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EP3343339 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  12.02.2021
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  25.11.2019
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  01.06.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  04.03.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip12.02.2021Refusal of applicationpublished on 17.03.2021  [2021/11]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2018/27]
Inventor(s)01 / TAMURA, Shigefumi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / NOMURA, Ryosuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / IKEDA, Tetsuo
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1
Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/27]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2018/27]
Application number, filing date16838860.120.05.2016
[2018/27]
WO2016JP65029
Priority number, dateJP2015016435324.08.2015         Original published format: JP 2015164353
[2018/27]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017033513
Date:02.03.2017
Language:JA
[2017/09]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3343339
Date:04.07.2018
Language:EN
[2018/27]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP02.03.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06F3/0488, G06F3/16, G06F3/042, G10L15/00, H04R1/40
[2019/13]
CPC:
H04R3/12 (EP,US); G06F3/043 (US); G06F3/0425 (EP,US);
G06F3/0484 (US); G06F3/04886 (EP,US); G06F3/167 (EP,US);
H04R3/005 (EP,US); H04R1/406 (EP,US); H04R2430/20 (EP,US);
H04R2499/15 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2018/27]G06F3/0484, G06F3/041, G06F3/042, G06F3/043, G10L15/00, H04R1/40, H04R3/00, H04R3/12
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 [2018/27]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/27]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/27]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME[2018/27]
Entry into regional phase16.02.2018Translation filed 
22.03.2018National basic fee paid 
22.03.2018Search fee paid 
22.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
22.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure16.02.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
22.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/27]
25.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
28.11.2019Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.03.2020Reply to a communication from the examining division
15.10.2020Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 10.03.2021
22.10.2020Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2021/11]
01.11.2020Application refused, date of legal effect [2021/11]
10.03.2021Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.05.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP1315071  (BRITISH TELECOMM [GB]) [X] 1-3,6,7,13-15 * paragraph [0001] - paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0008] - paragraph [0017] * * figures 1-6 *[I] 4,5,8-12;
 [XI]WO2015098190  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-5,13-15 * See ISR * [I] 6-12;
 EP3089011  [ ] (SONY CORP [JP]) [ ] * paragraph [0015] - paragraph [0027] * * paragraph [0254] - paragraph [0256] * * paragraph [0336] - paragraph [0340] * * paragraph [0650] - paragraph [0660] * * paragraph [0666] - paragraph [0673] * * paragraph [0684] - paragraph [0687] * * paragraph [0703] - paragraph [0729] * * figures 1-3, 77, 115-117, 230-232, 237, 238, 243, 254-266 *
International search[Y]JP2014241005  (TOSHIBA CORP) [Y] 7-10* , paragraph [0128]; fig. 8, 9, 23 & US 2014/0362002 A1 paragraph [0166]; fig. 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 23 & CN 104238932 A *;
 [XY]WO2015098190  (SONY CORP [JP]) [X] 1-6, 19, 20 * , paragraphs [0020], [0254] to [0256], [0336] to [0338], [0667], [0668], [0704] to [0721]; fig. 77, 115 to 117, 232, 254, 264, 265 & TW 201525772 A * [Y] 7-10
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