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EP4339557 - A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR INITIALIZING A LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  13.03.2026
Database last updated on 11.04.2026
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.01.2025
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  19.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  16.02.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.03.2026Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 15.04.2026 [2026/16]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Volvo Autonomous Solutions AB
405 08 Göteborg / SE
[2024/12]
Inventor(s)01 / Chandru, Rajashekar
413 19 Göteborg / SE
02 / Berglind, Niclas
413 19 Göteborg / SE
 [2024/12]
Representative(s)Kransell & Wennborg KB
P.O. Box 2096
403 12 Göteborg / SE
[N/P]
Former [2024/12]Valea AB
Box 1098
405 23 Göteborg / SE
Application number, filing date22196162.616.09.2022
[2024/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4339557
Date:20.03.2024
Language:EN
[2024/12]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.03.2023
ClassificationIPC:G01C21/16, G01C25/00, G01C21/00
[2024/12]
CPC:
G01C21/183 (EP); G01C21/387 (US); G01C21/3874 (EP);
G01C25/005 (EP); G01S19/48 (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 [2024/43]
Former [2024/12]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 statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:COMPUTERIMPLEMENTIERTES VERFAHREN ZUR INITIALISIERUNG EINES LOKALISIERUNGSSYSTEMS FÜR EIN FAHRZEUG[2024/12]
English:A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR INITIALIZING A LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE[2024/12]
French:PROCÉDÉ MIS EN OEUVRE PAR ORDINATEUR POUR INITIALISER UN SYSTÈME DE LOCALISATION POUR UN VÉHICULE[2024/12]
Examination procedure16.09.2024Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2024Examination requested  [2024/43]
16.09.2024Date on which the examining division has become responsible
04.02.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
13.05.2025Reply to a communication from the examining division
31.07.2025Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.2025Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2026/16]
17.12.2025Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2026/16]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2024Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.09.202504   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[IY] JP2006275856  (ZANAVY INFORMATICS KK et al.)
 [IY] US2021239471  (CUI PIAOYANG et al.) [I] 1-5,7-15 * paragraphs [0008] - [0016] - [0 22] , [0 28] - [0048] *[Y] 6
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 [Y] US2013024104  (STAEHLIN ULRICH et al.) [Y] 6 * paragraphs [0003] , [0 11] , [0 42] *
 [A]   NOBIS FELIX ET AL: "Persistent Map Saving for Visual Localization for Autonomous Vehicles: An ORB-SLAM 2 Extension", 2020 FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ECOLOGICAL VEHICLES AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES (EVER), IEEE, 10 September 2020 (2020-09-10), pages 1 - 9, XP033849773, DOI: 10.1109/EVER48776.2020.9243094

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EVER48776.2020.9243094
ExaminationUS2016370189
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