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EP3358368 - SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been withdrawn
Status updated on  26.06.2020
Database last updated on 24.08.2024
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  28.02.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  06.07.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  08.04.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip26.06.2020Withdrawal of applicationpublished on 29.07.2020  [2020/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2018/32]
Inventor(s)01 / MOTOYAMA, Takuto
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / SUTOU, Yasuhiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / YAMAZAKI, Toshio
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / OYAIZU, Hideki
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
05 / KAWASAKI, Kenichi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2018/32]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2018/32]
Application number, filing date16851215.016.09.2016
[2018/32]
WO2016JP77397
Priority number, dateJP2015019413430.09.2015         Original published format: JP 2015194134
[2018/32]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017057041
Date:06.04.2017
Language:JA
[2017/14]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3358368
Date:08.08.2018
Language:EN
[2018/32]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP06.04.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP13.02.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01S13/86, G01S7/40, G01S13/93, B60R21/00, G08G1/16
[2018/32]
CPC:
G01S7/4026 (EP); G01S7/40 (US); G01C3/08 (US);
G01C3/14 (US); G01S13/86 (US); G01S13/867 (EP,US);
G01S13/93 (US); G01S13/931 (EP,US); G01S7/2955 (EP);
G01S7/4086 (EP); G06T7/74 (US); G06V20/58 (EP,US);
G06V20/647 (EP); G08G1/16 (US); G08G1/166 (EP);
H04N13/239 (US); H04N13/246 (US); B60R21/00 (EP,US);
G01S15/86 (EP); G01S15/931 (EP); G01S17/86 (EP);
G01S17/931 (EP); G01S2013/9323 (EP); G01S2013/9324 (EP);
G01S7/4972 (EP); G01S7/52004 (EP); G06T2207/10012 (US);
G06T2207/10044 (US); G06T2207/30261 (US) (-)
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 [2018/32]
TitleGerman:SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, SIGNALVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2018/32]
English:SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2018/32]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE SIGNAL, ET PROGRAMME[2018/32]
Entry into regional phase20.03.2018Translation filed 
20.03.2018National basic fee paid 
20.03.2018Search fee paid 
20.03.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
20.03.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure20.03.2018Examination requested  [2018/32]
20.03.2018Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.08.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
04.03.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
18.06.2020Application withdrawn by applicant  [2020/31]
Fees paidRenewal fee
25.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
24.09.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[A]US2006227041  (OKAMOTO YASUKAZU [JP]) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0025] - [0095] *;
 [X]JP2008304344  (UNIV KUMAMOTO) [X] 1,2,11,12,14,15 * the whole document *;
 [A]US2009292468  (WU SHUNGUANG [US], et al) [A] 1-15* paragraphs [0031] - [0069] *;
 [A]US2013335259  (YASUGI MAKOTO [JP], et al) [A] 1-15 * paragraphs [0041] - [0160] *
International search[XY]JP2007218738  (UNIV KUMAMOTO) [X] 1-2, 5-7, 9-11, 13, 15-18 * , paragraphs [0015] to [0055], [0072]; fig. 3 * [Y] 3-4, 8, 12, 14;
 [Y]JP2010151682  (TOPCON CORP) [Y] 14 * , fig. 8 *;
 [A]US2011122257  (KIRK JAMES C [US]) [A] 1-18* , fig. 1 *;
 [Y]JP2014153211  (FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD, et al) [Y] 3-4, 8, 12 * , paragraphs [0001] to [0002], [0034] to [0035], [0039] to [0040], [0050] to [0051] *
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