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EP1636734 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BIOMETRIC IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  20.06.2008
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip20.06.2008Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 23.07.2008  [2008/30]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Aprilis, Inc.
5 Clock Tower Place, Suite 200
Maynard, MA 01754 / US
[2006/12]
Inventor(s)01 / FEDELE, Vincent
Post Office Box 061
Harvard, MA 01451 / US
02 / BERG, John, S.
58 Jefferson Road
Franklin, MA 02038 / US
03 / BUTLER, Christopher, J.
Suite 9, 269 Broadway
Arlington, MA 02474 / US
04 / FARRAHER, Robert, David
24 Main Street 2
Somerville, MA 02145 / US
 [2006/12]
Representative(s)Greenwood, John David, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP
St Botolph's House
7-9 St Botolph's Road
Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/12]Greenwood, John David, et al
Graham Watt & Co LLP St Botolph's House 7-9 St Botolph's Road Sevenoaks
Kent TN13 3AJ / GB
Application number, filing date04755715.221.06.2004
[2006/12]
WO2004US19713
Priority number, dateUS20030480008P21.06.2003         Original published format: US 480008 P
US20030519792P13.11.2003         Original published format: US 519792 P
US20030523068P18.11.2003         Original published format: US 523068 P
[2006/12]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005001752
Date:06.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1636734
Date:22.03.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.01.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP06.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2006/12]
CPC:
G06V40/1324 (EP,US); G06V40/1353 (US); G06V40/1359 (US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2006/12]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BIOMETRISCHEN BILDVERARBEITUNG[2006/12]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING BIOMETRIC IMAGES[2006/12]
French:PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES BIOMETRIQUES[2006/12]
Entry into regional phase13.01.2006National basic fee paid 
13.01.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.01.2006Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2006Examination requested  [2006/12]
04.10.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.01.2008Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2008/30]
11.02.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2008/30]
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.06.200704   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]  - JIANG X ET AL, "Detecting the fingerprint minutiae by adaptive tracing the gray-level ridge", PATTERN RECOGNITION, ELSEVIER, KIDLINGTON, GB, (200105), vol. 34, no. 5, ISSN 0031-3203, pages 999 - 1013, XP004321319 [X] 1-25,82-106,163-168,175-179,186 * Section 2. "Adaptive tracing the ridge of a fingerprint", Section 3. "Minutiae detection", Section 4. "Post-processing" *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-3203(00)00050-9
 [A]  - VIZCAYA P R ET AL, MULTI-RESOLUTION FUZZY APPROACH FOR SINGULARITY DETECTION IN FINGERPRINT IMAGES, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPIE, SPIE, BELLINGHAM, VA, US, PAGE(S) 46-56, (19961119), ISSN 0277-786X, XP000957351 [A] 1-25,82-106,163-168,175-179,186 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.266803
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