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EP3296944 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  02.04.2022
Database last updated on 13.11.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  27.03.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.02.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.11.2016
Most recent event   Tooltip02.04.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 04.05.2022  [2022/18]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2018/12]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / KOBAYASHI, Yoshiyuki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / KURATA, Masatomo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / TAKAOKA, Tomohisa
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/12]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2018/12]
Application number, filing date16792396.028.01.2016
[2018/12]
WO2016JP52491
Priority number, dateJP2015009659611.05.2015         Original published format: JP 2015096596
[2018/12]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2016181670
Date:17.11.2016
Language:JA
[2016/46]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3296944
Date:21.03.2018
Language:EN
[2018/12]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.11.2016
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.10.2018
ClassificationIPC:G06Q30/02, G06Q50/00
[2018/45]
CPC:
G06N20/00 (EP,US); G06N7/01 (US); G06F3/011 (EP,US);
G06N5/041 (EP,US); G06Q30/02 (EP,US); G06Q50/01 (EP,US);
G06N5/022 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/12]G06Q30/02
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 [2018/12]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/12]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/12]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, ET PROGRAMME[2018/12]
Entry into regional phase09.11.2017Translation filed 
06.12.2017National basic fee paid 
06.12.2017Search fee paid 
06.12.2017Designation fee(s) paid 
06.12.2017Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure09.11.2017Date on which the examining division has become responsible
06.12.2017Examination requested  [2018/12]
15.04.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
31.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
21.07.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
23.11.2021Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 26.11.2021
26.11.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
20.12.2021Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/18]
30.12.2021Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/18]
Fees paidRenewal fee
06.12.2017Renewal fee patent year 03
22.01.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
23.01.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
20.01.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
31.01.202207   M06   Not yet paid
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2011060709  (IDE NAOKI [JP], et al);
 [XI]US2014118225  (JERAULD ROBERT [US]);
 [I]US2014247343  (CHEN ALEX C [US])
International search[Y]JP2002297832  (FUJITSU LTD, et al) [Y] 14, 15 * , paragraph [0048] (Familv: none) *;
 [Y]JP2006345269  (SONY CORP) [Y] 16* , paragraphs [0124] to [0129] & EP 1732300 A2 paragraphs [0126] to [0131] & US 2007/0112922 A1 & KR 10-2006-0128737 A & CN 1941752 A *;
 [Y]JP2012221234  (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC, et al) [Y] 5 * , paragraph [0053] & EP 2509074 A2 paragraph [0054] & US 2012/0257083 A1 & CN 102737089 A *;
 [XY]JP2013171516  (NEC CORP) [X] 1-4, 6-9, 17-20 * , paragraphs [0016] to [0070] (Family: none) * [Y] 5, 10-16;
 [Y]JP2014123277  (SONY CORP) [Y] 11 * , paragraph [0041] & US 2014/0176599 A1 paragraph [0078] & CN 103888719 A *;
 [Y]JP2015056772  (CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD) [Y] 10, 12, 13 * , paragraphs [0060], [0061] (Family: none) *
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