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EP2036048 - METHOD OF APPROXIMATING POLYGONS AND POLYHEDRA [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  05.06.2015
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip05.06.2015Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 08.07.2015  [2015/28]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Newscape Technology
Rue Paul Sabatier
22300 Lannion / FR
[2011/12]
Former [2009/12]For all designated states
Newscape Technology
4 Rue Ampère B.P 30255
22300 Lannion / FR
Inventor(s)01 / REY, Alain
78 rue de la Tombe-Issoire
75014 Paris / FR
 [2009/12]
Representative(s)Plasseraud IP
104 Rue de Richelieu
CS92104
75080 Paris Cedex 02 / FR
[N/P]
Former [2009/12]Cabinet Plasseraud
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09 / FR
Application number, filing date07765769.003.07.2007
[2009/12]
WO2007EP56661
Priority number, dateFR2006005281205.07.2006         Original published format: FR 0652812
[2009/12]
Filing languageFR
Procedural languageFR
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2008003687
Date:10.01.2008
Language:FR
[2008/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2036048
Date:18.03.2009
Language:FR
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 10.01.2008 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2009/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP10.01.2008
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/20, G06T17/20
[2009/12]
CPC:
G06T11/203 (EP); G06T17/20 (EP)
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,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/12]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUM APPROXIMIEREN VON POLYGONEN UND POLYHEDERN[2009/12]
English:METHOD OF APPROXIMATING POLYGONS AND POLYHEDRA[2009/12]
French:PROCEDE D ' APPROXIMATION DES POLYGONES ET DES POLYEDRES[2009/12]
Entry into regional phase31.12.2008National basic fee paid 
31.12.2008Designation fee(s) paid 
31.12.2008Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.12.2008Examination requested  [2009/12]
14.04.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
14.08.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.02.2015Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2015/28]
27.02.2015Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: renewal fee not paid in time  [2015/28]
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  14.04.2009
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.07.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
26.07.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
27.06.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2013Renewal fee patent year 07
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO2006027470  (REY ALAIN [FR]) [A] 1-10 * page 13, line 6 - page 14, line 27 * * figures 4a-4g *
 [X]  - KU K -M ET AL, "Polygonal approximation of digital curve by graduate iterative merging", ELECTRONICS LETTERS UK, (19950316), vol. 31, no. 6, ISSN 0013-5194, pages 444 - 446, XP002418610 [X] 1,2,4,7,10 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/el:19950319
 [A]  - LONGIN JAN LATECKI ET AL, "Extraction of key frames from videos by polygon simplification", SIGNAL PROCESSING AND ITS APPICATIONS, SIXTH INTERNATIONAL, SYMPOSIUM ON. 2001 AUG. 16-16, 2001, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, (20010816), vol. 2, ISBN 0-7803-6703-0, pages 643 - 646, XP010557133 [A] 1-10 * section 3 * * figure 1 *
 [A]  - SAYKOL E ET AL, "KiMPA: a kinematics-based method for polygon approximation", ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, ADVIS 2002. PROCEEDINGS (LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE VOL.2457) SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, GERMANY, (2002), ISBN 3-540-00009-7, pages 186 - 194, XP002418611 [A] 1-10 * abstract * * sections 1, 2.2, 3, 3.1 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-36077-8_18
 [A]  - DOUGLAS D H ET AL, "ALGORITHMS FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF POINTS REQUIRED TO REPRESENT A DIGITIZED LINE OR ITS CARICATURE", CANADIAN CARTOGRAPHER, YORK UNIVERSITY, DOWNSVIEW, CA, (1973), vol. 10, no. 2, ISSN 0008-3127, pages 112 - 122, XP009005710 [A] 1 * page 115 - page 117 * * figure 2 *
by applicant   - KU K-M, POLYGONAL APPROXIMATION OF DIGITAL CURVE BY GRADUATE ITERATIVE MERGING
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