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EP1624682 - Recording control apparatus and method, and program [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  13.04.2012
Database last updated on 20.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip13.04.2012No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 16.05.2012  [2012/20]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2011/23]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Former [2006/06]For all designated states
SONY CORPORATION
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 141 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / Ohde, Junya c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
02 / Asazu, Hideki c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
03 / Souraku, Takehisa c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
04 / Tsuruta, Yasushi c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
05 / Ozawa, Hiroyuki c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
06 / Katsumoto, Toshiyuki c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
07 / Sun, Wei c/o Sony Corporation
6-7-35 Kitashinagawa
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141 / JP
 [2006/06]
Representative(s)Horner, David Richard, et al
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
[N/P]
Former [2006/06]Horner, David Richard, et al
D Young & Co 120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date05254847.603.08.2005
[2006/06]
Priority number, dateJP2004022920005.08.2004         Original published format: JP 2004229200
[2006/06]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP1624682
Date:08.02.2006
Language:EN
[2006/06]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1624682
Date:08.06.2011
Language:EN
[2011/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP31.10.2005
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/782
[2006/06]
CPC:
H04N5/782 (EP,US); H04N5/76 (KR); H04N5/781 (EP,US);
H04N5/85 (EP,US); H04N9/8042 (EP,US)
Designated contracting statesDE,   FR,   GB [2006/41]
Former [2006/06]AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  NL,  PL,  PT,  RO,  SE,  SI,  SK,  TR 
TitleGerman:Aufzeichnungssteuergerät, Programm und Verfahren[2006/06]
English:Recording control apparatus and method, and program[2006/06]
French:Dispositif de commande d'enregistrement, procédé, et programme[2006/06]
Examination procedure24.07.2006Examination requested  [2006/36]
09.08.2006Loss of particular rights, legal effect: designated state(s)
24.08.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.11.2006Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: designated state(s) AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, GR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, RO, SE, SI, SK, TR
21.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
13.08.2009Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
07.12.2009Reply to a communication from the examining division
09.12.2010Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 14.12.2010
14.12.2010Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
29.12.2010Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.04.2011Fee for grant paid
27.04.2011Fee for publishing/printing paid
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  24.08.2006
Opposition(s)09.03.2012No opposition filed within time limit [2012/20]
Fees paidRenewal fee
14.08.2007Renewal fee patent year 03
31.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 04
12.08.2009Renewal fee patent year 05
25.08.2010Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Penalty fee Rule 85a EPC 1973
12.09.2006AT   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006BE   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006BG   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006CH   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006CY   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006CZ   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006DK   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006EE   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006ES   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006FI   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006GR   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006HU   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006IE   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006IS   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006IT   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006LT   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006LU   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006LV   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006MC   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006NL   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006PL   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006PT   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006RO   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006SE   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006SI   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006SK   M01   Not yet paid
12.09.2006TR   M01   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[XY]EP1058454  (GATEWAY INC [US]) [X] 1,5,7,9-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0021] * * paragraph [0033] - paragraph [0034] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0052] * * figures 1,4 * [Y] 2-4,6,8;
 [X]WO9749237  (STARSIGHT TELECAST INC [US]) [X] 1,5,7,9-14 * abstract * * page 17, line 22 - line 31 *;
 [X]US5956455  (HENNIG BRUNO EMANUEL [CH]) [X] 1,5,7,9-14 * abstract * * column 2, line 22 - line 49 * * column 4, line 23 - line 34 *;
 [Y]US2003200545  (NAKADA KAZUHIRO [JP]) [Y] 2-4,6,8 * abstract * * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0010] * * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0084] *;
 [A]EP1292137  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD [JP]) [A] 1-14 * abstract * * paragraph [0002] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0042] * * paragraph [0045] - paragraph [0047] * * figure 2 *
 [A]  - STEVEN S. SKIENA, The Algorithm Design Manual, NEW YORK, SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK, INC., (1998), ISBN 0-387-94860-0, XP002349431 [A] 1-14 * chapters 8.7.3, 8.7.4 and 8.7.8 *
ExaminationEP0271664
by applicantEP1058454
 WO9749237
 US5956455
 EP0271664
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