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EP2718900 - SYSTEM FOR FINGER RECOGNITION AND TRACKING [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  28.01.2018
Database last updated on 21.05.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip11.05.2018Refusal of applicationpublished on 13.06.2018  [2018/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052 / US
[2015/17]
Former [2014/16]For all designated states
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / AMBRUS, Anthony
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
02 / LEE, Kyungsuk David
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
03 / CAMPBELL, Andrew
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
04 / HALEY, David
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
05 / MOUNT, Brian
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
06 / ROBLES, Albert
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
07 / OSBORN, Daniel
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
08 / WRIGHT, Shawn
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
09 / SHARKASI, Nahil
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
10 / HILL, Dave
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
11 / MCCULLOCH, Daniel
c/o Microsoft Corporation
LCA - International Patents
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
 [2014/16]
Representative(s)CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London EC4N 6AF / GB
[N/P]
Former [2014/16]Fischer, Michael Maria, et al
Olswang Germany LLP
IP
Rosental 4
80331 Munich / DE
Application number, filing date12796347.804.06.2012
WO2012US40741
Priority number, dateUS201161493850P06.06.2011         Original published format: US 201161493850 P
US20111327701119.10.2011         Original published format: US201113277011
[2014/16]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO2012170349
Date:13.12.2012
Language:EN
[2012/50]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2718900
Date:16.04.2014
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.12.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2014/16]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR31.01.2013
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP15.01.2015
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00
[2015/08]
CPC:
A63F13/213 (EP,RU,US); G06T7/20 (KR,RU); G06F3/01 (KR);
A63F13/428 (EP,US); A63F13/44 (EP); G06F3/0425 (EP,RU,US);
G06F3/04883 (EP,RU,US); G06T11/20 (EP); G06T7/251 (EP);
G06V40/113 (EP,RU,US); G06V40/28 (EP,RU,US); A63F13/812 (EP);
A63F2300/1087 (EP,US); A63F2300/6045 (EP,US); A63F2300/6607 (EP,US);
A63F2300/6615 (EP); G06T2207/10028 (EP); G06T2207/30196 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2014/16]G06T7/20
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 [2014/16]
TitleGerman:SYSTEM ZUR FINGERERKENNUNG UND -VERFOLGUNG[2014/16]
English:SYSTEM FOR FINGER RECOGNITION AND TRACKING[2014/16]
French:SYSTÈME DE RECONNAISSANCE ET DE SUIVI DE DOIGT[2014/16]
Entry into regional phase25.11.2013National basic fee paid 
25.11.2013Search fee paid 
25.11.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
25.11.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.11.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
25.11.2013Examination requested  [2014/16]
13.02.2015Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.06.2015Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.10.2016Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.11.2016Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.01.2018Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 08.03.2018
29.01.2018Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2018/24]
08.02.2018Application refused, date of legal effect [2018/24]
08.03.2018Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  13.02.2015
Fees paidRenewal fee
09.06.2014Renewal fee patent year 03
05.06.2015Renewal fee patent year 04
31.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 05
16.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2011025689  (PEREZ KATHRYN STONE [US], et al) [X] 1,6,10 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [0004] * * paragraph [0017] - paragraph [0018] * * paragraph [0024] - paragraph [0033]; figures 1,2 * * paragraph [0043] - paragraph [0052] * [I] 2-5,7-9;
 [IA]  - OUISSEM BEN HENIA ET AL, "A NEW DEPTH-BASED FUNCTION FOR 3D HAND MOTION TRACKING", doi:10.5220/0003378106530658, ISBN 978-989-8425-47-8, (20110305), pages 653 - 660, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION THEORY AND APPLICATIONS: VISAPP 2011, VILAMOURA, ALGARVE, PORTUGAL, MARCH 5 - 7, 2011, SCITEPRESS, URL: http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/Link.aspx?doi=10.5220/0003378106530658, (20141219), XP008173970 [I] 1,3,6,10 * sections 1-6 * * figures 1,2,3; table 1 * [A] 2,4,5,7-9

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0003378106530658
 [I]  - O. BEN HENIA ET AL, "A Two-Step Minimization Algorithm For Model-Based Hand Tracking", WSCG 2010: FULL PAPERS PROCEEDINGS: 18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN CENTRAL EUROPE ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS, VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER VISION IN CO-OPERATION WITH EUROGRAPHICS, P. 189-196., (20100101), ISBN 978-8-08-694388-6, XP055159442 [I] 1,6,10 * sections 1, 3-6 *
 [I]  - WANQING LI ET AL, "Action recognition based on a bag of 3D points", COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION WORKSHOPS (CVPRW), 2010 IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA, (20100613), ISBN 978-1-4244-7029-7, pages 9 - 14, XP031728460 [I] 1,6,10 * sections 1-6 * * figures 1-3; tables 1-2 *
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