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EP2972721 - CROSS-REALITY SELECT, DRAG, AND DROP FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.03.2020
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  12.10.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip06.03.2020Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.04.2020  [2020/15]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Elwha LLC
3150 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98005-4046 / US
[2016/03]
Inventor(s)01 / FEIN, Gene
1198 Ridgecrest Pl
Westlake, California 91362 / US
02 / LEVIEN, Royce A.
145 Larch Rd Apt 1
Cambridge MA 02138-3316 / US
03 / LORD, Richard T.
13005 Foxglove Drive NW
Gig Harbor, Washington 98332 / US
04 / LORD, Robert W.
1410 41st Ave. E
Seattle, Washington 98112 / US
05 / MALAMUD, Mark A.
1508 Ninth Ave. W
Seattle, Washington 98119 / US
06 / RINALDO, John D., Jr.
1560 134th Ave. SE 301
Bellevue, Washington 98005-8030 / US
07 / TEGREENE, Clarence T.
5910 E Mercer Way
Mercer Island, Washington 98040 / US
 [2016/03]
Representative(s)Fleuchaus, Michael A., et al
Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechsanwälte
Steinerstraße 15/Haus A
81369 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2016/03]Fleuchaus, Michael A., et al
Fleuchaus & Gallo Partnerschaft mbB
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte
Steinerstrasse 15/A
81369 München / DE
Application number, filing date14770115.513.03.2014
[2016/03]
WO2014US25579
Priority number, dateUS20131384071215.03.2013         Original published format: US201313840712
[2016/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014151366
Date:25.09.2014
Language:EN
[2014/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2972721
Date:20.01.2016
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 25.09.2014 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2016/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR25.09.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.10.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/048, G06F3/01, G06F3/0486
[2016/45]
CPC:
G06F3/0486 (EP,US); G06F3/011 (EP,US); G06F3/013 (EP,US);
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G06Q30/0643 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2016/03]G06F3/048, G06F3/01
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 [2016/03]
TitleGerman:REALITÄTSÜBERGREIFENDE AUSWAHL UND DRAG&DROP FÜR AUGMENTED-REALITY-SYSTEME[2016/03]
English:CROSS-REALITY SELECT, DRAG, AND DROP FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS[2016/03]
French:SÉLECTION, GLISSEMENT ET DÉPOSE EN RÉALITÉ MIXTE POUR SYSTÈMES DE RÉALITÉ AUGMENTÉE[2016/03]
Entry into regional phase15.10.2015National basic fee paid 
15.10.2015Search fee paid 
15.10.2015Designation fee(s) paid 
15.10.2015Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure15.10.2015Examination requested  [2016/03]
02.05.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.10.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.02.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.11.2019Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.12.2019
22.11.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2020/15]
02.12.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2020/15]
04.12.2019Date 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  15.10.2018
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.03.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
07.03.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
08.03.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
08.03.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2418563  (PANTECH CO LTD [KR]) [X] 1-4,8-11,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0027] - paragraph [0077] * * figures 2-8 * [I] 5-7,12-14;
 [XI]EP2442539  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0094] - paragraph [0104] * * figures 3A-4C * [I] 2-7,9-14;
 [XI]EP1271293  (NOKIA CORP [FI]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0026] - paragraph [0059] * * figures 2A-5 * [I] 2-7,9-14;
 [XI]US2001044858  (REKIMOTO JUNICHI [JP]) [X] 1,8,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0452] - paragraph [0455] * * figures 41-43 * [I] 2-7,9-14;
 [XI]  - JUN REKIMOTO ET AL, "CyberCode", DESIGNING AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS, ACM, 2 PENN PLAZA, SUITE 701 NEW YORK NY 10121-0701 USA, (20000401), doi:10.1145/354666.354667, pages 1 - 10, XP058240882 [X] 1,8,15 * the whole document * [I] 2-7,9-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/354666.354667
 [XI]  - REKIMOTO J ET AL, "Augment-able reality: situated communication through physical and digital spaces", WEARABLE COMPUTERS, 1998. DIGEST OF PAPERS. SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPO SIUM ON PITTSBURGH, PA, USA 19-20 OCT. 1998, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19981019), doi:10.1109/ISWC.1998.729531, ISBN 978-0-8186-9074-7, pages 68 - 75, XP032146668 [X] 1,8,15 * the whole document * [I] 2-7,9-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729531
 [XI]  - BUTZ A ET AL, "Enveloping users and computers in a collaborative 3D augmented reality", AUGMENTED REALITY, 1999. (IWAR '99). PROCEEDINGS. 2ND IEEE AND ACM INT ERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA 20-21 OCT. 1999, LOS ALAMITOS, CA, USA,IEEE COMPUT. SOC, US, (19991020), doi:10.1109/IWAR.1999.803804, ISBN 978-0-7695-0359-2, pages 35 - 44, XP010358762 [X] 1,8,15 * the whole document * [I] 2-7,9-14

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IWAR.1999.803804
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