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EP About this file: EP3848890

EP3848890 - BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  26.01.2024
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  11.06.2021
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  14.03.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip03.09.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
260, Toyota 3-chome
Oguchi-cho
Niwa-gun, Aichi 480-0195 / JP
For all designated states
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1, Toyota-cho
Toyota-shi
Aichi 471-8571 / JP
[2021/28]
Inventor(s)01 / OHASHI, Yosuke
c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
260, Toyota 3-chome, Oguchi-cho
Niwa-gun, Aichi 480-0195 / JP
02 / OWAKI, Rijin
c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
260, Toyota 3-chome, Oguchi-cho
Niwa-gun, Aichi 480-0195 / JP
03 / ANDO, Takahiko
c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
260, Toyota 3-chome, Oguchi-cho
Niwa-gun, Aichi 480-0195 / JP
04 / OHTA, Yasuhisa
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 1, Toyota-
cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
05 / GOTO, Yuya
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 1, Toyota-
cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
06 / TAKADA, Naoyuki
c/o TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, 1, Toyota-
cho
Toyota-shi, Aichi 471-8571 / JP
07 / OGAWA, Daisuke
c/o KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
260, Toyota 3-chome, Oguchi-cho
Niwa-gun, Aichi 480-0195 / JP
 [2021/28]
Representative(s)Betten & Resch
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
Maximiliansplatz 14
80333 München / DE
[2021/28]
Application number, filing date19858492.228.08.2019
[2021/28]
WO2019JP33783
Priority number, dateJP2018016527004.09.2018         Original published format: JP 2018165270
[2021/28]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2020050115
Date:12.03.2020
Language:JA
[2020/11]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3848890
Date:14.07.2021
Language:EN
[2021/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP12.03.2020
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.06.2022
ClassificationIPC:G06V40/13, G06V40/12
[2022/29]
CPC:
G06V40/1376 (EP,US); G06F21/32 (US); A61B5/1172 (EP);
A61B5/6893 (EP); B60R25/252 (US); G06V40/12 (EP);
G06V40/1306 (EP,US); G06V40/63 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2021/28]G06T7/00
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 [2021/28]
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR BIOMETRISCHEN AUTHENTIFIZIERUNG[2021/28]
English:BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE[2021/28]
French:DISPOSITIF D'AUTHENTIFICATION BIOMÉTRIQUE[2021/28]
Entry into regional phase01.04.2021Translation filed 
06.04.2021National basic fee paid 
06.04.2021Search fee paid 
06.04.2021Designation fee(s) paid 
06.04.2021Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.04.2021Examination requested  [2021/28]
28.11.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.01.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.05.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 03
31.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 04
31.08.2023Renewal fee patent year 05
02.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2014294259  (LEE HEON-TAK [KR]) [X] 1-5,8-10 * abstract * * paragraphs [0010] - [0012] - [0 45] , [0 53] , [0 56] - [0058] - [0097] * [I] 6,7;
 [A]  - FERNANDO ALONSO-FERNANDEZ ET AL, "A Comparative Study of Fingerprint Image-Quality Estimation Methods", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION FORENSICS AND SECURITY, IEEE, USA, (20071201), vol. 2, no. 4, doi:10.1109/TIFS.2007.908228, ISSN 1556-6013, pages 734 - 743, XP011196791 [A] 1-10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2007.908228
International search[Y]JP2000166900  (SONY CORP) [Y] 5-10* , paragraph [0012] (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2002298126  (FUJITSU LTD) [X] 1 * , paragraphs [0002], [0009], [0015], [0018], [0029]-[0030], [0033] (Family: none) * [Y] 2-10;
 [Y]JP2017052380  (TOKAI RIKA CO LTD) [Y] 2-10 * , paragraphs [0065]-[0066], [0071]-[0072] (Family: none) *
by applicantJP2008174095
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