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EP About this file: EP4015990

EP4015990 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  20.05.2022
Database last updated on 13.07.2024
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  19.02.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip15.11.2023The date on which the examining division becomes responsible, has been established 
15.11.2023Amendment by applicant 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
2520 Takaba
Hitachinaka-shi
Ibaraki 312-8503 / JP
[2022/25]
Inventor(s)01 / MATONO Haruki
c/o HITACHI, LTD., 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
02 / AOKI Toshiyuki
c/o HITACHI, LTD., 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
03 / OSATO Takuma
c/o HITACHI, LTD., 6-6, Marunouchi 1-chome,
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8280 / JP
 [2022/25]
Representative(s)Mewburn Ellis LLP
Aurora Building
Counterslip
Bristol BS1 6BX / GB
[2022/25]
Application number, filing date20852820.827.07.2020
[2022/25]
WO2020JP28624
Priority number, dateJP2019014880414.08.2019         Original published format: JP 2019148804
[2022/25]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021029206
Date:18.02.2021
Language:JA
[2021/07]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4015990
Date:22.06.2022
Language:EN
[2022/25]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP18.02.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP24.07.2023
ClassificationIPC:H04N13/239, G06T7/80, H04N13/246, H04N13/00, G01B11/245, G01C3/06, H04N17/00, G01B11/02
[2023/34]
CPC:
H04N13/239 (EP); G06T7/85 (EP); G01B11/026 (EP);
H04N17/002 (EP); H04N2013/0081 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/25]G01B11/245, G01C3/06, H04N17/00, H04N13/246
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 [2022/25]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG[2022/25]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE[2022/25]
French:DISPOSITIF DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2022/25]
Entry into regional phase26.01.2022Translation filed 
26.01.2022National basic fee paid 
26.01.2022Search fee paid 
26.01.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
26.01.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure26.01.2022Examination requested  [2022/25]
15.11.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
15.11.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.07.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
20.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XI]EP2624575  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD [JP]) [X] 1-5,7-9 * paragraph [0015] * * paragraph [0023] * * paragraph [0035] * * paragraphs [0074] - [0096] * * paragraphs [0109] - [0113] * * paragraphs [0134] - [0136] * * paragraphs [0148] - [0151] * * paragraphs [0159] , [0168] * [I] 6;
 [A]JP2018105682  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD) [A] 1-9 * abstract *;
 [P]EP3561450  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD [JP]) [P] * translation document * * paragraph [0006] * * paragraph [0039] - paragraph [0040] * * paragraph [0048] - paragraph [0050] ** paragraph [0086] - paragraph [0093] *
International search[A]JPH11325889  (FUJI HEAVY IND LTD) [A] 7 * entire text, all drawings *;
 [XYA]JP2012212428  (SHARP KK) [X] 1, 2, 4-9 * paragraphs [0039]-[0076], [0125]-[0139], fig. 1-9, 19-22 * [Y] 3 [A] 7, 8;
 [A]JP2017040549  (SHARP KK) [A] 8* entire text, all drawings *;
 [Y]JP2019056606  (HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD) [Y] 3 * paragraphs [0039]-[0045] *
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