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EP About this file: EP2948919

EP2948919 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESIZING AN IMAGE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  22.11.2019
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  14.12.2018
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.07.2018
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2017/45]
Former [2015/49]For all designated states
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / DATAR, Mayur
10618 N Blaney Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014 / US
02 / LIAO, Huei-Hung Christopher
1257 Lakeside Drive Apt. 2225
Sunnyvale, California 94085 / US
03 / KWATRA, Vivek
1914 Garzoni Place
Santa Clara, California 95054 / US
04 / HUANG, Allen
352 Bryant Street
Mountain View, California 94041 / US
 [2015/49]
Representative(s)Williams, Michael David
Marks & Clerk LLP
1 New York Street
Manchester M1 4HD / GB
[2015/49]
Application number, filing date13872873.820.11.2013
[2015/49]
WO2013US70988
Priority number, dateUS20131374956424.01.2013         Original published format: US201313749564
[2015/49]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014116346
Date:31.07.2014
Language:EN
[2014/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2948919
Date:02.12.2015
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 31.07.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2015/49]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2948919
Date:16.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR31.07.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.11.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06T3/00
[2016/49]
CPC:
G06T3/04 (EP,US); G06V30/224 (US)
Former IPC [2015/49]G06T3/00, H04N7/01
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 [2015/49]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ÄNDERUNG DER GRÖSSE EINES BILDES[2015/49]
English:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESIZING AN IMAGE[2015/49]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE REDIMENSIONNEMENT D'UNE IMAGE[2015/49]
Entry into regional phase16.07.2015National basic fee paid 
16.07.2015Search fee paid 
16.07.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
16.07.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.07.2015Examination requested  [2015/49]
02.06.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.09.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M05)
02.03.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.08.2018Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.12.2018Fee for grant paid
07.12.2018Fee for publishing/printing paid
07.12.2018Receipt 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  25.09.2017
Opposition(s)17.10.2019No opposition filed within time limit [2019/52]
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.11.2015Renewal fee patent year 03
28.11.2016Renewal fee patent year 04
27.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 05
27.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[Y]EP2219153  (XEROX CORP [US]) [Y] 6-10,12,13,15 * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0028] * * paragraph [0038] - paragraph [0048] *;
 [Y]JP2010187376  (XEROX CORP) [Y] 6-10,12,13,15;
 [Y]US8134578  (FILLION CLAUDE S [US], et al) [Y] 8,13,15 * column 4 - column 5 ** column 7 - column 9 *;
 [XYI]US8280191  (AVIDAN SHMUEL [US], et al) [X] 1,4,5 * column 1 - column 2 * * column 4 - column 6 * * column 8 - column 10 * * column 12 - column 17 * * column 29 - column 32 * * figure 9 * [Y] 2,3,6-10,12-15 [I] 11;
 [Y]  - AVIDAN S ET AL, "Seam carving for content-aware image resizing", ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS (TOG), ACM, US, (200707), vol. 26, no. 3, doi:10.1145/1276377.1276390, ISSN 0730-0301, pages 10-1 - 10-9, XP007904203 [Y] 2,3,12-14 * figure 3 * * pages 10-4, column left * * section "6 Limitations"; pages 10-8 * * figure 16 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1276377.1276390
International search[A]US2009003712  (MEI TAO [CN], et al);
 [A]JP2010187376  (XEROX CORP);
 [A]US2011091132  (KUMAR MRITYUNJAY [US], et al);
 [A]WO2011088542  (COREL CORP [CA], et al);
 [A]KR20110091700  (THOMSON LICENSING [FR])
by applicantEP2219153
 US8134578
 US8280191
    - "Seam carving for content-aware image resizing", AVIDAN S ET AL., ACM TRANSACTIONS ON GRAPHICS (TOG, ACM, (200707), vol. 26
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