP
IP
Rosental 4
80331 Munich / DE
Application number, filing date12801011.313.06.2012
WO2012US42106
Priority number, dateUS20111316259117.06.2011         Original published format: US201113162591
[2014/17]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012174024
Date:20.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2721884
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:KR20.12.2012
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2015
ClassificationIPC:H04W64/00
[2014/17]
CPC:
G06V10/87 (EP,US); G06F18/285 (EP,KR,US); G06F18/2115 (EP,KR,US);
G06V2201/10 (EP)
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:ORTSGESTÜTZTE ERKENNUNG[2014/17]
English:LOCATION-AIDED RECOGNITION[2014/17]
French:RECONNAISSANCE ASSISTÉE DE LOCALISATION[2014/17]
Entry into regional phase16.12.2013National basic fee paid 
16.12.2013Search fee paid 
16.12.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
16.12.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.12.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.12.2013Examination requested  [2014/17]
01.04.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.05.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2017Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.06.2017
12.06.2017Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2017/44]
20.06.2017Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
22.06.2017Application refused, date of legal effect [2017/44]
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  01.04.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
05.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XP]US2011150324  (NGAN KING NGI [HK], et al) [XP] 1-5 * the whole document *;
 [XI]  - HOASHI K ET AL, "Constructing a landmark identification system for Geo-tagged photographs based on Web data analysis", MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO, 2009. ICME 2009. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20090628), ISBN 978-1-4244-4290-4, pages 606 - 609, XP031510825 [X] 1,3-5 * abstract * * Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, and 4.2 * [I] 2
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1943552.1943554
 [A]  - KEITA YAEGASHI ET AL, Can Geotags Help Image Recognition?, LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE; VOL. 5414; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD PACIFIC RIM SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCES IN IMAGE AND VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 361 - 373, (20090113), ISBN 978-3-540-92956-7, XP019137244 [A] 1-5 * abstract * * Sections 1 and 4 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92957-4_32
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15561-1_56
 [XL]  - VARSHA HEDAU ET AL, A Memory Efficient Discriminative Approach for Location Aided Recognition, COMPUTER VISION ECCV 2012. WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 187 - 197, (20121007), ISBN 978-3-642-33862-5, XP047018806 [X] 1-11 * the whole document * [L] 1-11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33863-2_19
International search[Y]US2005271352  (YOKOUCHI KOUJI [JP]);
 [A]US2007115373  (GALLAGHER ANDREW C [US], et al);
 [Y]US2011091112  (ENGTROEM JIMMY [SE], et al)
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