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EP2782047 - Line-of-sight detection apparatus and image capturing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  15.07.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  16.03.2022
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  17.11.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip15.07.2022Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 17.08.2022  [2022/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2014/39]
Inventor(s)01 / Kaneda, Yuji
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2014/39]
Representative(s)Canon Europe Limited
European Intellectual Property Group
4 Roundwood Avenue
Stockley Park
Uxbridge UB11 1AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/39]Northway, Daniel Robert
Canon Europe Ltd
European Patent Department
3 The Square
Stockley Park
Uxbridge, Middlesex UB11 1ET / GB
Application number, filing date14161033.721.03.2014
[2014/39]
Priority number, dateJP2013006058522.03.2013         Original published format: JP 2013060585
[2014/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2782047
Date:24.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2782047
Date:10.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/19]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.04.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06V40/16, G06V40/18
[2022/11]
CPC:
G06V40/193 (EP,US); H04N23/71 (US); G06V40/161 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/39]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 [2017/51]
Former [2014/39]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:Blickrichtungsdetektionsvorrichtung und Bilderfassungsvorrichtung[2014/39]
English:Line-of-sight detection apparatus and image capturing apparatus[2014/39]
French:Appareil de détection de ligne de visée et appareil de capture d'image[2014/39]
Examination procedure10.11.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.11.2017Examination requested  [2017/51]
08.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
06.11.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.09.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M02)
27.09.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.03.2022Communication of intention to grant the patent
12.07.2022Application withdrawn by applicant  [2022/33]
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  08.07.2020
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
03.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
01.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
31.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
31.03.2021Renewal fee patent year 08
31.03.2022Renewal fee patent year 09
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Documents cited:Search[T]  - R I Hammoud, Passive Eye Monitoring Algorithms Applications and Experiments, Springer, (20080101), page 8,134,154, XP055360192 [T] 1-15 * page 8, paragraph 3; figure 1.4 * * page 134, paragraph 4 * * page 154; figure 7.1 *
by applicantJP2007265367
 JP2009059257
    - P. VIOLA; M. JONES, "Rapid Object Detection using a Boosted Cascade of Simple Features", PROC. OF CVPR, (200112), vol. 1, pages 511 - 518, XP010583787
    - TIMOTHY F. COOTES; GARETH J. EDWARDS; CHRISTOPHER J. TAYLOR, "Active Appearance Models", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, (200106), vol. 23, no. 6
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