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EP2797032 - Method and system using two parallel optical character recognition processes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.03.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.07.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.03.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 21.04.2021  [2021/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Essilor International
147, rue de Paris
94220 Charenton-le-Pont / FR
[2018/02]
Former [2016/39]For all designated states
ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL (Compagnie Générale d'Optique)
147, rue de Paris
94220 Charenton-le-Pont / FR
Former [2014/44]For all designated states
Technologies Humanware Inc
1800, rue Jean-Berchmans Michaud
Drummondville, Quebec J2C 7G7 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / Hamel, Pierre
7, cours du Fleuve
Verdun, Québec H3E 1X1 / CA
02 / Belanger, Alain
2757, rue Lincourt
Longueuil, Québec J4M 2H4 / CA
03 / Beauchamp, Eric
45, rue de l'Argile
La Prairie, Québec J5R 0E3 / CA
 [2014/44]
Representative(s)Jacobacci Coralis Harle
32, rue de l'Arcade
75008 Paris / FR
[N/P]
Former [2014/44]Tischner, Oliver
Lavoix Munich
Bayerstrasse 83
80335 München / DE
Application number, filing date14165179.417.04.2014
[2014/44]
Priority number, dateUS201361814479P22.04.2013         Original published format: US 201361814479 P
[2014/44]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2797032
Date:29.10.2014
Language:EN
[2014/44]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2797032
Date:12.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/22, G06K9/32, G09B21/00
[2017/15]
CPC:
G09B21/007 (EP,US); G06V10/96 (EP,US); G06V30/147 (EP,US);
G06V30/153 (US); G06V30/40 (EP,US); G06V30/10 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2014/44]G06K9/00, G06K9/22
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 [2017/43]
Former [2014/44]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:Verfahren und System mit zwei parallelen optischen Zeichenerkennungsprozessen[2014/44]
English:Method and system using two parallel optical character recognition processes[2014/44]
French:Procédé et système utilisant deux processus de reconnaissance de caractères optiques parallèles[2014/44]
Examination procedure10.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.09.2017Examination requested  [2017/43]
31.07.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.11.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.11.2020
26.11.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
04.12.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/16]
14.12.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
27.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
29.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[I]US2005162512  (SEAKINS PAUL J [NZ]) [I] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0031] , [0 69] , [0 70] , [0 72] , [0 74] , [0 76] - [0078] * * figure 8 *;
 [A]US2005288932  (KURZWEIL RAYMOND C [US], et al) [A] 2-5,12,13 * paragraphs [0102] , [ 171] - [0172] - [ 178] , [ 192] *;
 [A]US8244038  (FAN ZHIGANG [US], et al) [A] 6,14* column 1, lines 13-39 *;
 [XI]  - CHRISTOPH LAMPERT ET AL., "Oblivious document capture and real-time retrieval", INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CAMERA-BASED DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RECOGNITION, (20050101), XP055071002 [X] 1,7-9,11,15 * abstract * * section 1 * * sections 3.1-3.4 * * section 5, last paragraph * * figure 4 * [I] 2-6,10,12-14
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