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EP1585345 - Method and apparatus for automatic white balance [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  28.08.2009
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.08.2009Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 30.09.2009  [2009/40]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
1341 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale
California 94089 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/41]For all designated states
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
1341 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale
California 94089 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Shi, Ge
880 East Fremont Avenue, Apt. 629
Sunnyvale, California 94087 / US
 [2005/41]
Representative(s)Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP
City Tower
40 Basinghall Street
London EC2V 5DE / GB
[N/P]
Former [2005/41]Hackney, Nigel John, et al
Mewburn Ellis LLP York House, 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP / GB
Application number, filing date05251045.023.02.2005
[2005/41]
Priority number, dateUS2004081363530.03.2004         Original published format: US 813635
[2005/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1585345
Date:12.10.2005
Language:EN
[2005/41]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP1585345
Date:14.05.2008
[2008/20]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP11.04.2008
ClassificationIPC:H04N9/73
[2005/41]
CPC:
H04N1/6086 (EP,US); H04N23/88 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2005/41]
TitleGerman:Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum automatischen Weissabgleich[2005/41]
English:Method and apparatus for automatic white balance[2005/41]
French:Procédé et appareil de balance des blancs automatique[2005/41]
Examination procedure05.11.2008Examination requested  [2008/51]
27.11.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.04.2009Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2009/40]
12.05.2009Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2009/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.02.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
25.02.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
26.02.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]EP0530738  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1 * column 13, line 45 - column 16, line 19 *;
 [A]JP2000224608  (FUJI PHOTO FILM CO LTD) [A] 1 * the whole document *;
 [X]US2002106206  (TAKESHITA TETSUYA [JP]) [X] 1-5,10 * paragraph [0047] - paragraph [0061] *;
 US6952225  [ ] (HYODO MANABU [JP], et al) [ ] * column 7, line 14 - column 8, line 63 *
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