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EP2958049 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FEATURE REGIONS FROM POINT CLOUD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  06.09.2019
Database last updated on 03.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.02.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2019Refusal of applicationpublished on 09.10.2019  [2019/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
[N/P]
Former [2015/52]For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do 443-742 / KR
Inventor(s)01 / Hwang, Hyoseok
c/o Samsung Advanced Insitute of Technology
97, Samsung 2-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
02 / Nam, Dong Kyung
c/o Samsung Advanced Insitute of Technology
97, Samsung 2-ro, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si
446-712 Gyeonggi-do / KR
 [2015/52]
Representative(s)Elkington and Fife LLP
Prospect House
8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
[N/P]
Former [2015/52]Portch, Daniel
Elkington and Fife LLP Prospect House 8 Pembroke Road
Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 1XR / GB
Application number, filing date15163246.010.04.2015
[2015/52]
Priority number, dateKR2014007552720.06.2014         Original published format: KR 20140075527
[2015/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP2958049
Date:23.12.2015
Language:EN
[2015/52]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP2958049
Date:20.04.2016
Language:EN
[2016/16]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP21.03.2016
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/00, G06K9/52, G06T17/00
[2015/52]
CPC:
G06T17/005 (EP,US); G06T7/11 (EP,US); G06V10/462 (EP,US);
G06V10/52 (EP,US); G06V20/64 (EP,US); G06T2207/10028 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20021 (EP,US); G06T2210/56 (EP,US) (-)
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 [2016/48]
Former [2015/52]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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR EXTRAKTION VON MERKMALSREGIONEN AUS PUNKTWOLKEN[2015/52]
English:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FEATURE REGIONS FROM POINT CLOUD[2015/52]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT L'EXTRACTION DE RÉGIONS CARACTÉRISTIQUES À PARTIR D'UN NUAGE DE POINTS[2015/52]
Examination procedure20.10.2016Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
20.10.2016Examination requested  [2016/48]
28.02.2017Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.07.2017Reply to a communication from the examining division
04.04.2019Application refused, date of legal effect [2019/41]
04.04.2019Date of oral proceedings
23.05.2019Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2019/41]
23.05.2019Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
30.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
30.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/IET-CVI:20080037
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15567-3_43
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rob.20134
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