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EP2040472 - DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  17.05.2013
Database last updated on 03.09.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip17.05.2013Refusal of applicationpublished on 19.06.2013  [2013/25]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho
Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2009/13]For all designated states
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
22-22, Nagaike-cho Abeno-ku
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IWANAMI, Takuya
2876-11-241, Kamatori-ch, Midori-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0011 / JP
02 / YOSHII, Takashi
2-15-10-505, Saiwa-ch, Mihama-ku
Chiba-shi, Chiba 266-0001 / JP
03 / YOSHIDA, Yasuhiro
1-4-10, Wakabadai, Naa-shi
Nara 631-0837 / JP
 [2009/13]
Representative(s)Müller Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte mbB
St.-Martin-Straße 58
81541 München / DE
[N/P]
Former [2009/13]Müller - Hoffmann & Partner
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München / DE
Application number, filing date07744037.824.05.2007
[2009/13]
WO2007JP60603
Priority number, dateJP2006016295513.06.2006         Original published format: JP 2006162955
[2009/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2007145064
Date:21.12.2007
Language:JA
[2007/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2040472
Date:25.03.2009
Language:EN
[2009/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.12.2007
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.10.2009
ClassificationIPC:H04N7/173, H05B37/02
[2009/13]
CPC:
H04N21/23412 (EP,US); H04N21/2353 (EP,US); H04N21/236 (EP,US);
H04N21/25825 (EP,US); H04N21/25833 (EP,US); H04N21/26603 (EP,US);
H04N21/42202 (EP,US); H04N21/442 (EP,US); H05B47/155 (EP,US);
H05B47/165 (EP,US); H05B47/18 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesAT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MT,   NL,   PL,   PT,   RO,   SE,   SI,   SK,   TR [2009/13]
TitleGerman:DATENSENDEEINRICHTUNG, DATENSENDEVERFAHREN, EINRICHTUNG ZUR STEUERUNG DER AUDIOVISUELLEN UMGEBUNG, SYSTEM ZUR STEUERUNG DER AUDIOVISUELLEN UMGEBUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG DER AUDIOVISUELLEN UMGEBUNG[2009/13]
English:DATA TRANSMITTING DEVICE, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL DEVICE, AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM, AND AUDIO-VISUAL ENVIRONMENT CONTROL METHOD[2009/13]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRANSMISSION DE DONNÉES, AINSI QUE DISPOSITIF, SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT AUDIOVISUEL[2009/13]
Entry into regional phase08.01.2009Translation filed 
08.01.2009National basic fee paid 
08.01.2009Search fee paid 
08.01.2009Designation fee(s) paid 
08.01.2009Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.03.2008Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: JP
08.01.2009Examination requested  [2009/13]
23.12.2009Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
05.02.2010Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
10.08.2010Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.01.2013Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 07.03.2013
30.01.2013Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2013/25]
09.02.2013Application refused, date of legal effect [2013/25]
07.03.2013Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
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  05.02.2010
Fees paidRenewal fee
08.01.2009Renewal fee patent year 03
27.05.2010Renewal fee patent year 04
27.05.2011Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2012Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[X]WO0195674  (DELFIN PROJECT INC [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * page 5, line 20 - line 29 * * page 9, line 3 - line 5 * * page 10, line 15 - line 20 ** page 14, line 5 - page 15, line 31; figures 8,14-16 *;
 [X]US2002154773  (STANDARD GARY [US], et al) [X] 1-16 * paragraphs [0011] - [0013] - [0039] , [0050] , [0054] , [0055] , [0061] , [0062] , [0066] , [0069] , [0070]; figures 2,4,5,9,10 *;
 [X]US2002169817  (EVES DAVID A [GB], et al) [X] 1-16 * paragraphs [0005] , [0023] , [0024] , [0026] , [0028] , [0031] , [0032] , [0035]; figures 1-4 *;
 [XA]WO2004006578  (KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV [NL], et al) [X] 1-5,9-14,16 * page 1, lines 1-3 * * page 1, line 28 - page 2, line 7 * * page 2, line 15 - page 3, line 4 * * page 4, line 8 - page 6, line 7; figures 1-3 * [A] 6-8,15
International search[X]JP2001343900  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]JP2005531909  ;
 [A]JP2005310630  (SHARP KK);
 [A]JP2005341122  (SHARP KK)
by applicantJPH02158094
 JPH02253503
 JPH03184203
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