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EP2720193 - Method and system for detecting uneven road surface [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  10.07.2020
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  08.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip10.07.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.08.2020  [2020/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2014/16]
Inventor(s)01 / You, Ganmei
c/o Ricoh Software Research Center (Beijing) Co.
Ltd.
Tengda Plaza 28th Floor, No. 168 Xiwai Street
Haidian District
100044, Beijing / CN
02 / Lu, Yaojie
c/o Ricoh Software Research Center (Beijing) Co.
Ltd.
Tengda Plaza 28th Floor, No. 168 Xiwai Street
Haidian District
100044, Beijing / CN
03 / Shi, Zhongchao
c/o Ricoh Software Research Center (Beijing) Co.
Ltd.
Tengda Plaza 28th Floor, No. 168 Xiwai Street
Haidian District
100044, Beijing / CN
04 / Wang, Gang
c/o Ricoh Software Research Center (Beijing) Co.
Ltd.
Tengda Plaza 28th Floor, No. 168 Xiwai Street
Haidian District
100044, Beijing / CN
 [2014/16]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2014/16]Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx
Patentanwälte
Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München / DE
Application number, filing date13181638.126.08.2013
[2014/16]
Priority number, dateCN20121033575811.09.2012         Original published format: CN201210335758
[2014/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2720193
Date:16.04.2014
Language:EN
[2014/16]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2720193
Date:13.12.2017
Language:EN
[2017/50]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G08G1/00, G06T7/20
[2014/16]
CPC:
G06T7/70 (EP); G06T2207/10021 (EP); G06T2207/30252 (EP);
G06T2207/30256 (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 [2014/16]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Verfahren und System zur Erkennung einer unebenen Straßenoberfläche[2014/16]
English:Method and system for detecting uneven road surface[2014/16]
French:Procédé et système pour détecter des irrégularités de la surface de la route[2014/16]
Examination procedure26.08.2013Examination requested  [2014/16]
22.03.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.02.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 20.05.2020
02.03.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/33]
12.03.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/33]
20.05.2020Date 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  13.02.2019
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.08.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
22.08.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
22.08.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
28.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
26.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XI]  - LABAYRADE R ET AL, "Real time obstacle detection in stereovision on non flat road geometry through V-disparity representation", INTELLIGENT VEHICLE SYMPOSIUM, 2002. IEEE JUN 17-21, 2002, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20020617), vol. 2, ISBN 978-0-7803-7346-4, pages 646 - 651, XP010635896 [X] 1,2,9 * the whole document * [I] 3-8
 [XAI]  - BASAM MUSLEH ET AL, "Visual ego motion estimation in urban environments based on U-V disparity", INTELLIGENT VEHICLES SYMPOSIUM (IV), 2012 IEEE, IEEE, (20120603), doi:10.1109/IVS.2012.6232183, ISBN 978-1-4673-2119-8, pages 444 - 449, XP032452974 [X] 1,9 * the whole document * [A] 2-4,6-8 [I] 5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IVS.2012.6232183
 [XA]  - DIDIER AUBERT ET AL, "Détection d'obstacles routiers par stéréovision : l'approche v-disparité ; Road obstacles detection by stereovision: The v-disparity approach", ANNALS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS - ANNALES DES TÃ CR LÃ CR COMMUNICATIONS, SPRINGER-VERLAG, PARIS, (20050401), vol. 60, no. 3 - 4, doi:10.1007/BF03219823, ISSN 1958-9395, pages 299 - 325, XP019968360 [X] 1,9 * the whole document * [A] 2-8

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03219823
 [A]  - ZHENCHENG HU ET AL, "A Complete U-V-Disparity Study for Stereovision Based 3D Driving Environment Analysis", 3-D DIGITAL IMAGING AND MODELING, 2005. 3DIM 2005. FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OTTAWA, ON, CANADA 13-16 JUNE 2005, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20050613), doi:10.1109/3DIM.2005.6, ISBN 978-0-7695-2327-9, pages 204 - 211, XP010810998 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/3DIM.2005.6
by applicantUS8108119
    - Z.HU, F. LAMOSA; K. UCHIMURA, "A Complete U-V-Disparity Study for Stereovision Based 3d Driving Environment Analysis", PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 3- D DIGITAL IMAGING AND MODELING (3DIM05, (2005), pages 204 - 211
 US20100782309
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