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EP About this file: EP2377072

EP2377072 - METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE FOR RECOGNISING BARCODES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  07.10.2016
Database last updated on 23.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.08.2018Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): BG		published on 19.09.2018  [2018/38]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
ETH Zurich
Raemistrasse 101/ETH Transfer
8092 Zurich / CH
[2011/42]
Inventor(s)01 / ADELMANN, Robert
Ekkehardstrasse 32
CH-8006 Zürich / CH
 [2011/42]
Representative(s)Frei Patent Attorneys
Frei Patentanwaltsbüro AG
Hagenholzstrasse 85
8050 Zürich / CH
[N/P]
Former [2015/49]Müller, Markus Andreas
Frei Patentanwaltsbüro
Postfach 1771
8032 Zürich / CH
Former [2011/42]Müller, Markus Andreas
Frei Patentanwaltsbüro Postfach 1771
8032 Zürich / CH
Application number, filing date10700373.311.01.2010
[2015/49]
WO2010EP00081
Priority number, dateEP2009000047015.01.2009         Original published format: EP 09000470
[2011/42]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2010081664
Date:22.07.2010
Language:DE
[2010/29]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2377072
Date:19.10.2011
Language:DE
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 22.07.2010 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2011/42]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP2377072
Date:02.12.2015
Language:DE
[2015/49]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP22.07.2010
ClassificationIPC:G06K7/14, G06N3/02, G06T1/00, G06T5/00
[2015/26]
CPC:
G06K7/14 (EP,US); G06K7/1491 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2011/42]G06K7/14
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2015/49]
Extension statesALNot yet paid
BANot yet paid
RSNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND TRAGBARES GERÄT ZUM ERKENNEN VON BARCODES[2011/42]
English:METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE FOR RECOGNISING BARCODES[2011/42]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PORTATIF POUR LA DÉTECTION DE CODES À BARRES[2011/42]
Entry into regional phase12.07.2011National basic fee paid 
12.07.2011Designation fee(s) paid 
12.07.2011Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure12.07.2011Examination requested  [2011/42]
27.02.2012Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
19.06.2015Communication of intention to grant the patent
15.10.2015Fee for grant paid
15.10.2015Fee for publishing/printing paid
15.10.2015Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
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  19.06.2015
Opposition(s)05.09.2016No opposition filed within time limit [2016/45]
Fees paidRenewal fee
12.12.2011Renewal fee patent year 03
13.12.2012Renewal fee patent year 04
16.12.2013Renewal fee patent year 05
07.01.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipBG02.12.2015
CY02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
MK02.12.2015
MT02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
[2018/38]
Former [2018/28]CY02.12.2015
CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
MK02.12.2015
MT02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2017/47]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
MT02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2016/49]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SI02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2016/42]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
MC02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2016/39]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
LU11.01.2016
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2016/38]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
SM02.12.2015
GR03.03.2016
IS02.04.2016
Former [2016/36]CZ02.12.2015
EE02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
IS02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
RO02.12.2015
SK02.12.2015
GR03.03.2016
Former [2016/34]CZ02.12.2015
HR02.12.2015
IS02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
GR03.03.2016
Former [2016/31]HR02.12.2015
IS02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
LV02.12.2015
GR03.03.2016
Former [2016/25]HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
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GR03.03.2016
Former [2016/24]HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
GR03.03.2016
Former [2016/23]HR02.12.2015
LT02.12.2015
Former [2016/20]LT02.12.2015
Cited inInternational search[A]US5401949  (ZIEMACKI MICHAEL S [US], et al) [A] 1-14* abstract *;
 [A]US5682030  (KUBON DANIEL GEORGE [US]) [A] 1-14 * column 20, line 42 - line 48 *;
 [A]US2007119943  (MADEJ DARIUSZ [US]) [A] 1-14 * paragraph [0015] *
by applicant   - J. KIM; H. LEE, "Joint nonuniform illumination estimation and deblurring for bar code signals", OPT. EXPRESS, (2007), vol. 15, doi:doi:10.1364/OE.15.014817, pages 14817 - 14837, XP002494851

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.014817
    - TA-HSIN LI; KE-SHIN LII, "Deblurring Two-Tone Images by A Joint Estimation Approach Using Higher-Order Statistics", SPW-HOS '97, (1997), doi:doi:10.1109/HOST.1997.613497, page 108, XP010239826

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HOST.1997.613497
    - S. ESEDOGLU, "Blind deconvolution of bar code signals", INVERSE PROBL., (2004), vol. 20, doi:doi:10.1088/0266-5611/20/1/007, pages 121 - 135, XP020030623

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0266-5611/20/1/007
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