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EP3151162 - BIOMETRIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  22.03.2024
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  19.07.2023
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.05.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.07.2017
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip22.03.2024Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 24.04.2024  [2024/17]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
[2019/36]
Former [2019/34]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
211-8588 Kanagawa / JP
Former [2017/14]For all designated states
FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi
211-8588 Kanagawa / JP
For all designated states
Fujitsu Frontech Limited
1776, Yanokuchi Inagi-shi
Tokyo 206-8555 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hama, Soichi
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
02 / Aoki, Takahiro
c/o FUJITSU LIMITED
1-1, Kamikodanaka 4-chome
Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588 / JP
03 / Iwaguchi, Isao
c/o FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
1776, Yanokuchi
Inagi-shi, Tokyo 206-8555 / JP
 [2017/14]
Representative(s)Hoffmann Eitle
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB
Arabellastraße 30
81925 München / DE
[2017/14]
Application number, filing date16190788.627.09.2016
[2017/14]
Priority number, dateJP2015019343430.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015193434
[2017/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3151162
Date:05.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/14]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP16.02.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06V10/147, G06V10/44, G06T7/13, G06V40/40, G06V40/12
[2023/31]
CPC:
G06V40/1382 (EP,US); G06F18/22 (US); G06T7/13 (EP,US);
G06T7/60 (US); G06V10/147 (EP,US); G06V10/443 (EP,US);
G06V40/1394 (US); G06V40/40 (EP,US); G06V40/70 (US);
H04N23/56 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/47]G06K9/00, G06K9/20, G06K9/46, G06T7/13
Former IPC [2017/14]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 [2017/34]
Former [2017/14]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
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERFASSUNG BIOMETRISCHER BILDER UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERFASSUNG BIOMETRISCHER BILDER[2017/14]
English:BIOMETRIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD[2017/14]
French:APPAREIL DE CAPTURE D'IMAGES BIOMÉTRIQUES ET PROCÉDÉ DE CAPTURE D'IMAGES BIOMÉTRIQUES[2017/14]
Examination procedure27.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
17.07.2017Examination requested  [2017/34]
18.08.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.05.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.09.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.11.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.01.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
20.07.2023Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.12.2023Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2024/17]
20.12.2023Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: fee for grant / fee for printing not paid in time  [2024/17]
Fees paidRenewal fee
03.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
02.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
01.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
02.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
08.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
Penalty fee
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30.09.202308   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2005265585  (ROWE ROBERT K [US]) [X] 1 * paragraph [0012] - paragraph [0013] * * paragraph [0040] - paragraph [0043] * * paragraph [0066] - paragraph [0068] ** figure 6 *;
 [X]US2008025579  (SIDLAUSKAS DAVID P [US], et al) [X] 1 * paragraph [0038] * * paragraph [0041] - paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0049] - paragraph [0052]; figure 4 * * paragraph [0057] - paragraph [0058] * * paragraph [0063] *;
 [XI]US2011064282  (ABRAMOVICH GIL [US], et al) [X] 1,8 * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0007] * * paragraph [0030] - paragraph [0033] * * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0063] * * paragraph [0070] * [I] 2-7,9-14;
 [XI]  - NIXON K A ET AL, "Multispectral fingerprint imaging for spoof detection", OPTOMECHATRONIC MICRO/NANO DEVICES AND COMPONENTS III : 8 - 10 OCTOBER 2007, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND; [PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE , ISSN 0277-786X], SPIE, BELLINGHAM, WASH, (20050328), vol. 5779, no. 1, doi:10.1117/12.606643, ISBN 978-1-62841-730-2, pages 214 - 225, XP008098861 [X] 1-3,5,8-10,12 * lines 4-12; page 215 * * Section 3; page 216 - page 217 * * figure 3 * * Section 4.3; page 220 * [I] 4,7,11,14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.606643
by applicantJPH0279181
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