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EP3016068 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT ON BASIS OF VISUAL INFORMATION ON USER'S FINGERNAILS OR TOENAILS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application is deemed to be withdrawn
Status updated on  14.12.2018
Database last updated on 04.06.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip14.12.2018Application deemed to be withdrawnpublished on 16.01.2019  [2019/03]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Futureplay Inc.
180 Yeoksam-ro
Gangnam-gu
Seoul 135-929 / KR
[2016/18]
Inventor(s)01 / HWANG, Sung Jae
101-1405
40, Opaesan-ro 16ga-gil
Seongbuk-gu
Seoul 135-929 / KR
 [2016/18]
Representative(s)Zardi, Marco
M. Zardi & Co. SA
Via Pioda 6
6900 Lugano / CH
[2016/18]
Application number, filing date14816959.227.06.2014
[2016/18]
WO2014KR05767
Priority number, dateKR2013007443827.06.2013         Original published format: KR 20130074438
[2016/18]
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2014209071
Date:31.12.2014
Language:KO
[2014/53]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3016068
Date:04.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/18]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR31.12.2014
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP12.08.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G06F3/0346, G06F3/01, G06F3/00, G06F3/03, G06K9/00
[2016/37]
CPC:
G06F3/011 (EP,KR,US); G06F3/017 (KR,US); G06F3/005 (US);
G06F3/0304 (EP,KR,US); G06V40/113 (EP,KR,US)
Former IPC [2016/18]G06T7/00, G06F3/0346
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 [2016/18]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR BESTIMMUNG VON BENUTZEREINGABEN AUF DEN FINGER- ODER FUSSNÄGELN VON BENUTZERN[2016/18]
English:METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING USER INPUT ON BASIS OF VISUAL INFORMATION ON USER'S FINGERNAILS OR TOENAILS[2016/18]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET DISPOSITIF DE DÉTERMINATION D'UNE SAISIE D'UTILISATEUR SUR LA BASE D'INFORMATIONS VISUELLES CONCERNANT LES ONGLES DES MAINS OU DES PIEDS D'UN UTILISATEUR[2016/18]
Entry into regional phase29.12.2015Translation filed 
22.01.2016National basic fee paid 
22.01.2016Search fee paid 
22.01.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
22.01.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure22.01.2016Examination requested  [2016/18]
07.03.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.04.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
15.08.2018Application deemed to be withdrawn, date of legal effect  [2019/03]
11.09.2018Despatch of communication that the application is deemed to be withdrawn, reason: reply to the communication from the examining division not received in time  [2019/03]
Fees paidRenewal fee
15.04.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
19.06.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
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30.06.201805   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2009254855  (KRETZ MARTIN [SE], et al) [X] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraphs: [0054], [0057]-[0058], [0064]-[0065];; figures 2, 3, 4A-4D *;
 [A]US2009267893  (KATO HARUHISA [JP], et al) [A] 1-10 * abstract * * paragraphs: [0037], [0039], [0057], [0067], [0070]-[0071], [0074] * * figures 1-5, 8 *;
 [XP]WO2013151645  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC [JP], et al) [XP] 1-10* the whole document *;
 [X]  - JOE MARSHALL ET AL, Pressing the Flesh: Sensing Multiple Touch and Finger Pressure on Arbitrary Surfaces, PERVASIVE COMPUTING; [LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE], SPRINGER BERLIN HEIDELBERG, BERLIN, HEIDELBERG, PAGE(S) 38 - 55, (20080519), ISBN 978-3-540-79575-9, XP019110793 [X] 1,2,6,7 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79576-6_3
 [A]  - Craig Villamor ET AL, "Touch Gesture REFERENCE GUIDE", (20100415), URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20100601214053/http://www.lukew.com/touch/TouchGestureGuide.pdf, (20120410), XP055024104 [A] 1-10 * the whole document *
International search[A]JP3834766B  (JAPAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CORP.);
 [A]US2007252898  (DELEAN BRUNO [AD]);
 [X]US2009267893  (KATO HARUHISA [JP], et al);
 [A]KR20120027771  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]);
 [A]  - JISHMI JOS CHOONDAL ET AL., "Design and Implementation of a Natural User Interface Using Hand Gesture Recognition Method", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND EXPLORING ENGINEERING (IJITEE, (201303), vol. 2, no. ISSUE, pages 249 - 254, XP055255535
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