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EP About this file: EP3627831

EP3627831 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  29.04.2022
Database last updated on 31.08.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.02.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  23.11.2018
Most recent event   Tooltip16.07.2024New entry: Date of oral proceedings 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/13]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / URABE, Kazutaka
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / HIRANAKA, Daisuke
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/13]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/13]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date18801395.708.05.2018
[2020/13]
WO2018JP17732
Priority number, dateJP2017009927518.05.2017         Original published format: JP 2017099275
[2020/13]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2018212013
Date:22.11.2018
Language:JA
[2018/47]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3627831
Date:25.03.2020
Language:EN
[2020/13]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP22.11.2018
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2020
ClassificationIPC:H04N5/76, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0488, G11B20/10, G11B27/02, G11B27/10, H04N5/77, H04N5/91, H04N21/431, H04N21/442
[2020/13]
CPC:
G11B27/031 (EP,US); H04N21/4316 (KR); G06F3/04883 (US);
G06F3/0484 (EP,KR); G06F3/04847 (US); G06F3/0488 (EP,KR);
G11B20/10 (EP,KR); G11B27/02 (KR); G11B27/10 (KR,US);
G11B27/102 (EP); G11B27/34 (EP); H04N21/431 (EP);
H04N21/442 (EP); H04N5/76 (EP); H04N5/77 (EP,KR);
H04N5/91 (EP,KR); H04N21/6175 (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 [2020/13]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSPROGRAMM[2020/13]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM[2020/13]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROGRAMME DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2020/13]
Entry into regional phase24.10.2019Translation filed 
07.11.2019National basic fee paid 
07.11.2019Search fee paid 
07.11.2019Designation fee(s) paid 
07.11.2019Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure07.11.2019Examination requested  [2020/13]
29.09.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
29.04.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.08.2022Reply to a communication from the examining division
12.12.2024Date of oral proceedings
Fees paidRenewal fee
30.03.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
19.05.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
18.05.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
23.05.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
21.05.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US5513306  (MILLS MICHAEL [US], et al);
 [A]WO2014147945  (SONY CORP [JP]);
 [AD]JP2016208444  (KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC)
International search[A]JPH10164497  (SONY CORP) [A] 16-17 * , *;
 [YA]JP2001359039  (OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO) [Y] 18 * , * [A] 1-17, 19-20;
 [YA]JP2003528519  [Y] 1-15, 18-20 * , * [A] 16-17;
 [YA]JP2010246008  (KDDI CORP) [Y] 1-15, 18-20 * , * [A] 16-17;
 [YA]JP2011003977  (SONY CORP) [Y] 4-8 * , * [A] 1-3, 9-20;
 [YA]JP2011170785  (CANON KK) [Y] 4-8 * , * [A] 1-3, 9-20;
 [YA]JP2012124789  (CANON MARKETING JAPAN INC, et al) [Y] 1-15, 18-20 * , * [A] 16-17;
 [XYA]US2013145268  (KUKULSKI TIMOTHY W [US]) [X] 1, 12, 19-20 * , [0022] - [0023], [0027], [0032] - [0033], [0035], * [Y] 2-11, 13-15, 18 [A] 16-17;
 [YA]US2013209059  (SCHEELE TODD CURRY ZAEGEL [US], et al) [Y] 18 * , * [A] 1-17, 19-20;
 [XYA]US2015058709  (ZALETEL MICHAEL E [US]) [X] 1, 9, 12, 19-20 * , [0073] -[0087], 2-6 & US 2017/0257414 A1 & WO 2013/116163 A1 * [Y] 2-8, 10-11, 13-15, 18 [A] 16-17;
 [PX]JP2017112455  (CANON KK) [PX] 1, 9, 12, 19-20* , *
by applicantJP2016208444
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