blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability
Register Forum

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News flashes

New version of the European Patent Register - SPC information for Unitary Patents.

2024-03-06

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP0415648

EP0415648 - Image processing apparatus [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  26.03.1999
Database last updated on 18.05.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip26.03.1999No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 12.05.1999 [1999/19]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
[N/P]
Former [1991/10]For all designated states
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Kawai, Takashi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
02 / Outa, Kenichi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2, 3-chome, Shimomaruko
Ohta-ku, Tokyo / JP
[1991/10]
Representative(s)Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
Beresford Crump LLP
16 High Holborn
London WC1V 6BX / GB
[N/P]
Former [1991/10]Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis, et al
BERESFORD & Co. 2-5 Warwick Court High Holborn
London WC1R 5DJ / GB
Application number, filing date90309238.523.08.1990
[1991/10]
Priority number, dateJP1989022534231.08.1989         Original published format: JP 22534289
JP1989022535231.08.1989         Original published format: JP 22535289
[1991/10]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0415648
Date:06.03.1991
Language:EN
[1991/10]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0415648
Date:08.04.1992
Language:EN
[1992/15]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0415648
Date:20.05.1998
Language:EN
[1998/21]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.02.1992
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00, H04N1/40
[1998/21]
CPC:
H04N1/62 (EP,US); H04N1/40062 (EP,US); H04N1/4092 (EP,US);
H04N1/46 (EP,US); H04N1/58 (EP,US); H04N1/6072 (EP,US)
Former IPC [1991/33]G06F15/66, H04N1/40
Former IPC [1991/10]G06F15/66
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB,   IT [1991/10]
TitleGerman:Vorrichtung zur Bildverarbeitung[1991/10]
English:Image processing apparatus[1991/10]
French:Appareil de traitement d'images[1991/10]
Examination procedure31.12.1990Examination requested  [1991/10]
17.08.1994Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
27.02.1995Reply to a communication from the examining division
17.11.1995Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
24.05.1996Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.04.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
28.10.1997Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
24.11.1997Communication of intention to grant the patent
28.01.1998Fee for grant paid
28.01.1998Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)23.02.1999No opposition filed within time limit [1999/19]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.08.1992Renewal fee patent year 03
23.08.1993Renewal fee patent year 04
26.08.1994Renewal fee patent year 05
23.08.1995Renewal fee patent year 06
21.08.1996Renewal fee patent year 07
20.08.1997Renewal fee patent year 08
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]JP56149674  ;
 [X]US4783840  (SONG WOO-JIN [US]);
 [X]US4689666  (HATANAKA ISAMU [JP]);
 [YD]US4194221  (STOFFEL JAMES C [US])
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, vol. 6, no. 30, (P-103)(908), 23 February 1982, & JP - A - 56 149674 (TOSHIYUKI SAKAI) 19.11.1981, & JP56149674 A 19820223
 [A]  - 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PATTERN RECOGNITION, vol. 1, 14 November 1988, pages 125 - 133, Rome, IT, T. MATSUYAMA: 'Expert systems for image processing - knowledge-based composition of image analysis processes'
 [A]  - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACOUSTICS, SPEECH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING, vol. 3, 23 May 1989, pages 1397 - 1400, Glasgow, GB, R.L. LAGENDIJK et al.: 'Blur identification using the expectation-maximization algorithm'
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.