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EP0548893 - Character segmentation using an associative memory for optical character recognition [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  17.10.1997
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip11.07.2008Change - representativepublished on 13.08.2008  [2008/33]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Eastman Kodak Company
343 State Street
Rochester, NY 14650-2201 / US
[N/P]
Former [1993/26]For all designated states
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Gaborski, Roger S., c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Patent Legal Staff, 343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
02 / Barski, Lori Lynn, c/o Eastman Kodak Company
Patent Legal Staff, 343 State Street
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 / US
[1993/26]
Representative(s)Wagner, Karl H., et al
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/33]Wagner, Karl H., et al
Wagner & Geyer Partnerschaft Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
80538 München / DE
Former [1994/11]Wagner, Karl H., et al
WAGNER & GEYER Patentanwälte Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
D-80538 München / DE
Former [1993/26]Wagner, Karl H.
WAGNER & GEYER, Patentanwälte, Gewürzmühlstrasse 5
D-80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date92121732.921.12.1992
[1993/26]
Priority number, dateUS1991081147720.12.1991         Original published format: US 811477
[1993/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0548893
Date:30.06.1993
Language:EN
[1993/26]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0548893
Date:16.03.1994
Language:EN
[1994/11]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP27.01.1994
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/66, G06K9/34
[1994/11]
CPC:
G06V30/19147 (EP,US); G06F18/214 (US); G06V30/194 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1993/26]G06K9/34
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1993/26]
TitleGerman:Zeichentrennung für optische Zeichenerkennung mit Verwendung eines Assoziativspeichers[1993/26]
English:Character segmentation using an associative memory for optical character recognition[1993/26]
French:Segmentation de caractères pour la reconnaissance de caractères, utilisant une mémoire associative[1993/26]
Examination procedure08.09.1994Examination requested  [1994/44]
30.01.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.1997Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [1997/49]
10.07.1997Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [1997/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.12.1994Renewal fee patent year 03
18.12.1995Renewal fee patent year 04
09.12.1996Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[X]  - K FUKUSHIMA ET AL, "character recognition with selective attention", INT. JOINT CONF. ON NEURAL NETWORKS, SEATTLE, WA, (19910708), vol. I, pages 593 - 8, XP000239701 [X] 1,7,8 * Section "1. Introduction" * * Section "Backward paths" * * Section "Search area";; figure 2 *
 [A]  - B WODROW, N K GUPTA ET AL, "Punish/reward: learning with a critic in adaptive threshold systems", IEEE SMC, (197309), vol. SMC-3, no. 5, pages 455 - 65 [A] 2,9 * Section "Selective bootstrap adaptation: learning by 'reward and punishment'";; figures 2,3 *
 [A]  - J J HOPFIELD, "Neural networks and physical systems with emergent collective computational abilities", PROC. NAT. ACAD. SCI. USA, BIOPHYSICS, (198204), vol. 79, pages 2554 - 8 [A] 6 * abstract *
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