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EP About this file: EP4057632

EP4057632 - IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  21.07.2023
Database last updated on 05.10.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  12.08.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  18.06.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip11.09.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Sony Group Corporation
1-7-1, Konan
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
[2022/37]
Inventor(s)01 / TAKAHASHI, Ryohei
c/o SONY CORPORATION,
1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
02 / HIRABAYASHI, Mitsuhiro
c/o SONY CORPORATION,
1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0075 / JP
 [2022/37]
Representative(s)D Young & Co LLP
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ / GB
[N/P]
Former [2022/37]D Young & Co LLP
120 Holborn
London EC1N 2DY / GB
Application number, filing date20897758.711.12.2020
[2022/37]
WO2020JP46249
Priority number, dateUS201962947910P13.12.2019         Original published format: US 201962947910 P
[2022/37]
Filing languageJA
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021117859
Date:17.06.2021
Language:JA
[2021/24]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4057632
Date:14.09.2022
Language:EN
[2022/37]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:JP17.06.2021
(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP01.12.2022
ClassificationIPC:H04N21/854, H04N21/81, H04N19/597, H04N19/70
[2023/01]
CPC:
H04N19/597 (EP,US); H04N19/70 (EP); H04N21/2389 (US);
H04N21/816 (EP); H04N21/85406 (EP)
Former IPC [2022/37]H04N21/2389, H04N19/597
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 [2022/37]
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN[2022/37]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD[2022/37]
French:DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES[2022/37]
Entry into regional phase24.05.2022Translation filed 
24.05.2022National basic fee paid 
24.05.2022Search fee paid 
24.05.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
24.05.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure24.05.2022Examination requested  [2022/37]
02.06.2023Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
02.06.2023Date on which the examining division has become responsible
21.07.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
17.01.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
28.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.09.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
20.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
19.12.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[E]WO2021141208  (LG ELECTRONICS INC [KR]);
 US2021227232  [ ] (OH SEJIN [KR], et al);
 [E]WO2021211665  (INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS INC [US]);
International search[A]JP2018198421  (THOMSON LICENSING);
 [A]WO2019094184  (INTERDIGITAL VC HOLDINGS INC [US]);
 [A]WO2019142834  (PANASONIC IP CORP AMERICA [US]);
 [A]EP3540696  (NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY [FI]);
 [A]US2019318488  (LIM YOUNGKWON [US], et al)
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