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EP3134874 - START NODE DETERMINATION FOR TREE TRAVERSAL IN RAY TRACING APPLICATIONS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  14.08.2020
Database last updated on 13.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.05.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  27.01.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  16.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip14.08.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 16.09.2020  [2020/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Qualcomm Incorporated
International IP Administration
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, CA 92121-1714 / US
[2017/09]
Inventor(s)01 / OBERT, Juraj
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
02 / GOEL, Vineet
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
03 / MOURI, Ouns
5775 Morehouse Drive
San Diego, California 92121-1714 / US
 [2017/09]
Representative(s)Loveless, Ian Mark
Reddie & Grose LLP The White Chapel Building
10 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 8QS / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/09]Loveless, Ian Mark
Reddie & Grose LLP
16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL / GB
Application number, filing date15718418.517.04.2015
[2017/09]
WO2015US26406
Priority number, dateUS20141425738521.04.2014         Original published format: US201414257385
[2017/09]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015164204
Date:29.10.2015
Language:EN
[2015/43]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3134874
Date:01.03.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.10.2015 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/09]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.10.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06T15/06
[2017/09]
CPC:
G06T15/06 (EP,CN,KR,US); G06T15/08 (KR); G06T17/005 (KR);
G06T2210/12 (EP,CN,KR,US)
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 [2017/09]
TitleGerman:STARTKNOTENBESTIMMUNG FÜR BAUMTRAVERSIERUNG IN STRAHLVERFOLGUNGSANWENDUNGEN[2017/09]
English:START NODE DETERMINATION FOR TREE TRAVERSAL IN RAY TRACING APPLICATIONS[2017/09]
French:DÉTERMINATION DE NOEUD DE DÉPART DE TRAVERSÉE D'ARBORESCENCE D'APPLICATIONS DE LANCER DE RAYON[2017/09]
Entry into regional phase12.10.2016National basic fee paid 
12.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
12.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure18.02.2016Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
12.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/09]
12.10.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
11.04.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
23.05.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
19.09.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.04.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/38]
30.04.2020Date of oral proceedings
07.05.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/38]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
09.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
08.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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 [XI]US2009262132  (PETERSON LUKE TILMAN [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7-12,14-19,21-26,28 * abstract * * figures 1,7,11 * [I] 6,13,20,27;
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 [XI]US2011316855  (MEJDRICH ERIC O [US], et al) [X] 1-5,7-12,14-19,21-26,28 * abstract * * paragraph [0020] - paragraph [0024] * * figures 1-8 * [I] 6,13,20,27;
 [A]  - INGO WALD ET AL, "State of the Art in Ray Tracing Animated Scenes", EUROGRAPHICS TECHNICAL REPORT SERIES, EUROGRAPHICS, AIRE-LA-VILLE, FR, (20070901), ISSN 1017-4656, pages 89 - 116, XP007908773 [A] 1-28 * the whole document *
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