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EP1679655 - FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH METHOD, FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH SYSTEM, AND FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  02.11.2007
Database last updated on 14.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.02.2010Change - representativepublished on 10.03.2010  [2010/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Seiko Epson Corporation
4-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2006/28]For all designated states
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
4-1, Nishi-shinjuku 2-chome Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 163-0811 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAGAHASHI, Toshinori, Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano 3928502 / JP
02 / HYUGA, Takashi, Seiko Epson Corporation
3-5, Owa 3-chome
Suwa-shi, Nagano 3928502 / JP
 [2006/28]
Representative(s)MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2010/10]MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München / DE
Former [2006/28]Hoffmann, Eckart
Bahnhofstrasse 103
82166 Gräfelfing / DE
Application number, filing date04792484.015.10.2004
[2006/28]
WO2004JP15267
Priority number, dateJP2003036721028.10.2003         Original published format: JP 2003367210
[2006/28]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005041128
Date:06.05.2005
Language:EN
[2005/18]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1679655
Date:12.07.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 06.05.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/28]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.05.2005
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP26.02.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/62
[2007/13]
CPC:
G06T7/73 (EP,US); G06V40/165 (EP,US); G06T2207/30201 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2006/28]G06T7/00
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2007/05]
Former [2006/28]AT,  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 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
TitleGerman:GESICHTSBILDKANDIDATENBEREICHSUCHVERFAHREN, -SYSTEM UND -PROGRAMM[2006/28]
English:FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH METHOD, FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH SYSTEM, AND FACE IMAGE CANDIDATE AREA SEARCH PROGRAM[2006/28]
French:PROCÉDÉ, SYSTÈME ET PROGRAMME DE RECHERCHE DE ZONES CANDIDATES D'UNE IMAGE DE VISAGE[2006/28]
Entry into regional phase28.07.2005Translation filed 
28.07.2005National basic fee paid 
28.07.2005Search fee paid 
28.07.2005Designation fee(s) paid 
28.07.2005Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.07.2005Examination requested  [2006/29]
29.05.2007Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2007/49]
04.07.2007Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2007/49]
Fees paidRenewal fee
26.10.2006Renewal fee patent year 03
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2003059092  (OKUBO ATSUSHI [JP], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0091] ** paragraph [0106] - paragraph [0119] *;
 [X]US2003108244  (LI ZIQING [CN], et al) [X] 1-10 * paragraph [0022] - paragraph [0035]; figure 3 *;
 [X]  - GONG S ET AL, "Dynamic Vision: from Images to Face Recognition, PASSAGE", DYNAMIC VISION : FROM IMAGES TO FACE RECOGNITION, LONDON : IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS, GB, (2000), ISBN 1-86094-181-8, page 50,51,97-101,121-123,233, XP002416966 [X] 1-10 * the whole document *
International search[X]JP2002157596  (SONY CORP)
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