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EP2596746 - PUPIL DETECTION DEVICE AND PUPIL DETECTION METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 25.09.2020 Database last updated on 13.07.2024
Former	The patent has been granted Status updated on 18.10.2019
Former	Grant of patent is intended Status updated on 16.07.2019
Most recent event Tooltip	08.07.2022	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): MK	published on 10.08.2022 [2022/32]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 20000 Mariner Avenue, Suite 200 Torrance, CA 90503 / US
	[2019/47]
Former [2014/30]	For all designated states Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America 20000 Mariner Avenue Suite 200 Torrance CA 90503 / US
Former [2013/22]	For all designated states Panasonic Corporation 1006, Oaza Kadoma Kadoma-shi Osaka 571-8501 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / TSUKIZAWA, Sotaro c/o Panasonic Corporation Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company 7F Twin OBP Panasonic Tower 2-1-61, Shiromi Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	02 / OKA, Kenji c/o Panasonic Corporation Intellectual Property Rights Operations Company 7F Twin OBP Panasonic Tower 2-1-61, Shiromi Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-6207 / JP
	[2013/22]
Representative(s)	Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Leopoldstraße 4 80802 München / DE
	[2019/47]
Former [2013/22]	Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München / DE
Application number, filing date	11809400.2	15.06.2011
	[2019/47]
	WO2011JP03411
Priority number, date	JP20100162964	20.07.2010 Original published format: JP 2010162964
	[2013/22]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO2012011221
	Date:	26.01.2012
	Language:	JA
	[2012/04]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP2596746
	Date:	29.05.2013
	Language:	EN
	[2013/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP2596746
	Date:	20.11.2019
	Language:	EN
	[2019/47]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	26.01.2012
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	28.07.2017
Classification	IPC:	A61B3/00, A61B3/113, G06T7/00, A61B5/18, G06K9/00, G06T7/73	[2019/30]
	CPC:	A61B3/113 (EP,US); A61B5/163 (EP); A61B5/18 (EP,US); G06T7/73 (EP,US); G06V40/19 (EP,US); G06T2207/30201 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [2017/35]	A61B3/113, G06T1/00, G06K9/00, G06T7/73, A61B5/18
	Former IPC [2013/22]	A61B3/113, G06T1/00
Designated contracting states	AL, 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 [2013/22]
Extension states	BA	Not yet paid
	ME	Not yet paid
Title	German:	PUPILLENERKENNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PUPILLENERKENNUNGSVERFAHREN	[2013/22]
	English:	PUPIL DETECTION DEVICE AND PUPIL DETECTION METHOD	[2013/22]
	French:	DISPOSITIF DE DÉTECTION DE PUPILLE ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION DE PUPILLE	[2013/22]
Entry into regional phase	20.03.2012	Translation filed
	20.03.2012	National basic fee paid
	20.03.2012	Search fee paid
	17.08.2012	Designation fee(s) paid
	17.08.2012	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	17.08.2012	Examination requested [2013/22]
	23.02.2018	Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
	17.07.2019	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	15.10.2019	Fee for grant paid
	15.10.2019	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	15.10.2019	Receipt 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 17.07.2019
Opposition(s)	21.08.2020	No opposition filed within time limit [2020/44]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	27.06.2013	Renewal fee patent year 03
	25.06.2014	Renewal fee patent year 04
	19.06.2015	Renewal fee patent year 05
	31.03.2016	Renewal fee patent year 06
	27.06.2017	Renewal fee patent year 07
	27.06.2018	Renewal fee patent year 08
	25.06.2019	Renewal fee patent year 09
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	HU	15.06.2011
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MK	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	GB	15.06.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
	[2022/32]
Former [2022/27]	HU	15.06.2011
	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CY	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	MT	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	GB	15.06.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2022/26]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	TR	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	GB	15.06.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/23]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	GB	15.06.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	BE	30.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	FR	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/22]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	GB	15.06.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/20]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	IE	15.06.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
	CH	30.06.2020
	LI	30.06.2020
Former [2021/15]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
	LU	15.06.2020
Former [2021/10]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	IT	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	MC	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/51]	AL	20.11.2019
	AT	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	PL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SI	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/37]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	SK	20.11.2019
	SM	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/36]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	DK	20.11.2019
	EE	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
	PT	12.04.2020
Former [2020/35]	AL	20.11.2019
	CZ	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RO	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/32]	AL	20.11.2019
	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/26]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	HR	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	RS	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/24]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
	IS	20.03.2020
Former [2020/23]	ES	20.11.2019
	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	LV	20.11.2019
	NL	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
	GR	21.02.2020
Former [2020/22]	FI	20.11.2019
	LT	20.11.2019
	SE	20.11.2019
	BG	20.02.2020
	NO	20.02.2020
Former [2020/21]	NO	20.02.2020
Documents cited:	Search	[Y]US5416317 (NISHIMURA HITOSHI [JP], et al) [Y] 2-10 * the whole document *;
		[A]JP2008246004 (UNIV SHIZUOKA NAT UNIV CORP) [A] 1-11* the whole document *;
		[XY]WO2010035472 (PANASONIC CORP [JP], et al) [X] 1,11 * abstract * * figures 1-8 * * paragraph [0031] - paragraph [0036] * * paragraph [0071] * * paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0091] * * paragraph [0142] - paragraph [0186] * * claims 1-7 * [Y] 2-10
	International search	[A]JP2005018405 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
		[A]JP2008246143 (HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK);
		[A]JP2009254525 (CALSONIC KANSEI CORP);
		[AP]JP2010220942 (YASKAWA INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO, et al)
	by applicant	JPH02213322
		JPH07248216
		JP2010162964

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