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EP About this file: EP3692915

EP3692915 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  22.09.2023
Database last updated on 11.09.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  10.07.2020
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  13.04.2019
Most recent event   Tooltip02.08.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
[2020/33]
Inventor(s)01 / IWASHITA, Atsushi
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
02 / TSUKUDA, Akira
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
03 / TERUI, Kosuke
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
04 / TORII, Sota
c/o CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chome
Ohta-ku
Tokyo 146-8501 / JP
 [2020/33]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2020/33]
Application number, filing date18864534.511.07.2018
[2020/33]
WO2018JP26121
Priority number, dateJP2017019639706.10.2017         Original published format: JP 2017196397
[2020/33]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2019069522
Date:11.04.2019
Language:JA
[2019/15]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3692915
Date:12.08.2020
Language:EN
[2020/33]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP11.04.2019
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP25.08.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61B6/00, G01V5/00, H04N5/32
[2021/38]
CPC:
A61B6/4241 (EP,US); A61B6/00 (EP); A61B6/4035 (US);
A61B6/4233 (EP); A61B6/482 (EP,US); A61B6/5211 (US);
A61B6/5258 (US); G01V5/224 (EP); H04N23/30 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2020/33]A61B6/00
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 [2020/33]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND PROGRAMM[2020/33]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM[2020/33]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE, ET PROGRAMME[2020/33]
Entry into regional phase02.03.2020Translation filed 
11.05.2020National basic fee paid 
11.05.2020Search fee paid 
11.05.2020Designation fee(s) paid 
11.05.2020Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure11.05.2020Examination requested  [2020/33]
01.03.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
21.09.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
12.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2020Renewal fee patent year 03
02.08.2021Renewal fee patent year 04
01.08.2022Renewal fee patent year 05
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 06
31.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[X]US4029963  (ALVAREZ ROBERT E, et al);
 [XA]US2006109949  (TKACZYK J E [US], et al);
 [X]US2007237288  (TKACZYK J E [US], et al)
International search[Y]JPH0341933  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [A]JPH05237081  (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD);
 [YA]JP2008272476  (SIEMENS AG);
 [Y]WO2009107770  (HITACHI MEDICAL CORP [JP], et al);
 [Y]JP2012125409  (FUJIFILM CORP);
 [XY]JP2012245142  (SHIMADZU CORP);
 [Y]JP2014166351  (TOSHIBA CORP, et al);
 [Y]JP2014239840  (TOSHIBA CORP, et al)
by applicantJPH0876302
 JP2017196397
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