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EP About this file: EP1946247

EP1946247 - METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN MAKING A DECISION ON BIOMETRIC DATA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  24.08.2012
Database last updated on 15.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip04.10.2013Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): HU		published on 06.11.2013  [2013/45]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Thales
45, rue de Villiers
92200 Neuilly Sur Seine / FR
[2008/30]
Inventor(s)01 / BEAUDET, Jean
14 rue du Pilat
42410 PELUSSIN / FR
 [2011/42]
Former [2008/30]01 / BEAUDET, Jean
35, rue Gambetta
F-92100 Boulogne Billancourt / FR
Representative(s)Esselin, Sophie, et al
Marks & Clerk France
Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
Immeuble Visium
22 Avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
[N/P]
Former [2012/09]Esselin, Sophie, et al
Marks & Clerk France
Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
Immeuble Visium
22, Avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Former [2008/33]Chaverneff, Vladimir, et al
Marks & Clerk France 31-33 Avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cédex / FR
Former [2008/30]Chaverneff, Vladimir, et al
Marks & Clerk France 31-33 Avenue Aristide Briand
94117 Arcueil Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date06819224.402.11.2006
[2008/30]
WO2006EP68028
Priority number, dateFR2005001135308.11.2005         Original published format: FR 0511353
[2008/30]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007054458
Date:18.05.2007
Language:FR
[2007/20]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1946247
Date:23.07.2008
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 18.05.2007 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2008/30]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1946247
Date:19.10.2011
Language:FR
[2011/42]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP18.05.2007
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/62
[2011/42]
CPC:
G06V40/10 (EP,US); G06F18/254 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2008/30]G06K9/68
Designated contracting statesAT,   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 [2008/30]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR HILFE BEIM TREFFEN EINER ENTSCHEIDUNG ÜBER BIOMETRISCHE DATEN[2008/30]
English:METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN MAKING A DECISION ON BIOMETRIC DATA[2008/30]
French:PROCEDE D'AIDE A LA PRISE DE DECISION POUR LA COMPARAISON DE DONNEES BIOMETRIQUES[2008/30]
Entry into regional phase07.05.2008National basic fee paid 
07.05.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
07.05.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.05.2008Examination requested  [2008/30]
04.06.2008Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
10.09.2008Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
13.03.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
02.03.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.12.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.01.2011
14.01.2011Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
24.02.2011Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.07.2011Fee for grant paid
01.07.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  10.09.2008
Opposition(s)20.07.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/39]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.11.2008Renewal fee patent year 03
12.11.2009Renewal fee patent year 04
12.11.2010Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipAT19.10.2011
CY19.10.2011
CZ19.10.2011
DK19.10.2011
EE19.10.2011
FI19.10.2011
HU19.10.2011
IE19.10.2011
IT19.10.2011
LT19.10.2011
LV19.10.2011
NL19.10.2011
PL19.10.2011
RO19.10.2011
SE19.10.2011
SI19.10.2011
SK19.10.2011
TR19.10.2011
LU02.11.2011
BE30.11.2011
CH30.11.2011
LI30.11.2011
MC30.11.2011
BG19.01.2012
GR20.01.2012
ES30.01.2012
IS19.02.2012
PT20.02.2012
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PL19.10.2011
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LU02.11.2011
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Cited inInternational search[X]US5661666  (PAWLAK ROBERT J [US]) [X] 1-6,8,9 * abstract * * columns 2-4 *;
 [X]US2003031348  (KUEPPER WOLFGANG [DE], et al) [X] 1-6,8,9* paragraphs [0024] , [0025] , [0064] - [0068] - [0083] , [0090] - [0098] *;
 [X]  - PRABHAKAR S ET AL, "Decision-level fusion in fingerprint verification", PATTERN RECOGNITION, ELSEVIER, KIDLINGTON, GB, (200204), vol. 35, no. 4, ISSN 0031-3203, pages 861 - 874, XP004329459 [X] 1-6,8,9 * Sections 2, 3.1, 3.3, 5 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-3203(01)00103-0
by applicantUS5661666
 US2003031348
    - "Decision- level fusion fingerprint verification", PRABHAKAR ET AL., Pattern recognition, ELSEVIER, (200204), vol. 35, pages 861 - 874
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