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EP0885427 - METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A RECOGNITION DICTIONARY TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PATTERNS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  08.09.2006
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip08.09.2006No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 11.10.2006  [2006/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
[N/P]
Former [2005/44]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto
CA 94304 / US
Former [2001/13]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company, A Delaware Corporation
3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304 / US
Former [1998/52]For all designated states
Hewlett-Packard Company
P.O. Box 10301 3000 Hanover Street
Palo Alto California 94303-0890 / US
Inventor(s)01 / KAWATANI, Takahiko
3-515, 1950-21 Mutsuura-cho, Kawagawa-ku
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa / JP
[1998/52]
Representative(s)Schoppe, Fritz, et al
Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler
Patentanwälte
Postfach 246
82043 Pullach bei München / DE
[N/P]
Former [1998/52]Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing., et al
Schoppe & Zimmermann Patentanwälte Postfach 71 08 67
81458 München / DE
Application number, filing date97914856.605.03.1997
[1998/52]
WO1997US03387
Priority number, dateJP1996004785006.03.1996         Original published format: JP 4785096
[1998/52]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO9733250
Date:12.09.1997
Language:EN
[1997/39]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP0885427
Date:23.12.1998
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 12.09.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[1998/52]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP0885427
Date:02.11.2005
Language:EN
[2005/44]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP12.09.1997
ClassificationIPC:G06K9/62
[1998/52]
CPC:
G06F18/22 (EP,US); G06F18/00 (KR); G06F18/214 (EP);
G06F18/2453 (EP)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [1998/52]
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN ZUR OPTIMIERUNG EINES ERKENNUNGSWÖRTERBUCHS, SO DAS ÄHNLICHE MUSTER BESSER UNTERSCHIEDEN WERDEN KÖNNEN[1998/52]
English:METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A RECOGNITION DICTIONARY TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PATTERNS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH[1998/52]
French:METHODE D'OPTIMISATION D'UN DICTIONNAIRE DE RECONNAISSANCE PERMETTANT DE DISTINGUER ENTRE DES MOTIFS DIFFICILES A DISTINGUER[1998/52]
Entry into regional phase23.07.1998National basic fee paid 
23.07.1998Designation fee(s) paid 
23.07.1998Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.08.1997Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
23.07.1998Examination requested  [1998/52]
27.04.2005Communication of intention to grant the patent
31.08.2005Fee for grant paid
31.08.2005Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)03.08.2006No opposition filed within time limit [2006/41]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.02.1999Renewal fee patent year 03
21.02.2000Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2001Renewal fee patent year 05
22.03.2002Renewal fee patent year 06
24.03.2003Renewal fee patent year 07
22.03.2004Renewal fee patent year 08
22.03.2005Renewal fee patent year 09
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Cited inInternational search[A]  - TAKAHIKO KAWATANI, "HANDPRINTED NUMERALS RECOGNITION BY LEARNING DISTANCE FUNCTION", SYSTEMS & COMPUTERS IN JAPAN, (19940901), vol. 25, no. 10, pages 62 - 71, XP000483410 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
 [A]  - D. BECKER ET J SCHÜRMANN, "Zur verstärkten Berücksichtigung schlecht erkennbarer Zeichen in der Lernstichprobe", WISSENSCHAFTLICHE BERICHTE AEG-TELEFUNKEN, (1972), vol. 45, no. 1/2, XP002032446 [A] 1-9 * the whole document *
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