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EP About this file: EP3169068

EP3169068 - PORTABLE DEVICE THAT CONTROLS PHOTOGRAPHY MODE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.08.2020
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  20.09.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  23.05.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.04.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  11.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
LG Electronics Inc.
128 Yeoui-daero
Yeongdeungpo-Gu
Seoul 150-721 / KR
[2017/20]
Inventor(s)01 / CHO, Eunhyung
19 Yangjae-daero 11gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-893 / KR
02 / LEE, Doyoung
19 Yangjae-daero 11gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-893 / KR
03 / CHUN, Sinae
19 Yangjae-daero 11gil
Seocho-gu
Seoul 137-893 / KR
 [2017/20]
Representative(s)Katérle, Axel
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff
Patentanwälte PartG mbB
Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München / DE
[2017/20]
Application number, filing date14897122.909.07.2014
[2017/20]
WO2014KR06161
Filing languageKO
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016006731
Date:14.01.2016
Language:KO
[2016/02]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3169068
Date:17.05.2017
Language:EN
[2017/20]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3169068
Date:23.10.2019
Language:EN
[2019/43]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR14.01.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:H04N13/00, G06F3/01, H04N5/232
[2018/10]
CPC:
H04N13/289 (EP,US); G06F3/017 (EP,US); H04N13/204 (EP,US);
H04N13/296 (EP,US); H04N13/30 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2017/20]H04N13/02, H04N13/00
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 [2017/20]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:TRAGBARE VORRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG DES FOTOGRAFIEMODUS UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR[2017/20]
English:PORTABLE DEVICE THAT CONTROLS PHOTOGRAPHY MODE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR[2017/20]
French:DISPOSITIF PORTABLE QUI COMMANDE UN MODE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE, ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE[2017/20]
Entry into regional phase11.01.2017Translation filed 
11.01.2017National basic fee paid 
11.01.2017Search fee paid 
11.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
11.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/20]
11.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
24.05.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
09.09.2019Fee for grant paid
09.09.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
09.09.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)24.07.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/40]
Fees paidRenewal fee
11.01.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2005094019  (GROSVENOR DAVID A [GB], et al) [A] 1-15 * claims 1-5 * * figure 2B ** paragraph [0054] - paragraph [0060] *;
 [A]JP2008017501  (FUJIFILM CORP) [A] 1-15 * claims 1-11 * * figure 2 *;
 [Y]US2012069152  (KUSAKA HIROYA [JP]) [Y] 1-15 * claim 1 * * figure 1 *;
 [A]US2012293544  (MIYAMOTO ARATA [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * claim 1 * * figure 10 * * paragraph [0025] *;
 [A]WO2013121807  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 4-6 * Document EP2816456 used as English translation *;
 [A]US8558759  (PRADA GOMEZ LUIS RICARDO [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * claims 1-4 * * figures 7-10b *;
 [Y]US2013321462  (SALTER TOM G [US], et al) [Y] 1-15 * figures 1A, 3, 9A * * paragraph [0051] * * paragraph [0076] * * paragraph [0101] *;
 EP2816456  [ ] (SONY CORP [JP]) [ ] * figure 8 *;
 [Y]  - RUSTAM RAKHIMOV IGOREVICH ET AL, "Two Hand Gesture Recognition Using Stereo Camera", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, (20130101), doi:10.7763/IJCEE.2013.V5.665, ISSN 1793-8163, pages 69 - 72, XP055132668 [Y] 1-15 * page 71; figure 4 * * page 71, column right, paragraph 2 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.7763/IJCEE.2013.V5.665
International search[A]JP2004205711  (CANON KK) [A] 1-20 * See paragraphs [0018]-[0023]; claim 1; and figures 1, 5. *;
 [A]KR20120122314  (LG ELECTRONICS INC.) [A] 1-20 * See abstract; paragraphs [0075], [0097]-[0113]; claims 4, 8; and figure 3. *;
 [A]KR20120126897  (LG ELECTRONICS INC.) [A] 1-20 * See abstract; paragraphs [0006]-[0012]; claim 1; and figures 4, 16. *;
 [A]KR20130127301  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]) [A] 1-20* See abstract; paragraphs [0050]-[0072]; claim 1; and figure 3. *;
 [A]KR20140029864  (SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1-20 * See abstract; paragraphs [0040]-[0055]; and claims 1, 13. *
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