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EP1080425 - MULTILEVEL IMAGE GRID DATA STRUCTURE AND IMAGE SEARCH METHOD USING THE SAME [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  21.12.2012
Database last updated on 02.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip21.12.2012Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.01.2013  [2013/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics, Inc.
20, Yoido-Dong
Youngdungpo-Gu
Seoul 150-010 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]For all designated states
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
20, Yoido-Dong, Youngdungpo-ku
Seoul 150-010 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / KIM, Hyeon, Jun, Hansin Life Apt.
109-302, Bundang-Dong, Bundang-Ku
Sungnam, Kyungki-Do 463-030 / KR
02 / JUN, Sung, Bae
804, Siheung 4-Dong, Siheung, Kumchun-ku
Seoul 153-034 / KR
03 / LEE, Jin, Soo
Samik Apt. 101-804, 573, Machun 2-Dong
Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-122 / KR
 [2001/10]
Representative(s)McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/10]McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell, et al
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT / GB
Application number, filing date00902188.228.01.2000
[2001/10]
WO2000KR00070
Priority number, dateKR1999000318401.02.1999         Original published format: KR 9903184
[2001/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0054181
Date:14.09.2000
Language:EN
[2000/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1080425
Date:07.03.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 14.09.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.09.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.04.2002
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30
[2001/10]
CPC:
G06F16/5838 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT,   NL [2004/21]
Former [2001/10]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:MEHRSCHICHTIGE GRID-DATEN-STRUKTUR UND BILDSUCHVERFAHREN DIESE VERWENDEND[2001/10]
English:MULTILEVEL IMAGE GRID DATA STRUCTURE AND IMAGE SEARCH METHOD USING THE SAME[2001/10]
French:STRUCTURE DE DONNEES DE GRILLE D'IMAGE A PLUSIEURS NIVEAUX ET PROCEDE DE RECHERCHE D'IMAGE UTILISANT CETTE STRUCTURE[2001/10]
Entry into regional phase20.10.2000National basic fee paid 
20.10.2000Search fee paid 
20.10.2000Designation fee(s) paid 
20.10.2000Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.10.2000Examination requested  [2001/10]
02.08.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.12.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.02.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.02.2012Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2013/04]
06.09.2012Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2013/04]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  02.08.2005
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2002Renewal fee patent year 03
07.01.2003Renewal fee patent year 04
22.01.2004Renewal fee patent year 05
17.01.2005Renewal fee patent year 06
18.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 07
18.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 08
24.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 09
25.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
28.01.2010Renewal fee patent year 11
24.01.2011Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4728558  (ONO TOSHIO [JP], et al) [X] 1 * column 2, line 16 - column 4, line 2 *;
 [X]US5608862  (ENOKIDA MIYUKI [JP]) [X] 1 * column 2, line 62 - column 3, line 55; figures 1,2 *;
 [XA]  - STARK H-G, "ON IMAGE RETRIEVAL WITH WAVELETS", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMAGING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, WILEY AND SONS, NEW YORK, US, (19960921), vol. 7, no. 3, ISSN 0899-9457, pages 200 - 210, XP000637422 [X] 1 * page 200, column L, line 1 - page 203, column R, line 3; figures 1-4 * [A] 5

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(199623)7:3<200::AID-IMA6>3.0.CO;2-C
 [X]  - JACOBS C E ET AL, "FAST MULTIRESOLUTION IMAGE QUERYING", COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCEEDINGS. LOS ANGELES, AUG. 6 - 11, 1995, COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCEEDINGS (SIGGRAPH), NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19950806), ISBN 0-89791-701-4, pages 277 - 286, XP000546238 [X] 1,5 * the whole document *
 [A]  - YIHONG G ET AL, "AN IMAGE DATABASE SYSTEM WITH FAST IMAGE INDEXING CAPABLITIY BASED ON COLOR HISTOGRAMS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGION 10 ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (TENCON). SINGAPORE, 22 - 26 AUG., 1994, NEW YORK, IEEE, US, (19940822), vol. 1 CONF. 9, ISBN 0-7803-1863-3, pages 407 - 411, XP000529510 [A] 5 * page 407, column L, line 1 - page 409, column L, line 17; figures 1,2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.1994.369269
International search[Y]JPH10269322  (NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE);
 [A]JPH11238077  (MINOLTA CO LTD)
 [Y]  - Dantong Yu, Lei Zhu, Aidong Zhang, Ling Bian, Scientific and Statistical Database Management, 1999, Eleventh International Conference on Pulbished, 1999, page 277, This Conference was Held 28-30 July 1999.
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