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EP0694881 - Efficient methods for the interpretation of a graphical programming language [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 06.02.2004 Database last updated on 17.09.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	06.02.2004	No opposition filed within time limit	published on 24.03.2004 [2004/13]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2000/27]	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
Former [1996/05]	For all designated states CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo / JP
	For all designated states CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde, NSW 2113 / AU
Inventor(s)	01 / Politis, George c/o Canon Information Systems Research Australia PTY LTD. 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 / AU
	02 / Long, Timothy Merrick c/o Canon Information Syst. Research Australia PTY LTD. 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde New South Wales 2113 / AU
	[2003/12]
Former [1996/05]	01 / Politis, George /o Canon Information Systems Research Australia PTY LTD. 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde, New South Wales 2113 / AU
	02 / Long, Timothy Merrick c/o Canon Information Syst. Research Australia PTY LTD. 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde New South Wales 2113 / AU
Representative(s)	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis Beresford Crump LLP 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1996/05]	Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date	95305144.8	24.07.1995
	[1996/05]
Priority number, date	AU1994PM07044	25.07.1994 Original published format: AU PM704494
	[1999/10]
Former [1996/05]	AU1995PM07044	25.07.1994
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0694881
	Date:	31.01.1996
	[1996/05]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0694881
	Date:	17.07.1996
	[1996/29]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0694881
	Date:	02.04.2003
	Language:	EN
	[2003/14]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.06.1996
Classification	IPC:	G06T11/60, G06F9/44	[1996/29]
	CPC:	G06T11/60 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1996/05]	G06T11/60
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB [1996/05]
Title	German:	Effizientes Verfahren zum Interpretieren graphischer Programmiersprache	[1996/05]
	English:	Efficient methods for the interpretation of a graphical programming language	[1996/05]
	French:	Procédé efficace pour l'interprétation d'un langage de programmation graphique	[1996/05]
Examination procedure	28.11.1996	Examination requested [1997/04]
	08.01.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	12.07.1999	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.08.2002	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	19.12.2002	Fee for grant paid
	19.12.2002	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)	05.01.2004	No opposition filed within time limit [2004/13]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	23.07.1997	Renewal fee patent year 03
	23.07.1998	Renewal fee patent year 04
	21.07.1999	Renewal fee patent year 05
	18.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.07.2001	Renewal fee patent year 07
	19.07.2002	Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]EP0325417 (TOSHIBA KK [JP]) [A] 1 * column 1, line 27 - line 42 * * claims 4,5 *;
		[X]EP0528631 (XEROX CORP [US]) [X] 1,2,10 * column 23, line 32 - column 24, line 6 * * column 3, line 14 - column 4, line 23; claim 1 * * column 8, line 28 - column 10, line 20 *;
		[PA]EP0647921 (XEROX CORP [US]) [PA] 1 * page 5, paragraph A3 * * page 8, paragraph A6 * * page 10, paragraph C2; figure 17 *;
		[A] - SCHONHUT J ET AL, "Constructive page description", IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS, MARCH 1991, USA, ISSN 0272-1716, vol. 11, no. 2, pages 71 - 78, XP002003654 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/38.75593
		[A] - WILLIAMS C S ET AL, "A visual language for image processing", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1990 IEEE WORKSHOP ON VISUAL LANGUAGES (CAT. NO.90TH0330-1), SKOKIE, IL, USA, 4-6 OCT. 1990, ISBN 0-8186-2090-0, 1990, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA, IEEE COMPUT. SOC, USA, pages 86 - 91, XP002003655 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WVL.1990.128387
		[A] - ROBINSON P J ET AL, "STANDARD PAGE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE", COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, (19890401), vol. 12, no. 2, pages 85 - 92, XP000120295 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-3664(89)90062-5
	Examination	US5307452
		- SHANTZIS M.A., "A model for efficient and flexible image computing.", PROCEEDINGS OF 21ST INTERNATIONAL SIGGRAPH CONFERENCE, ORLANDO USA, (19990724), pages 147 - 154
	by applicant	- "Compositing Digital Images", COMPUTER GRAPHICS, (198407), vol. 18, no. 3, pages 253 - 259

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