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EP About this file: EP0690408

EP0690408 - Handwriting recognition system [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  28.12.2001
Database last updated on 27.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip28.12.2001No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 13.02.2002  [2002/07]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Location 8S-2076
Redmond
Washington 98052-6399 / US
[N/P]
Former [1996/01]For all designated states
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
One Microsoft Way, Location 8S-2076
Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 / US
Inventor(s)01 / Rhee, Sung Sik
6316 159th Place N.E.
Redmond, Washington 98052 / US
[1996/01]
Representative(s)Meddle, Alan L., et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT, Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2001/08]Meddle, Alan Leonard, et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München / DE
Former [1996/01]Meddle, Alan Leonard
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
D-80801 München / DE
Application number, filing date95110030.427.06.1995
[1996/01]
Priority number, dateUS1994026915629.06.1994         Original published format: US 269156
[1996/01]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0690408
Date:03.01.1996
Language:EN
[1996/01]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0690408
Date:22.01.1997
[1997/04]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0690408
Date:21.02.2001
Language:EN
[2001/08]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP03.12.1996
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/72
[1996/01]
CPC:
G06V30/347 (EP,US); G06V30/2272 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1996/01]
TitleGerman:Handschrifterkennungssystem[1996/01]
English:Handwriting recognition system[1996/01]
French:Système de reconnaissance d'écriture manuscrite[1996/01]
Examination procedure02.07.1997Examination requested  [1997/36]
23.09.1997Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
30.03.1998Reply to a communication from the examining division
27.11.1998Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
09.04.1999Reply to a communication from the examining division
05.04.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
26.07.2000Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
10.08.2000Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.10.2000Fee for grant paid
30.10.2000Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.11.2001No opposition filed within time limit [2002/07]
Fees paidRenewal fee
10.06.1997Renewal fee patent year 03
15.06.1998Renewal fee patent year 04
14.06.1999Renewal fee patent year 05
13.06.2000Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0439743  (IBM [US]) [X] 1-20 * page 2, line 2 - line 29; figure 3 *;
 [A]  - VLONTZOS J A ET AL, "A HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM FOR CHARACTER RECOGNITION", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, PORTLAND, MAY 8 - 11, 1989, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, (19890508), vol. 1 OF 3, pages 1 - 4, XP000131550 [A] 1-20 * the whole document *
 [A]  - SINHA R M K ET AL, "Hybrid contextural text recognition with string matching", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE, SEPT. 1993, USA, ISSN 0162-8828, vol. 15, no. 9, pages 915 - 925, XP000394358 [A] 1-20 * column W *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/34.232077
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