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EP About this file: EP3133497

EP3133497 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.02.2023
Database last updated on 14.09.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  05.02.2021
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip03.02.2023Refusal of applicationpublished on 08.03.2023  [2023/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/08]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / NAKAYAMA, Tetsunori
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/08]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2017/08]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date15779836.424.02.2015
[2017/08]
WO2015JP55285
Priority number, dateJP2014008267414.04.2014         Original published format: JP 2014082674
[2017/08]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015159588
Date:22.10.2015
Language:JA
[2015/42]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3133497
Date:22.02.2017
Language:EN
[2017/08]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.10.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP08.11.2017
ClassificationIPC:H04M1/00, H04N5/232, H04W8/20, H04W84/12, G06F13/40, H04M1/725, H04W76/02, // H04W76/04, H04W84/20
[2017/49]
CPC:
G06F13/4022 (EP,US); H04W76/10 (US); H04M1/72412 (EP,US);
H04N23/661 (EP,US); H04N23/667 (EP,US); H04W8/20 (EP,US);
H04W84/12 (US); H04W84/20 (EP,US); H04W76/25 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/08]G06F13/00, H04M1/00, H04N5/232, H04W8/20, H04W84/12
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 [2017/08]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/08]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/08]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, ET PROGRAMME[2017/08]
Entry into regional phase08.09.2016Translation filed 
07.10.2016National basic fee paid 
07.10.2016Search fee paid 
07.10.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
07.10.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure08.09.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
07.10.2016Examination requested  [2017/08]
23.05.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.02.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.06.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.09.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2023/10]
22.09.2022Date of oral proceedings
13.10.2022Minutes of oral proceedings despatched
21.10.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2023/10]
Fees paidRenewal fee
17.02.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.02.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
21.02.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
24.02.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
19.02.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
17.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 08
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Documents cited:Search[Y]US2008311852  (HANSEN CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al) [Y] 2-10,12 * figure 4 ** paragraph [0088] - paragraph [0091] *;
 [XYI]US2014028435  (BROCKWAY III RICHARD T [US], et al) [X] 1,11,13,14 * figure 2 * * paragraph [0050] - paragraph [0060] * [Y] 2-10,12 [I] 15
International search[A]JP2011045026  (YAMAHA CORP) [A] 1-17* , fig. 5, 6 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2012156726  (SONY CORP) [Y] 3-5 * , paragraphs [0062], [0075], [0076] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2013085050  (HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS) [Y] 1-17 * , paragraphs [0003], [0026] to [0043]; fig. 3 to 5 (Family: none) *;
 [Y]JP2013223193  (NTT DOCOMO INC) [Y] 10 * , paragraphs [0038] to [0043]; fig. 5 & WO 2013/157541 A1 & CN 104221468 A *;
 [Y]JP2014010608  (SONY CORP) [Y] 1-17 * , paragraphs [0015] to [0055]; fig. 1, 3, 8 & US 2014/0004896 A1 & CN 103533667 A *
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