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EP About this file: EP1586072

EP1586072 - METHOD OF BINARISING IMAGES CONTAINING LINEAR STRUCTURES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2005/42]METHOD OF BINARIZING IMAGES CONTAINING LINEAR STRUCTURES
[2006/42]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.02.2008
Database last updated on 02.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip18.09.2009Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU, TR		published on 21.10.2009  [2009/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NXP B.V.
High Tech Campus 60
5656 AG Eindhoven / NL
[2007/30]
Former [2006/29]For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Steindamm 94
20099 Hamburg / DE
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  HU  IE  IT  LI  LU  MC  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Former [2005/42]For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Steindamm 94
20099 Hamburg / DE
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  HU  IE  IT  LU  MC  NL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / MEIER, Reinhard, Philips Int. Prop. & Stand. GmbH
Weisshausstr. 2
52066 Aachen / DE
 [2005/42]
Representative(s)Volmer, Georg
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Postfach 50 04 42
52088 Aachen / DE
[N/P]
Former [2005/42]Volmer, Georg
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH, Postfach 50 04 42
52088 Aachen / DE
Application number, filing date03777108.615.12.2003
[2005/42]
WO2003IB06034
Priority number, dateEP2003010002509.01.2003         Original published format: EP 03100025
[2005/42]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2004063975
Date:29.07.2004
Language:EN
[2004/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1586072
Date:19.10.2005
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 29.07.2004 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2005/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1586072
Date:04.04.2007
Language:EN
[2007/14]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP29.07.2004
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/38
[2005/42]
CPC:
G06V40/1347 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2005/42]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR BINÄRISIERUNG VON LINEARESTRUKTUREN ENTHALTENDEN BILDERN[2006/42]
English:METHOD OF BINARISING IMAGES CONTAINING LINEAR STRUCTURES[2006/42]
French:MÉTHODE POUR BINARISER DES IMAGES CONTENANT DES STRUCTURES LINEAIRES[2006/42]
Former [2005/42]VERFAHREN ZUR BINûRISIERUNG VON LINEARESTRUKTUREN ENTHALTENDEN BILDERN
Former [2005/42]METHOD OF BINARIZING IMAGES CONTAINING LINEAR STRUCTURES
Former [2005/42]PROCEDE POUR BINARISER DES IMAGES CONTENANT DES STRUCTURES LINEAIRES
Entry into regional phase09.08.2005National basic fee paid 
09.08.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
09.08.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.08.2005Examination requested  [2005/42]
08.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
04.09.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
06.10.2006Communication of intention to grant the patent
16.02.2007Fee for grant paid
16.02.2007Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)07.01.2008No opposition filed within time limit [2008/11]
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.01.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
02.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-3203(83)90002-X
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