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EP1110391 - PRIVACY MODE FOR ACQUISITION CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  29.04.2011
Database last updated on 05.07.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip29.04.2011Refusal of applicationpublished on 01.06.2011  [2011/22]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.
One Sony Drive Park Ridge
New Jersey 07656 / US
[N/P]
Former [2001/26]For all designated states
Sony Electronics Inc.
One Sony Drive
Park Ridge, New Jersey 07656 / US
Inventor(s)01 / BERGER, Andres, M.
99 Truman Boulevard
Oakland, NJ 07436 / US
 [2001/26]
Representative(s)DeVile, Jonathan Mark
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2001/26]DeVile, Jonathan Mark
D. Young & Co 21 New Fetter Lane
London EC4A 1DA / GB
Application number, filing date99943964.927.08.1999
[2001/26]
WO1999US19618
Priority number, dateUS1998014553402.09.1998         Original published format: US 145534
[2001/26]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO0013411
Date:09.03.2000
Language:EN
[2000/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1110391
Date:27.06.2001
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 09.03.2000 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2001/26]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:US09.03.2000
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.09.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/91
[2001/26]
CPC:
H04N5/772 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   CH,   CY,   DE,   DK,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   IE,   IT,   LI,   LU,   MC,   NL,   PT,   SE [2001/26]
TitleGerman:PRIVATBETRIEB FUER KAMERAS UND CAMCORDER[2001/26]
English:PRIVACY MODE FOR ACQUISITION CAMERAS AND CAMCORDERS[2001/26]
French:MODE CONFIDENTIEL POUR CAMERAS ET CAMESCOPES D'ACQUISITION[2001/26]
Entry into regional phase13.03.2001National basic fee paid 
13.03.2001Search fee paid 
13.03.2001Designation fee(s) paid 
13.03.2001Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure31.03.2000Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: US
13.03.2001Examination requested  [2001/26]
14.08.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
30.11.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
19.11.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 23.11.2010
23.11.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.01.2011Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2011/22]
27.01.2011Application refused, date of legal effect [2011/22]
Divisional application(s)The date of the Examining Division's first communication in respect of the earliest application for which a communication has been issued is  14.08.2007
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.08.2001Renewal fee patent year 03
21.08.2002Renewal fee patent year 04
25.08.2003Renewal fee patent year 05
23.08.2004Renewal fee patent year 06
19.08.2005Renewal fee patent year 07
29.08.2006Renewal fee patent year 08
29.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 09
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 10
25.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 11
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 12
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Documents cited:Search[X]EP0735510  (HITACHI EUROP LTD [GB]) [X] 1-14 * page 4, line 41 - line 56 * * page 7, line 43 *;
 [A]JPH0851611  ;
 [A]JPH06181539
 [A]  - YANG J ET AL, "A REAL-TIME FACE TRACKER", PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE WORKSHOP ON APPLICATIONS OF COMPUTER VISION, (19961202), pages 142 - 147, XP000199692 [A] 1-3,13,14 * page 143, column L, line 34 - line 41 *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACV.1996.572043
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960628), vol. 1996, no. 06, & JP08051611 A 19960220 (CANON INC) [A] 1,13,14 * abstract *
 [A]  - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19941005), vol. 018, no. 527, Database accession no. (E - 1613), & JP06181539 A 19940628 (M F JOHO SYST KK) [A] 1,13,14 * abstract *
International search[X]US5541649  (YAMAMOTO YASUTOSHI [JP], et al);
 [X]US5327521  (SAVIC MICHAEL I [US], et al)
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