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EP3491504 - IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.11.2021
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  03.05.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.05.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip12.11.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.12.2021  [2021/50]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
129, Samsung-ro
Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 / KR
[2019/23]
Inventor(s)01 / LI, Zhixuan
1503 15Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing100125 / CN
02 / ZUO, Li
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
03 / XU, Zijian
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
04 / ZHENG, Wei
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
05 / GU, Jili
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
06 / LIN, Jinbin
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
07 / XIONG, Junjun
1503 15 Floor Building No.12
Taiyanggong Middle Road
Chaoyang district
Beijing 100125 / CN
 [2019/23]
Representative(s)Appleyard Lees IP LLP
15 Clare Road
Halifax HX1 2HY / GB
[2019/23]
Application number, filing date17871827.616.11.2017
[2019/23]
WO2017KR13047
Priority number, dateCN2016110730016.11.2016         Original published format: CN201611007300
KR2017014805108.11.2017         Original published format: KR 20170148051
[2019/23]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018093182
Date:24.05.2018
Language:EN
[2018/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3491504
Date:05.06.2019
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 24.05.2018 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2019/23]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:KR24.05.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP19.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/58
[2019/29]
CPC:
G06F16/51 (EP,US); G06F16/54 (EP,US); G06F16/5866 (EP,US);
H04N23/611 (EP,US); H04N23/63 (EP,US)
Former IPC [2019/23]G06F3/0484, G06F3/01, G06F3/0488, G06F3/16, G06F17/30, G06T7/11, G06K9/32, H04L29/06, H04L29/08
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 [2019/23]
TitleGerman:BILDVERWALTUNGSVERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG DAFÜR[2019/23]
English:IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF[2019/23]
French:PROCÉDÉ DE GESTION D'IMAGES ET APPAREIL ASSOCIÉ[2019/23]
Entry into regional phase27.02.2019National basic fee paid 
27.02.2019Search fee paid 
27.02.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
27.02.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure27.02.2019Examination requested  [2019/23]
16.10.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
01.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.07.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.09.2021
30.07.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/50]
09.08.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/50]
07.09.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
24.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2004044781  (HYMEL JAMES ALLEN [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * claims 1-3 ** paragraph [0031] *;
 [I]US2011158558  (ZHAO FENG [CN], et al) [I] 1-15 * figures 3c3,3e,4,5c,7 * * paragraphs [0031] , [0041] , [0073] *;
 [I]US2012294520  (MEI TAO [CN], et al) [I] 1-14 * figures 3B,3C,4 * * paragraphs [0005] , [0006] *
International search[Y]KR101540113B  (CT OF HUMAN CT ED INTERACTION FOR COEXISTENCE [KR]) [Y] 9-10 * See claim 1; and paragraph [0025]. *;
 [A]US2015278605  (SEO YONG SEOK [KR], et al) [A] 1-15 * See claims 11-12; paragraphs [0055]-[0060]; and figure 9. *;
 [A]US2015317434  (KONDO KENJI [JP], et al) [A] 1-15* See claim 1; paragraphs [0194]-[0238]; and figures 2-6. *;
 [Y]US2015339380  (ZHANG YANFENG [CN], et al) [Y] 12 * See claims 1, 7; and figure 2. *;
 [XY]KR101615969B  (LG ELECTRONICS INC.) [X] 1-8, 11, 13-15 * See claim 20; paragraphs [0025], [0093]-[0095], [0112]-[0113], [0117], [0121], [0165], [0177]; and figures 5, 18. * [Y] 9-10, 12
by applicantUS2011158558
 US2012294520
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