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EP About this file: EP1403806

EP1403806 - Receptionist robot system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  19.04.2019
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip19.04.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 22.05.2019  [2019/21]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2004/14]For all designated states
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome
Minato-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Sakagami, Yoshiaki
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
02 / Matsunaga, Shinichi
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
03 / Higaki, Nobuo
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
04 / Kanai, Kazunori
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
05 / Sumida, Naoaki
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
06 / Oohashi, Takahiro
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
07 / Hashimoto, Sachie
c/o K.K. Honda Gijutsu Kenkyusho 4-1, Chuo 1-chome
Wako-shi Saitama-ken / JP
 [2004/14]
Representative(s)Dehns
St. Bride's House
10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2004/14]Hague, Alison Jane
Frank B. Dehn & Co., European Patent Attorneys, 179 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4EL / GB
Application number, filing date03256006.224.09.2003
[2004/14]
Priority number, dateJP2002027774024.09.2002         Original published format: JP 2002277740
[2004/14]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1403806
Date:31.03.2004
Language:EN
[2004/14]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1403806
Date:16.06.2004
[2004/25]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.04.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/60, B62D57/032
[2004/24]
CPC:
G06Q99/00 (EP,US); G10L15/26 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2004/14]G06F17/60
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   NL [2005/10]
Former [2004/14]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Rezeptionsrobotersystem[2004/14]
English:Receptionist robot system[2004/14]
French:Système de robot réceptionniste[2004/14]
Examination procedure15.12.2004Examination requested  [2005/06]
17.12.2004Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
12.04.2005Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IT, LU, MC, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
06.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
15.05.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.02.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
18.08.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.11.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/21]
14.11.2018Date of oral proceedings
02.01.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
04.01.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/21]
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  06.11.2008
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.09.2005Renewal fee patent year 03
11.09.2006Renewal fee patent year 04
12.09.2007Renewal fee patent year 05
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 06
11.09.2009Renewal fee patent year 07
14.09.2010Renewal fee patent year 08
29.09.2011Renewal fee patent year 09
12.09.2012Renewal fee patent year 10
12.09.2013Renewal fee patent year 11
12.09.2014Renewal fee patent year 12
11.09.2015Renewal fee patent year 13
13.09.2016Renewal fee patent year 14
11.09.2017Renewal fee patent year 15
10.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 16
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
25.01.2005AT   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005BE   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005BG   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005CH   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005CY   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005CZ   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005DK   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005EE   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005ES   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005FI   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005GR   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005HU   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005IE   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005IT   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005LU   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005MC   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005PT   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005RO   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005SE   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005SI   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005SK   M01   Not yet paid
25.01.2005TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[Y]  - HIROSHI G. OKUNO, KAZUHIRO NAKADAI, HIROAKI KITANO, "Social Interaction of Humanoid Robot Based on Audio-Visual Tracking", PROC. OF 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS (IEA/AIE-2002), Cairns, Australia, (20020630), URL: http://www.symbio.jst.go.jp/~okuno/ieaaie-02.pdf, (20040415), XP002277079 [Y] 1-21 * abstract * * page 3 - page 8 *
 [Y]  - HIROSHI G. OKUNO, KAZUHIRO NAKADAI, HIROAKI KITANO, "Non-Verbal ELIZA-like Human Behaviors in Human-Robot Interaction through Real-Time Auditory and Visual Multiple-Talker Tracking", THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL COGNITIVE ROBOTICS WORKSHOP (COGROB2002), Edmonton, Canada, (20020731), pages 59 - 65, URL: http://www.symbio.jst.go.jp/~okuno/cogrob02.pdf, (20040415), XP002277080 [Y] 1-21 * abstract * * page 59, column 2, paragraph 2 - page 64, column 2, paragraph 4 *
 [Y]  - "Honda's Advanced Humanoid Robot 'ASIMO' Makes U.S Debut", HONDA NEWS & MEDIA CENTER, (20020214), URL: http://asimo.honda.com/docs/news/newsarticle_0008.asp, (20040415), XP002277081 [Y] 1-21 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - "Honda's Humanoid Robot 'ASIMO' Rings Opening Bell at the NYSE", HONDA CORPORATE NEWS, (20020215), URL: http://world.honda.com/news/2002/c020215.html, (20040415), XP002277082 [Y] 1-21 * the whole document *
 [Y]  - "Honda Introduces New ASimo Humanoid Robot for Rental Business", HONDA CORPORATE NEWS, (20011112), URL: http://world.honda.com/news/2001/c011112.html, (20040415), XP002277083 [Y] 1-21 * the whole document *
by applicantJPH02240684
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