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EP3176675 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  01.07.2022
Database last updated on 18.11.2024
FormerThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  23.07.2021
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  21.02.2021
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  11.09.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  15.06.2017
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  20.01.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.09.2024Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): MT		published on 09.10.2024  [2024/41]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2017/23]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / TSURUMI, Shingo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2017/23]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2017/23]
Application number, filing date15826756.715.07.2015
[2017/23]
WO2015JP03579
Priority number, dateJP2014015522630.07.2014         Original published format: JP 2014155226
[2017/23]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016017101
Date:04.02.2016
Language:JA
[2016/05]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3176675
Date:07.06.2017
Language:EN
[2017/23]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP3176675
Date:25.08.2021
Language:EN
[2021/34]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP04.02.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.02.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/042, G06F3/01, G01B11/26, G01B11/24, G06F3/03, G06T7/246
[2018/10]
CPC:
G06F3/0304 (EP,US); G06T7/246 (US); G01B11/24 (US);
G01B11/26 (EP,US); G06F3/01 (EP,US); G06F3/011 (US);
G06F3/017 (US); G06F3/0425 (EP,US); G06F3/0426 (US);
G09G3/002 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2017/23]G06F3/01, G01B11/26
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 [2017/23]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesMANot yet paid
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2017/23]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM[2017/23]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2021/11]
Former [2017/23]DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS
Entry into regional phase20.01.2017Translation filed 
21.02.2017National basic fee paid 
21.02.2017Search fee paid 
21.02.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
21.02.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.01.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.02.2017Examination requested  [2017/23]
31.08.2018Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
16.09.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M03)
03.12.2019Reply to a communication from the examining division
22.02.2021Communication of intention to grant the patent
07.06.2021Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
30.06.2021Fee for grant paid
30.06.2021Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)27.05.2022No opposition filed within time limit [2022/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.07.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
27.07.2018Renewal fee patent year 04
25.07.2019Renewal fee patent year 05
23.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 06
20.07.2021Renewal fee patent year 07
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHU15.07.2015
AL25.08.2021
AT25.08.2021
CY25.08.2021
CZ25.08.2021
DK25.08.2021
EE25.08.2021
ES25.08.2021
FI25.08.2021
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LT25.08.2021
LV25.08.2021
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PT27.12.2021
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Documents cited:Search[XAI]US2009315989  (ADELSON EDWARD H [US]) [X] 1-3,14,15 * paragraph [0019] - paragraph [0041]; figures 7B-9 * [A] 8,9,12 [I] 4-7,10,11,13;
 [A]US2012287072  (PRYOR TIMOTHY R [CA]) [A] 1,10,13-15 * paragraph [0078] - paragraph [0118]; figures 2-4 ** paragraph [0169] *;
 [A]US2013016070  (STARNER THAD EUGENE [US], et al) [A] 1,6,14,15 * abstract * * paragraph [0059] - paragraph [0065]; figures 3A,4,5 *;
 [A]EP2648082  (SONY CORP [JP]) [A] 1,6,14,15 * paragraph [0058] - paragraph [0066]; figure 16 * * paragraph [0072] - paragraph [0074]; figure 21 *;
 [A]WO2014084634  (MACRON CO LTD [KR]) [A] 1,6,14,15 * paragraph [0025] - paragraph [0031] *
International search[A]JP2000172163  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD, et al) [A] 1-16 * , paragraph [0186] & US 6256400 B1 & EP 991011 A2 & CN 1249454 A *;
 [A]JP2005018385  (MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP) [A] 1-16 * , paragraphs [0041] to [0046] (Family: none) *;
 [A]WO2010137192  (UNIV ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS [JP], et al) [A] 1-16 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2011029903  (ARTRAY CO LTD) [A] 1-16 * , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *;
 [A]JP2014067388  (TOSHIBA ALPINE AUTOMOTIVE TECH) [A] 1-16 * , entire text; all drawings & US 2014/0068476 A1 *;
 [A]JP2014071504  (AISIN AW CO) [A] 1-16* , entire text; all drawings (Family: none) *
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