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EP About this file: EP0864996

EP0864996 - Portable electronic device and method for personal identification [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  01.12.2000
Database last updated on 20.12.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.12.2000Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 17.01.2001 [2001/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/38]For all designated states
Hitachi, Ltd.
6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ohki, Masaru
51-33, Wagahara-1-chome
Tokorozawa-shi / JP
02 / Sakaguchi, Takahiro
5-7, Mihoricho-5-chome
Akishima-shi / JP
03 / Sato, Kazutaka
9-20-A208, Akebono-2-chome
Kashiwa-shi / JP
[1998/38]
Representative(s)Beetz & Partner mbB
Patentanwälte
Prinzregentenstraße 54
80538 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/38]Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte
Steinsdorfstrasse 10
80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date98104471.212.03.1998
[1998/38]
Priority number, dateJP1997005879513.03.1997         Original published format: JP 5879597
[1998/38]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0864996
Date:16.09.1998
Language:EN
[1998/38]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0864996
Date:15.09.1999
[1999/37]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:G07C9/00, G06K19/00
[1999/37]
CPC:
G07F7/1008 (EP,US); G06Q20/341 (EP); G06Q20/40145 (EP);
G06V40/12 (EP,US); G06V40/50 (EP,US); G07C9/257 (EP);
G07C9/26 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [1998/38]G06K19/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/21]
Former [1998/38]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Tragbare elektronische Vorrichtung und Personenidentifizierungsverfahren[1998/38]
English:Portable electronic device and method for personal identification[1998/38]
French:Dispositif électronique portable et méthode d'identification de personnes[1998/38]
Examination procedure16.03.2000Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2001/03]
23.08.2000Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: examination fee not paid in time  [2001/03]
Fees paidPenalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85b EPC 1973
22.05.2000M01   Not yet paid
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.03.200003   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]GB2171828  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-9 * the whole document *;
 [XAY]EP0343580  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1,3-9 * abstract * * column 3, line 10 - line 54 * * column 4, line 25 - column 6, line 49 * * column 7, line 11 - column 11, line 29 * * figures 1-4,9; claim - * [A] 10-21 [Y] 2,22,23;
 [Y]US5157424  (CRAVEN JACK [US], et al) [Y] 2 * abstract *;
 [A]US5228094  (VILLA PIERRE [FR]) [A] 13-16 * abstract * * column 1, line 46 - column 2, line 54 * * figures 1-4; claims 1-4 *;
 [A]US5386104  (SIME IAIN R F [GB]) [A] 1-24;
 [YA]EP0651357  (IBM [US]) [Y] 22,23 * abstract * * column 2, line 4 - column 5, line 50 * * column 6, line 15 - column 7, line 28 * * column 8, line 34 - column 9, line 8 * * figures 1,2,7,8; claims 1-5,8 * [A] 17-21;
 [A]DE19515123  (ORGA KARTENSYSTEME GMBH [DE]) [A] 1-12 * abstract * * column 3, line 25 - column 6, line 58 * * figures 1-3 *;
 [A]EP0731426  (NELDON P JOHNSON [US])
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