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EP3041289 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  17.07.2020
Database last updated on 03.01.2025
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  09.08.2019
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  31.03.2019
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  02.03.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip08.07.2022Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MK		published on 10.08.2022  [2022/32]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2016/27]
Inventor(s)01 / WATANABE, Nobuhiko
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SAKODA, Kazuyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / FUJITA, Chihiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / IKENAGA, Yoshihiko
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2016/27]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2016/27]
Application number, filing date14839078.403.07.2014
[2016/27]
WO2014JP67741
Priority number, dateJP2013017528727.08.2013         Original published format: JP 2013175287
[2016/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015029593
Date:05.03.2015
Language:JA
[2015/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3041289
Date:06.07.2016
Language:EN
[2016/27]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3041289
Date:11.09.2019
Language:EN
[2019/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP05.03.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP29.03.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04W40/24, H04L12/721, // H04W84/18
[2019/16]
CPC:
H04W40/248 (EP,US); H04W40/30 (US); H04L1/00 (EP,US);
H04L45/123 (EP,US); H04W40/125 (US); H04W72/56 (US);
H04L43/16 (EP,US); H04L47/29 (EP,US); H04W24/10 (EP,US);
H04W40/026 (EP,US); H04W84/18 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/17]H04W40/24, H04W84/18, H04W40/12, H04L12/721, H04L12/801, H04L12/26, H04W40/30
Former IPC [2016/27]H04W40/24, H04W84/18
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 [2016/27]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2016/27]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2016/27]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2016/27]
Entry into regional phase08.02.2016Translation filed 
08.02.2016National basic fee paid 
08.02.2016Search fee paid 
08.02.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
08.02.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.02.2016Examination requested  [2016/27]
13.10.2017Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.02.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
28.06.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.04.2019Communication of intention to grant the patent
01.08.2019Fee for grant paid
01.08.2019Fee for publishing/printing paid
01.08.2019Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)15.06.2020No opposition filed within time limit [2020/34]
Fees paidRenewal fee
22.07.2016Renewal fee patent year 03
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 04
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 05
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 06
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU03.07.2014
AL11.09.2019
AT11.09.2019
CY11.09.2019
CZ11.09.2019
DK11.09.2019
EE11.09.2019
ES11.09.2019
FI11.09.2019
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LT11.09.2019
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MC11.09.2019
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TR11.09.2019
BG11.12.2019
NO11.12.2019
GR12.12.2019
IS12.01.2020
PT13.01.2020
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Documents cited:Search[X]JP2008135914  (NEC CORP) [X] 1,2,15 * paragraphs [0010] , [0022] - [0025] - [0066] - [0068] *;
 [XYI]US2008310340  (ISOZU MASAAKI [JP]) [X] 1,4,8,15 * paragraphs [0112] , [ 159] , [0219] , [0244] - [0247] - [0260] , [0269] , [0278] - [0279] - [0288] , [0309] * * figures 2,5,21 * [Y] 10-14 [I] 2,3,7,9;
 [A]US2013107909  (JONES BENJAMIN PETER JOHN [AU], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0089] , [0106] , [0123] , [0142] - [0143]; figure 7 *;
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 [Y]  - SHILIANG WANG ET AL, "A Tree Pruning Algorithm for MIMO Sphere Decoding Based on Path Metric", 2012 IEEE 75TH VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (VTC SPRING 2012) : YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, 6 - 9 MAY 2012, IEEE, PISCATAWAY, NJ, (20120506), doi:10.1109/VETECS.2012.6240113, ISBN 978-1-4673-0989-9, pages 1 - 5, XP032202530 [Y] 10-14 * abstract * * paragraphs [III.] , [0 V.] *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VETECS.2012.6240113
International search[A]JP2006081163  (ATR ADVANCED TELECOMM RES INST);
 [X]JP2008135914  (NEC CORP);
 [A]JP2013065957  (NEC CORP, et al);
 [A]JP2013121011  (FUJITSU LTD)
by applicantJP2009239385
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