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EP3944602 - IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  29.07.2022
Database last updated on 25.09.2024
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  24.12.2021
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
[2022/04]
Inventor(s)01 / MORIBE, Shoei
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
02 / ISHIKAWA, Hisashi
Tokyo, 146-8501 / JP
 [2022/04]
Representative(s)TBK
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München / DE
[2022/04]
Application number, filing date21184177.007.07.2021
[2022/04]
Priority number, dateJP2020012464221.07.2020         Original published format: JP 2020124642
[2022/04]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP3944602
Date:26.01.2022
Language:EN
[2022/04]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP22.12.2021
ClassificationIPC:H04N1/405, H04N1/52
[2022/04]
CPC:
H04N1/4053 (EP); H04N1/6027 (US); H04N1/52 (EP);
H04N1/6008 (US); H04N1/50 (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 [2022/35]
Former [2022/04]AL,  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 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:BILDVERARBEITUNGSVORRICHTUNG, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN UND NICHTFLÜCHTIGES COMPUTERLESBARES SPEICHERMEDIUM[2022/04]
English:IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM[2022/04]
French:APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT LISIBLE SUR ORDINATEUR NON TRANSITOIRE[2022/04]
Examination procedure27.06.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
26.07.2022Examination requested  [2022/35]
26.07.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
Fees paidRenewal fee
31.07.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
31.07.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[YA]US6250733  (YAO MENG [US], et al) [Y] 2-5 * column 1 - column 2 * * column 6 - column 8; figure 7 * [A] 1,6-12;
 [A]JP2012216933  (RISO KAGAKU CORP) [A] 1-12* paragraph [0084] - paragraph [0085] *;
 [IY]US2020045208  (DOI TSUKASA [JP], et al) [I] 1,6-12 * paragraph [0100] - paragraph [0112]; figures 1, 4-6, 11-13 * [Y] 2-5
by applicantUS5111310
 US6867884
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