blank Quick help
blank Maintenance news

Scheduled maintenance

Regular maintenance outages:
between 05.00 and 05.15 hrs CET (Monday to Sunday).

Other outages
Availability

2022.02.11

More...
blank News flashes

News Flashes

New version of the European Patent Register – SPC proceedings information in the Unitary Patent Register.

2024-07-24

More...
blank Related links

Extract from the Register of European Patents

EP About this file: EP3712840

EP3712840 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SUBJECT IN A SCENE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  18.11.2022
Database last updated on 02.11.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  21.08.2020
Most recent event   Tooltip23.02.2024New entry: Renewal fee paid 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[N/P]
Former [2020/39]For all designated states
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
1-7-1 Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
Inventor(s)01 / BICKERSTAFF, Ian Henry
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
02 / HOSFIELD, Andrew Damian
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
03 / ORRU, Nicola
c/o Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
10 Great Marlborough Street
London, W1F 7LP / GB
 [2020/39]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2020/39]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date20156168.507.02.2020
[2020/39]
Priority number, dateGB2019000370219.03.2019         Original published format: GB 201903702
GB2019001224827.08.2019         Original published format: GB 201912248
[2020/39]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3712840
Date:23.09.2020
Language:EN
[2020/39]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.03.2020
ClassificationIPC:G06T5/00, G06T5/50
[2020/39]
CPC:
G06T15/205 (EP); H04N13/332 (CN,US); G06T19/006 (GB);
G06T17/20 (US); A63F13/211 (US); A63F13/525 (US);
G02B27/01 (GB,US); G02B27/0172 (US); G06F3/011 (US);
G06T11/60 (GB); G06T15/04 (US); G06T15/20 (US);
G06T7/50 (US); G06T7/55 (GB); G06T7/75 (US);
G06T7/97 (GB); H04N13/204 (CN); H04N13/271 (CN,US);
H04N13/349 (US); H04N13/388 (GB); A63F13/213 (US);
A63F2300/105 (US); A63F2300/6661 (US); G02B2027/0134 (EP);
G02B2027/014 (EP,US); G06T2207/10021 (EP); G06T2207/10028 (US);
G06T2207/20212 (GB); G06T2207/20221 (GB); G06T2207/30244 (GB,US);
H04N13/344 (GB,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 [2020/39]
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR ERZEUGUNG EINES BILDES EINES SUBJEKTS IN EINER SZENE[2020/39]
English:METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A SUBJECT IN A SCENE[2020/39]
French:PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME POUR GÉNÉRER UNE IMAGE D'UN SUJET DANS UNE SCÈNE[2020/39]
Examination procedure23.02.2020Examination requested  [2020/39]
10.03.2021Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
17.11.2022Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
08.03.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
21.04.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
16.08.2023Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
16.02.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
16.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
23.02.2024Renewal fee patent year 05
Opt-out from the exclusive  Tooltip
competence of the Unified
Patent Court
See the Register of the Unified Patent Court for opt-out data
Responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or quality of the data displayed under the link provided lies entirely with the Unified Patent Court.
Documents cited:Search[A]EP2979736  (SONY COMP ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE [GB]);
by applicantGB20170015555
 WO2018GB52671
 GB20190003702
The EPO accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of data originating from other authorities; in particular, it does not guarantee that it is complete, up to date or fit for specific purposes.