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EP About this file: EP3473998

EP3473998 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, OBSERVATION SYSTEM, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  04.03.2022
Database last updated on 07.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  22.03.2019
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  28.12.2017
Most recent event   Tooltip06.07.2024New entry: Additional fee for renewal fee: despatch of communication + time limit 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2019/17]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / AOKI, Suguru
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / OHASHI, Takeshi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / MATSUI, Naofumi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / ONUMA, Tomoya
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2019/17]
Representative(s)Witte, Weller & Partner Patentanwälte mbB
Postfach 10 54 62
70047 Stuttgart / DE
[2019/17]
Application number, filing date17813083.718.05.2017
[2019/17]
WO2017JP18654
Priority number, dateJP2016011921415.06.2016         Original published format: JP 2016119214
[2019/17]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2017217180
Date:21.12.2017
Language:JA
[2017/51]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3473998
Date:24.04.2019
Language:EN
[2019/17]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP21.12.2017
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.06.2019
ClassificationIPC:G01N21/17, C12M1/34, C12N5/075, C12N5/076, G06T1/00, C12M3/00, C12M1/36
[2019/27]
CPC:
C12M21/06 (EP,US); G06T7/0016 (US); C12M41/36 (EP,US);
C12M41/48 (EP,US); G01J5/025 (US); G01N21/17 (EP,US);
G06T1/00 (EP,US); H04N13/261 (US); G01J2005/0077 (US);
G06T2207/30024 (US) (-)
Former IPC [2019/17]G01N21/17, C12M1/34, C12N5/075, C12N5/076, G06T1/00
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 [2019/17]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BEOBACHTUNGSSYSTEM, BEOBACHTUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2019/17]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, OBSERVATION SYSTEM, OBSERVATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2019/17]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, SYSTÈME D'OBSERVATION, PROCÉDÉ D'OBSERVATION ET PROGRAMME[2019/17]
Entry into regional phase29.11.2018Translation filed 
29.11.2018National basic fee paid 
29.11.2018Search fee paid 
29.11.2018Designation fee(s) paid 
29.11.2018Examination fee paid 
Examination proceduredeletedDate on which the examining division has become responsible
29.11.2018Examination requested  [2019/17]
11.12.2019Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.03.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
20.06.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
23.05.2019Renewal fee patent year 03
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 04
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 05
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 06
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[XY]JP2012095627  ;
 [Y]US5989835  (DUNLAY R TERRY [US], et al) [Y] 3,7 * column 6, paragraph 2 * * column 7, line 64 - column 8, line 21 *;
 [XY]JP2012095627  (NIKON CORP) [X] 1,4,8-10 * [0008]-[0009],[0030],[0042],[0044], [0064]-[0069] * [Y] 3,7;
 [X]JP2015223174  (FUJIFILM CORP) [X] 1,2,5,9,10;
 [A]US2016161394  (MATSUBARA KENTA [JP]) [A] 1-10* [0012]-[0014],[0021]-[0022],[0044]-[0049] *;
 [XP]EP3150693  (FUJIFILM CORP [JP]) [XP] 1,2,5,9,10 * [0097]-[0100] *;
 [XY]  - DATABASE WPI, 0, Derwent World Patents Index, vol. 2012, no. 40, Database accession no. 2012-F96423, XP002791642 & JP2012095627 A 20120524 (NIKON CORP) [X] 1,4,8-10 * abstract * [Y] 3,7
International search[Y]JP2011017620  (NIKON CORP) [Y] 3, 7, 8* , claims; paragraphs [0002], [0066] (Family: none) *;
 [XY]JP2012095627  (NIKON CORP) [X] 1, 4, 5, 9, 10 * , claims; paragraphs [0003], [0005], [0007], [0014] (Family: none) * [Y] 2, 3, 6-8;
 [Y]JP2013502233  (The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University) [Y] 2, 6 * , claims 28 to 30; paragraphs [0049] to [0051], [0056] & US 2011/0092762 A1 & WO 2011/025736 A1 claims 28 to 30; 0084 to 0087, 0091 & EP 2615460 A1 & KR 10-2012-0066023 A & CN 104293646 A *;
 [XY]JP2015223174  (FUJIFILM CORP) [X] 1, 4, 5, 9, 10 * , claim 15; paragraphs [0002], [0098] & US 2017/0073630 A1 claim 17; 0005, 0107 & EP 3150693 A1 * [Y] 2, 3, 6-8
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