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EP2596445 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  10.10.2014
Database last updated on 18.01.2025
Most recent event   Tooltip10.10.2014Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 12.11.2014  [2014/46]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2013/22]
Inventor(s)01 / ISHIMURA, Yuji
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / YOSHIMURA, Masaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / ITO, Masaki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / MATSUMOTO, Toshihiko
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
05 / CHIBA, Takahiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2013/22]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2014/25]
Former [2014/21]Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Königstrasse 5
70173 Stuttgart / DE
Former [2013/22]Berryman, Robert Jan
D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date11821277.824.08.2011
WO2011JP04696
Priority number, dateJP2010019631202.09.2010         Original published format: JP 2010196312
[2013/22]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2012029252
Date:08.03.2012
Language:EN
[2012/10]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP2596445
Date:29.05.2013
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 08.03.2012 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2013/22]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP08.03.2012
ClassificationIPC:G06F17/30, G10L15/00, H04N7/173
[2013/22]
CPC:
H04N21/4147 (EP,US); G06F16/2455 (US); G06F16/632 (EP,US);
G10L15/00 (KR); H04N21/4394 (EP,US); H04N21/4828 (EP,US);
H04N21/6582 (EP,US); H04N21/84 (EP,US); H04N7/173 (KR) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   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 [2013/22]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2013/22]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2013/22]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME ASSOCIÉ[2013/22]
Entry into regional phase21.02.2013National basic fee paid 
21.02.2013Search fee paid 
21.02.2013Designation fee(s) paid 
21.02.2013Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure21.02.2013Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.02.2013Examination requested  [2013/22]
08.10.2014Application withdrawn by applicant  [2014/46]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.08.2013Renewal fee patent year 03
25.08.2014Renewal fee patent year 04
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Cited inInternational search[X]JP2005274992  (SONY CORP)
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