T 0643/00 (Searching image data/CANON) du 16.10.2003

Identifiant européen de la jurisprudence: ECLI:EP:BA:2003:T064300.20031016
Date de la décision: 16 octobre 2003
Numéro de l'affaire: T 0643/00
Requête en révision de: -
Numéro de la demande: 93300749.4
Classe de la CIB: G06F 15/64
Langue de la procédure: Anglais
Distribution: Distribuées aux présidents des chambres de recours (C)
Téléchargement: Décision en anglais
Versions JO: Aucun lien JO trouvé
Autres décisions pour cet affaire: -
Résumés pour cette décision: -
Titre de la demande: Image processing apparatus and method therefor
Nom du demandeur: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Nom de l'opposant: -
Chambre: 3.5.01
Sommaire: -
Dispositions juridiques pertinentes: European Patent Convention Art 123(2) 1973 European Patent Convention Art 52 1973 European Patent Convention Art 54 1973 European Patent Convention Art 56 1973 European Patent Convention Art 84 1973 European Patent Convention R 86(4) 1973
Mots-clés: Patentable invention (yes)
Novelty (yes)
Inventive step (yes)
Exergue: An arrangement of menu items (or images) on a screen may be determined by technical considerations. Such considerations may aim at enabling the user to manage a technical task, such as searching and retrieving images stored in an image processing apparatus, in a more efficient or faster manner, even if an evaluation by the user on a mental level is involved. Although such evaluation per se does not fall within the meaning of "invention" pursuant to Article 52 EPC, the mere fact that mental activities are involved does not necessarily qualify subject matter as non-technical since any technical solutions in the end aim at providing tools which serve, assist or replace human activities of different kinds, including mental ones.
Affaires citées: T 1177/97 T 1194/97 T 0049/99 T 0244/00 T 0641/00
Affaires citantes: T 0928/03 T 0049/04 T 0125/04 T 0658/06 T 0701/06 T 0756/06 T 1143/06 T 0509/07 T 0528/07 T 0823/07 T 1741/08 T 1214/09 T 0862/10 T 0901/10 T 1145/10 T 2045/10 T 2434/10 T 0551/11 T 1562/11 T 0477/12 T 1793/12 T 1750/13 T 1930/13 T 1958/13 T 0336/14 T 0581/14 T 0973/15 T 1868/15 T 2276/15 T 1442/16 T 2379/16 T 1091/17 T 1849/17 T 0422/20 T 1272/20 T 1395/20 T 1988/20 T 1207/22 T 2319/22 T 0646/23

ORDER

For these reasons it is decided that:

1. The decision under appeal is set aside.

2. The case is remitted to the examining division with the order to grant a patent with claims 1 to 9 filed at the oral proceedings and a description to be adapted.