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EP0844587 - IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, GAME MACHINE AND RECORDING MEDIUM [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	No opposition filed within time limit Status updated on 30.09.2005 Database last updated on 03.01.2025
Most recent event Tooltip	11.01.2008	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): IT	published on 13.02.2008 [2008/07]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 2-12, Haneda 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 144 / JP
	[N/P]
Former [2004/48]	For all designated states SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 2-12, Haneda 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 144 / JP
Former [1998/22]	For all designated states SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 2-12 Haneda 1-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 144 / JP
Inventor(s)	01 / OHBA, Norikatsu, Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 2-12, Haneda 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144 / JP
	02 / ONO, Kenichi, Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 2-12, Haneda 1-chome, Ohta-ku Tokyo 144 / JP
	[1998/22]
Representative(s)	Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer Limited Bedford House 21A John Street London WC1N 2BF / GB
	[N/P]
Former [1998/22]	Style, Kelda Camilla Karen, et al Page White & Farrer, 54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS / GB
Application number, filing date	97925285.5	05.06.1997
	[1998/22]
	WO1997JP01912
Priority number, date	JP19960143337	05.06.1996 Original published format: JP 14333796
	[1998/22]
Filing language	JA
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	WO9746970
	Date:	11.12.1997
	Language:	EN
	[1997/53]
	Type:	A1 Application with search report
	No.:	EP0844587
	Date:	27.05.1998
	Language:	EN
	The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 11.12.1997 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
	[1998/22]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0844587
	Date:	24.11.2004
	Language:	EN
	[2004/48]
Search report(s)	International search report - published on:	JP	11.12.1997
	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	18.02.2002
Classification	IPC:	G06T1/00, A63F13/10, A63F13/06	[2002/12]
	CPC:	A63F13/10 (EP); A63F13/525 (US); A63F13/42 (US); A63F13/45 (EP); G06T15/00 (EP,US); G06T15/20 (EP,US); (+) A63F2300/303 (EP,US); A63F2300/305 (EP,US); A63F2300/306 (EP,US); A63F2300/308 (EP,US); A63F2300/6045 (EP,US); A63F2300/64 (EP,US); A63F2300/65 (EP,US); A63F2300/66 (EP,US); A63F2300/6661 (EP,US); A63F2300/6684 (EP,US); Y10S345/958 (EP,US); Y10S345/959 (EP,US); Y10S707/99943 (US) (-)
	Former IPC [2001/48]	G06T1/00, A63F13/10
	Former IPC [1998/22]	G06T1/00
Designated contracting states	DE, ES, FR, GB, IT [1998/22]
Title	German:	BILD-PROZESSOR, BILDVERARBEITUNGSVERFAHREN, SPIELCOMPUTER UND AUFZEICHNUNGSMEDIUM	[1998/22]
	English:	IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, GAME MACHINE AND RECORDING MEDIUM	[1998/22]
	French:	PROCESSEUR D'IMAGE, PROCEDE DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGES, JEU ELECTRONIQUE ET SUPPORT D'ENREGISTREMENT	[1998/22]
Entry into regional phase	19.01.1998	Translation filed
	19.01.1998	National basic fee paid
	19.01.1998	Search fee paid
	19.01.1998	Designation fee(s) paid
	19.01.1998	Examination fee paid
Examination procedure	19.01.1998	Examination requested [1998/22]
	12.07.2002	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	22.01.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	13.03.2003	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	04.09.2003	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	23.04.2004	Communication of intention to grant the patent
	24.09.2004	Fee for grant paid
	24.09.2004	Fee for publishing/printing paid
Divisional application(s)	EP04077411.9 / EP1498844
	EP09160683.0 / EP2096600
Opposition(s)	25.08.2005	No opposition filed within time limit [2005/46]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	18.06.1999	Renewal fee patent year 03
	19.07.2000	Renewal fee patent year 04
	18.05.2001	Renewal fee patent year 05
	23.05.2002	Renewal fee patent year 06
	23.05.2003	Renewal fee patent year 07
	01.06.2004	Renewal fee patent year 08
	Penalty fee
	Additional fee for renewal fee
	30.06.2000	04 M06 Fee paid on 19.07.2000
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Lapses during opposition Tooltip	IT	24.11.2004
	ES	06.03.2005
	[2008/07]
Former [2005/27]	ES	06.03.2005
Documents cited:	Search	[X]JPH08117440 ;
		[A]JPH0775689 ;
		[Y]US4600200 (OKA MASAYO [JP], et al) [Y] 2,7 * column 2, line 30 - line 33 * * figure 2 *;
		[A]WO9408309 (MARSHALL PAUL S [US]) [A] 1-7,25 * page 6, line 26 - page 14, line 27 * * figure 3B *;
		[A]WO9422544 (NAMCO LTD [JP], et al) [A] 19-24,28;
		[A]US5415549 (LOGG G EDWARD [US]) [A] 1-7,25 * column 14 - column 25 * * figures 18A,18C *;
		[XA]WO9535140 (SEGA ENTERPRISES KK [JP], et al) [X] 19,23,28 [A] 20-22,24;
		EP0714685 [ ] (SEGA ENTERPRISES KK [JP]) [ ] * abstract * * column 3, line 39 - line 56 * * column 4, line 40 - line 55 * * column 5, line 22 - line 40 * * column 6, line 38 - column 7, line 19 * * column 8, line 8 - line 15 * * figures 1,2,7A,8,9 *;
		US5704837 [ ] (IWASAKI GORO [US], et al) [ ] * abstract * * column 3, line 32 - column 4, line 26 ** figures 7A,8,9 *;
		[X] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19960930), vol. 1996, no. 09, & JP08117440 A 19960514 (NAMCO LTD) [X] 1-7,25 * the whole document *
		[XY] - J. OLLINGER, "Microsoft Space Simulator by BAO", GAMES BYTES MAGAZINE, (1994), URL: http://www.ibiblio.org/GameBytes/issue21/greviews/spacesim.html, (20011005), XP002179532 [X] 1,3-6,25 * page 1, paragraph L * * page 2, paragraph 7 * * page 3, paragraph 6 - paragraph 7 * [Y] 2,7
		[A] - PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, (19950731), vol. 1995, no. 06, & JP07075689 A 19950320 (NAMCO LTD) [A] 4 * the whole document *
	International search	[X]JPH06274577 (HITACHI LTD);
		[X]JPH08117440 (NAMCO LTD)

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