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EP3663933 - INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been refused
Status updated on  01.07.2022
Database last updated on 01.01.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  06.11.2020
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  08.05.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  09.02.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip01.07.2022Refusal of applicationpublished on 03.08.2022  [2022/31]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2021/30]
Former [2020/24]For all designated states
Sony Corporation
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / IWASE, Hiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / KAWANO, Shinichi
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
03 / SAITO, Mari
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
04 / TAKI, Yuhei
c/o SONY CORPORATION
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2020/24]
Representative(s)MFG Patentanwälte Meyer-Wildhagen Meggle-Freund Gerhard PartG mbB
Amalienstraße 62
80799 München / DE
[2020/24]
Application number, filing date18840593.024.04.2018
[2020/24]
WO2018JP16513
Priority number, dateJP2017014816731.07.2017         Original published format: JP 2017148167
[2020/24]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019026360
Date:07.02.2019
Language:JA
[2019/06]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3663933
Date:10.06.2020
Language:EN
[2020/24]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP07.02.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP30.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06F16/00, G06F16/68, H04N21/442, G06F3/01, G06F3/16, G10L13/02, G10L13/08
[2020/24]
CPC:
G06F16/686 (EP); G10L25/54 (US); G06F3/01 (EP);
G06F3/16 (EP); G10L13/02 (EP); G10L13/08 (EP);
G10L15/22 (US); G10L21/028 (US); G10L25/84 (US);
H04N21/44218 (EP) (-)
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 [2020/24]
TitleGerman:INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND INFORMATIONSVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN[2020/24]
English:INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD[2020/24]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'INFORMATIONS[2020/24]
Entry into regional phase23.01.2020Translation filed 
19.02.2020National basic fee paid 
19.02.2020Search fee paid 
19.02.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
19.02.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure19.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/24]
14.10.2020Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
09.11.2020Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
02.03.2021Reply to a communication from the examining division
07.03.2022Cancellation of oral proceeding that was planned for 04.07.2022
21.03.2022Despatch of communication that the application is refused, reason: substantive examination [2022/31]
31.03.2022Application refused, date of legal effect [2022/31]
04.07.2022Date of oral proceedings (cancelled)
Fees paidRenewal fee
27.04.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
21.04.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
Penalty fee
Additional fee for renewal fee
30.04.202205   M06   Not yet paid
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DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-6393(93)90061-O
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