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EP1845492 - AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.10.2010
Database last updated on 31.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip01.10.2010No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 03.11.2010  [2010/44]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [2007/42]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / ABE, Hiroshi, c/o Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku, Tokyo / JP
 [2007/42]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2007/42]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte, Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date05800163.727.10.2005
[2007/42]
WO2005JP20165
Priority number, dateJP2004033650019.11.2004         Original published format: JP 2004336500
[2007/42]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2006054445
Date:26.05.2006
Language:EN
[2006/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1845492
Date:17.10.2007
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2006 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2007/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1845492
Date:25.11.2009
Language:EN
[2009/48]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP26.05.2006
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.03.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2008/13]
CPC:
G06T7/0012 (EP,US); G06T7/00 (KR); G06F18/00 (KR);
G06V10/469 (EP,US); G06V40/10 (EP,US); G06V40/1347 (EP,US);
H04L9/32 (KR); G06T2207/10048 (EP,US); G06T2207/30101 (EP,US);
G06V40/14 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2007/42]G06T7/00, H04L9/32
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2008/09]
Former [2007/42]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
HRNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
YUNot yet paid
TitleGerman:AUTHENTIFIZIERUNGSVORRICHTUNG, AUTHENTIFIZIERUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2007/42]
English:AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM[2007/42]
French:DISPOSITIF, PROCEDE D'AUTHENTIFICATION, ET PROGRAMME[2007/42]
Entry into regional phase11.05.2007Translation filed 
11.05.2007National basic fee paid 
11.05.2007Search fee paid 
11.05.2007Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2007Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2007Examination requested  [2007/42]
13.06.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2008Reply to a communication from the examining division
08.05.2009Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.08.2009Fee for grant paid
27.08.2009Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)EP09014303.3  / EP2159737
EP10008196.7  / EP2249287
Opposition(s)26.08.2010No opposition filed within time limit [2010/44]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.10.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
13.10.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[A]WO9951138  (PRECISE BIOMETRICS AB [SE]) [A] 1,7,13 * abstract * * page 16, line 12 - page 17, line 2 *;
 [X]EP1197912  (KUNIEDA HIROAKI [JP]) [X] 1,7,13 * abstract * * paragraph [0005] - paragraph [0019] *;
 [A]EP1376465  (BIONICS CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1,7,13 * abstract * * page 28 *;
 [A]  - BULLITT E ET AL, "MEASURING TORTUOSITY OF THE INTRACEREBRAL VASCULATURE FROM MRA IMAGES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, PISCATAWAY, NJ, US, (200309), vol. 22, no. 9, ISSN 0278-0062, pages 1163 - 1171, XP001233566 [A] 1,2,7,8,13,14 * abstract * * page 1166, column R, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2003.816964
 [A]  - CROSS J M ET AL, "Thermographic imaging of the subcutaneous vascular network of the back of the hand for biometric identification", SECURITY TECHNOLOGY, 1995. PROCEEDINGS. INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 29TH ANNUAL 1995 INTERNATIONAL CARNAHAN CONFERENCE ON SANDERSTEAD, UK 18-20 OCT. 1995, NEW YORK, NY, USA,IEEE, US, (19951018), ISBN 0-7803-2627-X, pages 20 - 35, XP010196386 [A] 1,2,7,8,13,14 * abstract * * page 23, column R, paragraph 5 - page 25, column L *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CCST.1995.524729
 [A]  - SEN A ET AL, "Improved coronary vessel tracking using non-linear filter enhanced X-ray angiograms", PROCEEDINGS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. MAGNIFICENT MILESTONES AND EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING' (CAT. NO.97CH36136) IEEE PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (1997), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-4262-3, pages 573 - 576 vol.2, XP002465153 [A] 1,2,7,8,13,14 * abstract * * page 699, column L, paragraph 2 - page 700, column R, paragraph 3 *
International search[Y]JPS63138477  (NEC CORP);
 [Y]JPS6476368  (FUJITSU LTD);
 [Y]JPH11195119  (FUJITSU LTD);
 [A]JP2004178606  (HITACHI LTD)
by applicantEP1197912
    - ELISABETH BULLITT ET AL., "Measuring Tortuosity of the intracerebral Vasculature From MRA Images", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING, IEEE SERVICE CENTER, (200309), vol. 22, no. 9, pages 1163 - 1671
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