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EP0834836 - Circle drawing method [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  06.09.2002
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2002Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 23.10.2002  [2002/43]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
NEC Corporation
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-8001 / JP
[N/P]
Former [1998/15]For all designated states
NEC CORPORATION
7-1, Shiba 5-chome Minato-ku
Tokyo / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Hama, Kiyoko, NEC IC MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS, LTD.
403-53, Kosugimachi 1-chome, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa / JP
[1998/15]
Representative(s)Baronetzky, Klaus, et al
Splanemann
Patentanwälte Partnerschaft
Rumfordstrasse 7
80469 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/15]Baronetzky, Klaus, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Patentanwälte Dipl.-Ing. R. Splanemann, Dr. B. Reitzner, Dipl.-Ing. K. Baronetzky Tal 13
80331 München / DE
Application number, filing date97114758.226.08.1997
[1998/15]
Priority number, dateJP1996022873429.08.1996         Original published format: JP 22873496
[1998/15]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP0834836
Date:08.04.1998
Language:EN
[1998/15]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP0834836
Date:06.10.1999
[1999/40]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.08.1999
ClassificationIPC:G06T11/20
[1998/15]
CPC:
G06T11/203 (EP,US); G06T11/20 (KR)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2000/24]
Former [1998/15]AT,  BE,  CH,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE 
TitleGerman:Verfahren zum Zeichnen von Kreisen[1998/15]
English:Circle drawing method[1998/15]
French:Méthode pour dessiner des cercles[1998/15]
Examination procedure01.09.1999Examination requested  [1999/44]
10.05.2002Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.08.2002Application withdrawn by applicant  [2002/43]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.07.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
25.07.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
29.05.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
29.07.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[DA]JPH0452776
 [XA]  - HSU S Y, CHOW L R, LIU H C, "a new approach for the generation of circles", COMPUT. GRAPH. FORUM, uk, (199306), vol. 12, no. 2, pages 105 - 109, XP002111585 [X] 1,6 * page 105, paragraph 1 * * page 108, paragraph 3 * [A] 2-5,7-10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.1220105
 [A]  - YAO C ET AL, "HYBRID SCAN-CONVERSION OF CIRCLES", IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS, (19951201), vol. 1, no. 4, ISSN 1077-2626, pages 311 - 318, XP000544201 [A] 1-10

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2945.485618
 [DA]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19920603), vol. 016, no. 241, Database accession no. (P - 1363), & JP04052776 A 19920220 (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [DA] 1-10 * abstract *
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