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EP3153973 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  03.04.2021
Database last updated on 03.10.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.01.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip03.04.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 05.05.2021  [2021/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2017/15]
Inventor(s)01 / KII Manabu
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / HOSODA Yasuhide
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/15]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2017/15]
Application number, filing date15803179.922.05.2015
[2017/15]
WO2015JP64676
Priority number, dateJP2014011820106.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014118201
[2017/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015186534
Date:10.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3153973
Date:12.04.2017
Language:EN
[2017/15]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP10.12.2015
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP14.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:G06Q10/10, // H04L12/58
[2018/03]
CPC:
H04L51/10 (EP,US); H04L51/52 (EP,US); G06F13/00 (EP,US);
G06F3/147 (US); G06Q10/107 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US);
H04L51/216 (EP,US); H04M11/00 (EP,US); G06F3/04817 (US);
G06F3/0482 (US); G06V40/174 (US); G09G2310/027 (EP);
G09G2340/0435 (EP); H04M1/72427 (EP,US); H04M1/72436 (EP,US);
H04M2250/60 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/15]G06F13/00, G06T1/00, H04M1/00, H04M11/00
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 [2017/15]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/15]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/15]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, ET PROGRAMME[2017/15]
Entry into regional phase28.11.2016Translation filed 
02.01.2017National basic fee paid 
02.01.2017Search fee paid 
02.01.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
02.01.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure28.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
02.01.2017Examination requested  [2017/15]
22.06.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
22.01.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.05.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
03.11.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 02.12.2020
02.12.2020Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
17.12.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/18]
27.12.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
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Documents cited:Search[XI]US2001033298  (SLOTZNICK BENJAMIN [US]) [X] 1-3,14,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0032] - [0058] * [I] 4-13;
 [A]US2002184309  (DANKER DANIEL [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0069] - [0075] *;
 [A]US7913176  (BLATTNER PATRICK D [US], et al) [A] 1-15 * column 2, line 49 - column 3, line 17; figures 1-3 ** column 4, line 37 - column 5, line 51 *;
 [XI]US2011141919  (SINGH AMIT [US], et al) [X] 1-3,14,15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0012] , [0014] - [0018] - [0023] - [0028] - [0058] - [0059] * [I] 4-13;
 [A]US2012327183  (FUJII HIROMITSU [JP]) [A] 1-15 * abstract * * paragraphs [0121] - [0127]; figures 8-12 *
International search[Y]JP2001160021  (SONY CORP) [Y] 8 * , claim 1; paragraphs [0015] to [0019] (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2002055920  (NAMCO LTD) [A] 1-20 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2002236656  (NIFTY CORP) [X] 1-7, 9-20 * , paragraphs [0014] to [0047]; fig. 1 to 3 (Family: none) * [Y] 8;
 [A]JP2006338685  (KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT) [A] 1-20* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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