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EP3222084 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  03.12.2021
Database last updated on 08.04.2026
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.12.2020
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  17.08.2020
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.06.2018
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  25.08.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  10.05.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip19.12.2025Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): TR		published on 21.01.2026  [2026/04]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/39]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / SAKODA, Kazuyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / ITAYA, Natsuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / SAITO, Erika
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/39]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2017/39]
Application number, filing date15797715.804.11.2015
[2017/39]
WO2015JP05522
Priority number, dateJP2014023269217.11.2014         Original published format: JP 2014232692
[2017/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016079940
Date:26.05.2016
Language:EN
[2016/21]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3222084
Date:27.09.2017
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 26.05.2016 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2017/39]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3222084
Date:27.01.2021
Language:EN
[2021/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP26.05.2016
ClassificationIPC:H04W40/00, H04L12/761
[2020/36]
CPC:
H04W40/00 (EP,US); H04L45/123 (US); H04L45/122 (US);
H04L45/16 (EP,US); H04W40/02 (US); H04W40/32 (US);
H04W84/12 (US); H04W84/18 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/39]H04W40/28, H04L12/761
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 [2017/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND NICHTTRANSITORISCHES COMPUTERLESBARES MEDIUM[2017/39]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM[2017/39]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET SUPPORT NON TRANSITOIRE LISIBLE PAR ORDINATEUR[2017/39]
Entry into regional phase10.05.2017National basic fee paid 
10.05.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
10.05.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure10.05.2017Examination requested  [2017/39]
10.05.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
26.01.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.06.2018Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.10.2018Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.06.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.10.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
27.02.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
18.08.2020Communication of intention to grant the patent
18.12.2020Fee for grant paid
18.12.2020Fee for publishing/printing paid
18.12.2020Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Opposition(s)28.10.2021No opposition filed within time limit [2022/01]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.11.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.11.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
26.11.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
20.11.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11276-014-0800-4
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