EP1548637A3
Method and apparatus for providing identification
Abstract
A method of providing identification of an individual including: maintaining a database of identification data specific to the appearance and/or condition of individuals; providing a unique description for each individual enabling access to the individuals identification data in the database, and providing identification means (10) adapted for portage with the individual and containing the unique description.

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| Document | Relation | Office | Category | Cited during | Relevant claims |
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| EP0520455A2 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 2 |
| FR2645992A1 | Cites | France | A | Search report | 2 |
| US5095196A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 1 |
| WO8606527A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1 |
| WO9410659A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1 |
23 members in 10 offices
Priority claims11
| Document | Office | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM769094 | Australia | A | |
| PM769094 | Australia | – | |
| PN470295 | Australia | A | |
| PN470295 | Australia | – | |
| 95929664 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | |
| 95929664 | – | – | – |
| PM769094 | – | – | – |
| PN470295 | – | – | – |
| AU1994PM07690 | – | – | – |
| AU1995PN04702 | – | – | – |
| EP19950929664 | – | – | – |
Members23
| Document | Office | Kind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA2230230A1 | Canada | A1 | |
| WO9606409A1 | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A1 | |
| AU3335395A | Australia | A | |
| EP0777890A1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A1 | |
| AU681541B2 | Australia | B2 | |
| SE9703182D0 | Sweden | D0 | |
| CN1166219A | China | A | |
| JPH10508126A | Japan | A | |
| EP0777890A4 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A4 | |
| NZ334826A | New Zealand | A | |
| EP0777890B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DE69533939D1 | Germany | D1 | |
| US6902108B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| EP1548637A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| JP2005285145A | Japan | A | |
| US2005258238A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| DE69533939T2 | Germany | T2 | |
| CA2230230C | Canada | C | |
| JP3831777B2 | Japan | B2 | |
| AU681541C | Australia | C | |
| EP1548637A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US8009873B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| US2012013435A1 | United States of America | A1 |
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| Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D | 18D | |
| Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA | STAA | |
| First examination report despatched17Q | 17Q | |
| Designation fees paidAKX | AKX | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL | PUAL | |
| Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1 | RAP1 | |
| Request for examination filed17P | 17P | |
| Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC | AC | |
| Designated contracting statesAK | AK | |
| Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI | PUAI |
Numbers
- Publication
- 1548637
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1548637
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1548637
- Application
- 5000642
- Application, DOCDB
- 05000642
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20050000642
Titles3
- German
- Identifizierungsverfahren
- English
- Method and apparatus for providing identification
- French
- Procédé d'identification
Classification
- CPC, 12
- G06K19/07381
- G06K19/077
- G06K19/07779
- G07B15/00
- G07C9/00071
- G07C9/25
- G07C9/00087
- G07C9/257
- G07C9/00103
- G07C9/27
- G07C9/00111
- G07C9/28
- IPC, 13
- G06K19 067
- G06K19 07
- G06K17 00
- G06K19 073
- G06K19 077
- G06K19 10
- G06Q10 00
- G06Q50 00
- G07B15 00
- G07C9 00
- G09B15 00
- G09F3 03
- H04L9 32
Designated states4
- Contracting states, 4
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Italy