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EP About this file: EP3428876

EP3428876 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  30.04.2021
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  14.12.2018
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  15.09.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip29.12.2023New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Ricoh Company, Ltd.
3-6, Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
[2019/03]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Sadao
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
02 / AMANO, Seiya
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
03 / SEKIGUCHI, Hiroyoshi
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
04 / YOKOTA, Soichiro
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
05 / YAMADA, Yuu
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
06 / SUMIYOSHI, Shinichi
c/o Ricoh Company Ltd.
3-6 Nakamagome 1-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 143-8555 / JP
 [2019/03]
Representative(s)SSM Sandmair
Patentanwälte Rechtsanwalt
Partnerschaft mbB
Joseph-Wild-Straße 20
81829 München / DE
[2019/03]
Application number, filing date16893629.216.12.2016
[2019/03]
WO2016JP87525
Priority number, dateJP2016004697510.03.2016         Original published format: JP 2016046975
[2019/03]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017154305
Date:14.09.2017
Language:JA
[2017/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3428876
Date:16.01.2019
Language:EN
[2019/03]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP14.09.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP04.01.2019
ClassificationIPC:G06T7/00, G01B11/00, G01C3/06, G06T1/00, G08G1/16, G06K9/00
[2019/04]
CPC:
G06V20/58 (EP,US); G01B11/002 (US); G01B11/00 (EP,US);
G01B5/004 (US); G01C3/06 (EP,US); G06T1/00 (EP,US);
G06T1/60 (US); G06T7/00 (EP,US); G08G1/16 (EP,US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/03]G06T7/00, G01B11/00, G01C3/06, G06T1/00, G08G1/16
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 [2019/03]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, STEUERUNGSSYSTEM FÜR VORRICHTUNG, BILDGEBUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND PROGRAMM[2019/03]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, APPARATUS CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2019/03]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, SYSTÈME DE COMMANDE D'APPAREIL, DISPOSITIF D'IMAGERIE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PROGRAMME[2019/03]
Entry into regional phase05.09.2018Translation filed 
05.09.2018National basic fee paid 
05.09.2018Search fee paid 
05.09.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
05.09.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
05.09.2018Examination requested  [2019/03]
10.07.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
30.04.2021Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
26.08.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.01.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
23.05.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
05.09.2018Renewal fee patent year 03
23.12.2019Renewal fee patent year 04
24.12.2020Renewal fee patent year 05
24.12.2021Renewal fee patent year 06
29.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 07
28.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]JPH08278126  (FUJITSU LTD) [A] 1-12* , paragraphs [0014] to [0025] (Family: none) *;
 [YA]JP2013109391  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [Y] 1-3, 5, 9-12 * , paragraphs [0018] to [0049] & US 2013/0129150 A1 paragraphs [0034] to [0066] & DE 102012110883 A1 & CN 103121423 A * [A] 4, 6-8;
 [YA]JP2015179302  (RICOH CO LTD) [Y] 1-3, 5, 9-12 * , paragraphs [0116] to [0144] (Family: none) * [A] 4, 6-8
ExaminationEP2741233
 US2015294160
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