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EP About this file: EP1709564

EP1709564 - AUTOMATIC CONTRAST MEDIUM CONTROL IN IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  24.12.2010
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip24.12.2010Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 26.01.2011  [2011/04]
Applicant(s)For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Steindamm 94
20099 Hamburg / DE
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  HU  IE  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
[N/P]
Former [2009/47]For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Steindamm 94
20099 Hamburg / DE
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  HU  IE  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Former [2006/41]For:DE 
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH
Steindamm 94
20099 Hamburg / DE
For:AT  BE  BG  CH  CY  CZ  DK  EE  ES  FI  FR  GB  GR  HU  IE  IS  IT  LI  LT  LU  MC  NL  PL  PT  RO  SE  SI  SK  TR 
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Groenewoudseweg 1
5621 BA Eindhoven / NL
Inventor(s)01 / AACH, Til, c/o Philips Intellectual Property
Stan dards GmbH, Weisshausstrasse 2
52066 Aachen / DE
02 / CONDURACHE, A., c/o Philips Intellectual Property
Standards GmbH, Weisshausstrasse 2
52066 Aachen / DE
03 / ECK, Kai, c/o Philips Intellectual Property
Standards GmbH, Weisshausstrasse 2
52066 Aachen / DE
04 / BREDNO, Jörg, c/o Philips Intellectual Property
S tandards GmbH, Weisshausstrasse 2
52066 Aachen / DE
 [2006/41]
Representative(s)Schindelmann, Peter
C/o Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH
Elisenhof
Elisenstrasse 3
D-80335 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/18]Schindelmann, Peter
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München / DE
Former [2006/41]Volmer, Georg
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards GmbH, Postfach 50 04 42
52088 Aachen / DE
Application number, filing date05702602.306.01.2005
[2006/41]
WO2005IB50077
Priority number, dateEP2004010011915.01.2004         Original published format: EP 04100119
[2006/41]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2005071595
Date:04.08.2005
Language:EN
[2005/31]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1709564
Date:11.10.2006
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 04.08.2005 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2006/41]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP04.08.2005
ClassificationIPC:G06F19/00
[2006/41]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); G06T2207/10116 (EP,US); G06T2207/30104 (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 [2006/41]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTOMATISCHE KONTRASTMITTELSTEUERUNG IN BILDERN[2006/41]
English:AUTOMATIC CONTRAST MEDIUM CONTROL IN IMAGES[2006/41]
French:COMMANDE AUTOMATIQUE DE MILIEU DE CONTRASTE DANS DES IMAGES[2006/41]
Entry into regional phase16.08.2006National basic fee paid 
16.08.2006Designation fee(s) paid 
16.08.2006Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.08.2006Examination requested  [2006/41]
01.12.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.06.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
25.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
14.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.08.2010Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2011/04]
08.09.2010Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2011/04]
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.01.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.01.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
28.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 05
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.201006   M06   Not yet paid
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Cited inInternational search[X]US6052476  (QIAN JIANZHONG [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10-12 * abstract, col. 3 line 1-col. 6 line 23, col. 7 lines 40-50, col. 11 line 29-col 15 line 39 *;
 [X]US6195579  (CARROLL TIMOTHY J [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10-12 * abstract, col. 4 lines 5- col. 6 line 50, col. 11 line 1- col. 12 line 51, Fig. 9 *;
 [X]US6639211  (ANAND CHRISTOPHER K [US], et al) [X] 1-7,10-12 * abstract, Fig. 2, col. 5 line 55-col. 6 line 15, claims 1,5 *;
 [X]  - TORHEIM G ET AL, "FEATURE EXTRACTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF DYNAMIC CONTRAST-ENHANCED T2-WEIGHTED BREAST IMAGE DATA", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, IEEE INC. NEW YORK, US, (200112), vol. 20, no. 12, ISSN 0278-0062, pages 1293 - 1301, XP001101458 [X] 1-7,10-12 * abstract, section II.C *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/42.974924
 [X]  - JUNHWAN KIM ET AL, "A segmentation algorithm for contrast-enhanced images", PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHT IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION. (ICCV). NICE, FRANCE, OCT. 13 - 16, 2003, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION, LOS ALAMITOS, CA : IEEE COMP. SOC, US, (20031013), VOL. 2 OF 2. CONF. 9, ISBN 0-7695-1950-4, pages 502 - 509, XP010662330 [X] 1-7,10-12 * abstract, sections 1.1, 3-5, 7 *
 [XP]  - AACH T, CONDURACHE A, ECK K, BREDNO J, "Statistical Model Based Identification of Complete Vessel Tree Frames in Coronary Angiograms", COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING II, EDITED BY BOUMAN, MILLER, PROC. OF SPIE ELECTRONIC IMAGING, SPIE, (200405), vol. 5299, pages 283 - 294, XP002321038 [XP] 1-12 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.526605
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