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EP1162565 - Image collation method and apparatus and recording medium storing image collation program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2001/50]Imaghe collation method and apparatus and recording medium storing image collation program
[2002/03]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.03.2008
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.03.2008No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.04.2008  [2008/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
[2007/21]
Former [2001/50]For all designated states
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
3-1, Otemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8116 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Adachi, Takuya
Ntt Intell. Property, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
02 / Shigematsu, Satoshi
Ntt Intellectual Property, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
03 / Hatano, Takahiro
Ntt Intellectual Property, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
04 / Nakanishi, Mamoru
Ntt Intellectual Property, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
05 / Machida, Katsuyuki
Ntt Intellectual Property, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8585 / JP
 [2001/50]
Representative(s)Wenzel & Kalkoff
Patentanwälte
Meiendorfer Strasse 89
22145 Hamburg / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/50]Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff
Grubesallee 26
22143 Hamburg / DE
Application number, filing date01250206.807.06.2001
[2001/50]
Priority number, dateJP2000017334209.06.2000         Original published format: JP 2000173342
[2001/50]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1162565
Date:12.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/50]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1162565
Date:15.12.2004
[2004/51]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1162565
Date:23.05.2007
Language:EN
[2007/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.10.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/64
[2001/50]
CPC:
G06V40/1365 (EP,US); G06V10/7515 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2005/36]
Former [2001/50]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Gerät zum Bildvergleich und Mittel zum Speichern des Bildvergleichsprogramms[2001/50]
English:Image collation method and apparatus and recording medium storing image collation program[2002/03]
French:Méthode et appareil d'appariement d'images et moyen de stockage du programme d'appariement d'images[2001/50]
Former [2001/50]Imaghe collation method and apparatus and recording medium storing image collation program
Examination procedure19.01.2005Examination requested  [2005/11]
14.04.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
22.10.2005Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.10.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
30.11.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
29.03.2007Fee for grant paid
29.03.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)26.02.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
29.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
29.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
29.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US4581760  (SCHILLER MICHAEL [US], et al) [A] 11,12,23* abstract *;
 [XY]US4690554  (FROELICH RONALD W [US]) [X] 1-8,18,20-22,26-34,40-48 * abstract * * column 6, line 24 - line 44 * [Y] 9-17,19,23-25,35-39,49,50;
 [A]EP0251504  (IDENTIX INC [US]) [A] 11,12,23 * abstract *;
 [XY]US4983036  (FROELICH RONALD W [US]) [X] 1-8,18,20-22,26-34,40-48 * abstract * * column 4, line 12 - line 23 * * claim 1 * [Y] 9-17,19,23-25,35-39,49,50;
 [Y]US5633947  (SIBBALD ALASTAIR [GB]) [Y] 9,10,35,36,49,50 * abstract * * column 2, line 8 - line 14 * * column 4, line 53 - line 56 *;
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 [Y]  - KOBAYASHI T, "A FINGERPRINT IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD FOR NETWORK USER IDENTIFICATION", PROCEEDINGS ICCI 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING & INFORMATION, 28 MAY 1992, TORONTO, CA, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, US, (19920528), pages 369 - 372, XP000404461 [Y] 16,19,25 * page 371, section Thinning *
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