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EP About this file: EP3154052

EP3154052 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  13.05.2022
Database last updated on 16.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  31.07.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.03.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  25.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip13.05.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 15.06.2022  [2022/24]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/15]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KIRIHARA, Reiko
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 date15803963.621.04.2015
[2017/15]
WO2015JP62148
Priority number, dateJP2014011468203.06.2014         Original published format: JP 2014114682
[2017/15]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2015186445
Date:10.12.2015
Language:JA
[2015/49]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3154052
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:EP12.12.2017
ClassificationIPC:G10L13/00, G06F3/16, G06F3/01, G10L13/027, G06F3/14, G06F3/147, G06F3/03, G06F3/0482, G10L15/00, G10L21/06, H05B33/08, G06F3/0484, H05B37/02
[2018/02]
CPC:
G06F3/017 (EP,US); G06F3/0304 (EP,US); G06F3/0482 (EP,US);
G06F3/04842 (EP,US); G06F3/1407 (US); G06F3/16 (EP,US);
G06F3/167 (EP,US); G10L15/1815 (US); G10L15/22 (US);
H05B47/12 (US); G06F3/147 (US); G10L13/027 (EP,US);
G10L15/00 (EP,US); G10L21/06 (EP,US); Y02B20/40 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2017/15]G10L13/00, G06F3/16
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, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/15]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2017/15]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2017/15]
Entry into regional phase25.11.2016Translation filed 
31.12.2016National basic fee paid 
31.12.2016Search fee paid 
31.12.2016Designation fee(s) paid 
31.12.2016Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure25.11.2016Date on which the examining division has become responsible
31.12.2016Examination requested  [2017/15]
05.07.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.07.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
03.12.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.01.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 12.05.2022
28.01.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/24]
07.02.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/24]
12.05.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
21.04.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
23.04.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
23.04.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search   [ ] - No further relevant documents disclosed
International search[XY]JP2005056170  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD) [X] 1-9, 12-14, 17-19 * , paragraphs [0035] to [0053]; fig. 1 to 7, 12 (Family: none) * [Y] 10-11, 15-16;
 [Y]JP2006235671  (TSUKIJI NORINAGA) [Y] 10 * , paragraphs [0018] to [0023] (Family: none) *;
 [Y]WO2006075469  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD [JP], et al) [Y] 11 * , paragraphs [0032] to [0034]; fig. 2 & JP 2006-194771 A & US 2007/0176249 A1 & EP 1837637 A1 & CA 2561297 A & CN 1942746 A & KR 10-2007-0088280 A *;
 [Y]JP2003308142  (SEIKO EPSON CORP) [Y] 15-16 * , paragraphs [0010], [0012], [0071] to [0072]; fig. 6 to 7 (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2003108171  (CLARION CO LTD) [A] 1-19 * , claim 4; paragraph [0053] (Family: none) *
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