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EP About this file: EP2504794

EP2504794 - ON-SCREEN GUIDELINE-BASED SELECTIVE TEXT RECOGNITION [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.01.2020
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip03.01.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.02.2020  [2020/06]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
[2017/45]
Former [2012/40]For all designated states
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
Inventor(s)01 / LEE, Dar-shyang
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
02 / CHIEN, Lee-Feng
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain Viev, CA 94043 / US
03 / HSIEH, Aries
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
04 / TING, Pin
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
05 / WONG, Kin
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 / US
 [2012/40]
Representative(s)Hewett, Jonathan Michael Richard
Venner Shipley LLP
200 Aldersgate
London EC1A 4HD / GB
[N/P]
Former [2012/40]Round, Edward Mark
Marks & Clerk LLP
90 Long Acre
London
WC2E 9RA / GB
Application number, filing date10833737.906.10.2010
WO2010US51632
Priority number, dateUS2009062652025.11.2009         Original published format: US 626520
[2012/40]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2011066040
Date:03.06.2011
Language:EN
[2011/22]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2504794
Date:03.10.2012
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 03.06.2011 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2012/40]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US03.06.2011
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP09.07.2014
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/22, G06K9/20, G06K9/03, H04N5/232
[2014/32]
CPC:
G06V30/142 (EP,US); G06V30/224 (KR); G06K7/10 (KR);
G06V20/62 (EP,US); G06V30/133 (EP,US); G06V30/1456 (EP,US);
H04N23/68 (EP,US); H04N23/6812 (EP,US); H04N23/682 (EP,US);
G06V30/10 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2012/40]G06K9/18
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   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,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2012/40]
TitleGerman:SELEKTIVE TEXTERKENNUNG AUF BASIS VON FÜHRUNGSLINIEN AUF DEM BILDSCHIRM[2012/40]
English:ON-SCREEN GUIDELINE-BASED SELECTIVE TEXT RECOGNITION[2012/40]
French:RECONNAISSANCE DE TEXTE SELECTIVE BASEE SUR UNE LIGNE DIRECTRICE SUR ECRAN[2012/40]
Entry into regional phase08.06.2012National basic fee paid 
08.06.2012Search fee paid 
08.06.2012Designation fee(s) paid 
08.06.2012Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.06.2012Examination requested  [2012/40]
02.02.2015Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
12.05.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.09.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
11.11.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.04.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.09.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 09.09.2019
09.09.2019Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
13.09.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/06]
23.09.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/06]
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  12.05.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.10.2012Renewal fee patent year 03
28.10.2013Renewal fee patent year 04
27.10.2014Renewal fee patent year 05
27.10.2015Renewal fee patent year 06
27.10.2016Renewal fee patent year 07
27.10.2017Renewal fee patent year 08
29.10.2018Renewal fee patent year 09
Penalty fee
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31.10.201910   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US6473523  (NEWMAN WILLIAM M [GB], et al) [X] 1,2,4,14,15 * the whole document *;
 [X]EP1411460  (NEC CORP [JP]) [X] 1,2,14,15 * paragraphs [0026] - [0031]; figures 5a,5b,5c *;
 [X]US2006142054  (WANG KONGQIAO [CN], et al) [X] 1,2,14,15 * abstract *;
 [X]US7428569  (FUJIHARA MASAHIRO [JP]) [X] 1,2,14,15* column 10; figure 10 *;
 [X]  - "BabelSnap! demo", (20090821), URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOyyklS0eb4, (20140701), XP054975437 [X] 1,2,14,15 * the whole document *
 [X]  - spapadim's channel, "WordSnap OCR - Live Capture", (20090828), URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhUOWbOmn6s, (20140701), XP054975438 [X] 1,2,14,15 * the whole document *
International search[A]US2003218070  (TSIKOS CONSTANTINE J [US], et al);
 [Y]US2006098899  (KING MARTIN T [US], et al);
 [Y]US2009009532  (HALLBERG BRYAN SEVERT [US])
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