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EP1452887 - Method for calculating the position of a mobile terminal, positioning system, and position calculation apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	The application has been refused Status updated on 08.06.2012 Database last updated on 24.04.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	08.06.2012	Refusal of application	published on 11.07.2012 [2012/28]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Hitachi, Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2004/36]	For all designated states Hitachi Ltd. 6, Kanda Surugadai 4-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / Tsunehara, Katsuhiko Hitachi Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1, Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	02 / Fujishima, Kenzaburo Hitachi Ltd. Intell.Prop.Grp. New Marunouchi Bldg. 1-5-1, Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8220 / JP
	[2004/36]
Representative(s)	Beetz & Partner mbB Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstraße 54 80538 München / DE
	[N/P]
Former [2004/36]	Beetz & Partner Patentanwälte Steinsdorfstrasse 10 80538 München / DE
Application number, filing date	04001965.5	29.01.2004
	[2004/36]
Priority number, date	JP20030050919	27.02.2003 Original published format: JP 2003050919
	[2004/36]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP1452887
	Date:	01.09.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/36]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP1452887
	Date:	29.06.2005
	[2005/26]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.05.2005
Classification	IPC:	G01S5/02, G01S5/14, G01S11/06	[2005/26]
	CPC:	G01S5/14 (EP,US); G01S11/06 (EP,US); G01S5/0257 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2004/36]	G01S5/02, G01S5/14
Designated contracting states	DE, FR, GB, IT [2006/12]
Former [2004/36]	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
Title	German:	Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Position eines mobilen Endgerätes, Ortungssystem und Vorrichtung zur Positionsbestimmung	[2004/36]
	English:	Method for calculating the position of a mobile terminal, positioning system, and position calculation apparatus	[2004/36]
	French:	Procédé de détermination de la position d'un terminal mobile, système de localisation et dispositif de détermination de position	[2004/36]
Examination procedure	20.12.2005	Examination requested [2006/08]
	18.01.2006	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	29.05.2006	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.02.2009	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	17.08.2009	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	17.02.2012	Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2012
	24.02.2012	Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/28]
	05.03.2012	Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/28]
	07.03.2012	Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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 18.01.2006
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	26.01.2006	Renewal fee patent year 03
	31.01.2007	Renewal fee patent year 04
	31.01.2008	Renewal fee patent year 05
	02.02.2009	Renewal fee patent year 06
	01.02.2010	Renewal fee patent year 07
	31.01.2011	Renewal fee patent year 08
	Penalty fee
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	31.01.2012	09 M06 Not yet paid
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Documents cited:	Search	[A]US5675344 (TONG LEON [US], et al) [A] 1-17 * column 1, lines 37-45 *;
		[A]US5943014 (GILHOUSEN KLEIN S [US]) [A] 1-17 * column 15, line 58 - column 16, line 54 *;
		[X]WO0026687 (MOTOROLA INC [US]) [X] 1,8 * page 1, line 5 - page 3, line 8 * * page 4, line 11 - page 5, line 2 * * page 5, line 25 - page 7, line 2 *;
		[Y]US2001034223 (RIESER CHRISTIAN J [US], et al) [Y] 6,15 * paragraphs [0009] , [0010] * * paragraphs [0034] - [0042] * * paragraphs [0051] - [0061] * * paragraph [0286] *;
		[XY]EP1233280 (HITACHI LTD [JP]) [X] 1-5,7-14,16,17 * paragraphs [0001] - [0007] * * paragraphs [0009] - [0033] * * paragraphs [0067] - [0083] * * paragraphs [0084] - [0099] * [Y] 6,15;
		[A] - WATANABE K ET AL, "A study on the accuracy of a CDMA-based location system", VTC SPRING 2002. IEEE 55TH. VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. PROCEEDINGS. BIRMINGHAM, AL, MAY 6 - 9, 2002, IEEE VEHICULAR TECHNOLGY CONFERENCE, NEW YORK, NY : IEEE, US, (20020506), VOL. 1 OF 4. CONF. 55, ISBN 0-7803-7484-3, pages 2018 - 2022, XP010622171 [A] 1-17 * the whole document * DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VTC.2002.1002977

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