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EP About this file: EP3359971

EP3359971 - CAMERA-BASED SPEED ESTIMATION AND SYSTEM CALIBRATION THEREFOR [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  09.09.2022
Database last updated on 15.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  13.06.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  13.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip09.09.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 12.10.2022  [2022/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Genetec Inc.
2280 Alfred-Nobel
Suite 400
St-Laurent, Québec H4S 2A4 / CA
[2018/33]
Inventor(s)01 / BLAIS-MORIN, Louis-Antoine
5404 Coolbrook
Montréal, Québec H3X 2L4 / CA
 [2018/33]
Representative(s)IPAZ
Bâtiment Platon
Parc Les Algorithmes
91190 Saint-Aubin / FR
[N/P]
Former [2018/33]IPAZ
Parc Les Algorithmes, Bâtiment Platon
CS 70003 Saint-Aubin
91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex / FR
Application number, filing date16852930.317.08.2016
[2018/33]
WO2016CA50962
Priority number, dateUS20151487601606.10.2015         Original published format: US201514876016
[2018/33]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017059527
Date:13.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3359971
Date:15.08.2018
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 13.04.2017 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2018/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:CA13.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP10.05.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/246, G06T7/80, G01P3/38, G01P3/36, G08G1/054
[2019/24]
CPC:
G06T7/80 (EP,US); H04N23/80 (US); F16M11/06 (EP,US);
F16M11/28 (EP,US); G06T7/246 (EP,US); H04N23/60 (EP,US);
G06T2200/24 (EP,US); G06T2207/10016 (EP,US); G06T2207/10024 (EP,US);
G06T2207/10048 (EP,US); G06T2207/30236 (EP,US); G08G1/052 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/33]G01P3/38, G01P3/36, G08G1/054
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 [2018/33]
TitleGerman:KAMERABASIERTE GESCHWINDIGKEITSSCHÄTZUNG UND SYSTEMKALIBRIERUNG DAFÜR[2018/33]
English:CAMERA-BASED SPEED ESTIMATION AND SYSTEM CALIBRATION THEREFOR[2018/33]
French:SYSTÈME D'ESTIMATION DE VITESSE BASÉ SUR UNE CAMÉRA ET SON ÉTALONNAGE[2018/33]
Entry into regional phase04.05.2018National basic fee paid 
04.05.2018Search fee paid 
04.05.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
04.05.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure04.08.2017Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: CA
04.05.2018Examination requested  [2018/33]
04.05.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
03.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.06.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
08.01.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
02.05.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 01.06.2022
27.05.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/41]
01.06.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
06.06.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.08.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
29.08.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
27.08.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
27.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]US2013229517  (KOZITSKY VLADIMIR [US], et al) [X] 1-5,9-13 * abstract * * paragraphs [0010] , [0011] , [0036] , [0037] *;
 [X]US2013294643  (FAN ZHIGANG [US], et al) [X] 1-5,9-13 * abstract ** paragraphs [0007] , [0010] , [0011] , [0019] *;
 [X]  - Diogo Carbonera Luvizon ET AL, "Vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking", Federal University of Technology - Paran?, (20150801), pages 1 - 6, URL: http://gibis.unifesp.br/sibgrapi16/eproceedings/wtd/7.pdf, (20170524), XP055375674 [X] 1-3,9-11 * abstract * * page 3, column r, lines 15-21 * * sections "I. Introduction and Motivation", "II.D. Speed Measurement" *
 [X]  - Diogo Carbonera Luvizon, "Vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking", (20150801), pages i - 73, URL: http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/bitstream/1/1380/1/CT_PPGCA_M_Luvizon,%20Diogo%20Carbonera_2015.pdf, (20190423), XP055582529 [X] 1-16 * section "1.2 Statement of the problem" * * page 37 * * sections "6.1 Camera model", "6.2 Perspective rectification", "6.3 Vehicle speed estimation", "7.4 Evaluation" *
International search[A]JP2946620B  (KENJI) [A] 1-30 *Abstract*;
 [X]JP2001126184  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [X] 1-30 *Abstract, Figures 3 and 6*;
 [A]US2010158321  (SHAH MUBARAK ALI [US], et al) [A] 1-30*Abstract, paragraphs [0013], [0015], [0018], [0019] and [0028]*;
 [X]US2013229517  (KOZITSKY VLADIMIR [US], et al) [X] 1-30 *Abstract, paragraphs [0046]-[0050], calibration process 550*;
 [X]US2013294643  (FAN ZHIGANG [US], et al) [X] 1-30 * (also discloses tire detection) *Claims 1, 4, 5, 8 and 9, paragraphs [0048], [0055]- [0057] and [0064]-[0066]*;
 [X]  - LUVIZON, "Vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking''.", Federal University of Technology - Paraná, (20150800), pages 1 - 73, XP055375674 [X] 1-30 * . *Abstract, Chapters 1, 5 and 6*
 [X]  - LUVIZON et al., "Vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking", IEEE International Conference on Acoustic, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP, (20140000), pages 6563 - 6567, XP032618210 [X] 1-30 * . *Abstract, Figure 1, Section 3. PROPOSED APPROACH*

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2014.6854869
 [X]  - GARG et al., "Real-Time License Plate Recognition and Speed Estimation from Video Sequences''.", ITSI Transactions on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ITSI-TEEE, (20130000), vol. 1, no. 5, pages 1 - 4, XP055375675 [X] 1-30 * . *Abstract, Section "C. Speed Estimation", Figure 1.*
by applicantUS2013229517
 US2013294643
    - DIOGO CARBONERA LUVIZON et al., "vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking", Federal University of Technology, (20150801), URL: http://gibis.unifesp.br/sibgrapil6/eproceedings/wtd/7.pdf
    - DIOGO CARBONERA LUVIZON et al., vehicle Speed Estimation by License Plate Detection and Tracking, (20150801), URL: http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/bitstream/l/1380/1/CT_PPGCA-M-Luvizon,%20Diogo%20Carbonera2015pdf
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