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EP About this file: EP3425888

EP3425888 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED ROAD SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST PARTLY MODIFYING, ESPECIALLY INHIBITING OR LOCKING, AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, PHONE RESTRICTION DEVICE FOR ENHANCED ROAD SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST PARTLY MODIFYING, ESPECIALLY INHIBITING OR LOCKING, AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, USE OF A PHONE RESTRICTION APPLICATION, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.03.2021
Database last updated on 30.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.07.2019
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  07.12.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.03.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 14.04.2021  [2021/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Deutsche Telekom AG
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140
53113 Bonn / DE
[2019/02]
Inventor(s)01 / Sid Ali, Badie
Ubierstraße 69
53171 Bonn / DE
 [2019/02]
Representative(s)Schwöbel, Thilo K., et al
Kutzenberger Wolff & Partner
Waidmarkt 11
50676 Köln / DE
[2019/02]
Application number, filing date17179647.704.07.2017
[2019/02]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3425888
Date:09.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04M1/60, H04M1/725
[2019/02]
CPC:
H04M1/6075 (EP); H04M1/72463 (EP,US); H04K3/415 (EP);
H04K3/68 (EP); H04K2203/16 (EP); H04K2203/22 (EP);
H04M1/724631 (EP,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 [2019/33]
Former [2019/02]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:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM FÜR VERBESSERTE VERKEHRSSICHERHEIT EINES FAHRZEUGS UND SEINER INSASSEN DURCH MINDESTENS TEILWEISE MODIFIZIERUNG, INSBESONDERE HEMMUNG ODER VERRIEGELUNG, MINDESTENS EINER FUNKTION EINER MOBILKOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG IM FAHRZEUG, TELEFONEINSCHRÄNKUNGSVORRICHTUNG FÜR VERBESSERTE VERKEHRSSICHERHEIT EINES FAHRZEUGES UND SEINER INSASSEN DURCH MINDESTENS TEILWEISE MODIFIZIERUNG, INSBESONDERE HEMMUNG ODER VERRIEGELUNG, MINDESTENS EINER FUNKTION EINER MOBILKOMMUNIKATIONSVORRICHTUNG IM FAHRZEUG, VERWENDUNG EINER TELEFONEINSCHRÄNKUNGSANWENDUNG, PROGRAMM UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT[2019/02]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED ROAD SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST PARTLY MODIFYING, ESPECIALLY INHIBITING OR LOCKING, AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, PHONE RESTRICTION DEVICE FOR ENHANCED ROAD SAFETY OF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS BY MEANS OF AT LEAST PARTLY MODIFYING, ESPECIALLY INHIBITING OR LOCKING, AT LEAST ONE FUNCTIONALITY OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, USE OF A PHONE RESTRICTION APPLICATION, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT[2019/02]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR AMÉLIORER LA SÉCURITÉ D'UN VÉHICULE ROUTIER ET DE SES OCCUPANTS EN MODIFIANT AU MOINS PARTIELLEMENT, EN PARTICULIER EN INHIBANT OU EN BLOQUANT AU MOINS UNE FONCTIONNALITÉ D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION MOBILE À L'INTÉRIEUR DU VÉHICULE, DISPOSITIF DE RESTRICTION DE TÉLÉPHONE PERMETTANT D'AMÉLIORER LA SÉCURITÉ D'UN VÉHICULE ROUTIER ET DE SES OCCUPANTS EN MODIFIANT AU MOINS PARTIELLEMENT, EN PARTICULIER EN INHIBANT OU EN BLOQUANT AU MOINS UNE FONCTIONNALITÉ D'UN DISPOSITIF DE COMMUNICATION MOBILE À L'INTÉRIEUR DU VÉHICULE, UTILISATION D'UNE APPLICATION DE RESTRICTION DE[2019/02]
Examination procedure04.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.07.2019Examination requested  [2019/33]
09.07.2019Date on which the examining division has become responsible
09.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
29.01.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.04.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.11.2020
09.11.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.11.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/15]
04.12.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/15]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
22.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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