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EP1631897 - AUTOMATIC ACCESS OF INTERNET CONTENT WITH A CAMERA-ENABLED CELL PHONE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  27.04.2012
Database last updated on 02.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.04.2012Refusal of applicationpublished on 30.05.2012  [2012/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Neomedia Technologies, Inc.
Suite 600, 2201 Second Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901 / US
[2006/10]
Inventor(s)01 / HUNTER, Kevin, D.
8381 Arborfield Court
Fort Myers, FL 33912 / US
 [2006/10]
Representative(s)Lucas, Brian Ronald
Lucas & Co.
135 Westhall Road
Warlingham, Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/10]Lucas, Brian Ronald
Lucas & Co. 135 Westhall Road Warlingham
Surrey CR6 9HJ / GB
Application number, filing date04776330.507.06.2004
[2006/10]
WO2004US17960
Priority number, dateUS20030476496P06.06.2003         Original published format: US 476496 P
[2006/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2005001628
Date:06.01.2005
Language:EN
[2005/01]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1631897
Date:08.03.2006
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.
[2006/10]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US04.08.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/06, G06F17/30
[2007/25]
CPC:
G06F16/9554 (EP,US); G06Q50/00 (KR); H04L67/06 (US);
Y10S707/99939 (US)
Former IPC [2006/10]G06F3/06
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 [2006/10]
Extension statesAL18.11.2005
HR24.11.2005
LT18.11.2005
LV18.11.2005
MK18.11.2005
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHER ZUGRIFF AUF INTERNET-INHALT MIT EINEM MOBILTELEPHON MIT KAMERAFÄHIGKEIT[2006/10]
English:AUTOMATIC ACCESS OF INTERNET CONTENT WITH A CAMERA-ENABLED CELL PHONE[2006/10]
French:ACCES AUTOMATIQUE A UN CONTENU INTERNET A L'AIDE D'UN TELEPHONE CELLULAIRE EQUIPE D'UNE CAMERA[2006/10]
Entry into regional phase18.11.2005National basic fee paid 
18.11.2005Search fee paid 
18.11.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
18.11.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.01.2005Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
18.11.2005Examination requested  [2006/10]
27.10.2006Observations by third parties
28.12.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.08.2008Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time
14.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.12.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2012/22]
01.12.2011Date of oral proceedings
05.01.2012Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2012/22]
05.01.2012Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
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  28.12.2007
Request for further processing for:The application is deemed to be withdrawn due to failure to reply to the examination report
14.10.2008Request for further processing filed
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.03.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2007Renewal fee patent year 04
29.05.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
01.06.2009Renewal fee patent year 06
17.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 07
06.06.2011Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]WO9803923  (ERNESTINE LLC [US], et al) [Y] 1-9,13-23,27 * abstract * * page 6, line 21 - page 8, line 14; claim - *;
 [X]EP0837406  (SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES INC [US]) [X] 1 * abstract * * page 8, line 48 - page 9, line 3 * * page 9, line 19 - line 30 * * page 15, line 43 * * page 16, line 26 - line 57 * * page 24, line 19 - line 25 *;
 [A]WO0028455  (AC PROPERTIES BV [NL], et al) [A] 1-6,10,13-18,22,23,27 * abstract ** page 33, line 30 - page 34, line 3 *;
 [DY]US6542933  (DURST JR ROBERT T [US], et al) [DY] 10-12 * column 2, line 65 - column 3, line 31; figure 2 * * column 5, line 32 - line 42 *;
 [Y]  - "Barcodes scannen mit der Digitalkamera des Nokia 7650", DYNETIC PRESSEARCHIV, Kaiserslautern, (20021002), page 1, URL: http://www.dynetic.de/de/comp/2002-10-02_airclic_mobilebarcoding-nokia7650.pdf, (20061020), XP002433046 [Y] 1-23,27 * the whole document *
 [A]  - "Nokia mit neuem Zubehör für Imaging-Mobiltelefone", GOLEM.DE - IT NEWS FÜR PROFIS, (20030312), page 1, URL: http://www.golem.de/print.php?a=24455, (20061020), XP002433047 [A] 24-26,28-30 * the whole document *
International search[Y]US5978773  (HUDETZ FRANK C [US], et al);
 [Y]US6512919  (OGASAWARA NOBUO [US]);
 [YP]US6625581  (PERKOWSKI THOMAS J [US]);
 [Y]US6655597  (SWARTZ JEROME [US], et al)
ExaminationWO0175629
    - "Chapter 5: Camera and Images", Anonymous, NOKIA 7650 - User's Guide, Nokia, (2002), pages 50 - 53
other   - KINNY CHENG, "The marriage of mobile phones and... barcodes?", IMOBILE, (20011206), 2, URL: http://www.imobile.com.au/WhatsNew/default.asp?ID=whatdec0102, XP003000175
    - NICHOLAS KELLNER, "E-Commerce mit Laserstrahlen", DIE WELT.DE, (20010221), URL: http://www.welt.de/data/2001/02/21/474932.html, XP003000176
    - "Barcodes scannen mit der Digitalkamera des Nokia 7650", PRESSEMITTEILUNG DYNETIC, (20021002), page 1, URL: http://www.dynetic.de/de/comp/news_arch02.asp ; http://www.dynetic.de/de/comp/2002-10-02_airclic_mobilebarcoding-nokia7650.pdf, XP003000177
    - "Handys von Nokia, Motorola und Sony Ericsson als Barcode-scanner", PRESSEMITTEILUNG DYNETIC, (20021105), pages 1 - 2, URL: http://www.dynetic.de/de/comp/2002-11-05_airclic_mobilebarcoding.pdf, XP003000178
    - "Handy-Barcode-Scanner - Einsatzmöglichkeiten in Handel und", PRESSEMITTEILUNG DYNATEC, (20030305), page 1, URL: http://www.dynetic.de/de/comp/2003-03-05_dynetic_special-hbs.pdf, XP003000179
    - "Preis-Info per Handy", (20021230), URL: http://www.guenstiger.de/GT/main.asp?pressespiegel=2002
    - "Scanner für sofortigen Preisvergleich", GUENSTIGER.DE, (20021221), URL: http://www.guenstiger.de/GT/main.asp?pressespiegel=2002
    - HELGE DENKER, "Das Handy wird zur Spardose", HAMBURGER ABENDBLATT, (20021105), pages 1 - 2, URL: http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/11/05/88835.html?prx=1, XP003000180
    - "Introducing 'pixecodes'", PRESENTATION SLIDES, (2003), pages 1 - 11, URL: http://www.messagetechconsulting.com/Introducing_Pixecodes.ppt, XP003000181
    - "Mobile Barcode-Scanning-Lösung für Handys", GOLEM.DE, (20010327), page 1, URL: http://www.golem.de/0103/13189.html, XP003000182
    - "Nokia mit neuem Zubehör für Imaging-Mobiltelefone", GOLEM.DE, (20030312), page 1, URL: http://www.golem.de/0303/24455.html, XP003000183
    - J. HENNE, "Konkurrierende Systeme, bereits existierende Ansaetze und Loesungen", EINE STUDIE, (20021206), pages 1 - 24, URL: http://www.viwame.de/dokumente/konkSysteme.pdf, XP003000184
    - INGRID RUEGGE, "Studie 'Technologische und anwendunsorientierte Potenziale mobiler, tragbarer Computersysteme'", STUDIE DES TECHNOLOGIE ZENTRUM INFORMATIK DER UNI BREMEN, (200201), pages 1 - 315, URL: http://www.tzi.de/~ruegge/PDF-Dateien/TZI-Bericht24_3.pdf, XP003000185
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