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1 340 825 documents amended

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EP 3222487 B1 20180214 - DETECTING A MOVING OBJECT FROM ITS SHADOWING

Title (en)

DETECTING A MOVING OBJECT FROM ITS SHADOWING

Title (de)

ERFASSUNG EINES BEWEGTEN OBJEKTS AUS SEINEM SCHATTENWURF

Title (fr)

DETECTION D'UN OBJET MOBILE A PARTIR DE SON OMBRE

Publication

EP 3222487 B1 20180214 (DE)

Application

EP 16161741 A 20160322

Priority

EP 16161741 A 20160322

IPC 8 full level

B61L 1/02 (2006.01); B61K 9/02 (2006.01); F16P 3/14 (2006.01); G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B61K 9/02 (2013.01); B61L 1/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/04 (2013.01); G08G 9/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3222487 A1 20170927; EP 3222487 B1 20180214

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16161741 A 20160322